Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#31802: Add bitcoin-{node,gui} to release binaries for IPC

ryanofsky · ryanofsky · commit 7d9789401be4 · 2025-08-20T17:29:07.000-04:00
ce7d94a doc: add release note (Sjors Provoost) 71f29d4 doc: update build and dependencies docs for IPC (Sjors Provoost) 3cbf747 cmake: set ENABLE_IPC by default (Sjors Provoost) 32a90e1 ci: use bitcoin-node for one depends job (Sjors Provoost) b333cc1 ci: build one depends job without multiprocess (Sjors Provoost) 16bce9a build: depends makes libmultiprocess by default (Sjors Provoost) Pull request description: Have depends make libmultiprocess by default. This PR causes the following behavior changes: 1. **bitcoin-node and bitcoin-gui binaries are included in releases**, due to `ENABLE_IPC` option being switched on by default in depends builds 2. `ENABLE_IPC` is also switched on by default in non-depends builds (instructions updated, #33190 does this as a standalone PR) 3. Various changes to CI: switching on `ENABLE_IPC` on in most configurations and using `bitcoin-node` binary (`bitcoin -m`) for functional tests in two of them. 4. The `bitcoin-node` and `bitcoin-gui` are added to `Maintenance.cmake` (since they're now in the release) This PR doesn't need to do all of these things at once. However it's is simpler, avoids code churn (especially in CI), and probably less confusing to make all these changes in the same PR. Windows is not supported yet, so `ENABLE_IPC` is off by default for it. It can be enabled after bitcoin/bitcoin#32387. The initial main use case for IPC is to enable experimental support for the Mining IPC interface. A working example of a Stratum v2 Template Provider client using this interface can be found here: Sjors/bitcoin#48. See #31756 for discussion of when this should happen. Supersedes #30975. ## Wait what, why? The [Stratum v2 spec](https://stratumprotocol.org/specification) has been around for a few years now, mostly stable but with [ongoing activity](https://github.com/stratum-mining/sv2-spec/commits/main/) to clarify and fix more subtle issues encountered by implementers. Most of the implementation is built in Rust in a project called the Stratum Reference Implementation ([SRI](https://github.com/stratum-mining/stratum)). [Braiins](https://demand.work) added Stratum v2 support to both their (custom) firmware and pool several years ago, though they have fallen behind on recent spec changes (update: it seems they've fixed that). Apparently [new hardware is underway](bitcoin/bitcoin#31802 (comment)) that supports Stratum v2 without the need for custom firmware. [DMND pool](https://www.dmnd.work) is Stratum v2 native from the start and employs several of the SRI developers (they haven't fully launched though). The industry is rather secretive, but apparently [there is more underway](bitcoin/bitcoin#31802 (comment)). What does Bitcoin Core have to do with this? Well, in Stratum v2 jargon we are the Template Provider. Or at least, the Template Provider role needs us to make block templates. Initially back in 2023 the plan was to have Bitcoin Core implement this role entirely, see #23049. It would speak the sv2 encrypted message protocol. In fact the spec was designed around this assumption, making sure to only use cryptographic primitives already in our codebase. I took over that effort in late 2023, but during 2024 it became quite clear there was [strong resistance](bitcoin/bitcoin#29432 (review)) to the idea of including all this new code, opening another network ports, etc. At the same time there was the long running multiprocess / IPC project #10102, and the idea was born to apply that here: instead of including Stratum v2 specific stuff, we offer a general Mining interface via an IPC connection that can e.g. push out fresh block templates as fees rise above a threshold (something not possible and/or very inefficient with `getblocktemplate`). A client sidecar application then sits between the Stratum v2 world and our node. Currently there's only one such sidecar application, maintained by me, and reusing the same codebase from the integrated approach. An attempt has been made to connect to our interface from Rust bitcoin-core/libmultiprocess#174, which would pave the way for SRI include the Template Provider role. Plebhash below indicates he's also working on that: bitcoin/bitcoin#31802 (comment). So with this new approach in mind, between mid 2024 until spring 2025, I introduced a new Mining interface (#30200 - #31785). At the same time Russ Ryanosky worked on more tight integration of [libmultiprocess](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/libmultiprocess), including making it a subtree in #31741. See [design/multiprocess.md](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/design/multiprocess.md). Meanwhile I've been maintaining a fork of Bitcoin Core that includes the Template Provider, in the original integrated approach (Sjors/bitcoin#68) as well as an IPC + sidecar variant (Sjors/bitcoin#48). I've been shipping [regular releases](https://github.com/Sjors/bitcoin/releases), mostly after bug fixes or major rebases. The SRI team has been testing both variants, though the "official" [instruction on their web page](https://stratumprotocol.org/developers) is to stick to integrated version. Bug reports on [my repo fork](https://github.com/Sjors/bitcoin/issues?q=is%3Aissue) as well as on the [SRI repo](https://github.com/stratum-mining/stratum/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20%20label%3A%22template%20provider%22) are evidence of actual testing happening. But as Pavlenex writes below: > one recurring feedback I kept getting regardless of the size/type of miner is that the need to run a forked version of Bitcoin Core remains a significant barrier to adoption This PR gets rids of that significant barrier. People can download a "pristine" version of Bitcoin Core and the only change is to start it with `bitcoin node -m -ipcconnect=unix` instead of the usual `bitcoind`. Once that's released, I can dramatically simplify my sidecar codebase (Sjors/bitcoin#48) by removing pretty much all Bitcoin Core code that it doesn't need. My plan is to then make that a separate repository, which should be much easier to contribute to. I can then also make (deterministically built) signed releases, while making it clear that sidecar code has nothing to do with Bitcoin Core. Perhaps later on SRI implements the same and I can stop maintaining that project. Conceptually the situation will be a lot clearer; - today: download forked version of `bitcoind` (or a forked version of `bitcoin-node`, plus `bitcoin-mine`), install SRI stuff - tomorrow: download Bitcoin Core v30, install `bitcoin-mine` and SRI - future: download Bitcoin Core v30 and SRI <details> <summary> Guix hashes: </summary> ``` find guix-build-$(git rev-parse --short=12 HEAD)/output/ -type f -print0 | env LC_ALL=C sort -z | xargs -r0 sha256sum 6dbf29baecb1d1593087ef1306ae7c78aa160c8beb04dc016e02549ae2d6d90d guix-build-ce7d94a492e6/output/aarch64-linux-gnu/SHA256SUMS.part 4b465e5e8f9652c176aa57cfe5c289267c28c3a3c684034a9ce471b529b95275 guix-build-ce7d94a492e6/output/aarch64-linux-gnu/bitcoin-ce7d94a492e6-aarch64-linux-gnu-debug.tar.gz 85bc6fa008b83419d96443d9dcc212b46f0992387fd58fd2dda5da76536ee22c guix-build-ce7d94a492e6/output/aarch64-linux-gnu/bitcoin-ce7d94a492e6-aarch64-linux-gnu.tar.gz 5ed9ea52a8bd55361d2d9c01fbd1b25ec9970530c2776e6c1959424ba1689f52 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This was just rebased to fix a conflict since last review. josibake: ACK bitcoin/bitcoin@ce7d94a achow101: ACK ce7d94a ismaelsadeeq: ACK ce7d94a and tested again on macOS by building via depends and source. janb84: ACK ce7d94a Tree-SHA512: f7ab72933854e9dfce5746cdf764944bc26eec815f97cd0aa6b54fa499c3cccb1b678861ef5c1c793de28153d46bbb6e4d1b9aa0652163b74262e2d55ec8b813
diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ task:
     FILE_ENV: "./ci/test/00_setup_env_native_fuzz.sh"
 
