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396 lines
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Markdown
Gitian building
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*Setup instructions for a gitian build of Bitcoin using a Debian VM or physical system.*
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Gitian is the deterministic build process that is used to build the Bitcoin
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Core executables. It provides a way to be reasonably sure that the
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executables are really built from source on GitHub. It also makes sure that
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the same, tested dependencies are used and statically built into the executable.
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Multiple developers build the source code by following a specific descriptor
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("recipe"), cryptographically sign the result, and upload the resulting signature.
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These results are compared and only if they match, the build is accepted and uploaded
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to bitcoin.org.
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More independent gitian builders are needed, which is why I wrote this
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guide. It is preferred to follow these steps yourself instead of using someone else's
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VM image to avoid 'contaminating' the build.
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Table of Contents
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- [Create a new VirtualBox VM](#create-a-new-virtualbox-vm)
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- [Connecting to the VM](#connecting-to-the-vm)
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- [Setting up Debian for gitian building](#setting-up-debian-for-gitian-building)
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- [Installing gitian](#installing-gitian)
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- [Setting up the gitian image](#setting-up-the-gitian-image)
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- [Getting and building the inputs](#getting-and-building-the-inputs)
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- [Building Bitcoin](#building-bitcoin)
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- [Building an alternative repository](#building-an-alternative-repository)
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- [Signing externally](#signing-externally)
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- [Uploading signatures](#uploading-signatures)
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Preparing the Gitian builder host
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The first step is to prepare the host environment that will be used to perform the Gitian builds.
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This guide explains how to set up the environment, and how to start the builds.
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Debian Linux was chosen as the host distribution because it has a lightweight install (in contrast to Ubuntu) and is readily available.
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Any kind of virtualization can be used, for example:
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- [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/), covered by this guide
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- [KVM](http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page)
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- [LXC](https://linuxcontainers.org/), see also [Gitian host docker container](https://github.com/gdm85/tenku/tree/master/docker/gitian-bitcoin-host/README.md).
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You can also install on actual hardware instead of using virtualization.
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Create a new VirtualBox VM
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In the VirtualBox GUI click "Create" and choose the following parameters in the wizard:
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- Type: Linux, Debian (64 bit)
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- Memory Size: at least 1024MB, anything lower will really slow the build down
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- Hard Drive: Create a virtual hard drive now
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- Hard Drive file type: Use the default, VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)
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- Storage on Physical hard drive: Dynamically Allocated
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- Disk size: at least 40GB; as low as 20GB *may* be possible, but better to err on the safe side
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- Push the `Create` button
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Get the [Debian 7.8 net installer](http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.8.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-7.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso) (a more recent minor version should also work, see also [Debian Network installation](https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/)).
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This DVD image can be validated using a SHA256 hashing tool, for example on
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Unixy OSes by entering the following in a terminal:
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echo "e39c36d6adc0fd86c6edb0e03e22919086c883b37ca194d063b8e3e8f6ff6a3a debian-7.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso" | sha256sum -c
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# (must return OK)
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After creating the VM, we need to configure it.
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- Click the `Settings` button, then go to the `Network` tab. Adapter 1 should be attached to `NAT`.
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- Click `Advanced`, then `Port Forwarding`. We want to set up a port through where we can reach the VM to get files in and out.
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- Create a new rule by clicking the plus icon.
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- Set up the new rule the following way:
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- Name: `SSH`
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- Protocol: `TCP`
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- Leave Host IP empty
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- Host Port: `22222`
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- Leave Guest IP empty
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- Guest Port: `22`
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- Click `Ok` twice to save.
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Then start the VM. On the first launch you will be asked for a CD or DVD image. Choose the downloaded iso.
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Installing Debian
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This section will explain how to install Debian on the newly created VM.
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- Choose the non-graphical installer. We do not need the graphical environment, it will only increase installation time and disk usage.
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**Note**: Navigation in the Debian installer: To keep a setting at the default
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and proceed, just press `Enter`. To select a different button, press `Tab`.
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- Choose locale and keyboard settings (doesn't matter, you can just go with the defaults or select your own information)
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- The VM will detect network settings using DHCP, this should all proceed automatically
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- Configure the network:
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- System name `debian`.
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- Leave domain name empty.
