diff --git a/contrib/README.md b/contrib/README.md index 11231ea3ca..7128fd5eb0 100644 --- a/contrib/README.md +++ b/contrib/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ Contrib Index --------------------- +### [BitRPC](/contrib/bitrpc) ### +Added bitrpc.py which allows for sending of all standard Bitcoin commands via RPC rather than as command line args. + ### [Debian](/contrib/debian) ### Contains files used to package bitcoind/bitcoin-qt for Debian-based Linux systems. If you compile bitcoind/bitcoin-qt yourself, there are some useful files here. @@ -11,7 +14,10 @@ Gavin's notes on getting gitian builds up and running using KVM. ### [Gitian-downloader](/contrib/gitian-downloader) Various PGP files of core developers. -### [Macdeploy](/contrib/macdeploy) ### +### [Linearize](/contrib/linearize) ### +Construct a linear, no-fork, best version of the blockchain. + +### [MacDeploy](/contrib/macdeploy) ### Scripts and notes for Mac builds. ### [PyMiner](/contrib/pyminer) ### @@ -31,4 +37,14 @@ Use the raw transactions API to send coins received on a particular address (or addresses). ### [TestGen](/contrib/testgen) ### -Utilities to generate test vectors for the data-driven Bitcoin tests. \ No newline at end of file +Utilities to generate test vectors for the data-driven Bitcoin tests. + +### [Test Patches](/contrib/test-patches) ### +These patches are applied when the automated pull-tester +tests each pull and when master is tested using jenkins. + +### [Verify SF Binaries](/contrib/verifysfbinaries) ### +This script attempts to download and verify the signature file SHA256SUMS.asc from SourceForge. + +### [Wallet Tools](/contrib/wallettools) ### +Contains a wallet change password and unlock script. diff --git a/contrib/bitrpc/README.md b/contrib/bitrpc/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2dde60a08e --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/bitrpc/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +### BitRPC ### +Allows for sending of all standard Bitcoin commands via RPC rather than as command line args. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md similarity index 67% rename from contrib/gitian-descriptors/README rename to contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md index e9c7d4efc2..40bdbd8e32 100644 --- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README +++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ -Gavin's notes on getting gitian builds up and running using KVM: +### Gavin's notes on getting gitian builds up and running using KVM:### These instructions distilled from: - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation +[ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation]( https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation) ... see there for complete details. You need the right hardware: you need a 64-bit-capable CPU with hardware virtualization support (Intel VT-x or AMD-V). Not all modern CPUs support hardware virtualization. @@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ You need the right hardware: you need a 64-bit-capable CPU with hardware virtual You probably need to enable hardware virtualization in your machine's BIOS. You need to be running a recent version of 64-bit-Ubuntu, and you need to install several prerequisites: - sudo apt-get install ruby apache2 git apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder qemu-kvm + + sudo apt-get install ruby apache2 git apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder qemu-kvm Sanity checks: - sudo service apt-cacher-ng status # Should return apt-cacher-ng is running - ls -l /dev/kvm # Should show a /dev/kvm device + + sudo service apt-cacher-ng status # Should return apt-cacher-ng is running + ls -l /dev/kvm # Should show a /dev/kvm device Once you've got the right hardware and software: @@ -22,10 +24,12 @@ Once you've got the right hardware and software: git clone git://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git mkdir gitian-builder/inputs cd gitian-builder/inputs + # Inputs for Linux and Win32: wget -O miniupnpc-1.6.tar.gz 'http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/files/download.php?file=miniupnpc-1.6.tar.gz' wget 'http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/qrencode-3.2.0.tar.bz2' - # Inputs for Win32: (Linux has packages for these) + + # Inputs for Win32: (Linux has packages for these) wget 'https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.50.0/boost_1_50_0.tar.bz2' wget 'http://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.1c.tar.gz' wget 'http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz' @@ -58,31 +62,29 @@ Once you've got the right hardware and software: --------------------- -gitian-builder now also supports building using LXC. See - https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/lxc.html +`gitian-builder` now also supports building using LXC. See +[ https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/lxc.html]( https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/lxc.html) ... for how to get LXC up and running under Ubuntu. If your main machine is a 64-bit Mac or PC with a few gigabytes of memory -and at least 10 gigabytes of free disk space, you can gitian-build using +and at least 10 gigabytes of free disk space, you can `gitian-build` using LXC running inside a virtual machine. Here's a