 task:
-  name: 'multiprocess, i686, DEBUG'
+  name: 'no IPC, i686, DEBUG'
   << : *GLOBAL_TASK_TEMPLATE
   persistent_worker:
     labels:
       type: medium
   env:
-    FILE_ENV: "./ci/test/00_setup_env_i686_multiprocess.sh"
+    FILE_ENV: "./ci/test/00_setup_env_i686_no_ipc.sh"
 
 task:
   name: 'no wallet, libbitcoinkernel'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "CI"
       - run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install clang mold ccache build-essential cmake ninja-build pkgconf python3-zmq libevent-dev libboost-dev libsqlite3-dev systemtap-sdt-dev libzmq3-dev qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev qt6-l10n-tools libqrencode-dev -y
+          sudo apt-get install clang mold ccache build-essential cmake ninja-build pkgconf python3-zmq libevent-dev libboost-dev libsqlite3-dev systemtap-sdt-dev libzmq3-dev qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev qt6-l10n-tools libqrencode-dev capnproto libcapnp-dev -y
       - name: Compile and run tests
         run: |
           # Run tests on commits after the last merge commit and before the PR head commit
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # A workaround for "The `brew link` step did not complete successfully" error.
           brew install --quiet python@3 || brew link --overwrite python@3
-          brew install --quiet coreutils ninja pkgconf gnu-getopt ccache boost libevent zeromq qt@6 qrencode
+          brew install --quiet coreutils ninja pkgconf gnu-getopt ccache boost libevent zeromq qt@6 qrencode capnp
 
