Overview

The library code exists as several separate projects:

• Fundamental ÐΞV-software, namespace dev:

  • libdevcore Core components used by Peer library, Ethereum, Whisper and Swarm along with other related projects. Only depends on Boost.
  • libdevcrypto Core crypto components used by Peer library, Ethereum, Whisper and Swarm along with other related projects. Includes RLP and the Merkle Patricia tree. Depends on libsecp256k1 and libcrypto++.

• libp2p: ÐΞV Peer networking framework, namespace dev::p2p.

• libwhisper: The Whisper software, namespace dev::shh.

• libswarm: The Swarm software, namespace dev::bzz.

• Ethereum software, namespace dev::eth, depends on libdev* and libp2p.

  • libethcore Core interfaces and components.
  • libevmface The Ethereum Virtual Machine interface.
  • liblll The Low-level LISP-like Language compiler & assembler.
  • libevm The Ethereum Virtual Machine implementation.
  • libethereum Class library that forms a complete implementation of an Ethereum node. Includes the State and BlockChain classes.
  • libqethereum Classes to provide Qt Javascript and QML bindings to the Ethereum API.
  • libserpent Vitalik's C++ Serpent implementation.

• libwebthree: Amalgamation of all projects, and includes a DB multiplexing class. Namespace dev.

In addition to these libraries, a set of third-party libraries are also distributed alongside the core libraries including:

• secp256k1 An implementation of the SECP 256k1 ECDSA signing algorithm.
• json_spirit A C++ JSON parser written for Boost's Spirit library.

The core executable projects within cpp-ethereum are four:

• eth A command-line Ethereum server and shell able to be a full-node on the Ethereum network.
• alethzero A Qt-based all-encompassing GUI for interacting with Ethereum.
• third A basic Ethereum browser.
• neth An NCurses-based command line UI for Ethereum.

A number of additional executables also exist for testing and development:

• test A set of unit tests for the Ethereum libraries.
• exp Experimental code.
• lllc The LLL command-line compiler.
• sc The Serpent command-line compiler.

There are additional support directories:

• windows For building in MSVC.
• docker For building using docker.