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Compiling from Source Code

Linux​

Linux Dependencies​

Note: Individual names for these packages may differ depending on your Linux distribution.

Ubuntu with GCC​

  • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y
  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo apt-get install aptitude -y
  • sudo aptitude install -y build-essential g++-8 gcc-8 git libboost-all-dev python-pip libssl-dev
  • sudo pip install cmake
  • export CC=gcc-8
  • export CXX=g++-8
  • git clone -b master --single-branch https://github.com/ZentCashFoundation/Zent
  • cd Zent
  • mkdir build
  • cd build
  • cmake ..
  • make

The binaries will be in the src folder when you are complete.

  • cd src
  • ./Zentd --version

Ubuntu with CLANG​

For Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial) users​

  • sudo add-apt-repository "deb https://apt.llvm.org/xenial/ llvm-toolchain-xenial 6.0 main"

For Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) users​

  • sudo add-apt-repository "deb https://apt.llvm.org/bionic/ llvm-toolchain-bionic 6.0 main"

For Everyone​

  • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y
  • wget -O - https://apt.llvm.org/Developer Tools.llvm-snapshot.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo apt-get install aptitude -y
  • sudo aptitude install -y -o Aptitude::ProblemResolver::SolutionCost='100*canceled-actions,200*removals' build-essential clang-6.0 libstdc++-7-dev git libboost-all-dev python-pip libssl-dev
  • sudo pip install cmake
  • export CC=clang-6.0
  • export CXX=clang++-6.0
  • git clone -b master --single-branch https://github.com/ZentCashFoundation/Zent
  • cd Zent
  • mkdir build
  • cd build
  • cmake ..
  • make

The binaries will be in the src folder when you are complete.

  • cd src
  • ./Zentd --version

CentOS with GCC​

  • sudo yum update -y
  • sudo yum install -y epel-release centos-release-scl
  • sudo yum install -y devtoolset-8 cmake cmake3 wget git openssl-devel
  • sudo scl enable devtoolset-8 bash
  • wget https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.68.0/source/boost_1_68_0.tar.gz
  • tar xzvf boost_1_68_0.tar.gz && cd boost_1_68_0
  • ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/usr/local/
  • ./b2 -j$(nproc) -d0 install --with-system --with-filesystem --with-thread --with-date_time --with-chrono --with-regex --with-serialization --with-program_options
  • cd ..
  • git clone https://github.com/ZentCashFoundation/Zent/
  • mkdir -p Zent/build
  • cd Zent/build
  • cmake3 ..
  • make

The binaries will be in the src folder when you are complete.

  • cd src
  • ./Zentd --version

Generic Linux​

Note: If you want to use clang, ensure you set the environment variables CC and CXX. See the ubuntu instructions for an example.

  • git clone -b master --single-branch https://github.com/ZentCashFoundation/Zent
  • cd Zent
  • mkdir build
  • cd build
  • cmake ..
  • make

The binaries will be in the src folder when you are complete.

  • cd src
  • ./Zentd --version

MacOS​

MacOS Dependencies​

MacOS with CLANG​

  • which brew || /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
  • brew install --force cmake boost llvm@8 openssl
  • brew link --force llvm@8
  • ln -s /usr/local/opt/llvm@8 /usr/local/opt/llvm
  • export CC=/usr/local/opt/llvm@8/bin/clang
  • export CXX=/usr/local/opt/llvm@8/bin/clang++
  • git clone -b master --single-branch https://github.com/ZentCashFoundation/Zent
  • cd Zent
  • mkdir build
  • cd build
  • cmake ..
  • make

The binaries will be in the src folder when you are complete.

  • cd src
  • ./Zentd --version

Windows​

Windows Dependencies​

You can build for 32-bit or 64-bit Windows. If you're not sure, pick 64-bit.

  • Download the Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019 Installer
  • When it opens up select C++ build tools, it automatically selects the needed parts. Make sure MSVC v141 Build Tools is selected.
  • Install Boost. Select the appropriate version for your system:
  • Install the latest full LTS version of OpenSSL (currently OpenSSL 1.1.1f). Select the appropriate version for your system:

Windows with VS2019​

For 64-bit:

  • From the start menu, open x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019.
  • cd <your_zentcash_directory>
  • mkdir build
  • cd build
  • cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 .. -DBOOST_ROOT=C:/local/boost_1_69_0
  • MSBuild ZentCash.sln /p:Configuration=Release /p:PlatformToolset=v141 /m or MSBuild src\cli.vcxproj /p:Configuration=Release /p:PlatformToolset=v141 /m

For 32-bit:

  • From the start menu, open x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019.
  • cd <your_zentcash_directory>
  • mkdir build
  • cd build
  • cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A Win32 .. -DBOOST_ROOT=C:/local/boost_1_69_0
  • MSBuild ZentCash.sln /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=Win32 /p:PlatformToolset=v141 /m

The binaries will be in the src/Release folder when you are complete.

  • cd src
  • cd Release
  • Zentd.exe --version