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authorPatrick Lodder <[email protected]>2021-08-19 23:44:08 +0200
committerPatrick Lodder <[email protected]>2021-08-19 23:44:08 +0200
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mention using the depends system
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@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ and guides for different OSs can be found in separate documentation, as listed
below.
1. [Install dependencies](#install-dependencies)
+ * [Using packaged dependencies](#using-packaged-dependencies)
* [Ubuntu & Debian example](#ubuntu--debian-example)
2. [Build steps](#build-steps)
3. [Build configuration](#build-configuration)
@@ -51,6 +52,13 @@ Wallet is optional to run a node, see [Wallet](#wallet) section to enable them.
For the versions used in the release, see [release-process.md](release-process.md) under *Fetch and build inputs*.
+### Using packaged dependencies
+
+Dogecoin Core's released binaries are built using the "depends system", which
+contains exact, tested versions of all dependencies. To create binaries that are
+using only fully tested dependencies, see the documentation in the
+[depends directory](../depends/README.md) and the
+[Release process documentation](release-process.md).
### Ubuntu & Debian example