No makefile.osx in the /src directory #3230

issue hemlockII opened this issue on November 11, 2013

hemlockII commented at 12:19 AM on November 11, 2013: none

I'm trying to build bitcoind on OS X as per instructions here so I can run Armory on top of it.

Both the homebrew & macports steps mention a makefile.osx file in the bitcoin/src directory but this is nowhere to be found. And obviously, I'm unable to build without it. Am I missing something?
brandondahler commented at 2:25 AM on November 11, 2013: contributor
The source has moved to using the autotools to manage build configurations.

You should be able to replace the build step with the following (you can skip ./autogen.sh if you have downloaded a source release):
```
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
```
Likewise, you can replace the test step with:
```
make test
```
Edit: I just checked and latest release (0.8.5) still uses the old build system. If you'd like to use the 0.8.5 release instead of the current development code, you can replace the "Clone the github tree" step with:
```
git clone git@github.com:bitcoin/bitcoin.git bitcoin
git checkout 0.8.5
cd bitcoin
```
jkaye2012 commented at 2:43 AM on November 11, 2013: none

The build-* files should be updated to reflect these changes, they make no sense since the addition of autotools.
laanwj commented at 12:42 PM on November 11, 2013: member

#3231 has been merged, closing
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#3231 Update build docs that refer to old makefile.* files.