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diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md deleted file mode 100644 index d9dbfd3cb3..0000000000 --- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -### Gavin's notes on getting Gitian builds up and running using KVM - -These instructions distilled from -[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation). - -You need the right hardware: you need a 64-bit-capable CPU with hardware virtualization support (Intel VT-x or AMD-V). Not all modern CPUs support hardware virtualization. - -You probably need to enable hardware virtualization in your machine's BIOS. - -You need to be running a recent version of 64-bit-Ubuntu, and you need to install several prerequisites: - - sudo apt-get install ruby apache2 git apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder qemu-kvm - -Sanity checks: - - sudo service apt-cacher-ng status # Should return apt-cacher-ng is running - ls -l /dev/kvm # Should show a /dev/kvm device - - -Once you've got the right hardware and software: - - git clone git://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git - git clone git://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git - mkdir gitian-builder/inputs - cd gitian-builder/inputs - - # Create base images - cd gitian-builder - bin/make-base-vm --suite trusty --arch amd64 - cd .. - - # Get inputs (see doc/release-process.md for exact inputs needed and where to get them) - ... - - # For further build instructions see doc/release-process.md - ... - ---------------------- - -`gitian-builder` now also supports building using LXC. See -[help.ubuntu.com](https://help.ubuntu.com/14.04/serverguide/lxc.html) -for how to get LXC up and running under Ubuntu. - -If your main machine is a 64-bit Mac or PC with a few gigabytes of memory -and at least 10 gigabytes of free disk space, you can `gitian-build` using -LXC running inside a virtual machine. - -Here's a description of Gavin's setup on OSX 10.6: - -1. Download and install VirtualBox from [https://www.virtualbox.org/](https://www.virtualbox.org/) - -2. Download the 64-bit Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS .iso CD image from - [http://www.ubuntu.com/](http://www.ubuntu.com/) - -3. Run VirtualBox and create a new virtual machine, using the Ubuntu .iso (see the [VirtualBox documentation](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Documentation) for details). Create it with at least 2 gigabytes of memory and a disk that is at least 20 gigabytes big. - -4. Inside the running Ubuntu desktop, install: - - sudo apt-get install debootstrap lxc ruby apache2 git apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder - -5. Still inside Ubuntu, tell gitian-builder to use LXC, then follow the "Once you've got the right hardware and software" instructions above: - - export USE_LXC=1 - git clone git://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git - ... etc |