Building headless Bitcoin and Bitcoin-qt on Windows

[Pieter Wuille]

Feel free to submit a pull request to replace build-msw.txt with this!

[AlexMerced]

thanks, I'll play with that, I want to get gitian builder setup in my VMbox but I'm not sure how to install it from the source (I assume you compile, but as you can see I'm learning about compiling at the moment making it hard for me to install gitian)

gitian is pretty easy. it sets up the vm, installs all the packages needed for compilation, and compiles it. It's all done inside a vm with scripts (included with bitcoin), so it's actually easier than compiling using your own tools.

agreed, my issue is more getting gitian setup, the link I find is source code from github but what to do with it after I download it I'm kind of at a loss

[grue]

thanks, I'll play with that, I want to get gitian builder setup in my VMbox but I'm not sure how to install it from the source (I assume you compile, but as you can see I'm learning about compiling at the moment making it hard for me to install gitian)

gitian is pretty easy. it sets up the vm, installs all the packages needed for compilation, and compiles it. It's all done inside a vm with scripts (included with bitcoin), so it's actually easier than compiling using your own tools.

agreed, my issue is more getting gitian setup, the link I find is source code from github but what to do with it after I download it I'm kind of at a loss

1. open up terminal in ubuntu
2. sudo apt-get install git apache2 apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder ruby qemu-kvm
3. git clone https://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git
4. cd gitian-builder
5. bin/make-base-vm
6. bin/make-base-vm --arch i386
7. follow the instructions in the script i linked earlier.

[AlexMerced]

thanks, I'll play with that, I want to get gitian builder setup in my VMbox but I'm not sure how to install it from the source (I assume you compile, but as you can see I'm learning about compiling at the moment making it hard for me to install gitian)

gitian is pretty easy. it sets up the vm, installs all the packages needed for compilation, and compiles it. It's all done inside a vm with scripts (included with bitcoin), so it's actually easier than compiling using your own tools.

agreed, my issue is more getting gitian setup, the link I find is source code from github but what to do with it after I download it I'm kind of at a loss

1. open up terminal in ubuntu
2. sudo apt-get install git apache2 apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder ruby qemu-kvm
3. git clone https://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git
4. cd gitian-builder
5. bin/make-base-vm
6. bin/make-base-vm --arch i386
7. follow the instructions in the script i linked earlier.

Super thanks that what I needed, a step by step, much appreciated

[wiggi]

There's a strange little quirk when Bitcoin-qt is built on Windows (7, 64bit, new VirtualBox installation) with Qt4.8.4.

If Qt4.8.4 is uninstalled (or on a different PC) the update spinner in the lower right corner (update_spinner.mng)
is no longer displayed. It's back after (re)installing Qt4.8.4.

All the DLLs in the Qt subfolders don't make a difference. (if copied to bitcoin-qt folder)
Same for libmng.dll (not even included in Qt\4.8.4\src\3rdparty\libmng).
Qt4.8.4 installer unpacks files mostly in the Qt\4.8.4 folder, except a few links.
Does it secretly install codecs, and which?

[AlexMerced]

thanks, I'll play with that, I want to get gitian builder setup in my VMbox but I'm not sure how to install it from the source (I assume you compile, but as you can see I'm learning about compiling at the moment making it hard for me to install gitian)

gitian is pretty easy. it sets up the vm, installs all the packages needed for compilation, and compiles it. It's all done inside a vm with scripts (included with bitcoin), so it's actually easier than compiling using your own tools.

agreed, my issue is more getting gitian setup, the link I find is source code from github but what to do with it after I download it I'm kind of at a loss

1. open up terminal in ubuntu
2. sudo apt-get install git apache2 apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder ruby qemu-kvm
3. git clone https://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git
4. cd gitian-builder
5. bin/make-base-vm
6. bin/make-base-vm --arch i386
7. follow the instructions in the script i linked earlier.

I followed these instruction, not sure where to find the software after it's installed, where did gitian go, I tried putt gitian-builder into the run box but it didn't work.

