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diff --git a/doc/readme-qt.rst b/doc/readme-qt.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..090177321e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/readme-qt.rst @@ -0,0 +1,178 @@ +Bitcoin-qt: Qt4 GUI for Bitcoin +=============================== + +Features +======== + +- All functionality of the Wx GUI, including wallet encryption + +- Compatibility with Linux (both GNOME and KDE), MacOSX and Windows + +- Notification on incoming / outgoing transactions (compatible with FreeDesktop and other desktop notification schemes) + +- General interface improvements: Splash screen, tabbed interface + +- Overview page with current balance, unconfirmed balance, and such + +- Better transaction list with status icons, real-time filtering and a context menu + +- Asks for confirmation before sending coins, for your own safety + +- CSV export of transactions and address book (for Excel bookkeeping) + +- Shows alternative icon when connected to testnet, so you never accidentally send real coins during testing + +- Shows a progress bar on initial block download, so that you don't have to wonder how many blocks it needs to download to be up to date + +- Sendmany support, send to multiple recipients at the same time + +- Multiple unit support, can show subdivided bitcoins (uBTC, mBTC) for users that like large numbers + +- Support for English, German, Russian and Dutch languages + +- Address books and transaction table can be sorted by any column + +- Accepts "bitcoin:" URLs from browsers and other sources through drag and drop + +Build instructions +=================== + +Debian +------- + +First, make sure that the required packages for Qt4 development of your +distribution are installed, for Debian and Ubuntu these are: + +:: + + apt-get install qt4-qmake libqt4-dev build-essential libboost-dev libboost-system-dev \ + libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-thread-dev \ + libssl-dev libdb4.8++-dev + +then execute the following: + +:: + + qmake + make + +Alternatively, install Qt Creator and open the `bitcoin-qt.pro` file. + +An executable named `bitcoin-qt` will be built. + + +Windows +-------- + +Windows build instructions: + +- Download the `QT Windows SDK`_ and install it. You don't need the Symbian stuff, just the desktop Qt. + +- Download and extract the `dependencies archive`_ [#]_, or compile openssl, boost and dbcxx yourself. + +- Copy the contents of the folder "deps" to "X:\\QtSDK\\mingw", replace X:\\ with the location where you installed the Qt SDK. Make sure that the contents of "deps\\include" end up in the current "include" directory. + +- Open the .pro file in QT creator and build as normal (ctrl-B) + +.. _`QT Windows SDK`: http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/sdk-windows-cpp +.. _`dependencies archive`: https://download.visucore.com/bitcoin/qtgui_deps_1.zip +.. [#] PGP signature: https://download.visucore.com/bitcoin/qtgui_deps_1.zip.sig (signed with RSA key ID `610945D0`_) +.. _`610945D0`: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x610945D0 + + +Mac OS X +-------- + +- Download and install the `Qt Mac OS X SDK`_. It is recommended to also install Apple's Xcode with UNIX tools. + +- Download and install `MacPorts`_. + +- Execute the following commands in a terminal to get the dependencies: + +:: + + sudo port selfupdate + sudo port install boost db48 + +- Open the .pro file in Qt Creator and build as normal (cmd-B) + +.. _`Qt Mac OS X SDK`: http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/sdk-mac-os-cpp +.. _`MacPorts`: http://www.macports.org/install.php + + +Build configuration options +============================ + +UPNnP port forwarding +--------------------- + +To use UPnP for port forwarding behind a NAT router (recommended, as more connections overall allow for a faster and more stable bitcoin experience), pass the following argument to qmake: + +:: + + qmake "USE_UPNP=1" + +(in **Qt Creator**, you can find the setting for additional qmake arguments under "Projects" -> "Build Settings" -> "Build Steps", then click "Details" next to **qmake**) + +This requires miniupnpc for UPnP port mapping. It can be downloaded from +http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/files/. UPnP support is not compiled in by default. + +Set USE_UPNP to a different value to control this: + ++------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| USE_UPNP=- | no UPnP support, miniupnpc not required; | ++------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| USE_UPNP=0 | (the default) built with UPnP, support turned off by default at runtime; | ++------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| USE_UPNP=1 | build with UPnP support turned on by default at runtime. | ++------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + +Mac OS X users: miniupnpc is currently outdated on MacPorts. An updated Portfile is provided in contrib/miniupnpc within this project. +You can execute the following commands in a terminal to install it: + +:: + + cd <location of bitcoin-qt>/contrib/miniupnpc + sudo port install + +Notification support for recent (k)ubuntu versions +--------------------------------------------------- + +To see desktop notifications on (k)ubuntu versions starting from 10.04, enable usage of the +FreeDesktop notification interface through DBUS using the following qmake option: + +:: + + qmake "USE_DBUS=1" + +Berkely DB version warning +========================== + +A warning for people using the *static binary* version of Bitcoin on a Linux/UNIX-ish system (tl;dr: **Berkely DB databases are not forward compatible**). + +The static binary version of Bitcoin is linked against libdb4.8 (see also `this Debian issue`_). + +Now the nasty thing is that databases from 5.X are not compatible with 4.X. + +If the globally installed development package of Berkely DB installed on your system is 5.X, any source you +build yourself will be linked against that. The first time you run with a 5.X version the database will be upgraded, +and 4.X cannot open the new format. This means that you cannot go back to the old statically linked version without +significant hassle! + +.. _`this Debian issue`: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=621425 + +Ubuntu 11.10 warning +==================== + +Ubuntu 11.10 has a package called 'qt-at-spi' installed by default. At the time of writing, having that package +installed causes bitcoin-qt to crash intermittently. The issue has been reported as `launchpad bug 857790`_, but +isn't yet fixed. + +Until the bug is fixed, you can remove the qt-at-spi package to work around the problem, though this will presumably +disable screen reader functionality for Qt apps: + +:: + + sudo apt-get remove qt-at-spi + +.. _`launchpad bug 857790`: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qt-at-spi/+bug/857790 |