       - name: Set Ccache directory
         run: echo "CCACHE_DIR=${RUNNER_TEMP}/ccache_dir" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ endif()
 
 cmake_dependent_option(WITH_DBUS "Enable DBus support." ON "NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES \"(Windows|Darwin)\" AND BUILD_GUI" OFF)
 
-option(ENABLE_IPC "Build multiprocess bitcoin-node and bitcoin-gui executables in addition to monolithic bitcoind and bitcoin-qt executables. Requires libmultiprocess library. Experimental." OFF)
+cmake_dependent_option(ENABLE_IPC "Build multiprocess bitcoin-node and bitcoin-gui executables in addition to monolithic bitcoind and bitcoin-qt executables." ON "NOT WIN32" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(WITH_EXTERNAL_LIBMULTIPROCESS "Build with external libmultiprocess library instead of with local git subtree when ENABLE_IPC is enabled. This is not normally recommended, but can be useful for developing libmultiprocess itself." OFF "ENABLE_IPC" OFF)
 if(ENABLE_IPC AND WITH_EXTERNAL_LIBMULTIPROCESS)
   find_package(Libmultiprocess REQUIRED COMPONENTS Lib)
diff --git a/ci/test/00_setup_env_i686_no_ipc.sh b/ci/test/00_setup_env_i686_no_ipc.sh
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 
 export HOST=i686-pc-linux-gnu
-export CONTAINER_NAME=ci_i686_multiprocess
+export CONTAINER_NAME=ci_i686_no_multiprocess
 export CI_IMAGE_NAME_TAG="mirror.gcr.io/ubuntu:24.04"
 export CI_IMAGE_PLATFORM="linux/amd64"
 export PACKAGES="llvm clang g++-multilib"
-export DEP_OPTS="DEBUG=1 MULTIPROCESS=1"
+export DEP_OPTS="DEBUG=1 NO_IPC=1"
 export GOAL="install"
 export TEST_RUNNER_EXTRA="--v2transport --usecli"
 export BITCOIN_CONFIG="\
@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@ export BITCOIN_CONFIG="\
  -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER='clang++;-m32' \
  -DAPPEND_CPPFLAGS='-DBOOST_MULTI_INDEX_ENABLE_SAFE_MODE' \
 "
-export BITCOIN_CMD="bitcoin -m" # Used in functional tests
diff --git a/ci/test/00_setup_env_mac_native.sh b/ci/test/00_setup_env_mac_native.sh
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ export BITCOIN_CONFIG="-DBUILD_GUI=ON -DWITH_ZMQ=ON -DREDUCE_EXPORTS=ON -DCMAKE_
 export CI_OS_NAME="macos"
 export NO_DEPENDS=1
 export OSX_SDK=""
+export BITCOIN_CMD="bitcoin -m" # Used in functional tests
diff --git a/ci/test/00_setup_env_native_asan.sh b/ci/test/00_setup_env_native_asan.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fi
 
