bitcoin-unlimited: init at 1.0.1.3

Add the Bitcoin Unlimited client to the altcoins directory, so that all sides of the Bitcoin scaling debate are represented.

2 files changed, 63 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/bitcoin-unlimited.nix b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/bitcoin-unlimited.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6d0739c6bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/bitcoin-unlimited.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, autoreconfHook, openssl, db48, boost
+, zlib, miniupnpc, qt4, utillinux, protobuf, qrencode, libevent
+, withGui }:
+
+with stdenv.lib;
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  name = "bitcoin" + (toString (optional (!withGui) "d")) + "-unlimited-" + version;
+  version = "1.0.1.3";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "bitcoinunlimited";
+    repo = "bitcoinunlimited";
+    rev = "${version}";
+    sha256 = "177l2jf2yqxh3sgf80dhgyk3wgjdnqszy3hb83clk8q1wyjkfz7y";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig autoreconfHook ];
+  buildInputs = [ openssl db48 boost zlib
+                  miniupnpc utillinux protobuf libevent ]
+                  ++ optionals withGui [ qt4 qrencode ];
+
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.out}/lib" ]
+                     ++ optionals withGui [ "--with-gui=qt4" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Peer-to-peer electronic cash system (Unlimited client)";
+    longDescription= ''
+      Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is
+      completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted
+      parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly
+      with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.
+      
+      The Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) project seeks to provide a voice to all
+      stakeholders in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
+
+      Every node operator or miner can currently choose their own blocksize limit
+      by modifying their client. Bitcoin Unlimited makes the process easier by
+      providing a configurable option for the accepted and generated blocksize via
+      a GUI menu. Bitcoin Unlimited further provides a user-configurable failsafe
+      setting allowing you to accept a block larger than your maximum accepted
+      blocksize if it reaches a certain number of blocks deep in the chain.
+
+      The Bitcoin Unlimited client is not a competitive block scaling proposal
+      like BIP-101, BIP-102, etc. Instead it tracks consensus. This means that it
+      tracks the blockchain that the hash power majority follows, irrespective of
+      blocksize, and signals its ability to accept larger blocks via protocol and
+      block versioning fields.
+
+      If you support an increase in the blocksize limit by any means - or just
+      support Bitcoin conflict resolution as originally envisioned by its founder -
+      consider running a Bitcoin Unlimited client.      
+    '';
+    homepage = https://www.bitcoinunlimited.info/;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ DmitryTsygankov ];
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/default.nix
index d304019953a..fbc3d1c36f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ rec {
   bitcoin  = callPackage ./bitcoin.nix { withGui = true; };
   bitcoind = callPackage ./bitcoin.nix { withGui = false; };
 
+  bitcoin-unlimited  = callPackage ./bitcoin-unlimited.nix { withGui = true; };
+  bitcoind-unlimited = callPackage ./bitcoin-unlimited.nix { withGui = false; };
+
   bitcoin-classic  = callPackage ./bitcoin-classic.nix { withGui = true; };
   bitcoind-classic = callPackage ./bitcoin-classic.nix { withGui = false; };