3e61b8c800180d350621cedda7ec46a48047ff04 doc: Add explicit macdeployqtplus dependencies install step (Hennadii Stepanov) Pull request description: This PR adds to macOS docs an explicit step to install `macdeployqtplus` script dependencies that are not part of the [Python Standard Library](https://docs.python.org/3/library/index.html): - https://pypi.org/project/ds-store/ - https://pypi.org/project/mac-alias/ This change is required on macOS 11 Big Sur: - #20371 - #20878 Close #20878. ACKs for top commit: fanquake: ACK 3e61b8c800180d350621cedda7ec46a48047ff04 Tree-SHA512: d177139ee142d47cb27ad878d721cafcd03403ef861965ff532d712da461416380ec5878f70accf223a552a1f1e65eedb1e0ad72cb7a96791f8a55536ce28645
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macOS Build Instructions and Notes
The commands in this guide should be executed in a Terminal application. The built-in one is located in
/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app
Preparation
Install the macOS command line tools:
xcode-select --install
When the popup appears, click Install
.
Then install Homebrew.
Dependencies
brew install automake libtool boost gmp miniupnpc pkg-config python qt libevent libnatpmp qrencode
If you run into issues, check Homebrew's troubleshooting page. See dependencies.md for a complete overview.
The wallet support requires one or both of the dependencies (SQLite and Berkeley DB) in the sections below. To build Dash Core without wallet, see Disable-wallet mode.
SQLite
Usually, macOS installation already has a suitable SQLite installation. Also, the Homebrew package could be installed:
brew install sqlite
In that case the Homebrew package will prevail.
If you want to build the disk image with make deploy
(.dmg / optional), you need:
macdeployqtplus
dependencies:
pip3 install ds_store mac_alias
Berkeley DB
It is recommended to use Berkeley DB 4.8. If you have to build it yourself, you can use the installation script included in contrib/ like so:
./contrib/install_db4.sh .
from the root of the repository.
Also, the Homebrew package could be installed:
brew install berkeley-db4
Build Dash Core
-
Clone the Dash Core source code:
git clone https://github.com/dashpay/dash cd dash
-
Build Dash Core:
Configure and build the headless Dash Core binaries as well as the GUI (if Qt is found).
You can disable the GUI build by passing
--without-gui
to configure../autogen.sh ./configure make
-
It is recommended to build and run the unit tests:
make check
-
You can also create a
.dmg
that contains the.app
bundle (optional):make deploy
Disable-wallet mode
When the intention is to run only a P2P node without a wallet, Dash Core may be compiled in disable-wallet mode with:
./configure --disable-wallet
In this case there is no dependency on Berkeley DB and SQLite.
Mining is also possible in disable-wallet mode using the getblocktemplate
RPC call.
Running
Dash Core is now available at ./src/dashd
Before running, you may create an empty configuration file:
mkdir -p "/Users/${USER}/Library/Application Support/DashCore"
touch "/Users/${USER}/Library/Application Support/DashCore/dash.conf"
chmod 600 "/Users/${USER}/Library/Application Support/DashCore/dash.conf"
The first time you run dashd, it will start downloading the blockchain. This process could take many hours, or even days on slower than average systems.
You can monitor the download process by looking at the debug.log file:
tail -f $HOME/Library/Application\ Support/DashCore/debug.log
Other commands:
./src/dashd -daemon # Starts the dash daemon.
./src/dash-cli --help # Outputs a list of command-line options.
./src/dash-cli help # Outputs a list of RPC commands when the daemon is running.
Notes
- Tested on OS X 10.12 Sierra through macOS 10.15 Catalina on 64-bit Intel processors only.
- Building with downloaded Qt binaries is not officially supported. See the notes in #7714.