From 6a83735cc10da9b4f1fd9a09d0f0fdb89b277a44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:28:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/20] updated ui

---
 src/gui/qt-daemon/layout | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/gui/qt-daemon/layout b/src/gui/qt-daemon/layout
index 5c46578b..50e07717 160000
--- a/src/gui/qt-daemon/layout
+++ b/src/gui/qt-daemon/layout
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5c46578ba2cf2bd9bcb377e550e0701f8e5c9b77
+Subproject commit 50e07717bff0bc00617bd8d14589e15f2647fabf

From 46f4e317f46db23e5360ac3b3cdd456998122b47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:29:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/20] === build number: 156 -> 157 ===

---
 src/version.h.in | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index 9dfd81f9..80015802 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #define PROJECT_REVISION "2"
 #define PROJECT_VERSION PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_REVISION
 
-#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 156
+#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 157
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR STRINGIFY_EXPAND(PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO)
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_LONG PROJECT_VERSION "." PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR "[" BUILD_COMMIT_ID "]"

From dec913c4e9958cd0aed1311f658065baedf5a4ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:50:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/20] build: an attempt to fix boost lib paths in macOS CLI
 binaries

---
 utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh       | 20 ++++++++++----------
 utils/macosx_fix_boost_libs_path.sh | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh b/utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh
index 7153fff9..bddf3fd6 100755
--- a/utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh
+++ b/utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 # copy all necessary libs into the bundle in order to workaround El Capitan's SIP restrictions
-mkdir -p Zano.app/Contents/Frameworks/boost_libs
-cp -R "$ZANO_BOOST_LIBS_PATH/" Zano.app/Contents/Frameworks/boost_libs/
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "Failed to cp workaround to MacOS"
-    exit 1
-fi
+#mkdir -p Zano.app/Contents/Frameworks/boost_libs
+#cp -R "$ZANO_BOOST_LIBS_PATH/" Zano.app/Contents/Frameworks/boost_libs/
+#if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+#    echo "Failed to cp workaround to MacOS"
+#    exit 1
+#fi
 
 # rename process name to big letter 
 mv Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/zano Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/Zano
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ fi
 
 # fix boost libs paths in main executable and libs to workaround El Capitan's SIP restrictions
 source ../../../utils/macosx_fix_boost_libs_path.sh
-fix_boost_libs_in_binary @executable_path/../Frameworks/boost_libs Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/Zano
-fix_boost_libs_in_binary @executable_path/../Frameworks/boost_libs Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/simplewallet
-fix_boost_libs_in_binary @executable_path/../Frameworks/boost_libs Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/zanod
-fix_boost_libs_in_libs @executable_path/../Frameworks/boost_libs Zano.app/Contents/Frameworks/boost_libs
+fix_boost_libs_in_binary @executable_path/../Frameworks Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/Zano
+fix_boost_libs_in_binary @executable_path/../Frameworks Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/simplewallet
+fix_boost_libs_in_binary @executable_path/../Frameworks Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/zanod
+#fix_boost_libs_in_libs @executable_path/../Frameworks/boost_libs Zano.app/Contents/Frameworks/boost_libs
 
 
 
diff --git a/utils/macosx_fix_boost_libs_path.sh b/utils/macosx_fix_boost_libs_path.sh
index ff290d92..15a02ce2 100644
--- a/utils/macosx_fix_boost_libs_path.sh
+++ b/utils/macosx_fix_boost_libs_path.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ set -e
 
 function rel_path() # $1 - path to a target dir/file, $2 - base dir
 {
-  python -c "import os.path; print os.path.relpath('$1', os.path.dirname('$2'))"
+  python3 -c "import os.path; print(os.path.relpath('$1', os.path.dirname('$2')))"
 }
 
 function abs_path()
 {
-  python -c "import os.path; print os.path.abspath('$1')"
+  python3 -c "import os.path; print(os.path.abspath('$1'))"
 }
 