[AlexMerced]

if anyone runs into problems compiling the boost library, here's probably why:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=195157

[Petr1fied]

OK I'm totally stumped. Building the daemon works fine but I can't for the life of me get the wallet to compile with Litecoin no matter what I try. Upon using this command:

Code:

qmake "USE_UPNP=-" bitcoin-qt.pro

I get the following output:

Code:

Project MESSAGE: Building without UPNP support
The directory name is invalid.
Could not find qmake configuration fileProject MESSAGE: Building with UPNP suppo
rtRemoved plural forms as the target language has less forms.
If this sounds wrong, possibly the target language is not set or recognized.
Project MESSAGE: Building without UPNP support
The directory name is invalid.
Could not find qmake configuration fileProject MESSAGE: Building with UPNP suppo
rtRemoved plural forms as the target language has less forms.
If this sounds wrong, possibly the target language is not set or recognized.
Project MESSAGE: Building without UPNP support
The directory name is invalid.
Could not find qmake configuration fileProject MESSAGE: Building with UPNP suppo
rtRemoved plural forms as the target language has less forms.
If this sounds wrong, possibly the target language is not set or recognized.

If I then attempt to use the makefile that was generated with this command:

Code:

mingw32-make -f Makefile.Release

I get this output:

Code:

g++ -c -pipe -O2 -frtti -fexceptions -mthreads -fdiagnostics-show-option -Wall -
Wextra -Wformat -Wformat-security -Wno-unused-parameter -DUNICODE -DQT_LARGEFILE
_SUPPORT -DQT_GUI -DBOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB -DBOOST_SPIRIT_THREADSAFE -DUSE_IPV6 -D
WIN32 -D_MT -DQT_DLL -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_HAVE_MMX -DQT
_HAVE_3DNOW -DQT_HAVE_SSE -DQT_HAVE_MMXEXT -DQT_HAVE_SSE2 -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -D
QT_NEEDS_QMAIN -I"..\Qt\4.8.4\include\QtCore" -I"..\Qt\4.8.4\include\QtGui" -I".
.\Qt\4.8.4\include" -I"src" -I"src\json" -I"src\qt" -I"..\deps\boost_1_53_0" -I"
..\deps\db-4.8.30.NC\build_unix" -I"..\deps\openssl-1.0.1e\include" -I"..\Qt\4.8
.4\include\ActiveQt" -I"build" -I"build" -I"..\Qt\4.8.4\mkspecs\win32-g++" -o bu
ild\bitcoin.o src\qt\bitcoin.cpp
In file included from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/shared_mutex.hpp:18:0,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/detail/thread_group.hpp:
9,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/thread.hpp:26,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread.hpp:13,
                 from src/util.h:22,
                 from src/bignum.h:13,
                 from src/main.h:10,
                 from src/wallet.h:9,
                 from src/init.h:9,
                 from src\qt\bitcoin.cpp:11:
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp: In constructor 'boost:
:shared_mutex::shared_mutex()':
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:98:33: warning: missing
 initializer for member 'boost::shared_mutex::state_data::shared_waiting' [-Wmis
sing-field-initializers]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:98:33: warning: missing
 initializer for member 'boost::shared_mutex::state_data::exclusive' [-Wmissing-
field-initializers]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:98:33: warning: missing
 initializer for member 'boost::shared_mutex::state_data::upgrade' [-Wmissing-fi
eld-initializers]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:98:33: warning: missing
 initializer for member 'boost::shared_mutex::state_data::exclusive_waiting' [-W
missing-field-initializers]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:98:33: warning: missing
 initializer for member 'boost::shared_mutex::state_data::exclusive_waiting_bloc
ked' [-Wmissing-field-initializers]
In file included from ..\deps\db-4.8.30.NC\build_unix/db.h:30:0,
                 from ..\deps\db-4.8.30.NC\build_unix/db_cxx.h:64,
                 from src/db.h:15,
                 from src/main.h:14,
                 from src/wallet.h:9,
                 from src/init.h:9,
                 from src\qt\bitcoin.cpp:11:
c:\mingw\bin\../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.6.2/../../../../include/pthread.h: At global s
cope:
c:\mingw\bin\../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.6.2/../../../../include/pthread.h:585:24: erro
r: conflicting declaration 'typedef struct ptw32_handle_t pthread_t'
src/util.h:555:16: error: 'pthread_t' has a previous declaration as 'typedef voi
d* pthread_t'
In file included from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/errors.hpp:37:0,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/exceptions.hpp:20,

