#629008 RFP: bitcoinj -- A Java implementation of a Bitcoin client-only node

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Carlo Stemberger
Date:
2023-02-15 11:33:05 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#629008#5
Date:
2011-06-02 23:40:48 UTC
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* Package name    : bitcoinj
  Version         : r89
  Upstream Author : Jonny Heggheim <hegjon@gmail.com>
* URL             : http://code.google.com/p/bitcoinj/
* License         : Apache License 2.0
  Programming Lang: Java
  Description     : A Java implementation of a BitCoin client-only node

BitCoinJ implements the native BitCoin P2P protocol, which allows it to
maintain a wallet and send/receive transactions without needing a local
copy of the official implementation. It comes with full documentation
and some example apps showing how to use the library.

The project aims to be easier to understand than the C++ implementation,
and be suitable for usage on constrained devices such as mobile phones.

BitCoinJ implements the "simplified payment verification" mode of
Satoshis paper. It does not store a full copy of the block chain,
rather, it stores what it needs in order to verify transactions with the
aid of an untrusted peer node.

#629008#40
Date:
2012-11-12 16:20:52 UTC
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The lib might not be ready for packaging right now.

Contacted the upstream devs and this was the answer:

''BitcoinJ does not have  a stable API so it doesn't make much sense to
have it be dynamically linked, and the Java world already has its own
apt-get style infrastructure called Maven. Also, Debian packages have a
history of falling behind and for security critical software that's a
problem. ''

I might still work on the package later. Until then, I am releasing the
ownership of the bug.

#629008#51
Date:
2023-02-15 11:29:55 UTC
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Hi dear,
Good morning and how are you doing today?
Please did you receive my last message?
Regards,
Sharon.