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Minor fix in build documentation for FreeBSD 11
- Package name is libevent, not libevent2 - Need to use GNU make
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doc/build-unix.md

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started than on [OpenBSD](build-openbsd.md). Installing dependencies:
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pkg install autoconf automake libtool pkgconf
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pkg install boost-libs openssl libevent2
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pkg install boost-libs openssl libevent
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pkg install gmake
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You need to use GNU make (`gmake`) instead of `make`.
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(`libressl` instead of `openssl` will also work)
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For the wallet (optional):
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./autogen.sh
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./configure --with-incompatible-bdb BDB_CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include/db5" BDB_LIBS="-L/usr/local/lib -ldb_cxx-5"
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make
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gmake
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*Note on debugging*: The version of `gdb` installed by default is [ancient and considered harmful](https://wiki.freebsd.org/GdbRetirement).
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It is not suitable for debugging a multi-threaded C++ program, not even for getting backtraces. Please install the package `gdb` and

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