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[![Stories in Progress](https://badge.waffle.io/ethereum/go-ethereum.svg?label=in%20progress&title=In Progress)](http://waffle.io/ethereum/go-ethereum)
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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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Geth (CLI):
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`go get github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/geth`
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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), 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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Geth (CLI):
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```
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godep go build -v ./cmd/geth
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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)
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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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[utopic](https://build.ethdev.com/builds/Linux%20Go%20develop%20deb%20i386-utopic/latest/)
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* [Windows 64-bit](https://build.ethdev.com/builds/Windows%20Go%20develop%20branch/Geth-Win64-latest.7z)
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Building the source
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For prerequisites and detailed build instructions please read the
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[Installation Instructions](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Building-Ethereum)
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on the wiki.
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Building geth requires two external dependencies, Go and GMP.
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You can install them using your favourite package manager.
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Once the dependencies are installed, run
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make geth
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Executables
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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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* `rlpdump` prints RLP structures
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Command line options
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Both `mist` and `geth` 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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geth -help
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geth --help
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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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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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See [Developers' Guide](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Developers'-Guide) for more details on configuring your environment, testing, and dependency management.
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TEST
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See [Developers' Guide](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Developers'-Guide)
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for more details on configuring your environment, testing, and
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dependency management.

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