 function fix_boost_libs_in_binary() # $1 - path to boost libs, $2 - binary to fix
@@ -17,23 +17,24 @@ function fix_boost_libs_in_binary() # $1 - path to boost libs, $2 - binary to fi
     echo "fix_boost_libs_in_binary is called with no or invalid parameters"
     return 1
   fi
-  install_name_tool -change libboost_system.dylib          $1/libboost_system.dylib          $2
-  install_name_tool -change libboost_filesystem.dylib      $1/libboost_filesystem.dylib      $2
-  install_name_tool -change libboost_thread.dylib          $1/libboost_thread.dylib          $2
-  install_name_tool -change libboost_date_time.dylib       $1/libboost_date_time.dylib       $2
-  install_name_tool -change libboost_chrono.dylib          $1/libboost_chrono.dylib          $2
-  install_name_tool -change libboost_regex.dylib           $1/libboost_regex.dylib           $2
-  install_name_tool -change libboost_serialization.dylib   $1/libboost_serialization.dylib   $2
-  install_name_tool -change libboost_atomic.dylib          $1/libboost_atomic.dylib          $2
-  install_name_tool -change libboost_program_options.dylib $1/libboost_program_options.dylib $2
-  install_name_tool -change libboost_locale.dylib          $1/libboost_locale.dylib          $2
-  install_name_tool -change libboost_timer.dylib           $1/libboost_timer.dylib           $2
-  install_name_tool -change libboost_chrono.dylib          $1/libboost_chrono.dylib          $2
+  install_name_tool -change @rpath/libboost_system.dylib          $1/libboost_system.dylib          $2
+  install_name_tool -change @rpath/libboost_filesystem.dylib      $1/libboost_filesystem.dylib      $2
+  install_name_tool -change @rpath/libboost_thread.dylib          $1/libboost_thread.dylib          $2
+  install_name_tool -change @rpath/libboost_date_time.dylib       $1/libboost_date_time.dylib       $2
+  install_name_tool -change @rpath/libboost_chrono.dylib          $1/libboost_chrono.dylib          $2
+  install_name_tool -change @rpath/libboost_regex.dylib           $1/libboost_regex.dylib           $2
+  install_name_tool -change @rpath/libboost_serialization.dylib   $1/libboost_serialization.dylib   $2
+  install_name_tool -change @rpath/libboost_atomic.dylib          $1/libboost_atomic.dylib          $2
+  install_name_tool -change @rpath/libboost_program_options.dylib $1/libboost_program_options.dylib $2
+  install_name_tool -change @rpath/libboost_locale.dylib          $1/libboost_locale.dylib          $2
+  install_name_tool -change @rpath/libboost_timer.dylib           $1/libboost_timer.dylib           $2
+  install_name_tool -change @rpath/libboost_chrono.dylib          $1/libboost_chrono.dylib          $2
   return 0
 }
 
 function fix_boost_libs_in_libs() # $1 - path to boost libs, $2 - path to libs folder
 {
+  return 0 # temporary disabled -- 2023-11-20, sowle
   install_name_tool -change libboost_system.dylib          $1/libboost_system.dylib          $2/libboost_filesystem.dylib
   install_name_tool -change libboost_system.dylib          $1/libboost_system.dylib          $2/libboost_thread.dylib
   install_name_tool -change libboost_system.dylib          $1/libboost_system.dylib          $2/libboost_chrono.dylib

From 020ad2ec7a4e1c8c444b577013b7a876f4ce7993 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:51:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/20] === build number: 157 -> 158 ===

---
 src/version.h.in | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index 80015802..89c14c92 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #define PROJECT_REVISION "2"
 #define PROJECT_VERSION PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_REVISION
 
-#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 157
+#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 158
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR STRINGIFY_EXPAND(PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO)
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_LONG PROJECT_VERSION "." PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR "[" BUILD_COMMIT_ID "]"

From 0e67f9449f64fccf9e553a71271d9901a6d0299e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:48:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/20] build: an attempt 2 to fix boost lib paths in macOS CLI
 binaries

