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49 lines
1.7 KiB
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btcutil
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[](https://github.com/btcsuite/btcutil/actions)
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[](http://copyfree.org)
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[](https://godoc.org/github.com/btcsuite/btcutil)
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Package btcutil provides bitcoin-specific convenience functions and types.
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A comprehensive suite of tests is provided to ensure proper functionality. See
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`test_coverage.txt` for the gocov coverage report. Alternatively, if you are
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running a POSIX OS, you can run the `cov_report.sh` script for a real-time
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report.
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This package was developed for btcd, an alternative full-node implementation of
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bitcoin which is under active development by Conformal. Although it was
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primarily written for btcd, this package has intentionally been designed so it
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can be used as a standalone package for any projects needing the functionality
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provided.
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## Installation and Updating
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```bash
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$ go get -u github.com/btcsuite/btcutil
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```
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## GPG Verification Key
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All official release tags are signed by Conformal so users can ensure the code
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has not been tampered with and is coming from the btcsuite developers. To
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verify the signature perform the following:
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- Download the public key from the Conformal website at
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https://opensource.conformal.com/GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt
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- Import the public key into your GPG keyring:
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```bash
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gpg --import GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt
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```
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- Verify the release tag with the following command where `TAG_NAME` is a
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placeholder for the specific tag:
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```bash
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git tag -v TAG_NAME
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```
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## License
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Package btcutil is licensed under the [copyfree](http://copyfree.org) ISC
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License.
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