From b7bf037121f0a46ee9f7a31e3c0b78f118dadba2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Wladimir J. van der Laan" Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:10:53 +0200 Subject: doc: Mention ARM executables in release process Mention ARM executables in the release process documentation (these were introduced in #8188). As well as that Linux tarballs have changed name to contain an architecture tuple, instead of `linux32`/`linux64`. Also mention that `-debug` files should not be uploaded (these were introduced in #8167). --- doc/release-process.md | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md index 3bfcc38177..0263bdf693 100644 --- a/doc/release-process.md +++ b/doc/release-process.md @@ -210,8 +210,10 @@ sha256sum * > SHA256SUMS The list of files should be: ``` -bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux32.tar.gz -bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux64.tar.gz +bitcoin-${VERSION}-aarch64-linux-gnu.tar.gz +bitcoin-${VERSION}-arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.gz +bitcoin-${VERSION}-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz +bitcoin-${VERSION}-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz bitcoin-${VERSION}-osx64.tar.gz bitcoin-${VERSION}-osx.dmg bitcoin-${VERSION}.tar.gz @@ -220,6 +222,11 @@ bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32.zip bitcoin-${VERSION}-win64-setup.exe bitcoin-${VERSION}-win64.zip ``` +The `*-debug*` files generated by the gitian build contain debug symbols +for troubleshooting by developers. It is assumed that anyone that is interested +in debugging can run gitian to generate the files for themselves. To avoid +end-user confusion about which file to pick, as well as save storage +space *do not upload these to the bitcoin.org server, nor put them in the torrent*. - GPG-sign it, delete the unsigned file: ``` -- cgit v1.2.3 From 05f64c9940478f3d40104a5083a1b850f0358879 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Wladimir J. van der Laan" Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:33:13 +0200 Subject: doc: Mention Linux ARM builds in release notes --- doc/release-notes.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 6cc05989db..df3c265dcd 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -61,6 +61,26 @@ When cross-compiling for a target that doesn't have C++11 libraries, configure w For running the functional tests in `qa/rpc-tests`, Python3.4 or higher is now required. +Linux ARM builds +------------------ + +Due to popular request, Linux ARM builds have been added to the uploaded +executables. + +The following extra files can be found in the download directory or torrent: + +- `bitcoin-${VERSION}-arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.gz`: Linux binaries for the most + common 32-bit ARM architecture. +- `bitcoin-${VERSION}-aarch64-linux-gnu.tar.gz`: Linux binaries for the most + common 64-bit ARM architecture. + +ARM builds are still experimental. If you have problems on a certain device or +Linux distribution combination please report them on the bug tracker, it may be +possible to resolve them. + +Note that Android is not considered ARM Linux in this context. The executables +are not expected to work out of the box on Android. + 0.13.0 Change log ================= -- cgit v1.2.3