README

Electrum - lightweight Bitcoin client

Licence: GNU GPL v3
Author: Thomas Voegtlin
Language: Python
Homepage: https://electrum.org/


1. GETTING STARTED
------------------

To run Electrum from this directory, just do:

  ./electrum

If you install Electrum on your system, you can run it from any
directory:

  sudo python setup.py install
  electrum


To start Electrum from your web browser, see
http://electrum.org/bitcoin_URIs.html


2. HOW OFFICIAL PACKAGES ARE CREATED
------------------------------------

python mki18n.py
pyrcc4 icons.qrc -o gui/qt/icons_rc.py
python setup.py sdist --format=zip,gztar

On Mac OS X:

  # On port based installs
  sudo python setup-release.py py2app

  # On brew installs
  ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64" sudo python setup-release.py py2app --includes sip

  sudo hdiutil create -fs HFS+ -volname "Electrum" -srcfolder dist/Electrum.app dist/electrum-VERSION-macosx.dmg
readmes 2011-11-10 01:23:34 +01:00			`Electrum - lightweight Bitcoin client`

			`Licence: GNU GPL v3`
update readme 2014-04-18 09:46:32 +02:00			`Author: Thomas Voegtlin`
readmes 2011-11-10 01:23:34 +01:00			`Language: Python`
update readme 2014-04-18 09:46:32 +02:00			`Homepage: https://electrum.org/`
readmes 2011-11-10 01:23:34 +01:00

update readme 2014-04-18 09:46:32 +02:00			`1. GETTING STARTED`
			`------------------`
setup package in lib subdirectory 2012-05-10 14:38:49 +02:00
update readme 2014-04-18 09:46:32 +02:00			`To run Electrum from this directory, just do:`
setup package in lib subdirectory 2012-05-10 14:38:49 +02:00
update readme 2014-04-18 09:46:32 +02:00			`./electrum`
readmes 2011-11-10 01:23:34 +01:00
update readme 2014-04-18 09:46:32 +02:00			`If you install Electrum on your system, you can run it from any`
			`directory:`
setup package in lib subdirectory 2012-05-10 14:38:49 +02:00
update readme 2014-04-18 09:46:32 +02:00			`sudo python setup.py install`
setup package in lib subdirectory 2012-05-10 14:38:49 +02:00			`electrum`


update readme 2014-04-18 09:46:32 +02:00			`To start Electrum from your web browser, see`
			`http://electrum.org/bitcoin_URIs.html`
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			`2. HOW OFFICIAL PACKAGES ARE CREATED`
			`------------------------------------`
help 2012-03-15 14:34:46 +01:00
update readme 2012-06-12 15:49:51 +04:00			`python mki18n.py`
if you just run "pyrcc4 icons.qrc -o gui/icons_rc.py" as stated in the README, you get the following error when starting Electrum Error: Could not import icons_rc.py, please generate it with: 'pyrcc4 icons.qrc -o gui/qt/icons_rc.py' 2013-12-20 19:52:01 -05:00			`pyrcc4 icons.qrc -o gui/qt/icons_rc.py`
update readme 2012-06-12 15:49:51 +04:00			`python setup.py sdist --format=zip,gztar`
help 2012-03-15 14:34:46 +01:00
Add release process for Mac OS X. 2012-07-22 16:19:25 -07:00			`On Mac OS X:`

Added instructions for brew based setup release 2012-08-02 22:41:38 +02:00			`# On port based installs`
Add release process for Mac OS X. 2012-07-22 16:19:25 -07:00			`sudo python setup-release.py py2app`
Update osx binary instructions 2012-12-09 13:04:57 +01:00
Added instructions for brew based setup release 2012-08-02 22:41:38 +02:00			`# On brew installs`
Update osx binary instructions 2012-12-09 13:04:57 +01:00			`ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64" sudo python setup-release.py py2app --includes sip`
Added instructions for brew based setup release 2012-08-02 22:41:38 +02:00
Update osx binary instructions 2012-12-09 13:04:57 +01:00			`sudo hdiutil create -fs HFS+ -volname "Electrum" -srcfolder dist/Electrum.app dist/electrum-VERSION-macosx.dmg`
Add release process for Mac OS X. 2012-07-22 16:19:25 -07:00
help 2012-03-15 14:34:46 +01:00