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Cpuminer Multi

Cpuminer Multi is a C-based, multi-threaded command-line CPU miner that supports several cryptocurrency mining algorithms and is described by its repository as a reference CryptoNote miner with a JSON-RPC 2.0 interface.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when the target mining setup uses an algorithm listed as currently supported and a CPU-based command-line miner is appropriate. Check the README’s distinctions between supported, implemented-but-untested, and planned algorithms before choosing.

Who it is for

  • People building or using a CPU miner for a network whose algorithm appears in the project’s supported list.
  • Developers examining a reference CryptoNote miner or its JSON-RPC 2.0 interface.

Documented uses

  • Build the miner from source on a Unix-like system or Windows using the documented MinGW route.
  • Select among documented supported algorithms, including scrypt, sha256d, CryptoNight, and several X-series algorithms.
  • Configure proxy use through the command-line option or documented proxy environment variables.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The repository is public and contains source code. The README also points to binary releases on GitHub.

  • The README lists scrypt, scrypt:N, sha256d, x11, x13, x14, x15, CryptoNight, and fresh as currently supported; other algorithms are separately marked untested or planned.
  • The listed dependencies are libcurl and OpenSSL; Jansson is included in the source tree.
  • The documented Windows build route uses MinGW and MSYS and has additional development-tool requirements.
  • Available CPU optimizations depend on processor architecture, operating-system support, and compile-time settings.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Build from source on a Unix-like system

Compile Cpuminer Multi from its Git source tree using the README’s basic Unix-like build sequence.

Before you start

  • A Unix-like build environment with libcurl and OpenSSL dependencies available.
  • The Jansson dependency is included in the source tree.
  • A cloned Git repository; the README says autogen.sh is needed when building from Git.

Steps

  1. Clone the repository from https://github.com/lucasjones/cpuminer-multi.

  2. Run ./autogen.sh.

  3. Run ./configure CFLAGS="*-march=native*"; the README describes -march=native for building for a single machine.

  4. Run make.

Expected outcome

The documented build sequence produces a compiled miner from the source tree; the README does not describe a particular mining run or verify a successful build.

Guide limitations

  • The instructions are labeled basic *nix build instructions and do not cover every Unix-like system.
  • The README says nomacro.pl is only needed on Mac OS X or when building with Clang.
  • CPU-specific optimization and instruction support depend on the target architecture and toolchain.
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