---
 utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh | 21 +++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh b/utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh
index bddf3fd6..79d74827 100755
--- a/utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh
+++ b/utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 # copy all necessary libs into the bundle in order to workaround El Capitan's SIP restrictions
-#mkdir -p Zano.app/Contents/Frameworks/boost_libs
-#cp -R "$ZANO_BOOST_LIBS_PATH/" Zano.app/Contents/Frameworks/boost_libs/
-#if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-#    echo "Failed to cp workaround to MacOS"
-#    exit 1
-#fi
+mkdir -p Zano.app/Contents/Frameworks/boost_libs
+cp -R $ZANO_BOOST_LIBS_PATH/*.dylib Zano.app/Contents/Frameworks/boost_libs/
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to cp workaround to MacOS"
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 # rename process name to big letter 
 mv Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/zano Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/Zano
@@ -81,13 +81,12 @@ fi
 
 # fix boost libs paths in main executable and libs to workaround El Capitan's SIP restrictions
 source ../../../utils/macosx_fix_boost_libs_path.sh
-fix_boost_libs_in_binary @executable_path/../Frameworks Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/Zano
-fix_boost_libs_in_binary @executable_path/../Frameworks Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/simplewallet
-fix_boost_libs_in_binary @executable_path/../Frameworks Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/zanod
+fix_boost_libs_in_binary @executable_path/../Frameworks/boost_libs Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/Zano
+fix_boost_libs_in_binary @executable_path/../Frameworks/boost_libs Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/simplewallet
+fix_boost_libs_in_binary @executable_path/../Frameworks/boost_libs Zano.app/Contents/MacOS/zanod
 #fix_boost_libs_in_libs @executable_path/../Frameworks/boost_libs Zano.app/Contents/Frameworks/boost_libs
 
 
-
 "$ZANO_QT_PATH/clang_64/bin/macdeployqt" Zano.app
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Failed to macdeployqt Zano.app"
@@ -95,6 +94,8 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 
+rm -rf Zano.app/Contents/Frameworks/libboost*.dylib
+
 
 rsync -a ../../../src/gui/qt-daemon/layout/html Zano.app/Contents/MacOS --exclude less --exclude package.json --exclude gulpfile.js
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then

From 6b78438d1352929733392874ed0728b87cea600e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:49:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/20] === build number: 158 -> 159 ===

---
 src/version.h.in | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index 89c14c92..eae6763d 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #define PROJECT_REVISION "2"
 #define PROJECT_VERSION PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_REVISION
 
-#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 158
+#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 159
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR STRINGIFY_EXPAND(PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO)
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_LONG PROJECT_VERSION "." PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR "[" BUILD_COMMIT_ID "]"

From 2e573721155120e3c97bbb52b79ccbecc9cf8fcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:56:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/20] checkpoint @ height 2390000

---
 src/currency_core/checkpoints_create.h | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/src/currency_core/checkpoints_create.h b/src/currency_core/checkpoints_create.h
index 49d10037..77907927 100644
--- a/src/currency_core/checkpoints_create.h
+++ b/src/currency_core/checkpoints_create.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace currency
     ADD_CHECKPOINT(1161000,  "96990d851b484e30190678756ba2a4d3a2f92b987e2470728ac1e38b2bf35908");
     ADD_CHECKPOINT(1480000,  "5dd3381eec35e8b4eba4518bfd8eec682a4292761d92218fd59b9f0ffedad3fe");
     ADD_CHECKPOINT(2000000,  "7b6698a8cc279aa78d6263f01fef186bd16f5b1ea263a7f4714abc1d506b9cb3");
+    ADD_CHECKPOINT(2390000,  "10797d34349d0ef1d1ab4b41ada6f8f2c2f86a7f7eebe44dd2ba06067cb47e0a");
 #endif
 
     return true;

From 3c4a52809c7b1dca42ca871bc7ec24487673a218 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 13:00:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 08/20] ====== build number: 159 -> 160 ===

---
 src/version.h.in | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index eae6763d..018842ef 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #define PROJECT_REVISION "2"
 #define PROJECT_VERSION PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_REVISION
 
-#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 159
+#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 160
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR STRINGIFY_EXPAND(PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO)
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_LONG PROJECT_VERSION "." PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR "[" BUILD_COMMIT_ID "]"

