Use pick to install, run, and manage your favorite versions and forks of cgminer. Based on rbenv where a lot of this project's code and inspiration comes from.

Installation

Pick can be automatically installed through pick-installer:

$ curl -sSL https://raw.github.com/gevans/pick/master/pick-installer | bash

Alternatively, pick can be installed manually:

$ git clone --recursive https://github.com/gevans/pick.git ~/.pick
$ echo '[ -d "$HOME/.pick/bin" ] && PATH="$HOME/.pick/bin:$PATH"'

Usage

Installing Miners

# List supported miners:
$ pick install

# Install a miner:
$ pick install sgminer

# Install a specific version:
$ pick install sgminer 4.1.0

# Specify `./configure` options:
$ pick install cgminer 3.7.2 -- --enable-scrypt

Uninstalling Miners

# Remove a previously installed miner:
$ pick uninstall cgminer-3.7.2

Alternatively, you can look in $PICK_ROOT/versions/ and rm -rf the directory of the version you want to remove.

Changing Miners

# Use the latest stable release:
$ pick use bfgminer

# Use the latest minor release:
$ pick use sgminer 4.1

# Use a specific release:
$ pick use cgminer 3.7.2

Running Miners

# Execute the current miner:
$ pick exec -c /path/to/config.json

# Execute the latest stable release:
$ pick exec cgminer -c /path/to/config.json

# Execute a specific release:
$ pick exec bfgminer 3.10.0 -c /path/to/config.json

Updating Pick

# Update to the latest stable version:
$ pick update master

# Update to the latest development version:
$ pick update develop

Contributing

1. Fork it (http://github.com/gevans/pick/fork)
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request

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