Re: Vanity bitcoin addresses: a new way to keep your CPU busy

Quote from: SgtSpike on June 25, 2011, 11:32:58 PM

Thanks!

What's the command to apply it to a build?

You need the patch utility. There are a couple of implementations for windows out there. Just unpack the bitcoin sources into a directory, download the patch, open a cmd window and type this:

Code:

> cd \path\to\bitcoin-sources
> patch -p1 < \path\to\vanity-0.3.23.patch

(Disclaimer: that's untested). Then compile as usual. I only compiled bitcoind (headless) since that's what I use anyway.

Quote from: cschmitz on June 26, 2011, 12:33:07 AM

I think this is inherently a bad idea, especially coming from one of the core developers of bitcoin.

I understand he did it for the lulz and in no way he seriously endorses its usage. After all, you have to jump through a couple of hoops to get it working.