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March 23, 2012, 03:29:01 PM Last edit: April 16, 2014, 07:05:11 PM by flatfly |
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I've been busy packaging a very compact and stable Cameyo-based build of the Electrum thin client! Then I went a step further and removed ALL non-required Python modules and repackaged the rest using high compression. Also, the following features cannot be found in other existing Electrum builds for Windows: - full command-line support - no installation needed: just download and run! - highly optimized size and reduced attack surface: a huge number of unneeded executable files are excluded to achieve a lean and robust build - includes the latest Python runtime security updates - no need to pre-install Python, PyQt, ecdsa, or anything else: It's all in there, - each build is pre-scanned by VirusTotal - hi-res icons - no flickering at startup - no admin privileges needed - can work as a fully portable app (support for -w switch!) - I also do a quick manual audit of the code changes that go into each new build Get the latest Windows stand-alone build (built straight from the Electrum source tree on GitHub) from my website: EXE and SHA1: http://dre.natverk.org/elecwin.htmThe resulting standalone executable is just 5.9MB. Compare with the default Cameyo 40-45MB bloated packages!! Please let me know if any packaging-related quirks. If there's enough interest, I can provide Win32 builds on a regular basis. Just a way of contributing to the community. PS: Why should you trust me? Well you don't have to. The full Python source code for each release can be examined in the %AppData%\Electrum_SysFiles directory and compared (using diff) with the official Electrum source tree for verification. The only changes I make are GUI-related, to give the app a more polished feel on Windows.
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March 23, 2012, 03:49:11 PM Last edit: March 23, 2012, 04:08:38 PM by hazek |
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nvm I completely misread your OP, I apologize.
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March 23, 2012, 04:00:05 PM Last edit: November 12, 2012, 01:58:16 PM by flatfly |
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March 23, 2012, 04:09:24 PM |
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Thank flatfly! I'll try it at home.
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March 24, 2012, 12:48:01 AM |
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Hey, thanks!
Is there a way to change wallet path with "-w" parameter? I'd like to have a portable solution with electrum.dat and electrum.exe in the same folder.
Works great with default wallet path!
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March 24, 2012, 09:58:26 AM |
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Thanks for your feedback!
There's no support for -w at this time due to the way I am packaging it, but I might be able to fix that (perhaps later today!)
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March 24, 2012, 04:13:55 PM Last edit: March 25, 2012, 06:18:51 PM by flatfly |
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OK, here's my latest Windows build (with today's updates in!), compatible with XP, and with -w support: http://dre.tx0.org/electrum042.exe
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March 24, 2012, 11:36:19 PM |
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Wow, that was quick!
It works great with -w parameter! And no need for console window, thank you.
Hope you'll continue to create binaries for future official electrum releases.
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March 25, 2012, 02:15:36 AM |
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Nice
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March 26, 2012, 07:49:02 AM |
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Is it a kind of 'portable apps' thing? I can't install stuff on the desktop here but can execute pretty much everything else that does not need admin privileges. also proxy uname/pwd I have to provide for apps that try to go online. Could you confirm/deny usability or is testing needed? thanks
p.s. In 10 or so hrs I'll probably give it a try at home anyway. just curious : )
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March 26, 2012, 07:51:02 AM |
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i dont think it escalates to admin but it doesnt support proxies
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March 26, 2012, 08:11:59 AM |
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i dont think it escalates to admin but it doesnt support proxies
ok, I'm also tunnelling part of my traffic through local socks proxy. can I specify a local port to use? (or no support for proxies means that neither a local port can be specified?)
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March 26, 2012, 08:25:33 AM |
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u have tunnel the entire system like a vpn, or a socks tunnelizer
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March 26, 2012, 08:27:56 AM |
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u have tunnel the entire system like a vpn, or a socks tunnelizer
seems exactly what I'm running (open local port and it what uses it shows up on the other side of the ssh connection in the server) I'll post a test review. thanks for the replies
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March 26, 2012, 08:50:03 AM |
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you dont make sense to me, but ok. a socks port isnt tunneling. let me know.
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March 26, 2012, 09:13:14 AM |
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Few quirks: I found out that i can't restore from seed (words or code) with 0.42 binary and Few icons still don't work for me - it behaves the same as with 0.40 binary: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=52003.msg797218#msg797218I also found out, that icon for unconfirmed transaction (unconfirmed.png) is not showing either. Again, it's the same with 0.40 previous binary builds. I am on XP 32bit SP3
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March 26, 2012, 09:19:55 AM |
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youre right, missing on my 7 x64 too
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March 26, 2012, 10:08:32 AM |
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Strange, recovery from seed works fine for me, I've just tested it again.
One caveat though (which is actually not a new issue): I do get the message "No transactions found for this seed" once the recovery is done. Ignore it, and close and reopen Electrum. It should then sync fine. (Once, I had to close and reopen it 2 or 3 times before everything was fully synchronized - but still, it didn't take more than 30 seconds total)
Regarding the icons, I'll try rebuilding the RC file. Thanks for the tip, Thomas!
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March 26, 2012, 10:49:40 AM |
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Yes I'm still encountering this with the latest version... Let me know it you need more detail from me.
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March 26, 2012, 10:53:16 AM Last edit: March 27, 2012, 07:33:40 AM by flatfly |
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This build should help with the little icon issues Initial decompression should be a bit snappier as well. Try it out and let me know. EXE: http://dre.tx0.org/electrum-042c.exeMD5: 8224A24909280BEBC7719369841ED6CE EDIT: reflected in top post.
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