From fbf609c1efcf1feea4280186fa0a7049c59bc997 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cryptozoidberg <crypto.zoidberg@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 13:33:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 09/20] fixed linux desktop file link

---
 utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh b/utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh
index 9c588e61..563124e6 100755
--- a/utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh
+++ b/utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ create_desktop_icon()
     echo GenericName=Zano | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo Comment=Privacy blockchain | tee -a $target_file_name > /dev/null
     echo Icon=${out_dir}/Zano.png | tee -a $target_file_name > /dev/null
-    echo Exec=$APPIMAGE --deeplink-params=%u | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
+    echo Exec=$APPIMAGE --deeplink-params=\\\"%u\\\" | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo Terminal=true | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo Type=Application | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo "Categories=Qt;Utility;" | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null

From 0ec7582cd145d340fd5633990f7d7f08c69fa395 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:32:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 10/20] predownload files updated

---
 src/common/pre_download.h | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/common/pre_download.h b/src/common/pre_download.h
index 373c0bd4..e9aecf5b 100644
--- a/src/common/pre_download.h
+++ b/src/common/pre_download.h
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ namespace tools
   };
 
 #ifndef TESTNET
-  static constexpr pre_download_entry c_pre_download_mdbx = { "http://95.217.42.247/pre-download/zano_mdbx_95_2200000.pak", "c3bd64c62495c3f266759750952519f13f32fc161b59547beaa8202b6e26d516", 2628767033, 5100195840 };
-  static constexpr pre_download_entry c_pre_download_lmdb = { "http://95.217.42.247/pre-download/zano_lmdb_95_2200000.pak", "fcbf0ab3b23836e1a51fa675e719900fb94110cfb74790b3323cebce7fb9f5bd", 3426025872, 4954472448 };
+  static constexpr pre_download_entry c_pre_download_mdbx = { "http://95.217.42.247/pre-download/zano_mdbx_95_2390000.pak", "ffc8d2220a4d8b3fba51073a422cbb6139c60858469ea086623f9d16329eb5b4", 2767268964, 5368627200 };
+  static constexpr pre_download_entry c_pre_download_lmdb = { "http://95.217.42.247/pre-download/zano_lmdb_95_2390000.pak", "7e58951bc523eb12e0ec07171bc67b3f96bad4d5454dd2da56f642a872e230d3", 3618283035, 5156397056 };
 #else
   static constexpr pre_download_entry c_pre_download_mdbx = { "", "", 0, 0 };
   static constexpr pre_download_entry c_pre_download_lmdb = { "", "", 0, 0 };

From 2dd80035883b1936981634110ffcce6d99958a70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:33:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 11/20] ====== build number: 160 -> 161 ===

---
 src/version.h.in | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index 018842ef..c94f2500 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #define PROJECT_REVISION "2"
 #define PROJECT_VERSION PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_REVISION
 
-#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 160
+#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 161
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR STRINGIFY_EXPAND(PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO)
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_LONG PROJECT_VERSION "." PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR "[" BUILD_COMMIT_ID "]"

From d0ad3c7ad44d3dcb027318b7aee60ef3fc13bc0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cryptozoidberg <crypto.zoidberg@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 12:23:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 12/20] Update Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh

---
 utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh b/utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh
index 563124e6..be3171c5 100755
--- a/utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh
+++ b/utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ create_desktop_icon()
     echo Comment=Privacy blockchain | tee -a $target_file_name > /dev/null
     echo Icon=${out_dir}/Zano.png | tee -a $target_file_name > /dev/null
     echo Exec=$APPIMAGE --deeplink-params=\\\"%u\\\" | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
-    echo Terminal=true | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
+    echo Terminal=false | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo Type=Application | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo "Categories=Qt;Utility;" | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo "MimeType=x-scheme-handler/zano;" | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null

From 801dcd0ffef6b2179a47444a1e794a8b88da25b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 15:34:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 13/20] ui updated

