Features
========
-- All functionality of the original client, including wallet encryption
+- All functionality of the Wx GUI, including wallet encryption
- Compatibility with Linux (both GNOME and KDE), MacOSX and Windows
-- Splash screen
+- Notification on incoming / outgoing transactions (compatible with FreeDesktop and other desktop notification schemes)
-- Tabbed interface
+- General interface improvements: Splash screen, tabbed interface
- Overview page with current balance, unconfirmed balance, and such
- Address books and transaction table can be sorted by any column
-- Accepts "bitcoin:" URLs from browsers through drag and drop
+- Accepts "bitcoin:" URLs from browsers and other sources through drag and drop
Build instructions
===================
- 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`: http://download.visucore.com/bitcoin/qtgui_deps_1.zip
-.. [#] PGP signature: http://download.visucore.com/bitcoin/qtgui_deps_1.zip.sig (signed with RSA key ID `610945D0`_)
+.. _`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:
(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.
+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= | (the default) no UPnP support, miniupnp not required; |
+| USE_UPNP= | (the default) no UPnP support, miniupnpc not required; |
+------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| USE_UPNP=0 | UPnP support turned off by default at runtime; |
+------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| USE_UPNP=1 | 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
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