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This readme file is better located in the docs directory as we are going to move the release script itself as well in the next commit.
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# `lnd`'s Reproducible Build System
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This package contains the build script that the `lnd` project uses in order to
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build binaries for each new release. As of `go1.13`, with some new build flags,
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binaries are now reproducible, allowing developers to build the binary on
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distinct machines, and end up with a byte-for-byte identical binary. However,
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this wasn't _fully_ solved in `go1.13`, as the build system still includes the
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directory the binary is built into the binary itself. As a result, our scripts
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utilize a work around needed until `go1.13.2`.
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## Building a New Release
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### macOS/Linux/Windows (WSL)
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No prior set up is needed on Linux or macOS is required in order to build the
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release binaries. However, on Windows, the only way to build the release
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binaries at the moment is by using the Windows Subsystem Linux. One can build
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the release binaries following these steps:
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1. `git clone https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd.git`
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2. `cd lnd`
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3. `make release tag=<TAG> # <TAG> is the name of the next release/tag`
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This will then create a directory of the form `lnd-<TAG>` containing archives
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of the release binaries for each supported operating system and architecture,
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and a manifest file containing the hash of each archive.
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## Verifying a Release
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With `go1.13`, it's now possible for third parties to verify release binaries.
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Before this version of `go`, one had to trust the release manager(s) to build the
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proper binary. With this new system, third parties can now _independently_ run
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the release process, and verify that all the hashes of the release binaries
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match exactly that of the release binaries produced by said third parties.
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To verify a release, one must obtain the following tools (many of these come
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installed by default in most Unix systems): `gpg`/`gpg2`, `shashum`, and
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`tar`/`unzip`.
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Once done, verifiers can proceed with the following steps:
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1. Acquire the archive containing the release binaries for one's specific
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operating system and architecture, and the manifest file along with its
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signature.
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2. Verify the signature of the manifest file with `gpg --verify
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manifest-<TAG>.txt.sig`. This will require obtaining the PGP keys which
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signed the manifest file, which are included in the release notes.
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3. Recompute the `SHA256` hash of the archive with `shasum -a 256 <filename>`,
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locate the corresponding one in the manifest file, and ensure they match
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__exactly__.
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At this point, verifiers can use the release binaries acquired if they trust
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the integrity of the release manager(s). Otherwise, one can proceed with the
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guide to verify the release binaries were built properly by obtaining `shasum`
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and `go` (matching the same version used in the release):
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4. Extract the release binaries contained within the archive, compute their
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hashes as done above, and note them down.
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5. Ensure `go` is installed, matching the same version as noted in the release
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notes.
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6. Obtain a copy of `lnd`'s source code with `git clone
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https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd` and checkout the source code of the
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release with `git checkout <TAG>`.
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7. Proceed to verify the tag with `git verify-tag <TAG>` and compile the
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binaries from source for the intended operating system and architecture with
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`make release sys=OS-ARCH tag=<TAG>`.
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8. Extract the archive found in the `lnd-<TAG>` directory created by the
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release script and recompute the `SHA256` hash of the release binaries (lnd
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and lncli) with `shasum -a 256 <filename>`. These should match __exactly__
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as the ones noted above.
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