---
 src/gui/qt-daemon/layout | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/gui/qt-daemon/layout b/src/gui/qt-daemon/layout
index 50e07717..45e91ea2 160000
--- a/src/gui/qt-daemon/layout
+++ b/src/gui/qt-daemon/layout
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 50e07717bff0bc00617bd8d14589e15f2647fabf
+Subproject commit 45e91ea2d56ad4ce60b552052ec7c5abc8f86dcc

From f5958fa722cd3cc3d295b3961df2a3b1b73f4bb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 15:35:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 14/20] ====== build number: 161 -> 162 ===

---
 src/version.h.in | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index c94f2500..1fc50869 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #define PROJECT_REVISION "2"
 #define PROJECT_VERSION PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_REVISION
 
-#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 161
+#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 162
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR STRINGIFY_EXPAND(PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO)
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_LONG PROJECT_VERSION "." PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR "[" BUILD_COMMIT_ID "]"

From 46bef30daddf54d5ee3714a10a6dd062709d39df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 19:50:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 15/20] build: an attempt to make Boost searching process be
 more error proof

---
 CMakeLists.txt | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 913dcb72..e4c7d668 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
 
 PROJECT(Zano)
 
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 
-# If BOOST_ROOT is set, ignore system-wide Boost
-if(DEFINED ENV{BOOST_ROOT})
+# always use system-wide Boost (unless ZANO_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST is defined for some reason, which is not recommended)
+if(not DEFINED ENV{ZANO_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST})
   set(Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS ON)
 endif()
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android")
   set(Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS "${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}/${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}/")
   set(Boost_LIBRARIES "${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_system.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_filesystem.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_thread.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_timer.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_date_time.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_chrono.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_regex.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_serialization.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_atomic.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_program_options.a")
 else()
-  find_package(Boost 1.70 REQUIRED COMPONENTS system filesystem thread timer date_time chrono regex serialization atomic program_options locale)
+  find_package(Boost 1.70...1.71 REQUIRED COMPONENTS system filesystem thread timer date_time chrono regex serialization atomic program_options locale)
 endif()
 
 

From 0caf50fde8380cde21ecb39e8f4e3c06ed6d62ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 21:06:14 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 16/20] build: an attempt to make Boost searching process be
 more error proof (2)

---
 CMakeLists.txt | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e4c7d668..880aa5d0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 
 PROJECT(Zano)
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ endif()
 
 
 # always use system-wide Boost (unless ZANO_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST is defined for some reason, which is not recommended)
-if(not DEFINED ENV{ZANO_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST})
+if(NOT DEFINED ENV{ZANO_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST})
   set(Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS ON)
 endif()
 
@@ -212,8 +212,10 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "iOS")
 elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android")
   set(Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS "${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}/${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}/")
   set(Boost_LIBRARIES "${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_system.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_filesystem.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_thread.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_timer.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_date_time.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_chrono.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_regex.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_serialization.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_atomic.a;${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}libboost_program_options.a")
+elseif(APPLE)
+  find_package(Boost 1.71 EXACT REQUIRED COMPONENTS system filesystem thread timer date_time chrono regex serialization atomic program_options locale)
 else()
-  find_package(Boost 1.70...1.71 REQUIRED COMPONENTS system filesystem thread timer date_time chrono regex serialization atomic program_options locale)
+  find_package(Boost 1.70 EXACT REQUIRED COMPONENTS system filesystem thread timer date_time chrono regex serialization atomic program_options locale)
 endif()
 
 

From 0367a7970637be52e79caef617a825ab2b5f311c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "crypto.sowle" <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 23:29:15 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 17/20] README.md: improved Linux build manual