 export CONTAINER_NAME=ci_native_asan
 export APT_LLVM_V="20"
-export PACKAGES="systemtap-sdt-dev clang-${APT_LLVM_V} llvm-${APT_LLVM_V} libclang-rt-${APT_LLVM_V}-dev python3-zmq qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev qt6-l10n-tools libevent-dev libboost-dev libzmq3-dev libqrencode-dev libsqlite3-dev ${BPFCC_PACKAGE}"
+export PACKAGES="systemtap-sdt-dev clang-${APT_LLVM_V} llvm-${APT_LLVM_V} libclang-rt-${APT_LLVM_V}-dev python3-zmq qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev qt6-l10n-tools libevent-dev libboost-dev libzmq3-dev libqrencode-dev libsqlite3-dev ${BPFCC_PACKAGE} libcapnp-dev capnproto"
 export NO_DEPENDS=1
 export GOAL="install"
 export CI_LIMIT_STACK_SIZE=1
diff --git a/ci/test/00_setup_env_native_centos.sh b/ci/test/00_setup_env_native_centos.sh
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ export BITCOIN_CONFIG="\
  -DREDUCE_EXPORTS=ON \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
 "
+export BITCOIN_CMD="bitcoin -m" # Used in functional tests
diff --git a/ci/test/00_setup_env_native_fuzz.sh b/ci/test/00_setup_env_native_fuzz.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 export CI_IMAGE_NAME_TAG="mirror.gcr.io/ubuntu:24.04"
 export CONTAINER_NAME=ci_native_fuzz
 export APT_LLVM_V="20"
-export PACKAGES="clang-${APT_LLVM_V} llvm-${APT_LLVM_V} libclang-rt-${APT_LLVM_V}-dev libevent-dev libboost-dev libsqlite3-dev"
+export PACKAGES="clang-${APT_LLVM_V} llvm-${APT_LLVM_V} libclang-rt-${APT_LLVM_V}-dev libevent-dev libboost-dev libsqlite3-dev libcapnp-dev capnproto"
 export NO_DEPENDS=1
 export RUN_UNIT_TESTS=false
 export RUN_FUNCTIONAL_TESTS=false
diff --git a/ci/test/00_setup_env_native_fuzz_with_valgrind.sh b/ci/test/00_setup_env_native_fuzz_with_valgrind.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 
 export CI_IMAGE_NAME_TAG="mirror.gcr.io/ubuntu:24.04"
 export CONTAINER_NAME=ci_native_fuzz_valgrind
-export PACKAGES="libevent-dev libboost-dev libsqlite3-dev valgrind"
+export PACKAGES="libevent-dev libboost-dev libsqlite3-dev valgrind libcapnp-dev capnproto"
 export NO_DEPENDS=1
 export RUN_UNIT_TESTS=false
 export RUN_FUNCTIONAL_TESTS=false
diff --git a/ci/test/00_setup_env_native_tidy.sh b/ci/test/00_setup_env_native_tidy.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export CI_IMAGE_NAME_TAG="mirror.gcr.io/ubuntu:24.04"
 export CONTAINER_NAME=ci_native_tidy
 export TIDY_LLVM_V="20"
 export APT_LLVM_V="${TIDY_LLVM_V}"
-export PACKAGES="clang-${TIDY_LLVM_V} libclang-${TIDY_LLVM_V}-dev llvm-${TIDY_LLVM_V}-dev libomp-${TIDY_LLVM_V}-dev clang-tidy-${TIDY_LLVM_V} jq libevent-dev libboost-dev libzmq3-dev systemtap-sdt-dev qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev qt6-l10n-tools libqrencode-dev libsqlite3-dev"
+export PACKAGES="clang-${TIDY_LLVM_V} libclang-${TIDY_LLVM_V}-dev llvm-${TIDY_LLVM_V}-dev libomp-${TIDY_LLVM_V}-dev clang-tidy-${TIDY_LLVM_V} jq libevent-dev libboost-dev libzmq3-dev systemtap-sdt-dev qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev qt6-l10n-tools libqrencode-dev libsqlite3-dev libcapnp-dev capnproto"
 export NO_DEPENDS=1
 export RUN_UNIT_TESTS=false
 export RUN_FUNCTIONAL_TESTS=false
diff --git a/ci/test/00_setup_env_native_valgrind.sh b/ci/test/00_setup_env_native_valgrind.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 
 export CI_IMAGE_NAME_TAG="mirror.gcr.io/ubuntu:24.04"
 export CONTAINER_NAME=ci_native_valgrind
-export PACKAGES="valgrind python3-zmq libevent-dev libboost-dev libzmq3-dev libsqlite3-dev"
+export PACKAGES="valgrind python3-zmq libevent-dev libboost-dev libzmq3-dev libsqlite3-dev libcapnp-dev capnproto"
 export USE_VALGRIND=1
 export NO_DEPENDS=1
 # bind tests excluded for now, see https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/17765#issuecomment-602068547
diff --git a/cmake/module/Maintenance.cmake b/cmake/module/Maintenance.cmake
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function(add_maintenance_targets)
     return()
   endif()
 
