X-Git-Url: https://git.novaco.in/?p=electrum-nvc.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=c1b49a452012997fac17351ad9e7aaf62c0fbfe6;hp=a1567d247db51ccd13724072dcb8f4310e0f5570;hb=HEAD;hpb=b8773178a19a0dbd1b154acb5903d33ab73bae8e diff --git a/README b/README index a1567d2..c1b49a4 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,60 +1,45 @@ -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 -If you use the source from git, you will need to install python-ecdsa and slowaes: -* sudo easy_install ecdsa -* sudo easy_install slowaes -These packages are included in the tar.gz and zip archives. - - -In order to use the gtk gui, you need pygtk and tk. -* apt-get install python-gtk2 -* apt-get install python-tk - - -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 in GUI mode, type: - - electrum +To start Electrum from your web browser, see +http://electrum.org/bitcoin_URIs.html -If arguments are passed to the command line, Electrum will run in text mode: - electrum balance - electrum help +2. HOW OFFICIAL PACKAGES ARE CREATED +------------------------------------ +python mki18n.py +pyrcc4 icons.qrc -o gui/qt/icons_rc.py +python setup.py sdist --format=zip,gztar +On Mac OS X: -HELP + # On port based installs + sudo python setup-release.py py2app -the most up-to-date information is on the wiki: -https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Electrum + # On brew installs + ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64" sudo python setup-release.py py2app --includes sip + sudo hdiutil create -fs HFS+ -volname "Electrum-NVC" -srcfolder dist/Electrum-NVC.app dist/electrum-nvc-VERSION-macosx.dmg -BROWSER CONFIGURATION -see http://ecdsa.org/bitcoin_URIs.html