---
 README.md | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 464c1410..8eea3e1a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Be sure to clone the repository properly:\
 | llvm/clang (Linux) | UNKNOWN | 7.0.1 | 8.0.0 |
 | [MSVC](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) (Windows) | 2015 (14.0 update 1) | 2017 (15.9.0) | 2022 (17.7.5) |
 | [XCode](https://developer.apple.com/downloads/) (macOS) | 9.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
-| [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/) | 3.15.5 | 3.22.1 | 3.26.3 |
+| [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/) | 3.1 | 3.22.1 | 3.26.3 |
 | [Boost](https://www.boost.org/users/download/) | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.76 |
 | [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org/source/) [(win)](https://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html) | 1.1.1n | 1.1.1w | 1.1.1w | 
 | [Qt](https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/) (*only for GUI*) | 5.8.0 | 5.11.2 | 5.15.2 |
@@ -42,18 +42,25 @@ Recommended OS versions: Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04 LTS.
 
        sudo apt-get install -y build-essential g++ python-dev autotools-dev libicu-dev libbz2-dev cmake git screen checkinstall zlib1g-dev mesa-common-dev libglu1-mesa-dev
 
-2. Download and build Boost\
-    (Assuming you have cloned Zano into the 'zano' folder. If you used a different location for Zano, edit line 4 accordingly.)
+2. Clone Zano into a local folder\
+   (If for some reason you need to use alternative Zano branch, change 'master' to the required branch name.)
+   
+       git clone --recursive https://github.com/hyle-team/zano.git -b master
+
+   In the following steps we assume that you cloned Zano into '~/zano' folder in your home directory. 
+
+3. Download and build Boost\
+    (Assuming you have cloned Zano into the 'zano' folder. If you used a different location for Zano, **edit line 4** accordingly.)
 
        curl -OL https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.70.0/source/boost_1_70_0.tar.bz2
        echo "430ae8354789de4fd19ee52f3b1f739e1fba576f0aded0897c3c2bc00fb38778  boost_1_70_0.tar.bz2" | shasum -c && tar -xjf boost_1_70_0.tar.bz2
        rm boost_1_70_0.tar.bz2 && cd boost_1_70_0
        patch -p0 < ../zano/utils/boost_1.70_gcc_8.patch || cd ..
        ./bootstrap.sh --with-libraries=system,filesystem,thread,date_time,chrono,regex,serialization,atomic,program_options,locale,timer,log
-       ./b2
+       ./b2 && cd ..
     Make sure that you see "The Boost C++ Libraries were successfully built!" message at the end.
 
-3. Install Qt\
+4. Install Qt\
 (*GUI version only, skip this step if you're building server version*)
 
     [*GUI version*]
@@ -64,18 +71,19 @@ Recommended OS versions: Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04 LTS.
     Then follow the instructions in Wizard. Don't forget to tick the WebEngine module checkbox!
 
 
-4. Install OpenSSL
+5. Install OpenSSL
 
-   We recommend installing OpenSSL v1.1.1w locally unless you would like to use the same version system-wide. Adjust the local path `/home/user/openssl` in the commands below according to your needs.
+   We recommend installing OpenSSL v1.1.1w locally unless you would like to use the same version system-wide.\
+   (Assuming that `$HOME` environment variable is set to your home directory. Otherwise, edit line 4 accordingly.)
 
        curl -OL https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.1.1w.tar.gz
        echo "cf3098950cb4d853ad95c0841f1f9c6d3dc102dccfcacd521d93925208b76ac8  openssl-1.1.1w.tar.gz" | shasum -c && tar xaf openssl-1.1.1w.tar.gz 
        cd openssl-1.1.1w/
-       ./config --prefix=/home/user/openssl --openssldir=/home/user/openssl shared zlib
-       make && make test && make install
+       ./config --prefix=$HOME/openssl --openssldir=$HOME/openssl shared zlib
+       make && make test && make install && cd ..
 