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- Choose a root password and enter it twice (remember it for later)
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- Name the new user `debian` (the full name doesn't matter, you can leave it empty)
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- Choose a user password and enter it twice (remember it for later)
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- The installer will set up the clock using a time server, this process should be automatic
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- Set up the clock: choose a time zone (depends on the locale settings that you picked earlier; specifics don't matter)
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- Disk setup
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- Partitioning method: Guided - Use the entire disk
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- Select disk to partition: SCSI1 (0,0,0)
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- Partitioning scheme: All files in one partition
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- Finish partitioning and write changes to disk -> *Yes* (`Tab`, `Enter` to select the `Yes` button)
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- The base system will be installed, this will take a minute or so
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- Choose a mirror (any will do)
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- Enter proxy information (unless you are on an intranet, you can leave this empty)
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- Wait a bit while 'Select and install software' runs
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- Participate in popularity contest -> *No*
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- Choose software to install. We need just the base system.
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- Make sure only 'SSH server' and 'Standard System Utilities' are checked
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- Uncheck 'Debian Desktop Environment' and 'Print Server'
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- Install the GRUB boot loader to the master boot record? -> Yes
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- Installation Complete -> *Continue*
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- After installation, the VM will reboot and you will have a working Debian VM. Congratulations!
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Connecting to the VM
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After the VM has booted you can connect to it using SSH, and files can be copied from and to the VM using a SFTP utility.
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Connect to `localhost`, port `22222` (or the port configured when installing the VM).
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On Windows you can use putty[1] and WinSCP[2].
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For example to connect as `root` from a Linux command prompt use
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$ ssh root@localhost -p 22222
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The authenticity of host '[localhost]:22222 ([127.0.0.1]:22222)' can't be established.
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ECDSA key fingerprint is 8e:71:f9:5b:62:46:de:44:01:da:fb:5f:34:b5:f2:18.
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Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
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Warning: Permanently added '[localhost]:22222' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
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root@localhost's password: (enter root password configured during install)
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Linux debian 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.54-2 x86_64
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root@debian:~#
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Replace `root` with `debian` to log in as user.
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[1] http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
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[2] http://winscp.net/eng/index.php
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Setting up Debian for gitian building
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In this section we will be setting up the Debian installation for Gitian building.
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First we need to log in as `root` to set up dependencies and make sure that our
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user can use the sudo command. Type/paste the following in the terminal:
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```bash
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apt-get install git ruby sudo apt-cacher-ng qemu-utils debootstrap lxc python-cheetah parted kpartx bridge-utils
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adduser debian sudo
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```
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When you get a colorful screen with a question about the 'LXC directory', just
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go with the default (`/var/lib/lxc`).
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Then set up LXC and the rest with the following, which is a complex jumble of settings and workarounds:
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```bash
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# the version of lxc-start in Debian 7.4 needs to run as root, so make sure
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# that the build script can exectute it without providing a password
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echo "%sudo ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/lxc-start" > /etc/sudoers.d/gitian-lxc
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# add cgroup for LXC
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echo "cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup cgroup defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
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# make /etc/rc.local script that sets up bridge between guest and host
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echo '#!/bin/sh -e' > /etc/rc.local
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echo 'brctl addbr br0' >> /etc/rc.local
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echo 'ifconfig br0 10.0.3.2/24 up' >> /etc/rc.local
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echo 'exit 0' >> /etc/rc.local
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# make sure that USE_LXC is always set when logging in as debian,
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# and configure LXC IP addresses
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echo 'export USE_LXC=1' >> /home/debian/.profile
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echo 'export GITIAN_HOST_IP=10.0.3.2' >> /home/debian/.profile
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echo 'export LXC_GUEST_IP=10.0.3.5' >> /home/debian/.profile
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reboot
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```
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At the end the VM is rebooted to make sure that the changes take effect. The steps in this
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section need only to be performed once.
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Installing gitian
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Re-login as the user `debian` that was created during installation.
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The rest of the steps in this guide will be performed as that user.
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There is no `python-vm-builder` package in Debian, so we need to install it from source ourselves,
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```bash
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wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vm-builder/vm-builder_0.12.4+bzr489.orig.tar.gz
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echo "ec12e0070a007989561bfee5862c89a32c301992dd2771c4d5078ef1b3014f03 vm-builder_0.12.4+bzr489.orig.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c
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# (verification -- must return OK)
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tar -zxvf vm-builder_0.12.4+bzr489.orig.tar.gz
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cd vm-builder-0.12.4+bzr489
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sudo python setup.py install
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cd ..
