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New BCHN feature development bounty (2 BCH total): `introduce indexdir to bitcoind` More info: https://gitlab.com/bitcoin-cash-node/bitcoin-cash-node/-/issues/52 To see all open bounties: https://gitlab.com/bitcoin-cash-node/bitcoin-cash-node/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=bounty
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I really want to join these things, but I don't have enough C++ knowledge, I'm merely still reading up the basics and trying to ensure I have a "College Degree" on things, haha. EDIT: By the way, are we going to test it out by making a Python script about it or downloading a full node and modifying it? What's the best OS and IDE to use then?
Yes, it would need a Python test. There are many examples in `test/functional/` folder of the BCHN software. A new test should be added to show that the new parameter works and also if a user supplies bad values, that the software tells them about the problem in a suitable way. Easiest OS to develop on is some well supported Linux like Ubuntu (eoan, focal or bionic) or Debian 10. A first step would be to download the source code (from GitLab or Github) and get it to build and run. There are build instruction files for various OS's in the `doc/` folder. The latest QtCreator is a nice IDE for working with this codebase.