-  foreach(target IN ITEMS bitcoin bitcoind bitcoin-qt bitcoin-cli bitcoin-tx bitcoin-util bitcoin-wallet test_bitcoin bench_bitcoin)
+  foreach(target IN ITEMS bitcoin bitcoind bitcoin-node bitcoin-qt bitcoin-gui bitcoin-cli bitcoin-tx bitcoin-util bitcoin-wallet test_bitcoin bench_bitcoin)
     if(TARGET ${target})
       list(APPEND executables $<TARGET_FILE:${target}>)
     endif()
diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ NO_QR ?=
 NO_WALLET ?=
 NO_ZMQ ?=
 NO_USDT ?=
-MULTIPROCESS ?=
+# Default NO_IPC value is 1 on Windows
+NO_IPC ?= $(if $(findstring mingw32,$(HOST)),1,)
 LTO ?=
 FALLBACK_DOWNLOAD_PATH ?= https://bitcoincore.org/depends-sources
 
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ qt_native_packages_$(NO_QT) = $(qt_native_packages)
 wallet_packages_$(NO_WALLET) = $(sqlite_packages)
 
 zmq_packages_$(NO_ZMQ) = $(zmq_packages)
-multiprocess_packages_$(MULTIPROCESS) = $(multiprocess_packages)
+ipc_packages_$(NO_IPC) = $(ipc_packages)
 usdt_packages_$(NO_USDT) = $(usdt_$(host_os)_packages)
 
 packages += $($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_packages) $($(host_os)_packages) $(boost_packages_) $(libevent_packages_) $(qt_packages_) $(wallet_packages_) $(usdt_packages_)
@@ -171,8 +172,8 @@ ifneq ($(zmq_packages_),)
 packages += $(zmq_packages)
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(multiprocess_packages_),)
-packages += $(multiprocess_packages)
+ifneq ($(ipc_packages_),)
+packages += $(ipc_packages)
 native_packages += $(multiprocess_native_packages)
 endif
 
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ $(host_prefix)/toolchain.cmake : toolchain.cmake.in $(host_prefix)/.stamp_$(fina
             -e 's|@zmq_packages@|$(zmq_packages_)|' \
             -e 's|@wallet_packages@|$(wallet_packages_)|' \
             -e 's|@usdt_packages@|$(usdt_packages_)|' \
-            -e 's|@multiprocess@|$(MULTIPROCESS)|' \
+            -e 's|@ipc_packages@|$(ipc_packages_)|' \
             $< > $@
 	touch $@
 
diff --git a/depends/README.md b/depends/README.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ The following can be set when running make: `make FOO=bar`
 - `NO_ZMQ`: Don't download/build/cache packages needed for enabling ZeroMQ
 - `NO_WALLET`: Don't download/build/cache libs needed to enable the wallet (SQLite)
 - `NO_USDT`: Don't download/build/cache packages needed for enabling USDT tracepoints
-- `MULTIPROCESS`: Build libmultiprocess (experimental)
+- `NO_IPC`: Don't build Cap’n Proto and libmultiprocess packages. Default on Windows.
 - `DEBUG`: Disable some optimizations and enable more runtime checking
 - `HOST_ID_SALT`: Optional salt to use when generating host package ids
 - `BUILD_ID_SALT`: Optional salt to use when generating build package ids
diff --git a/depends/packages/packages.mk b/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ sqlite_packages=sqlite
 
 zmq_packages=zeromq
 
-multiprocess_packages = capnp
+ipc_packages = capnp
 multiprocess_native_packages = native_libmultiprocess native_capnp
 
 usdt_linux_packages=systemtap
diff --git a/depends/toolchain.cmake.in b/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
@@ -165,11 +165,12 @@ else()
   set(WITH_USDT ON CACHE BOOL "")
 endif()
 
-if("@multiprocess@" STREQUAL "1")
+set(ipc_packages @ipc_packages@)
+if("${ipc_packages}" STREQUAL "")
+  set(ENABLE_IPC OFF CACHE BOOL "")
+else()
   set(ENABLE_IPC ON CACHE BOOL "")
   set(MPGEN_EXECUTABLE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/native/bin/mpgen" CACHE FILEPATH "")
   set(CAPNP_EXECUTABLE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/native/bin/capnp" CACHE FILEPATH "")
   set(CAPNPC_CXX_EXECUTABLE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/native/bin/capnpc-c++" CACHE FILEPATH "")
-else()
-  set(ENABLE_IPC OFF CACHE BOOL "")
 endif()
diff --git a/doc/build-freebsd.md b/doc/build-freebsd.md
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ pkg install sqlite3
 
 To build Bitcoin Core without the wallet, use `-DENABLE_WALLET=OFF`.
 
