Add a requirements section to the README

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David Hill 2014-02-13 12:39:17 -05:00
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@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ directly with btcd. That functionality is provided by the
[btcgui](https://github.com/conformal/btcgui) projects which are both under
active development.
## Requirements
[Go](http://golang.org) 1.2 or newer.
## Installation
#### Windows - MSI Available
@ -40,7 +44,6 @@ https://github.com/conformal/btcd/releases
- Install Go according to the installation instructions here:
http://golang.org/doc/install
**NOTE: btcd requires features only available in Go version 1.2 or later.**
- Run the following command to obtain btcd, all dependencies, and install it:
```$ go get github.com/conformal/btcd```
@ -57,8 +60,6 @@ Install a newer MSI
#### Linux/BSD/POSIX - Build from Source
**NOTE: btcd requires features only available in Go version 1.2 or later.**
- Run the following command to update btcd, all dependencies, and install it:
```$ go get -u -v github.com/conformal/btcd/...```