diff --git a/contrib/README.md b/contrib/README.md index cd0dd3b0235c5..92d0a343dbce2 100644 --- a/contrib/README.md +++ b/contrib/README.md @@ -1,22 +1,36 @@ -Python Tools +Wallet Tools --------------------- ### [BitRPC](/contrib/bitrpc) ### Allows for sending of all standard Bitcoin commands via RPC rather than as command line args. +### [SpendFrom](/contrib/spendfrom) ### + +Use the raw transactions API to send coins received on a particular +address (or addresses). + +Repository Tools +--------------------- + +### [Developer tools](/contrib/devtools) ### +Specific tools for developers working on this repository. +Contains the script `github-merge.sh` for merging github pull requests securely and signing them using GPG. + +### [Linearize](/contrib/linearize) ### +Construct a linear, no-fork, best version of the blockchain. + ### [PyMiner](/contrib/pyminer) ### This is a 'getwork' CPU mining client for Bitcoin. It is pure-python, and therefore very, very slow. The purpose is to provide a reference implementation of a miner, for study. -### [SpendFrom](/contrib/spendfrom) ### +### [Qos](/contrib/qos) ### -Use the raw transactions API to send coins received on a particular -address (or addresses). +A Linux bash script that will set up tc to limit the outgoing bandwidth for connections to the Bitcoin network. This means one can have an always-on bitcoind instance running, and another local bitcoind/bitcoin-qt instance which connects to this node and receives blocks from it. -### WalletTools -Removed. Please see [/contrib/bitrpc](/contrib/bitrpc). +### [Seeds](/contrib/seeds) ### +Utility to generate the pnSeed[] array that is compiled into the client. -Repository Tools +Build Tools and Keys --------------------- ### [Debian](/contrib/debian) ### @@ -29,18 +43,11 @@ Gavin's notes on getting gitian builds up and running using KVM. ### [Gitian-downloader](/contrib/gitian-downloader) Various PGP files of core developers. -### [Linearize](/contrib/linearize) ### -Construct a linear, no-fork, best version of the blockchain. - ### [MacDeploy](/contrib/macdeploy) ### Scripts and notes for Mac builds. -### [Qos](/contrib/qos) ### - -A Linux bash script that will set up tc to limit the outgoing bandwidth for connections to the Bitcoin network. This means one can have an always-on bitcoind instance running, and another local bitcoind/bitcoin-qt instance which connects to this node and receives blocks from it. - -### [Seeds](/contrib/seeds) ### -Utility to generate the pnSeed[] array that is compiled into the client. +Test and Verify Tools +--------------------- ### [TestGen](/contrib/testgen) ### Utilities to generate test vectors for the data-driven Bitcoin tests. @@ -51,8 +58,3 @@ tests each pull and when master is tested using jenkins. ### [Verify SF Binaries](/contrib/verifysfbinaries) ### This script attempts to download and verify the signature file SHA256SUMS.asc from SourceForge. - -### [Developer tools](/contrib/devtools) ### -Specific tools for developers working on this repository. -Contains the script `github-merge.sh` for merging github pull requests securely and signing them using GPG. -