description of Gavin's setup on OSX 10.6: -1. Download and install VirtualBox from https://www.virtualbox.org/ +1. Download and install VirtualBox from [https://www.virtualbox.org/](https://www.virtualbox.org/) 2. Download the 64-bit Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS .iso CD image from - http://www.ubuntu.com/ + [http://www.ubuntu.com/](http://www.ubuntu.com/) -3. Run VirtualBox and create a new virtual machine, using the - Ubuntu .iso (see the VirtualBox documentation for details). - Create it with at least 2 gigabytes of memory and a disk - that is at least 20 gigabytes big. +3. Run VirtualBox and create a new virtual machine, using the Ubuntu .iso (see the [VirtualBox documentation](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Documentation) for details). Create it with at least 2 gigabytes of memory and a disk that is at least 20 gigabytes big. 4. Inside the running Ubuntu desktop, install: - sudo apt-get install debootstrap lxc ruby apache2 git apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder -5. Still inside Ubuntu, tell gitian-builder to use LXC, then follow the "Once you've got the right - hardware and software" instructions above: - export USE_LXC=1 - git clone git://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git - ... etc + sudo apt-get install debootstrap lxc ruby apache2 git apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder + +5. Still inside Ubuntu, tell gitian-builder to use LXC, then follow the "Once you've got the right hardware and software" instructions above: + + export USE_LXC=1 + git clone git://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git + ... etc \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/contrib/linearize/README.md b/contrib/linearize/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..70b9f034cd --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/linearize/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +### Linearize ### +Construct a linear, no-fork, best version of the blockchain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/contrib/misc/example-linearize.cfg b/contrib/linearize/example-linearize.cfg similarity index 100% rename from contrib/misc/example-linearize.cfg rename to contrib/linearize/example-linearize.cfg diff --git a/contrib/misc/linearize.py b/contrib/linearize/linearize.py old mode 100755 new mode 100644 similarity index 100% rename from contrib/misc/linearize.py rename to contrib/linearize/linearize.py diff --git a/contrib/macdeploy/README.md b/contrib/macdeploy/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5f0611f20c --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/macdeploy/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +### MacDeploy ### + +You will need the appscript package for the fancy disk image creation to work: + + sudo easy_install appscript + +For Snow Leopard (which uses [Python 2.6](http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/)), you will need the param_parser package: + + sudo easy_install argparse + +This script should not be run manually, instead, after building as usual: + + make deploy + +During the process, the disk image window will pop up briefly where the fancy +settings are applied. This is normal, please do not interfere. + +When finished, it will produce `Bitcoin-Qt.dmg`. + diff --git a/contrib/macdeploy/notes.txt b/contrib/macdeploy/notes.txt deleted file mode 100644 index e7f62c4a39..0000000000 --- a/contrib/macdeploy/notes.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ -You will need the appscript package for the fancy disk image creation to work. -Install it by invoking "sudo easy_install appscript". - -For Snow Leopard (which uses Python 2.6), you will need the param_parser package. -Install it by invoking "sudo easy_install argparse" - -This script should not be run manually, instead, after building as usual: -"make deploy" - -During the process, the disk image window will pop up briefly where the fancy -settings are applied. This is normal, please do not interfere. - -When finished, it will produce Bitcoin-Qt.dmg. - diff --git a/contrib/pyminer/README b/contrib/pyminer/README.md similarity index 65% rename from contrib/pyminer/README rename to contrib/pyminer/README.md index d1596575dd..119d51bdc7 100644 --- a/contrib/pyminer/README +++ b/contrib/pyminer/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ +### PyMiner ### -This is a 'getwork' CPU mining client for bitcoin. +This is a 'getwork' CPU mining client for Bitcoin. It is pure-python, and therefore very, very slow. The purpose is to provide a reference implementation of a miner, for study. diff --git a/contrib/qos/README b/contrib/qos/README.md similarity index 97% rename from contrib/qos/README rename to contrib/qos/README.md index f419685744..5e0a975fc6 100644 --- a/contrib/qos/README +++ b/contrib/qos/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +### Qos ### + This is a Linux bash script that will set up tc to limit the outgoing bandwidth for connections to the Bitcoin network. It limits outbound TCP traffic with a source or destination port of 8333, but not if the destination IP is within a LAN (defined as 192.168.x.x). This means one can have an always-on bitcoind instance running, and another local bitcoind/bitcoin-qt instance which connects to this node and receives blocks from it. diff --git a/contrib/seeds/README