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@ -60,3 +60,18 @@ Alternatively, install Qt Creator and open the `bitcoin-qt.pro` file. |
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An executable named `bitcoin-qt` will be built. |
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Berkely DB version warning |
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A warning for people using the *static binary* version of Bitcoin (tl;dr: **Berkely DB databases are not forward compatible**). |
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The static binary version of Bitcoin is linked against libdb4.7 or libdb4.8 (see also `this Debian issue`_). |
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Now the nasty thing is that databases from 5.X are not compatible with 4.X. |
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If the globally installed development package of Berkely DB installed on your system is 5.X, any source you |
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build yourself will be linked against that. The first time you run with a 5.X version the database will be upgraded, |
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and 4.X cannot open the new format. This means that you cannot go back to the old statically linked version without |
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significant hassle! |
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.. _`this Debian issue`: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=621425 |
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