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# NetBSD Build Guide
**Updated for NetBSD [10.1](https://netbsd.org/releases/formal-10/NetBSD-10.1.html)**
This guide describes how to build bitcoind, command-line utilities, and GUI on NetBSD.
## Preparation
### 1. Install Required Dependencies
Install the required dependencies the usual way you [install software on NetBSD](https://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-boot.html#chap-boot-pkgsrc).
The example commands below use `pkgin`.
```bash
pkgin install git cmake pkg-config boost libevent
```
NetBSD currently ships with an older version of `gcc` than is needed to build. You should upgrade your `gcc` and then pass this new version to the configure script.
For example, grab `gcc12`:
```
pkgin install gcc12
```
Then, when configuring, pass the following:
```bash
cmake -B build
...
-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="/usr/pkg/gcc12/bin/gcc" \
-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="/usr/pkg/gcc12/bin/g++" \
...
```
SQLite is required for the wallet:
```bash
pkgin install sqlite3
```
To build Bitcoin Core without the wallet, use `-DENABLE_WALLET=OFF`.
Cap'n Proto is needed for IPC functionality (see [multiprocess.md](multiprocess.md)):
```bash
pkgin install capnproto
```
Compile with `-DENABLE_IPC=OFF` if you do not need IPC functionality.
See [dependencies.md](dependencies.md) for a complete overview.
### 2. Clone Bitcoin Repo
Clone the Bitcoin Core repository to a directory. All build scripts and commands will run from this directory.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
```
### 3. Install Optional Dependencies
#### GUI Dependencies
###### Qt6
Bitcoin Core includes a GUI built with the cross-platform Qt Framework. To compile the GUI, we need to install
the necessary parts of Qt, the libqrencode and pass `-DBUILD_GUI=ON`. Skip if you don't intend to use the GUI.
```bash
pkgin install qt6-qtbase qt6-qttools
```
###### libqrencode
The GUI will be able to encode addresses in QR codes unless this feature is explicitly disabled. To install libqrencode, run:
```bash
pkgin install qrencode
```
Otherwise, if you don't need QR encoding support, use the `-DWITH_QRENCODE=OFF` option to disable this feature in order to compile the GUI.
#### Notifications
###### ZeroMQ
Bitcoin Core can provide notifications via ZeroMQ. If the package is installed, support will be compiled in.
```bash
pkgin install zeromq
```
#### Test Suite Dependencies
There is an included test suite that is useful for testing code changes when developing.
To run the test suite (recommended), you will need to have Python 3 installed:
```bash
pkgin install python310 py310-zmq
```
## Building Bitcoin Core
### 1. Configuration
There are many ways to configure Bitcoin Core. Here is an example that
explicitly disables the wallet and GUI:
```bash
cmake -B build -DENABLE_WALLET=OFF -DBUILD_GUI=OFF
```
Run `cmake -B build -LH` to see the full list of available options.
### 2. Compile
Build and run the tests:
```bash
cmake --build build # Append "-j N" for N parallel jobs.
ctest --test-dir build # Append "-j N" for N parallel tests.
```