-Electrum - lightweight Bitcoin client
+Electrum - lightweight Novacoin client
Licence: GNU GPL v3
-Author: thomasv@gitorious
+Author: Thomas Voegtlin
Language: Python
+Homepage: https://electrum.org/
-Features:
-* Encrypted wallet: the file that contains your bitcoins is protected with a password. You are protected from thieves.
-* Deterministic key generation: If you lose your wallet, you can recover it from its seed. You are protected from your own mistakes.
-* No blockchain download: the client requests blockchain information from a server. No delays, always up-to-date.
-* Transactions are signed locally: Your private keys are not shared with the server. You do not have to trust the server with your money.
-* Privacy: The server does not know you, it does not store user accounts. You are not tied to a particular server.
-* No single point of failure: The server code is open source, anyone can run a server.
-* Firewall friendly: The client does not need to open a port, it simply polls the server for updates.
-* Open Source: Anyone can audit the code.
-* Python. Very compact code, easy to contribute.
+1. GETTING STARTED
+------------------
+To run Electrum from this directory, just do:
-INSTALL
+ ./electrum-nvc
-To install Electrum, type:
+If you install Electrum on your system, you can run it from any
+directory:
sudo python setup.py install
+ electrum-nvc
-RUN
+To start Electrum from your web browser, see
+http://electrum.org/bitcoin_URIs.html
-To start Electrum in GUI mode, type:
- electrum
+2. HOW OFFICIAL PACKAGES ARE CREATED
+------------------------------------
-If arguments are passed to the command line, Electrum will run in text mode:
+python mki18n.py
+pyrcc4 icons.qrc -o gui/qt/icons_rc.py
+python setup.py sdist --format=zip,gztar
- electrum balance
- electrum help
+On Mac OS X:
+ # On port based installs
+ sudo python setup-release.py py2app
+ # On brew installs
+ ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64" sudo python setup-release.py py2app --includes sip
-HELP
+ sudo hdiutil create -fs HFS+ -volname "Electrum-NVC" -srcfolder dist/Electrum-NVC.app dist/electrum-nvc-VERSION-macosx.dmg
-the most up-to-date information is on the wiki:
-https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Electrum
-
-BROWSER CONFIGURATION
-
-see http://ecdsa.org/bitcoin_URIs.html