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- TLDR for godep install - update executable section - cleanup - add several links to wiki
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## Ethereum Go
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Ethereum Go Client © 2014 Jeffrey Wilcke.
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develop | [](https://build.ethdev.com/builders/Linux%20Go%20develop%20branch/builds/-1) | [](https://build.ethdev.com/builders/OSX%20Go%20develop%20branch/builds/-1) | N/A | [](https://travis-ci.org/ethereum/go-ethereum)
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master | [](https://build.ethdev.com/builders/Linux%20Go%20master%20branch/builds/-1) | [](https://build.ethdev.com/builders/OSX%20Go%20master%20branch/builds/-1) | N/A | [](https://travis-ci.org/ethereum/go-ethereum)
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[](https://waffle.io/ethereum/go-ethereum)
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[](https://waffle.io/ethereum/go-ethereum)
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[](http://waffle.io/ethereum/go-ethereum)
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[](https://gitter.im/ethereum/go-ethereum?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge)
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Build
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=====
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Mist (GUI):
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`go get github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/mist`
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Ethereum (CLI):
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`go get github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/ethereum`
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As of POC-8, go-ethereum uses [Godep](https://github.com/tools/godep) to manage dependencies. Assuming you have [your environment all set up](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Building-Ethereum(Go)), switch to the go-ethereum repository root folder, and build/install the executable you need:
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Mist (GUI):
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```
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godep go build -v ./cmd/mist
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```
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Ethereum (CLI):
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```
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godep go build -v ./cmd/ethereum
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```
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Instead of `build`, you can use `install` which will also install the resulting binary.
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For prerequisites and detailed build instructions please see the [Wiki](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Building-Ethereum(Go))
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If you intend to develop on go-ethereum, check the [Developers' Guide](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Developers'-Guide)
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Automated (dev) builds
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======================
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* [[Docker](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/ethereum/client-go/)]
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* [[OS X](http://build.ethdev.com/builds/OSX%20Go%20develop%20branch/Mist-OSX-latest.dmg)]
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* [Windows] Coming soon™
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* [Linux] Coming soon™
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Executables
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===========
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Go Ethereum comes with several wrappers/executables found in
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[the `cmd` directory](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/tree/develop/cmd):
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* `mist` Official Ethereum Browser (ethereum GUI client)
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* `ethereum` Ethereum CLI (ethereum command line interface client)
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* `bootnode` runs a bootstrap node for the Discovery Protocol
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* `ethtest` test tool which runs with the [tests](https://github.com/ethereum/testes) suite:
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`cat file | ethtest`.
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* `evm` is a generic Ethereum Virtual Machine: `evm -code 60ff60ff -gas
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10000 -price 0 -dump`. See `-h` for a detailed description.
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* `disasm` disassembles EVM code: `echo "6001" | disasm`
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* `rlpdump` converts a rlp stream to `interface{}`.
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Command line options
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============================
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Both `mist` and `ethereum` can be configured via command line options, environment variables and config files.
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To get the options available:
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```
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ethereum -help
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```
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For further details on options, see the [wiki](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Command-Line-Options)
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Contribution
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============
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If you'd like to contribute to go-ethereum please fork, fix, commit and
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send a pull request. Commits who do not comply with the coding standards
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are ignored (use gofmt!). If you send pull requests make absolute sure that you
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commit on the `develop` branch and that you do not merge to master.
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Commits that are directly based on master are simply ignored.
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For dependency management, we use [godep](https://github.com/tools/godep). After installing with `go get github.com/tools/godep`, run `godep restore` to ensure that changes to other repositories do not break the build. To update a dependency version (for example, to include a new upstream fix), run `go get -u <foo/bar>` then `godep update <foo/...>`. To track a new dependency, add it to the project as normal than run `godep save ./...`. Changes to the [Godeps folder](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/tree/develop/Godeps): should be manually verified then commited.
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To make life easier try [git flow](http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/) it sets this all up and streamlines your work flow.
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See [Developers' Guide](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Developers'-Guide)
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Coding standards
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================
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Sources should be formatted according to the [Go Formatting
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Style](http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html#formatting).
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Unless structs fields are supposed to be directly accesible, provide
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Getters and hide the fields through Go's exporting facility.
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When you comment put meaningful comments. Describe in detail what you
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want to achieve.
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*wrong*
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```go
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// Check if the value at x is greater than y
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if x > y {
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// It's greater!
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}
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```
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Everyone reading the source probably know what you wanted to achieve
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with above code. Those are **not** meaningful comments.
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While the project isn't 100% tested I want you to write tests non the
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less. I haven't got time to evaluate everyone's code in detail so I
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expect you to write tests for me so I don't have to test your code
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manually. (If you want to contribute by just writing tests that's fine
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too!)
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