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diff --git a/doc/build-freebsd.md b/doc/build-freebsd.md index 48746ce0c2..70f5dfc882 100644 --- a/doc/build-freebsd.md +++ b/doc/build-freebsd.md @@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ You will need the following dependencies, which can be installed as root via pkg pkg install autoconf automake boost-libs git gmake libevent libtool openssl pkgconf ``` +In order to run the test suite (recommended), you will need to have Python 3 installed: + +``` +pkg install python3 +``` + For the wallet (optional): ``` ./contrib/install_db4.sh `pwd` @@ -29,17 +35,29 @@ git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin ## Building Bitcoin Core -**Important**: Use `gmake` (the non-GNU `make` will exit with an error). +**Important**: Use `gmake` (the non-GNU `make` will exit with an error): ``` ./autogen.sh ./configure # to build with wallet OR ./configure --disable-wallet # to build without wallet +``` + +followed by either: +``` gmake ``` +to build without testing, or + +``` +gmake check +``` + +to also run the test suite (recommended, if Python 3 is installed). + *Note on debugging*: The version of `gdb` installed by default is [ancient and considered harmful](https://wiki.freebsd.org/GdbRetirement). It is not suitable for debugging a multi-threaded C++ program, not even for getting backtraces. Please install the package `gdb` and use the versioned gdb command (e.g. `gdb7111`). |