From 0465c41c847ddee7eeb5caefb164149400ff8395 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Wladimir J. van der Laan" Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:55:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] move current qt specific readme to doc/, restore original README.md --- README-original.md => README.md | 1 - README.rst => doc/readme-qt.rst | 10 +++++----- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) rename README-original.md => README.md (99%) rename README.rst => doc/readme-qt.rst (98%) diff --git a/README-original.md b/README.md similarity index 99% rename from README-original.md rename to README.md index a41eb2d77..67fa93d37 100644 --- a/README-original.md +++ b/README.md @@ -27,4 +27,3 @@ help test the Bitcoin core, please contact QA@Bitcoin.org. Feature branches are created when there are major new features being worked on by several people. - diff --git a/README.rst b/doc/readme-qt.rst similarity index 98% rename from README.rst rename to doc/readme-qt.rst index c13134a39..b12aa3090 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/doc/readme-qt.rst @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Features - Asks for confirmation before sending coins, for your own safety - CSV export of transactions and address book (for Excel bookkeeping) - + - Shows alternative icon when connected to testnet, so you never accidentally send real coins during testing - Shows a progress bar on initial block download, so that you don't have to wonder how many blocks it needs to download to be up to date @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Features - Accepts "bitcoin:" URLs from browsers and other sources through drag and drop -Build instructions +Build instructions =================== Debian @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ You can execute the following commands in a terminal to install it: Notification support for recent (k)ubuntu versions --------------------------------------------------- -To see desktop notifications on (k)ubuntu versions starting from 10.04, enable usage of the +To see desktop notifications on (k)ubuntu versions starting from 10.04, enable usage of the FreeDesktop notification interface through DBUS using the following qmake option: :: @@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ A warning for people using the *static binary* version of Bitcoin on a Linux/UNI The static binary version of Bitcoin is linked against libdb4.7 or libdb4.8 (see also `this Debian issue`_). -Now the nasty thing is that databases from 5.X are not compatible with 4.X. +Now the nasty thing is that databases from 5.X are not compatible with 4.X. If the globally installed development package of Berkely DB installed on your system is 5.X, any source you -build yourself will be linked against that. The first time you run with a 5.X version the database will be upgraded, +build yourself will be linked against that. The first time you run with a 5.X version the database will be upgraded, and 4.X cannot open the new format. This means that you cannot go back to the old statically linked version without significant hassle!