dash/contrib/gitian-descriptors
MarcoFalke a3a7a22268
Merge #20223: build: Drop the leading 0 from the version number
8f7b93047581c67f2133cdb8c7845471de66c30f Drop the leading 0 from the version number (Andrew Chow)

Pull request description:

  Removes the leading 0 from the version number. The minor version, which we had been using as the major version, is now the major version. The revision, which we had been using as the minor version, is now the minor version. The revision number is dropped. The build number is promoted to being part of the version number. This also avoids issues where it was accidentally not included in the version number.

  The CLIENT_VERSION remains the same format as previous as previously, as the Major version was 0 so it never actually got included in it.

  The user agent string formatter is updated to follow this new versioning.

  ***

  Honestly I'm just tired of all of the people asking for "1.0" that maybe this'll shut them up. Skip the whole 1.0 thing and go straight to version 22.0!

  Also, this means that the terminology we commonly use lines up with how the variables are named. So major versions are actually bumping the major version number, etc.

ACKs for top commit:
  jnewbery:
    Code review ACK 8f7b930475
  MarcoFalke:
    review ACK 8f7b93047581c67f2133cdb8c7845471de66c30f 🎻

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assign_DISTNAME partial merge #18741: guix: Make source tarball using git-archive 2021-12-03 18:13:01 +03:00
gitian-linux.yml Merge #20223: build: Drop the leading 0 from the version number 2022-04-28 13:47:53 +03:00
gitian-osx-signer.yml partial merge #21036: gitian: Bump descriptors to Focal for 22.0 2021-12-03 18:13:02 +03:00
gitian-osx.yml Merge #20223: build: Drop the leading 0 from the version number 2022-04-28 13:47:53 +03:00
gitian-win-signer.yml partial merge #21036: gitian: Bump descriptors to Focal for 22.0 2021-12-03 18:13:02 +03:00
gitian-win.yml Merge #20223: build: Drop the leading 0 from the version number 2022-04-28 13:47:53 +03:00
README.md Merge #10680: Fix inconsistencies and grammar in various files 2020-01-10 10:33:53 -06:00

Gavin's notes on getting Gitian builds up and running using KVM

These instructions distilled from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation.

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.

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

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

Once you've got the right hardware and software:

git clone git://github.com/dashpay/dash.git
git clone git://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git
mkdir gitian-builder/inputs
cd gitian-builder/inputs

# Create base images
cd gitian-builder
bin/make-base-vm --suite bionic --arch amd64
cd ..

# Get inputs (see doc/release-process.md for exact inputs needed and where to get them)
...

# For further build instructions see doc/release-process.md
...

gitian-builder now also supports building using LXC. See help.ubuntu.com 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 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/

  2. Download the 64-bit Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS .iso CD image from 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.

  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/dashpay/dash.git
     ... etc