X-Git-Url: https://git.novaco.in/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Freadme-qt.rst;h=b2d72d8e71efeb9af4d57b0f2c99bcb7b7f9e66c;hb=HEAD;hp=34ae0a3ff3d53e7b2bbef51a4a5e8799d948af6f;hpb=82f7c20f3c197f820ba742ffa60fb96883609bba;p=novacoin.git diff --git a/doc/readme-qt.rst b/doc/readme-qt.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 34ae0a3..0000000 --- a/doc/readme-qt.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,151 +0,0 @@ -Novacoin-qt: Qt4 GUI for Novacoin -=============================== - -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 `novacoin-qt.pro` file. - -An executable named `novacoin-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 miniupnpc - -- 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 novacoin 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. | -+------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ - -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" - -Generation of QR codes ------------------------ - -libqrencode may be used to generate QRCode images for payment requests. -It can be downloaded from http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/index.html.en, or installed via your package manager. Pass the USE_QRCODE -flag to qmake to control this: - -+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| USE_QRCODE=0 | (the default) No QRCode support - libarcode not required | -+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| USE_QRCODE=1 | QRCode support enabled | -+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ - - -Berkely DB version warning -========================== - -A warning for people using the *static binary* version of Novacoin on a Linux/UNIX-ish system (tl;dr: **Berkely DB databases are not forward compatible**). - -The static binary version of Novacoin 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 novacoin-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