From ff1d3fb92e41403a56ada755b3437cc075a54775 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David A. Harding" Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2023 07:10:47 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] CH03::building: mention daemon & Unix; link to other instructions - Add just a few words so users know what the "d" in bitcoind and the "Unix" in build-unix.md stand for. - Since the last update to this text, there are instructions for many more platforms available, so rewrite final sentence to alert users to them. --- ch03.asciidoc | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/ch03.asciidoc b/ch03.asciidoc index 4c01551f..9bf7dfae 100644 --- a/ch03.asciidoc +++ b/ch03.asciidoc @@ -177,12 +177,13 @@ seealso="Bitcoin Core")))The source code includes documentation, which can be found in a number of files. Review the main documentation located in _README.md_ in the _bitcoin_ directory by typing ++**more README.md**++ at the prompt and using the spacebar to progress to the -next page. In this chapter, we will build the command-line Bitcoin -client, also known as +bitcoind+ on Linux. Review the instructions for +next page. In this chapter, we will build the Bitcoin Core daemon +(server), also known as +bitcoind+ on Linux (a Unix-like system). Review the instructions for compiling the +bitcoind+ command-line client on your platform by typing -++**more doc/build-unix.md**++. Alternative instructions for macOS and -Windows can be found in the _doc_ directory, as _build-osx.md_ or -_build-windows.md_, respectively. +++**more doc/build-unix.md**++. Alternative instructions can be found in +the _doc_ directory; for example, _build-windows.md_ for Windows +instructions. As of this writing, instructions are available for +Android, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, MacOS (OSX), Unix, and Windows. Carefully review the build prerequisites, which are in the first part of the build documentation. These are libraries that must be present on