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```
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**Note**: When sudo asks for a password, enter the password for the user *debian* not for *root*.
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Clone the git repositories for bitcoin and gitian.
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git
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git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
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```
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Setting up the gitian image
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Gitian needs a virtual image of the operating system to build in.
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Currently this is Ubuntu Precise x86_64.
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This image will be copied and used every time that a build is started to
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make sure that the build is deterministic.
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Creating the image will take a while, but only has to be done once.
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Execute the following as user `debian`:
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```bash
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cd gitian-builder
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bin/make-base-vm --lxc --arch amd64 --suite precise
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```
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There will be a lot of warnings printed during build of the image. These can be ignored.
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**Note**: When sudo asks for a password, enter the password for the user *debian* not for *root*.
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Getting and building the inputs
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Follow the instructions in [doc/release-process.md](release-process.md) in the bitcoin repository
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under 'Fetch and build inputs' to install sources which require manual intervention. Also follow
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the next step: 'Seed the Gitian sources cache', which will fetch all necessary source files allowing
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for gitian to work offline.
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Building Bitcoin
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To build Bitcoin (for Linux, OSX and Windows) just follow the steps under 'perform
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gitian builds' in [doc/release-process.md](release-process.md) in the bitcoin repository.
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This may take a long time as it also builds the dependencies needed for each descriptor.
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These dependencies will be cached after a successful build to avoid rebuilding them where possible.
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At any time you can check the package installation and build progress with
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```bash
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tail -f var/install.log
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tail -f var/build.log
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```
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Output from `gbuild` will look something like
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Initialized empty Git repository in /home/debian/gitian-builder/inputs/bitcoin/.git/
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remote: Reusing existing pack: 35606, done.
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remote: Total 35606 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
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Receiving objects: 100% (35606/35606), 26.52 MiB | 4.28 MiB/s, done.
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Resolving deltas: 100% (25724/25724), done.
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From https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
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... (new tags, new branch etc)
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--- Building for precise x86_64 ---
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Stopping target if it is up
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Making a new image copy
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stdin: is not a tty
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Starting target
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Checking if target is up
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Preparing build environment
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Updating apt-get repository (log in var/install.log)
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Installing additional packages (log in var/install.log)
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Grabbing package manifest
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stdin: is not a tty
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Creating build script (var/build-script)
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lxc-start: Connection refused - inotify event with no name (mask 32768)
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Running build script (log in var/build.log)
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Building an alternative repository
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If you want to do a test build of a pull on GitHub it can be useful to point
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the gitian builder at an alternative repository, using the same descriptors
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and inputs.
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For example:
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```bash
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URL=https://github.com/laanwj/bitcoin.git
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COMMIT=2014_03_windows_unicode_path
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./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=${COMMIT} --url bitcoin=${URL} ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
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./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=${COMMIT} --url bitcoin=${URL} ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
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./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=${COMMIT} --url bitcoin=${URL} ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
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```
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Signing externally
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-------------------
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If you want to do the PGP signing on another device that's also possible; just define `SIGNER` as mentioned
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and follow the steps in the build process as normal.
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gpg: skipped "laanwj": secret key not available
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When you execute `gsign` you will get an error from GPG, which can be ignored. Copy the resulting `.assert` files
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in `gitian.sigs` to your signing machine and do
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```bash
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gpg --detach-sign ${VERSION}-linux/${SIGNER}/bitcoin-linux-build.assert
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gpg --detach-sign ${VERSION}-win/${SIGNER}/bitcoin-win-build.assert
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gpg --detach-sign ${VERSION}-osx-unsigned/${SIGNER}/bitcoin-osx-build.assert
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```
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This will create the `.sig` files that can be committed together with the `.assert` files to assert your
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gitian build.
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Uploading signatures
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---------------------
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After building and signing you can push your signatures (both the `.assert` and `.assert.sig` files) to the
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[bitcoin/gitian.sigs](https://github.com/bitcoin/gitian.sigs/) repository, or if that's not possible create a pull
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request. You can also mail the files to me (laanwj@gmail.com) and I'll commit them.
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