1 Mac OS X Build Instructions and Notes
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3 This guide will show you how to build novacoind(headless client) for OSX.
8 * Tested on OS X 10.7 through 10.10 on 64-bit Intel processors only.
10 * All of the commands should be executed in a Terminal application. The
11 built-in one is located in `/Applications/Utilities`.
16 You need to install XCode with all the options checked so that the compiler
17 and everything is available in /usr not just /Developer. XCode should be
18 available on your OS X installation media, but if not, you can get the
19 current version from https://developer.apple.com/xcode/. If you install
20 Xcode 4.3 or later, you'll need to install its command line tools. This can
21 be done in `Xcode > Preferences > Downloads > Components` and generally must
22 be re-done or updated every time Xcode is updated.
24 There's also an assumption that you already have `git` installed. If
25 not, it's the path of least resistance to install [Github for Mac](https://mac.github.com/)
27 [Git for OS X](https://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/). It is also
28 available via Homebrew.
30 You will also need to install [Homebrew](http://brew.sh) in order to install library
33 The installation of the actual dependencies is covered in the Instructions
36 Instructions: Homebrew
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39 #### Install dependencies using Homebrew
41 brew install autoconf automake libtool boost miniupnpc openssl pkg-config protobuf qt qrencode
43 #### Installing berkeley-db4 using Homebrew
45 The homebrew package for berkeley-db4 has been broken for some time. It will install without Java though.
47 Running this command takes you into brew's interactive mode, which allows you to configure, make, and install by hand:
49 $ brew install https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/master/Library/Formula/berkeley-db4.rb -–without-java
52 The rest of these commands are run inside brew interactive mode:
54 /private/tmp/berkeley-db4-UGpd0O/db-4.8.30 $ cd ..
55 /private/tmp/berkeley-db4-UGpd0O $ db-4.8.30/dist/configure --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/berkeley-db4/4.8.30 --mandir=/usr/local/Cellar/berkeley-db4/4.8.30/share/man --enable-cxx
56 /private/tmp/berkeley-db4-UGpd0O $ make
57 /private/tmp/berkeley-db4-UGpd0O $ make install
58 /private/tmp/berkeley-db4-UGpd0O $ exit
61 After exiting, you'll get a warning that the install is keg-only, which means it wasn't symlinked to `/usr/local`. You don't need it to link it to build novacoin, but if you want to, here's how:
63 $ brew link --force berkeley-db4
66 ### Building `novacoind`
68 1. Clone the github tree to get the source code and go into the directory.
70 git clone https://github.com/novacoin-project/novacoin.git
73 2. Build NovaCoin-Qt application:
79 make -f makefile.osx novacoind
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83 You can use Qt Creator as IDE, for debugging and for manipulating forms, etc.
84 Download Qt Creator from http://www.qt.io/download/. Download the "community edition" and only install Qt Creator (uncheck the rest during the installation process).
86 1. Make sure you installed everything through homebrew mentioned above
87 2. In Qt Creator do "File" -> "Open Project"
88 3. Select novacoin-qt.pro as project file.
89 4. In the "Projects" tab select "Manage Kits..."
90 5. Select the default "Desktop" kit and select "Clang (x86 64bit in /usr/bin)" as compiler
91 6. Select LLDB as debugger (you might need to set the path to your installtion)
92 7. Start debugging with Qt Creator
94 Creating a release build
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96 You can ignore this section if you are building `novacoind` for your own use.
98 novacoind binary isn't included in the NovaCoin-Qt.app bundle.
100 If you are building `novacoind` or `NovaCoin-Qt` for others, your build machine should be set up
101 as follows for maximum compatibility:
103 All dependencies should be compiled with these flags:
105 -mmacosx-version-min=10.7
107 -isysroot $(xcode-select --print-path)/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.7.sdk
109 Once dependencies are compiled, you can create the .dmg disk image:
111 ./contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus NovaCoin-Qt.app -dmg -fancy ./contrib/macdeploy/fancy.plist
116 It's now available at `./novacoind`, provided that you are still in the `src`
117 directory. We have to first create the RPC configuration file, though.
119 Run `./novacoind` to get the filename where it should be put, or just try these
122 echo -e "rpcuser=novacoinrpc\nrpcpassword=$(xxd -l 16 -p /dev/urandom)" > "/Users/${USER}/Library/Application Support/NovaCoin/novacoin.conf"
123 chmod 600 "/Users/${USER}/Library/Application Support/NovaCoin/novacoin.conf"
125 The next time you run it, it will start downloading the blockchain, but it won't
126 output anything while it's doing this. This process may take several hours;
127 you can monitor its process by looking at the debug.log file, like this:
129 tail -f $HOME/Library/Application\ Support/NovaCoin/debug.log
134 ./novacoind -daemon # to start the bitcoin daemon.
135 ./novacoind --help # for a list of command-line options.
136 ./novacoind help # When the daemon is running, to get a list of RPC commands