                 from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/shared_memory_obje
ct.hpp:17,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/ipc/message_queue.
hpp:17,
                 from src\qt\bitcoin.cpp:23:
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/detail/win32_api.hpp:861:116: warning: d
eclaration of 'void* boost::interprocess::winapi::CreateMutexA(boost::interproce
ss::winapi::interprocess_security_attributes*, int, const char*)' with C languag
e linkage [enabled by default]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/thread_primitives.hpp:119:55: warning: c
onflicts with previous declaration 'void* boost::detail::win32::CreateMutexA(boo
st::detail::win32::_SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES*, int, const char*)' [enabled by default
]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/detail/win32_api.hpp:866:127: warning: d
eclaration of 'void* boost::interprocess::winapi::CreateSemaphoreA(boost::interp
rocess::winapi::interprocess_security_attributes*, long int, long int, const cha
r*)' with C language linkage [enabled by default]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/thread_primitives.hpp:120:55: warning: c
onflicts with previous declaration 'void* boost::detail::win32::CreateSemaphoreA
(boost::detail::win32::_SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES*, long int, long int, const char*)'
[enabled by default]
In file included from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/shared_mutex.hpp:18:0,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/detail/thread_group.hpp:
9,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/thread.hpp:26,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread.hpp:13,
                 from src/util.h:22,
                 from src/bignum.h:13,
                 from src/main.h:10,
                 from src/wallet.h:9,
                 from src/init.h:9,
                 from src\qt\bitcoin.cpp:11:
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp: In member function 'T
boost::shared_mutex::interlocked_compare_exchange(T*, T, T) [with T = boost::sha
red_mutex::state_data]':
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:124:103:   instantiated
 from here
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:52:99: warning: derefer
encing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:52:99: warning: derefer
encing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:53:52: warning: derefer
encing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:53:52: warning: derefer
encing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing]
In file included from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/detail/windows_int
ermodule_singleton.hpp:26:0,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/detail/tmp_dir_hel
pers.hpp:22,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/shared_memory_obje
ct.hpp:22,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/ipc/message_queue.
hpp:17,
                 from src\qt\bitcoin.cpp:23:
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/detail/intermodule_singleton_common.hpp:
 In static member function 'static ThreadSafeGlobalMap& boost::interprocess::ipc
detail::intermodule_singleton_common<ThreadSafeGlobalMap>::get_map() [with Threa
dSafeGlobalMap = boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::intermodule_singleton_helpers::
windows_semaphore_based_map]':
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/detail/intermodule_singleton_common.hpp:
125:49:   instantiated from 'static void boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::intermo
dule_singleton_common<ThreadSafeGlobalMap>::initialize_singleton_logic(void*&, v
olatile uint32_t&, void* (*)(ThreadSafeGlobalMap&), bool) [with ThreadSafeGlobal
Map = boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::intermodule_singleton_helpers::windows_sem
aphore_based_map, uint32_t = unsigned int, boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::inter
module_singleton_common<ThreadSafeGlobalMap>::singleton_constructor_t = void*(bo
ost::interprocess::ipcdetail::intermodule_singleton_helpers::windows_semaphore_b
ased_map&)]'
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/detail/intermodule_singleton_common.hpp:
333:7:   instantiated from 'static void boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::intermod
ule_singleton_impl<C, LazyInit, Phoenix, ThreadSafeGlobalMap>::atentry_work() [w
ith C = boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::windows_bootstamp, bool LazyInit = true,
 bool Phoenix = true, ThreadSafeGlobalMap = boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::inte
rmodule_singleton_helpers::windows_semaphore_based_map]'
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/detail/intermodule_singleton_common.hpp:
323:13:   instantiated from 'static C& boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::intermodu
le_singleton_impl<C, LazyInit, Phoenix, ThreadSafeGlobalMap>::get() [with C = bo
ost::interprocess::ipcdetail::windows_bootstamp, bool LazyInit = true, bool Phoe
nix = true, ThreadSafeGlobalMap = boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::intermodule_si
ngleton_helpers::windows_semaphore_based_map]'
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/detail/tmp_dir_helpers.hpp:45:97:   inst
antiated from here
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/interprocess/detail/intermodule_singleton_common.hpp:
203:93: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing ru
les [-Wstrict-aliasing]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/system/error_code.hpp: At global scope:
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/system/error_code.hpp:214:36: warning: 'boost::system
::posix_category' defined but not used [-Wunused-variable]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/system/error_code.hpp:215:36: warning: 'boost::system
::errno_ecat' defined but not used [-Wunused-variable]
..\deps\boost_1_53_0/boost/system/error_code.hpp:216:36: warning: 'boost::system
::native_ecat' defined but not used [-Wunused-variable]
mingw32-make: *** [build/bitcoin.o] Error 1

Anyone have any ideas.

