Published on: 2011-07-28T22:41:12+00:00
During a discussion on the bitcoin-development list, Matt suggested sending messages directly to Alan instead of posting them on the mailing list. Gavin Andresen reminded participants to consider whether their messages would contribute to the advancement of the bitcoin project or simply provoke anger. He also advised them to assume that someone on the list might be in a bad mood due to personal reasons.In a forum discussion about vanity versions of Bitcoin, Alan Grimes responded with a brief message, "'nuff said." Another participant expressed frustration with such communication, claiming it adds no value and contributes to the decline in forum usage. They recommended keeping these types of messages to oneself.On July 28, 2011, Alan Grimes and Gregory Maxwell had a conversation regarding the use of libdb in bitcoin. Grimes suggested considering a version that eliminates libdb or requires users to exclude its development headers. Maxwell pointed out that even with the headers installed, an error would occur because the makefile does not add the proper include paths to GCC. He then shared his approach to building bitcoin, including changing the makefile to use dynamic libraries, adding specific debug flags, and using the make command to enable the UPNP feature.In an email exchange between Gregory Maxwell and Alan Grimes, they discussed vanity versions of bitcoin. Grimes argued that there can never be too many of these versions, while Maxwell questioned whether any of them remove the use of libdb or require specific development headers to be excluded. The conversation concluded with a humorous comment about the possibility of magic build instructions in the readme file.In a discussion thread, Alan Grimes responded to those who believe there are too many vanity versions of bitcoin. He questioned whether a "vanity version" exists that removes the use of libdb or requires exclusion of its development headers. It appears he is emphasizing the importance of libdb and its headers in utilizing bitcoin. However, the exact definition of a "vanity version" and how it differs from other versions remains unclear.The context mentions the presence of numerous vanity versions of bitcoin, prompting the author to provide a code snippet for creating a unix file for bitcoin. However, an error occurs, indicating that the db_cxx.h file cannot be found, leading to compilation termination.
Updated on: 2023-08-01T02:12:04.157271+00:00