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Author: mlmikael
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To: Eric Voskuil
CC: libbitcoin
Subject: Re: [Libbitcoin] Wait, now what's the difference between "libbitcoin-node" and "libbitcoin-server"?

Is libbitcoin-node a dependency of libbitcoin-server, or where are the
full syncing node logics really?

So both repos will be maintained, there's no plan to kick out either?

Do the repos duplicate any code between each others?

Does libbitcoin-node repo produce library only, no executables?

Equally so, does the libbitcoin-server repo produce binary/-ies only, no
libraries?


Thanks for the link to bitcoin.it


If anyone wants to make a custom

On 2015-12-14 20:50, Eric Voskuil wrote:
> libbitcoin-node is a full node, only. libbitcoin-server is
> libbitcoin-node with a ZeroMQ client-server blockchain API. They are
> complimentary and are both staying around and are under active
> development.
>
> libbitcoin-client includes the stubs for the API and
> libbitcoin-explorer
> (bx) builds on client to expose a significant portion of the API as a
> command line client for server (among other things).
>
> Lots more info here:
>
> https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Libbitcoin
>
> The version2 branch is the stable branch across most repos, but if you
> want production quality code you should stick with the latest tagged
> release in version2. Sometimes coordination across repos can cause some
> disruption when you are working from the head.
>
> I generally warn people that node (and therefore server) is currently
> difficult to get synced. It's an area of significant work right now and
> I hope to have it fully resolved within a few weeks. Basically
> reworking
> the P2P stack, implementing headers first sync, etc.
>
> Also, if it's new to you I highly recommend getting comfortable with
> the
> install.sh for whatever repo you are interested in. It will pull and
> build all dependencies, doesn't require sudo, and these are tested
> regularly in Travis.
>
> e
>
> On 12/14/2015 04:37 AM, mlmikael wrote:
>> Wait, now what's the difference between "libbitcoin-node" and
>> "libbitcoin-server", and which one will be around the longest?
>>
>> The "version2" repo contains the "stable" version right?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Mlmikael
>>
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