EIPs

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The Ethereum Improvement Proposal repository

  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
  • 404.html
  • _config.yml
  • all.html
  • CNAME
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • core.html
  • eip-template.md
  • erc.html
  • Gemfile
  • Gemfile.lock
  • index.html
  • informational.html
  • interface.html
  • LICENSE.md
  • meta.html
  • networking.html
  • README.md

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd EIPs

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
cargo install eipw

Builds and installs the package published on crates.io β€” no need to clone the repo yourself.

gem install bundler

Installs the package published on RubyGems directly.

βœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Python

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Python 3 On Windows, be sure to check 'Add Python to PATH' during installation.
⚠️ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
pip install .

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

python <μ‹€ν–‰ν•  파일λͺ…>.py # READMEμ—μ„œ μ •ν™•ν•œ μ‹€ν–‰ 파일λͺ…을 ν™•μΈν•˜μ„Έμš”

Runs the Python script (or module).

βœ… If it runs without errors and prints output in the terminal, it worked.

4. Rust

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Rust (rustup) Installing via rustup also installs cargo.
cargo install eipw

Builds and installs the package published on crates.io β€” no need to clone the repo yourself.

βœ… If cargo build finishes without errors, it worked. The executable is created under target/.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

5. Ruby

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Ruby Ruby is required to use the bundle command.
bundle install

Installs the Ruby libraries listed in the Gemfile.

bundle exec jekyll serve

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

βœ… If bundle install finishes without errors, continue with the run command from the README (e.g. rails server).

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

6. Make

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Make Usually pre-installed on Linux/macOS. On Windows, install separately (e.g. via MSYS2 or WSL).
⚠️ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
cd assets/eip-7885/pythonref

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

make

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

βœ… If it finishes without errors, it worked. Try running the generated executable directly.
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