Quick setup of bitcoin-d

setup-bitcoind

// Clone the repo into your terminal
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git

// Change directory into the new folder
cd bitcoin

// Checkout the versions
git tag

// Read the docs in the ReadME and read the build docs
more doc/build-unix.md // for linux
more doc/build-osc.md // for mac

// Install dependencies
sudo port install boost db48@+no_java openssl miniupnpc autoconf pkgconfig automake

// Update homebrew
brew install autoconf automake berkeley-db4 boost miniupnpc openssl pkg-config protobuf

// After you have installed the dependencies, you should check that the Homebrew installed OpenSSL
openssl version

// If it hasnt been installed correctly you can force a connection with
brew link openssl --force

// You can start the build process by generating a set of build scripts
// If this is done correctly it should create a set of configuration scripts that will interrogate your system
// to discover the correct settings and ensure you have all the necessary libraries to compile the code
./autogen.sh

// The most important script that offers many customizations to the build process
// Check the customizations that are possible
./configure --help

// Usage
// To assign a variable specify them as VAR=VALUE

// Some useful configurations
--version // displays version information
--disable-FEATURE // do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
--enable-FEATURE[=ARG] // include FEATURE [ARG=yes]

// Run the configuration script to automatically discover all the necessary libraries
// If all goes well this creates a customized build script for your operating system
./configure

// Start the compilation process
// If this returns with no errors bitcoind has been compiled
make

// The final step is to install the bitcoind executable into the system path
// You need to put in your password for this
sudo make install

// You can confirm that everyhting is downloaded correctly bt checking for the following two paths
// Both should return a valid path // The default installation put it in /usr/local/bin
which bitcoind
which bitcoind-cli