erigon-build
Build the Erigon binary using make. Use this when you need to compile erigon before running any erigon commands.
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- erigontech/erigon
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- Build the Erigon binary using make. Use this when you need to compile erigon before running any erigon commands.
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# Build Erigon Binary
Build the Erigon binary by running `make erigon` from the repository root.
## Build Command
```bash
make erigon
```
This compiles the Erigon binary and places it at `./build/bin/erigon`.
## What the Build Does
- Compiles the main Erigon executable
- Sets version information from git (commit, branch, tag)
- Applies appropriate CGO flags for the platform
- Outputs binary to `build/bin/erigon`
## Prerequisites
- Go (version specified in go.mod)
- C compiler (gcc or clang)
- Make
## After Building
The binary will be available at:
```
./build/bin/erigon
```
You can verify the build by running:
```bash
./build/bin/erigon --version
```
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