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@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ This guide will show you how to build bitcoind(headless client) for OSX.
Notes
-----
-* Tested on OS X 10.5 through 10.9 on Intel processors only. PPC is not
-supported because it is big-endian.
+* Tested on OS X 10.6 through 10.9 on 64-bit Intel processors only.
+Older OSX releases or 32-bit processors are no longer supported.
+
* All of the commands should be executed in a Terminal application. The
built-in one is located in `/Applications/Utilities`.
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ Installing the dependencies using MacPorts is very straightforward.
sudo port install boost db48@+no_java openssl miniupnpc autoconf pkgconfig automake
+Optional: install Qt4
+
+ sudo port install qt4-mac qrencode protobuf-cpp
+
### Building `bitcoind`
1. Clone the github tree to get the source code and go into the directory.
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ Installing the dependencies using MacPorts is very straightforward.
git clone git@github.com:bitcoin/bitcoin.git bitcoin
cd bitcoin
-2. Build bitcoind:
+2. Build bitcoind (and Bitcoin-Qt, if configured):
./autogen.sh
./configure
@@ -102,35 +107,33 @@ Rerunning "openssl version" should now return the correct version.
Creating a release build
------------------------
+You can ignore this section if you are building `bitcoind` for your own use.
-A bitcoind binary is not included in the Bitcoin-Qt.app bundle. You can ignore
-this section if you are building `bitcoind` for your own use.
+bitcoind/bitcoin-cli binaries are not included in the Bitcoin-Qt.app bundle.
-If you are building `bitcoind` for others, your build machine should be set up
+If you are building `bitcoind` or `Bitcoin-Qt` for others, your build machine should be set up
as follows for maximum compatibility:
All dependencies should be compiled with these flags:
- -mmacosx-version-min=10.5 -arch i386 -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.5.sdk
+ -mmacosx-version-min=10.6
+ -arch x86_64
+ -isysroot $(xcode-select --print-path)/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.6.sdk
For MacPorts, that means editing your macports.conf and setting
`macosx_deployment_target` and `build_arch`:
- macosx_deployment_target=10.5
- build_arch=i386
+ macosx_deployment_target=10.6
+ build_arch=x86_64
... and then uninstalling and re-installing, or simply rebuilding, all ports.
As of December 2012, the `boost` port does not obey `macosx_deployment_target`.
Download `http://gavinandresen-bitcoin.s3.amazonaws.com/boost_macports_fix.zip`
-for a fix. Some ports also seem to obey either `build_arch` or
-`macosx_deployment_target`, but not both at the same time. For example, building
-on an OS X 10.6 64-bit machine fails. Official release builds of Bitcoin-Qt are
-compiled on an OS X 10.6 32-bit machine to workaround that problem.
-
-Once dependencies are compiled, creating `Bitcoin-Qt.app` is easy:
+for a fix.
- make -f Makefile.osx RELEASE=1
+Once dependencies are compiled, see release-process.md for how the Bitcoin-Qt.app
+bundle is packaged and signed to create the .dmg disk image that is distributed.
Running
-------
@@ -145,10 +148,13 @@ commands:
chmod 600 "/Users/${USER}/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/bitcoin.conf"
When next you run it, it will start downloading the blockchain, but it won't
-output anything while it's doing this. This process may take several hours.
+output anything while it's doing this. This process may take several hours;
+you can monitor its process by looking at the debug.log file, like this:
+
+ tail -f $HOME/Library/Application\ Support/Bitcoin/debug.log
Other commands:
- ./bitcoind --help # for a list of command-line options.
./bitcoind -daemon # to start the bitcoin daemon.
- ./bitcoind help # When the daemon is running, to get a list of RPC commands
+ ./bitcoin-cli --help # for a list of command-line options.
+ ./bitcoin-cli help # When the daemon is running, to get a list of RPC commands