+Cap'n Proto is needed for IPC functionality (see [multiprocess.md](multiprocess.md)):
+
+```bash
+pkg install capnproto
+```
+
+Compile with `-DENABLE_IPC=OFF` if you do not need IPC functionality.
+
 See [dependencies.md](dependencies.md) for a complete overview.
 
 ### 2. Clone Bitcoin Repo
diff --git a/doc/build-netbsd.md b/doc/build-netbsd.md
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ pkgin sqlite3
 
 To build Bitcoin Core without the wallet, use `-DENABLE_WALLET=OFF`.
 
+Cap'n Proto is needed for IPC functionality (see [multiprocess.md](multiprocess.md)):
+
+```bash
+pkgin capnproto
+```
+
+Compile with `-DENABLE_IPC=OFF` if you do not need IPC functionality.
+
 See [dependencies.md](dependencies.md) for a complete overview.
 
 ### 2. Clone Bitcoin Repo
diff --git a/doc/build-openbsd.md b/doc/build-openbsd.md
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ pkg_add sqlite3
 
 To build Bitcoin Core without the wallet, use `-DENABLE_WALLET=OFF`.
 
+Cap'n Proto is needed for IPC functionality (see [multiprocess.md](multiprocess.md))
+and can be built from source: https://capnproto.org/install.html
+
+Compile with `-DENABLE_IPC=OFF` if you do not need IPC functionality.
+
 See [dependencies.md](dependencies.md) for a complete overview.
 
 ### 2. Clone Bitcoin Repo
diff --git a/doc/build-osx.md b/doc/build-osx.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ See [dependencies.md](dependencies.md) for a complete overview.
 To install, run the following from your terminal:
 
 ``` bash
-brew install cmake boost pkgconf libevent
+brew install cmake boost pkgconf libevent capnp
 ```
 
 #### Wallet Dependencies
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ the `cmake -B` step below.
 SQLite is required, but since macOS ships with a useable `sqlite` package, you don't need to
 install anything.
 
+#### IPC Dependencies
+
+If you do not need IPC functionality (see [multiprocess.md](multiprocess.md))
+you can omit `capnp` and use `-DENABLE_IPC=OFF` in the `cmake -B` step below.
+
 ### 4. Clone Bitcoin repository
 
 `git` should already be installed by default on your system.
@@ -112,19 +117,6 @@ For more information on ZMQ, see: [zmq.md](zmq.md)
 
 ---
 
-### IPC Dependencies
-
-Compiling IPC-enabled binaries with `-DENABLE_IPC=ON` requires the following dependency.
-Skip if you do not need IPC functionality.
-
-```bash
-brew install capnp
-```
-
-For more information on IPC, see: [multiprocess.md](multiprocess.md).
-
----
-
 #### Test Suite Dependencies
 
 There is an included test suite that is useful for testing code changes when developing.
diff --git a/doc/build-unix.md b/doc/build-unix.md
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ SQLite is required for the wallet:
 
 To build Bitcoin Core without the wallet, see [*Disable-wallet mode*](#disable-wallet-mode)
 
+Cap'n Proto is needed for IPC functionality (see [multiprocess.md](multiprocess.md)):
+
+    sudo apt-get install libcapnp-dev capnproto
+
+Compile with `-DENABLE_IPC=OFF` if you do not need IPC functionality.
+
 ZMQ-enabled binaries are compiled with `-DWITH_ZMQ=ON` and require the following dependency:
 
     sudo apt-get install libzmq3-dev
@@ -68,11 +74,6 @@ User-Space, Statically Defined Tracing (USDT) dependencies:
 
     sudo apt install systemtap-sdt-dev
 
-IPC-enabled binaries are compiled  with `-DENABLE_IPC=ON` and require the following dependencies.
-Skip if you do not need IPC functionality.
-
-    sudo apt-get install libcapnp-dev capnproto
-
 GUI dependencies:
 
