doc: Add build instructions for FreeBSD #8892

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laanwj commented at 9:00 AM on October 5, 2016: member

(Updated as of FreeBSD 10.3, the most recent version at time of posting)
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paveljanik commented at 11:07 AM on October 5, 2016: contributor

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```
 327 | +    pkg install db5
 328 | +
 329 | +This will give a warning "configure: WARNING: Found Berkeley DB other
 330 | +than 4.8; wallets opened by this build will not be portable!", but as FreeBSD never
 331 | +had a binary release, this may not matter. If backwards compatibility
 332 | +with 4.8-built Bitcoin Core is needed follow the steps under "Berkeley DB" above.
```
TheBlueMatt commented at 5:23 PM on October 6, 2016:

I'm not sure that "this may not matter" is the correct wording here. Additionally, might want to make the warning in the next sentence more clear. "If you need to open wallets with Bitcoin Core and wish to have the option to open them with binary releases or releases on different systems in the future, you may need to follow the steps under "Berkeley DB" above".

laanwj commented at 5:51 PM on October 6, 2016:

It seems extremely unlikely, though, that someone who goes through all the trouble to build on *bsd will try to open their wallet on another platform with a downloaded binary. But sure, can add that.
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