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doc/build-osx.md

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NOTE: Building with Qt4 is still supported, however, could result in a broken UI. Building with Qt5 is recommended.
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Berkeley DB
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It is recommended to use Berkeley DB 4.8. If you have to build it yourself,

doc/build-unix.md

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#### Dependencies for the GUI
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If you want to build Bitcoin-Qt, make sure that the required packages for Qt development
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are installed. Either Qt 5 or Qt 4 are necessary to build the GUI.
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If both Qt 4 and Qt 5 are installed, Qt 5 will be used. Pass `--with-gui=qt4` to configure to choose Qt4.
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are installed. Qt 5 is necessary to build the GUI.
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To build without GUI pass `--without-gui`.
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To build with Qt 5 (recommended) you need the following:
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To build with Qt 5 you need the following:
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sudo apt-get install libqt5gui5 libqt5core5a libqt5dbus5 qttools5-dev qttools5-dev-tools libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler
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Alternatively, to build with Qt 4 you need the following:
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sudo apt-get install libqt4-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler
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libqrencode (optional) can be installed with:
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sudo dnf install qt5-qttools-devel qt5-qtbase-devel protobuf-devel
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doc/dependencies.md

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| protobuf | [2.6.3](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases) | | No | | |
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| Python (tests) | | [3.4](https://www.python.org/downloads) | | | |
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| qrencode | [3.4.4](https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode) | | No | | |
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| Qt | [5.7.1](https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/) | 4.7+ | No | | |
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| Qt | [5.7.1](https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/) | 5.x | No | | |
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| XCB | | | | | [Yes](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/depends/packages/qt.mk#L94) (Linux only) |
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| xkbcommon | | | | | [Yes](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/depends/packages/qt.mk#L93) (Linux only) |
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| ZeroMQ | [4.2.3](https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq/releases) | | No | | |

src/qt/README.md

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This directory contains the BitcoinQT graphical user interface (GUI). It uses the cross-platform framework [Qt](https://www1.qt.io/developers/).
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The current precise version for Qt 5 is specified in [qt.mk](/depends/packages/qt.mk). Qt 4 is also supported (see [#8263](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/8263)).
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The current precise version for Qt 5 is specified in [qt.mk](/depends/packages/qt.mk).
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Contains [Designer UI](http://doc.qt.io/qt-5.9/designer-using-a-ui-file.html) files. They are created with [Qt Creator](#using-qt-creator-as-ide), but can be edited using any text editor.
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Contains [Designer UI](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5.9/designer-using-a-ui-file.html) files. They are created with [Qt Creator](#using-qt-creator-as-ide), but can be edited using any text editor.
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The model. When it has a corresponding controller, it generally inherits from [QAbstractTableModel](http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qabstracttablemodel.html). Models that are used by controllers as helpers inherit from other Qt classes like [QValidator](http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qvalidator.html).
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The model. When it has a corresponding controller, it generally inherits from [QAbstractTableModel](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qabstracttablemodel.html). Models that are used by controllers as helpers inherit from other Qt classes like [QValidator](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qvalidator.html).
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ClientModel is used by the main application `bitcoingui` and several models like `peertablemodel`.
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Various dialogs, e.g. to open a URL. Inherit from [QDialog](http://doc.qt.io/qt-4.8/qdialog.html).
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Various dialogs, e.g. to open a URL. Inherit from [QDialog](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qdialog.html).
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### paymentserver.(h/cpp)
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