 
-5. Set environment variables properly\
+6. [*OPTIONAL*] Set global environment variables for convenient use\
 For instance, by adding the following lines to `~/.bashrc`
 
     [*server version*]
@@ -90,18 +98,27 @@ For instance, by adding the following lines to `~/.bashrc`
        export OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=/home/user/openssl  
        export QT_PREFIX_PATH=/home/user/Qt5.11.2/5.11.2/gcc_64
 
-    Make sure you've restarted your terminal session (by reopening the terminal window or reconnecting the server) to apply these changes.
-
-6. Build the binaries
-   1. Build daemon and simplewallet:
-
-          cd zano/ && make -j1
-      or 
+      **NOTICE: Please edit the lines above according to your actual paths.**
    
+      **NOTICE 2:** Make sure you've restarted your terminal session (by reopening the terminal window or reconnecting the server) to apply these changes.
+
+8. Build the binaries
+   1. If you skipped step 6 and did not set the environment variables:
+
+          cd zano && mkdir build && cd build
+          BOOST_ROOT=$HOME/boost_1_70_0 OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=$HOME/openssl cmake ..
+          make -j1 daemon simplewallet
+
+   2. If you set the variables in step 6:
+
           cd zano && mkdir build && cd build
           cmake ..
           make -j1 daemon simplewallet
 
+      or simply:
+
+          cd zano && make -j1
+   
       **NOTICE**: If you are building on a machine with a relatively high amount of RAM or with the proper setting of virtual memory, then you can use `-j2` or `-j` option to speed up the building process. Use with caution.
       
       **NOTICE 2**: If you'd like to build binaries for the testnet, use `cmake -D TESTNET=TRUE ..` instead of `cmake ..` .
@@ -111,12 +128,12 @@ For instance, by adding the following lines to `~/.bashrc`
           cd zano
           utils/build_script_linux.sh
 
-7. Look for the binaries in `build` folder
+    Look for the binaries in `build` folder
 
 <br />
 
 ### Windows
-Recommended OS version: Windows 7 x64.
+Recommended OS version: Windows 7 x64, Windows 11 x64.
 1. Install required prerequisites (Boost, Qt, CMake, OpenSSL).
 2. Edit paths in `utils/configure_local_paths.cmd`.
 3. Run one of `utils/configure_win64_msvsNNNN_gui.cmd` according to your MSVC version.

From 5349d2f2dd9437259a5767be495bb100c5081a0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 21:31:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 18/20] ====== build number: 162 -> 163 ===

---
 src/version.h.in | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index 1fc50869..1113b069 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #define PROJECT_REVISION "2"
 #define PROJECT_VERSION PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_REVISION
 
-#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 162
+#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 163
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR STRINGIFY_EXPAND(PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO)
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_LONG PROJECT_VERSION "." PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR "[" BUILD_COMMIT_ID "]"

From eb0b2529d0140d1e5b924457519cdebfb7a2739f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2023 03:11:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 19/20] build script windows: minor fix (using boost libs for
 msvc v14.2)

---
 utils/build_script_windows.bat | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/utils/build_script_windows.bat b/utils/build_script_windows.bat
index 90fba36a..fcd8fe53 100644
--- a/utils/build_script_windows.bat
+++ b/utils/build_script_windows.bat
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ rmdir build /s /q
 mkdir build
 cd build
 
-cmake %TESTNET_DEF% -D OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR="%OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR%" -D CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="%QT_MSVC_PATH%" -D BUILD_GUI=TRUE -D STATIC=FALSE -DBOOST_ROOT="%BOOST_ROOT%" -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR="%BOOST_ROOT%\lib64-msvc-14.1" -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -T host=x64 ..
+cmake %TESTNET_DEF% -D OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR="%OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR%" -D CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="%QT_MSVC_PATH%" -D BUILD_GUI=TRUE -D STATIC=FALSE -DBOOST_ROOT="%BOOST_ROOT%" -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR="%BOOST_ROOT%\lib64-msvc-14.2" -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -T host=x64 ..
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
   goto error
 )

From 0a793b9222a83e9faab8a917cc387cabc2fcc297 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowle <crypto.sowle@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2023 03:12:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 20/20] ====== build number: 163 -> 164 ===

---
 src/version.h.in | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index 1113b069..9f51f1d5 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #define PROJECT_REVISION "2"
 #define PROJECT_VERSION PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION "." PROJECT_REVISION
 
-#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 163
+#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 164
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR STRINGIFY_EXPAND(PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO)
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_LONG PROJECT_VERSION "." PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR "[" BUILD_COMMIT_ID "]"