[Guide] Build FeathercoinD + Feathercoin-QT v0.9.6 on Arch Linux v2017.01.01

AcidD

Hi All,

Feathercoin v0.9.6 has now been released and is the current production version
~~Note: Feathercoin v0.9.6 is a pre-release version and at this time should NOT be used for merchant applications or mining.~~

I’ve written this guide to stay ahead of the game, as well as help someone out on the Feathercoin Github who seemed to be having uses building under Arch Linux.

Build Environment:
Vmware Player
4GB RAM
2 vCPUs
30GB HDD
Arch Linux v2017.01.01

Dependency Versions:

autoconf 2.69-4
automake 1.15-2
gcc 6.3.1-1
db 5.3.28-3
boost 1.63.0-1
qrencode 3.4.4-1
protobuf-3.0.2-3
qt5 5.7.1-1
miniupnpc 2.0-1
cmake 3.7.1-1

Step 1: Install Dependencies

pacman -S git
pacman -S autoconf	
pacman -S automake
pacman -S gcc		
pacman -S db
pacman -S boost
pacman -S qrencode
pacman -S protobuf
pacman -S qt5	
pacman -S miniupnpc

needed for zxing

pacman -S cmake

Step 2: Build zxing (needed for QR Codes in Feathercoin-QT)

git clone https://github.com/glassechidna/zxing-cpp.git
cd zxing-cpp
mkdir build
cd build
export CXXFLAGS="-fPIC"
cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
make
make install

You then need to go and edit the LuminanceSource.h file in /usr/local/include/zxing and change line 30 to “public:” instead of private

nano /usr/local/include/zxing/LuminanceSource.h

Step 3: Build FeathercoinD + Feathercoin-QT

git clone -b 0.9.6 https://github.com/FeatherCoin/Feathercoin.git FTC096
cd FTC096
./autogen.sh
./configure --prefix=/home/feathercoin --with-gui=qt5 --with-incompatible-bdb
make
make install

I hope this helps someone.

AcidD

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