 Bitcoin Core includes a GUI built with the cross-platform Qt Framework. To compile the GUI, we need to install
@@ -119,11 +120,12 @@ User-Space, Statically Defined Tracing (USDT) dependencies:
 
     sudo dnf install systemtap-sdt-devel
 
-IPC-enabled binaries are compiled with `-DENABLE_IPC=ON` and require the following dependency.
-Skip if you do not need IPC functionality.
+Cap'n Proto is needed for IPC functionality (see [multiprocess.md](multiprocess.md)):
 
     sudo dnf install capnproto
 
+Compile with `-DENABLE_IPC=OFF` if you do not need IPC functionality.
+
 GUI dependencies:
 
 Bitcoin Core includes a GUI built with the cross-platform Qt Framework. To compile the GUI, we need to install
diff --git a/doc/dependencies.md b/doc/dependencies.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Bitcoin Core requires one of the following compilers.
 
 | Dependency | Releases | Minimum required |
 | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Cap'n Proto](../depends/packages/capnp.mk) | [link](https://capnproto.org) | [0.7.1](https://capnproto.org/install.html) |
 | Python (scripts, tests) | [link](https://www.python.org) | [3.10](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/30527) |
 | [Qt](../depends/packages/qt.mk) (gui) | [link](https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/) | [6.2](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/30997) |
 | [qrencode](../depends/packages/qrencode.mk) (gui) | [link](https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/) | N/A |
diff --git a/doc/multiprocess.md b/doc/multiprocess.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ _This document describes usage of the multiprocess feature. For design informati
 
 ## Build Option
 
-On Unix systems, the `-DENABLE_IPC=ON` build option can be passed to build the supplemental `bitcoin-node` and `bitcoin-gui` multiprocess executables.
+The `-DENABLE_IPC=ON` build option, supported and enabled by default on Unix systems, can be passed to build the supplemental `bitcoin-node` and `bitcoin-gui` multiprocess executables.
 
 ## Debugging
 
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ Specifying `-DENABLE_IPC=ON` requires [Cap'n Proto](https://capnproto.org/) to b
 
 ### Depends installation
 
-Alternately the [depends system](../depends) can be used to avoid need to install local dependencies. A simple way to get started is to pass the `MULTIPROCESS=1` [dependency option](../depends#dependency-options) to make:
+Alternatively the [depends system](../depends) can be used to avoid needing to install local dependencies:
 
 ```
 cd <BITCOIN_SOURCE_DIRECTORY>
-make -C depends NO_QT=1 MULTIPROCESS=1
+make -C depends NO_QT=1
 # Set host platform to output of gcc -dumpmachine or clang -dumpmachine or check the depends/ directory for the generated subdirectory name
 HOST_PLATFORM="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
 cmake -B build --toolchain=depends/$HOST_PLATFORM/toolchain.cmake
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ build/bin/bitcoin -m node -regtest -printtoconsole -debug=ipc
 BITCOIN_CMD="bitcoin -m" build/test/functional/test_runner.py
 ```
 
-The `cmake` build will pick up settings and library locations from the depends directory, so there is no need to pass `-DENABLE_IPC=ON` as a separate flag when using the depends system (it's controlled by the `MULTIPROCESS=1` option).
+The `cmake` build will pick up settings and library locations from the depends directory, so there is no need to pass `-DENABLE_IPC=ON` as a separate flag when using the depends system (it's controlled by the `NO_IPC=1` option).
 
 ### Cross-compiling
 
diff --git a/doc/release-notes-31802.md b/doc/release-notes-31802.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+A new (experimental) Mining interface was introduced to support Stratum v2 or other mining client software, see #31098. When the node is started with `bitcoin node -m -ipcbind=unix` the node will listen on a unix socket for IPC client connections. The `-m` option launches a new binary `bitcoin-node` instead of `bitcoind`.
+
+IPC connectivity introduces new dependencies (see [multiprocess.md](multiprocess.md)), which are only included in the `bitcoin-node` and `bitcoin-gui` binaries (not in `bitcoind` and `bitcoin-qt`). Those new binaries are now built by default (controlled by `ENABLE_IPC`). If you don't intend to use IPC, nothing changes and there is no need to use `bitcoin -m`, `bitcoin-node` or `bitcoin-gui`(#31802)

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ export BITCOIN_CONFIG="\`
`18`	`18`	`-DREDUCE_EXPORTS=ON \`
`19`	`19`	`-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \`
`20`	`20`	`"`
	`21`	`+export BITCOIN_CMD="bitcoin -m" # Used in functional tests`