zc.v0.11.2.latest (commit b36aa884ef826339a52eea03ccea9d8c489f6c08)
System Version: OS X 10.11.2 (15C50)
Kernel Version: Darwin 15.2.0
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Will do. But it will be a bit more complicated with that PR…
Or you can do it here and someone can submit it as a PR crediting you. Thanks !
Could you please post on this forum a step by side guide on how you installed Zcash on os x.
Will do when I’ll have some time… I should have it done by the end of the weekend.
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PleasePlease! I’m waiting on this.
@adam Did you get around to writing this guide? I’ve been scouring the forum with no luck. If so, please reply with a link so I and others may easily follow.
Thanks Adam!
The key is to use only GCC… you have to replace e.g. in /usr/local/bin/… gcc-5 and g+±5 with gcc bacisally… It is because of different standard libraries (I hope I am explaining it well) and fucked-up libsnark which cannot be compiled with clang 
So the “easiest” and “least painful” solution is - system-wide replacement of clang with gcc… (install it with brew) Minor patches or paths on the way of course…
Let me know if it doesn’t work for you - I’ll give you a solution if you run into similar issues…
E.g.: build.sh
#!/bin/sh
set -ex
# cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")/.."
cd /Users/adam/Dev/zcash
or fetchparams.sh (shasum → sha256sum)
# Now verify their hashes:
echo 'Verifying parameter file integrity via sha256sum...'
sha256sum --check - <<EOF
7844a96933979158886a5b69fb163f49de76120fa1dcfc33b16c83c134e61817 regtest/$REGTEST_PKEY_NAME
7844a96933979158886a5b69fb163f49de76120fa1dcfc33b16c83c134e61817 testnet3/$REGTEST_PKEY_NAME
6902fd687bface72e572a7cda57f6da5a0c606c7b9769f30becd255e57924f41 regtest/$REGTEST_VKEY_NAME
6902fd687bface72e572a7cda57f6da5a0c606c7b9769f30becd255e57924f41 testnet3/$REGTEST_VKEY_NAME
EOF
Thanks a lot Adam, I’ll try it out this weekend and see where I get.
Do you know what the problem is with libsnark and clang? GitHub - scipr-lab/libsnark: C++ library for zkSNARKs claims that it has been tested with clang 3.4, although I would suggest using clang 3.8+ for more complete OpenMP support. It might be worth opening a ticket there for any specific errors you get.
(But yes, using gcc/g++ is the path of least resistance for now.)
Glad to see the team pay attention to this. I run OS X daily and native support would be great!
Unfortunately not… It needs somebody with more stronger background than me…
Two questions, Sir
- How to sync up zcash blockchain? Is it automatic?
- How to check sync up status, is it this command? ./zcash-cli getblockcount?
No idea… Not related to buildin imho…
Hey,
Complete newbie here… Is it worth it for me to buy a new MacBook Pro for mining Z? I’m not looking to be a pro miner, but would like to get some kind of return. I really don’t want to miss out again. I tried to buy Bitcoin when it was 1bit/$1 and couldn’t figure it out. I’m still liking myself to this day. This seems like a good currency, and I’d like to get in from the beginning. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
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If you simply want to buy a computer for mining Zcash a MacBook pro would probably not be the best option. You would want something that you can expand/ add to easily and can take the abuse of running 100% 24/7.
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Any suggestions? I need a new one, so I was hoping to get one for this purpose… And if it doesn’t pan out, hopefully I’ll still have a decent laptop
I don’t like to give specific hardware advice but here are things to consider: Mining is very hard on hardware, a Laptop is likely to run hot and possibly overheat if it’s mining 24/7. If in the future GPU mining becomes the best way to be profitable you won’t have the option to add a graphics card.
If you want to use a MacBook as a computer for your everyday use then that is fine, but it may only be able to mine successfully for a very short period of time. As difficulty increases the likelihood of finding block greatly decreases with set hardware.
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