grin/doc/build.md
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[WIP] Miner removal (#979)
* Beginning to remove in-process miner

* rustfmt

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* remove pow crate and put remnants into core

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* fix test compilation in core and chain

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* Updating server tests to use test miner

* rustfmt

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* adding basic stratum stats to TUI

* run stratum server at all times, and halt messages while syncing

* fix core tests

* add ability to run internal test miner for cuckoo 16 testing

* modify build instructions
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# Grin - Build, Configuration, and Running
## Supported Platforms
Longer term, most platforms will likely be supported to some extent.
Grin's programming language `rust` has build targets for most platforms.
What's working so far?
* Linux x86_64 and MacOS [grin + mining + development]
* Not Windows 10 yet [grin kind-of builds. No mining yet. Help wanted!]
## Mining in Grin
Please note that all mining functions for Grin have moved into a separate, standalone package called
[grin_miner](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-miner). Once your Grin code node is up and running,
you can start mining by building and runing grin-miner against your running Grin node.
## Requirements
- rust 1.24+ (use [rustup]((https://www.rustup.rs/))- i.e. `curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh; source $HOME/.cargo/env`)
- rocksdb + libs for compiling rocksdb:
- clang (clanglib or clang-devel or libclang-dev)
- llvm (Fedora llvm-devel, Debian llvm-dev)
- ncurses and libs (ncurses, ncursesw5)
- zlib libs (zlib1g-dev or zlib-devel)
- linux-headers (reported needed on Alpine linux)
## Build steps
```sh
git clone https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin.git
cd grin
cargo build
```
### Cross-platform builds
Rust (cargo) can build grin for many platforms, so in theory running `grin`
as a validating node on your low powered device might be possible.
To cross-compile `grin` on a x86 Linux platform and produce ARM binaries,
say, for a Raspberry Pi.
### Build errors
See [Troubleshooting](https://github.com/mimblewimble/docs/wiki/Troubleshooting)
## What was built?
A successful build gets you:
- `target/debug/grin` - the main grin binary
- `target/debug/plugins/*` - mining plugins (optional)
Grin is still sensitive to the directory from which it's run. Make sure you
always run it within a directory that contains a `grin.toml` configuration and
stay consistent as to where it's run from.
With the included `grin.toml` unchanged, if you execute `cargo run` you get a
`.grin` subfolder that grin starts filling up with blockchain data.
While testing, put the grin binary on your path like this:
```
export PATH=/path/to/grin/dir/target/debug:$PATH
```
You can then run `grin` directly (try `grin help` for more options).
*Important Note*: if you used Grin in testnet1, running the wallet listener
manually isn't requred anymore. Grin will create a seed file and run the
listener automatically on start.
# Configuration
Grin attempts to run with sensible defaults, and can be further configured via
the `grin.toml` file. You should always ensure that this file is available to grin.
The supplied `grin.toml` contains inline documentation on all configuration
options, and should be the first point of reference for all options.
The `grin.toml` file can placed in one of several locations, using the first one it finds:
1. The current working directory
2. In the directory that holds the grin executable
3. {USER_HOME}/.grin
While it's recommended that you perform all grin server configuration via
`grin.toml`, it's also possible to supply command line switches to grin that
override any settings in the `grin.toml` file.
For help on grin commands and their switches, try:
```
grin help
grin wallet help
grin client help
```
# Using grin
The wiki page [How to use grin](https://github.com/mimblewimble/docs/wiki/How-to-use-grin)
and linked pages have more information on what features we have,
troubleshooting, etc.