[grue]

I followed these instruction, not sure where to find the software after it's installed, where did gitian go, I tried putt gitian-builder into the run box but it didn't work.

if the build succeeds, the files are in bitcoin-release

[truckythin]

hi nitro,

Thanks for great tutorial and it help me alot.
When trying to build latest bitcoind, i got some error at step 3.3 when run

mingw32-make -f makefile.mingw

it run in couple minutes and throw this error

c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.7.2/../../../../mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot fin
d -lboost_system-mgw46-mt-sd-1_53
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.7.2/../../../../mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot fin
d -lboost_filesystem-mgw46-mt-sd-1_53
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.7.2/../../../../mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot fin
d -lboost_program_options-mgw46-mt-sd-1_53
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.7.2/../../../../mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot fin
d -lboost_thread-mgw46-mt-sd-1_53
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.7.2/../../../../mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot fin
d -lboost_chrono-mgw46-mt-sd-1_53
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
makefile.mingw:127: recipe for target 'bitcoind.exe' failed
mingw32-make: *** [bitcoind.exe] Error 1

Any suggestions?

[truckythin]

fixed myself by change the BOOST_SUFFIX?=-mgw47-mt-sd-1_53

thanks anyway

[old c coder]

OK I'm totally stumped. Building the daemon works fine but I can't for the life of me get the wallet to compile with Litecoin no matter what I try. Upon using this command:

Code:

qmake "USE_UPNP=-" bitcoin-qt.pro

I get the following output:

Code:

Project MESSAGE: Building without UPNP support
The directory name is invalid.
Could not find qmake configuration fileProject MESSAGE: Building with UPNP suppo
rtRemoved plural forms as the target language has less forms.
If this sounds wrong, possibly the target language is not set or recognized.
Project MESSAGE: Building without UPNP support
The directory name is invalid.
Could not find qmake configuration fileProject MESSAGE: Building with UPNP suppo
rtRemoved plural forms as the target language has less forms.
If this sounds wrong, possibly the target language is not set or recognized.
Project MESSAGE: Building without UPNP support
The directory name is invalid.
Could not find qmake configuration fileProject MESSAGE: Building with UPNP suppo
rtRemoved plural forms as the target language has less forms.
If this sounds wrong, possibly the target language is not set or recognized.

If I then attempt to use the makefile that was generated with this command:
...

Anyone have any ideas.

Hello

Perhaps you meant "... the wallet to compile with bitcoin-qt..." not litecoin? Anyway, I believe I installed Qt 4.8.4 correctly, according to step 4 from nitrogenetics from March 05, 2013, 06:26:41 PM post
   
And I get a very similar set of messages to yours! It seems that qmake is sensitive to the formatting of the layout in bitcoin-qt.pro since I reformatted it a little and was able to get other error messages.

And I did run qtvars.bat to set up qt environment variables, ran configure, chose open source all seemed OK. Assistant, designer and demo run OK on my win XT Pro SP2 system.

Ron

I can’t say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
Daniel Boone (1734-1820)

[truckythin]

trying to compile the litecoin as a practice, got this error

util.h:555:16: error: 'pthread_t' has a previous declaration as 'typedef void* p
thread_t'

any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

[Petr1fied]

trying to compile the litecoin as a practice, got this error

util.h:555:16: error: 'pthread_t' has a previous declaration as 'typedef void* p
thread_t'

any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

In src/makefile.mingw find this:

Code:

DEFS=-DWIN32 -D_WINDOWS -DBOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB -DBOOST_SPIRIT_THREADSAFE -DUSE_IPV6

Add this to the line:

Code:

-D__NO_SYSTEM_INCLUDES

[truckythin]

thanks peter, that's work for me now.
successful compile the deamon, but still getting some errors when compiling the qt part "undefine d reference to `shutdown@8'"

do you have any idea with this?
Thanks for any help

[Petr1fied]

No idea with the qt. I can't figure out why I can't compile it myself.

[truckythin]

No idea with the qt. I can't figure out why I can't compile it myself.

Peter, thanks anyway

[megablue]

I did everything exactly as the guide said, it did compile... however the qt client just run for a few seconds (without any interface shown) and disappear silently from the process list. Any idea what went wrong?

[truckythin]

I did everything exactly as the guide said, it did compile... however the qt client just run for a few seconds (without any interface shown) and disappear silently from the process list. Any idea what went wrong?

i got same issue 

[old c coder]

I did everything exactly as the guide said, it did compile... however the qt client just run for a few seconds (without any interface shown) and disappear silently from the process list. Any idea what went wrong?

maybe you have another version of bitcoind running? Or it thinks you do, via the .lock file, etc.
Ron