b/contrib/seeds/README.md similarity index 74% rename from contrib/seeds/README rename to contrib/seeds/README.md index 97e3e1ec71..f9a0c277e2 100644 --- a/contrib/seeds/README +++ b/contrib/seeds/README.md @@ -1,9 +1,11 @@ +### Seeds ### + Utility to generate the pnSeed[] array that is compiled into the client -(see src/net.cpp). +(see [src/net.cpp](/src/net.cpp)). The 600 seeds compiled into the 0.8 release were created from sipa's DNS seed data, like this: -curl -s http://bitcoin.sipa.be/seeds.txt | head -1000 | makeseeds.py + curl -s http://bitcoin.sipa.be/seeds.txt | head -1000 | makeseeds.py The input to makeseeds.py is assumed to be approximately sorted from most-reliable to least-reliable, with IP:port first on each line (lines that don't match IPv4:port are ignored). diff --git a/contrib/spendfrom/README b/contrib/spendfrom/README.md similarity index 61% rename from contrib/spendfrom/README rename to contrib/spendfrom/README.md index 8a087a0c1e..bc4def5f74 100644 --- a/contrib/spendfrom/README +++ b/contrib/spendfrom/README.md @@ -1,16 +1,18 @@ +### SpendFrom ### + Use the raw transactions API to send coins received on a particular address (or addresses). -Depends on jsonrpc +Depends on `jsonrpc` Usage: -spendfrom.py --from=FROMADDRESS1[,FROMADDRESS2] --to=TOADDRESS --amount=amount \ - --fee=fee --datadir=/path/to/.bitcoin --testnet --dry_run + spendfrom.py --from=FROMADDRESS1[,FROMADDRESS2] --to=TOADDRESS --amount=amount \ + --fee=fee --datadir=/path/to/.bitcoin --testnet --dry_run With no arguments, outputs a list of amounts associated with addresses. -With arguments, sends coins received by the FROMADDRESS addresses to the TOADDRESS. +With arguments, sends coins received by the `FROMADDRESS` addresses to the `TOADDRESS`. You may explictly specify how much fee to pay (a fee more than 1% of the amount will fail, though, to prevent bitcoin-losing accidents). Spendfrom may fail if @@ -18,11 +20,11 @@ it thinks the transaction would never be confirmed (if the amount being sent is too small, or if the transaction is too many bytes for the fee). If a change output needs to be created, the change will be sent to the last -FROMADDRESS (if you specify just one FROMADDRESS, change will go back to it). +`FROMADDRESS` (if you specify just one `FROMADDRESS`, change will go back to it). -If --datadir is not specified, the default datadir is used. +If `--datadir` is not specified, the default datadir is used. -The --dry_run option will just create and sign the the transaction and print +The `--dry_run` option will just create and sign the the transaction and print the transaction data (as hexadecimal), instead of broadcasting it. If the transaction is created and broadcast successfully, a transaction id diff --git a/contrib/test-patches/README b/contrib/test-patches/README.md similarity index 58% rename from contrib/test-patches/README rename to contrib/test-patches/README.md index ed754cea7a..def40b0d6c 100644 --- a/contrib/test-patches/README +++ b/contrib/test-patches/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,7 @@ +### Test Patches ### + These patches are applied when the automated pull-tester tests each pull and when master is tested using jenkins. You can find more information about the tests run at -http://jenkins.bluematt.me/pull-tester/files/ +[http://jenkins.bluematt.me/pull-tester/files/ +](http://jenkins.bluematt.me/pull-tester/files/) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/contrib/testgen/README b/contrib/testgen/README deleted file mode 100644 index 65a6db1c7c..0000000000 --- a/contrib/testgen/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -Utilities to generate test vectors for the data-driven Bitcoin tests. diff --git a/contrib/testgen/README.md b/contrib/testgen/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..83624f443a --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/testgen/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +### TestGen ### + +Utilities to generate test vectors for the data-driven Bitcoin tests. + +Usage: + + gen_base58_test_vectors.py valid 50 > ../../src/test/data/base58_keys_valid.json + gen_base58_test_vectors.py invalid 50 > ../../src/test/data/base58_keys_invalid.json \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/contrib/verifysfbinaries/README.md b/contrib/verifysfbinaries/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..caa4073605 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/verifysfbinaries/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +### Verify SF Binaries ### +This script attempts to download the signature file `SHA256SUMS.asc` from SourceForge. + +It first checks if the signature passes, and then downloads the files specified in +the file, and checks if the hashes of these files match those that are specified +in the signature file. The script returns 0 if everything passes the checks. It returns 1 if either the +signature check or the hash check doesn't pass. If an error occurs the return value is 2 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/contrib/wallettools/README.md b/contrib/wallettools/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..358f52569e --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/wallettools/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +### Wallet Tools ### +Contains a wallet change password and unlock script.