1. Platforms#
| Platform | Architecture | Libbitcoin | Bitcoin Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | x64 | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| Linux | x86 (32-bit) | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| Linux | arm64 | ✔ CI | ✔ |
| Linux | arm32 | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| macOS | x64 | ✔ CI | ✔ |
| macOS | arm64 | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| Windows | x64 | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| Windows | x86 (32-bit) | ✔ CI | No target |
| Windows | arm64 | ✔ CI | No target |
All libraries and Bitcoin Explorer (bx) are supported on 32-bit
platforms, however Bitcoin Server (bs) requires 64-bit.
2. Compilers#
| Platform | Compiler | Libbitcoin | Bitcoin Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | GCC | ✔ CI (13, 14, 15 and 16) | ✔ CI (12, 14 and 15) |
| Linux | Clang | ✔ CI (18 and 19) | ✔ CI (17, 19 and 23) |
| macOS | Apple Clang (Xcode) | ✔ CI (Xcode 26.6) | ✔ CI (Xcode 26.3) |
| Windows | MSVC (Visual Studio 2026) | ✔ CI (v145) | ✔ CI (v145) |
| Windows | Clang (clang-cl, with Visual Studio) | ✔ CI (18.11) | No target |
| Windows | MinGW-w64 GCC | ✔ CI (13) | ✔ CI (14) |
| Windows | MinGW-w64 Clang | ✔ CI (13) | No target |
3. Build systems#
| Build system | Libbitcoin | Bitcoin Core |
|---|---|---|
| Autotools | ✔ CI (Linux, macOS) | No target |
| CMake | ✔ CI (Linux, macOS, Windows) | ✔ CI (Linux, macOS, Windows) |
| Visual Studio | ✔ CI (Windows) | No target |
4. Build scripts#
| Build script | Libbitcoin | Bitcoin Core |
|---|---|---|
install-gnu.sh |
✔ CI (Linux, macOS) | No target |
install-cmake.sh |
✔ CI (Linux, macOS) | No target |
install-presets.sh |
✔ CI (Linux, Windows) | No target |
build-msvc.cmd |
✔ CI (Windows) | No target |
5. Developer libraries#
| Platform | Library | system | database | network | node | server | Bitcoin Core |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Static | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ● |
| Linux | Shared | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| macOS | Static | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ● |
| macOS | Shared | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| Windows | Static | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| Windows | DLL | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
Bitcoin Core's experimental validation library is not released, or called by bitcoind.
6. Executables#
| Platform | Linkage | Libbitcoin | Bitcoin Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Static | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| Linux | Dynamic | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| macOS | Static | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| macOS | Dynamic | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| Windows | Static | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
| Windows | Dynamic | ✔ CI | ✔ CI |
7. Installers#
| Platform | Libbitcoin | Bitcoin Core |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | single file executable | tar (22 files) |
| macOS | single file executable | tar (20 files) |
| Windows | single file executable | zip (19 files), NSIS installer (13 files, 5 shortcuts, 15 registry values) |
8. Platform market share#
9. Notes#
- ✔ CI: built and tested on every change.
- ✔ Built and tested outside of CI.
- ● Expected to build: the toolchain supports it.
- No target: no documented build or CI for the platform.
Compiler versions are those built in CI. Bitcoin Core is shown from its build files and CI configuration at master (October 2026).