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Remove mentions of Litecoin specifically

Luke Dashjr 13 years ago
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4 changed files with 6 additions and 9 deletions
  1. 2 2
      README
  2. 2 5
      SCRYPT-README
  3. 1 1
      configure.ac
  4. 1 1
      miner.c

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README

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Options for both config file and command line:
 --scan-time|-s <arg> Upper bound on time spent scanning current work, in seconds (default: 60)
 --scan-time|-s <arg> Upper bound on time spent scanning current work, in seconds (default: 60)
 --sched-start <arg> Set a time of day in HH:MM to start mining (a once off without a stop time)
 --sched-start <arg> Set a time of day in HH:MM to start mining (a once off without a stop time)
 --sched-stop <arg>  Set a time of day in HH:MM to stop mining (will quit without a start time)
 --sched-stop <arg>  Set a time of day in HH:MM to stop mining (will quit without a start time)
---scrypt            Use the scrypt algorithm for mining (litecoin only)
+--scrypt            Use the scrypt algorithm for mining (non-bitcoin)
 --sharelog <arg>    Append share log to file
 --sharelog <arg>    Append share log to file
 --shares <arg>      Quit after mining N shares (default: unlimited)
 --shares <arg>      Quit after mining N shares (default: unlimited)
 --socks-proxy <arg> Set socks4 proxy (host:port)
 --socks-proxy <arg> Set socks4 proxy (host:port)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ SCRYPT only options:
 --lookup-gap <arg>  Set GPU lookup gap for scrypt mining, comma separated
 --lookup-gap <arg>  Set GPU lookup gap for scrypt mining, comma separated
 --thread-concurrency <arg> Set GPU thread concurrency for scrypt mining, comma separated
 --thread-concurrency <arg> Set GPU thread concurrency for scrypt mining, comma separated
 
 
-See SCRYPT-README for more information regarding litecoin mining.
+See SCRYPT-README for more information regarding (non-bitcoin) scrypt mining.
 
 
 
 
 FPGA mining boards(BitForce, Icarus, ModMiner, Ztex) only options:
 FPGA mining boards(BitForce, Icarus, ModMiner, Ztex) only options:

+ 2 - 5
SCRYPT-README

@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@ Otherwise, please donate in BTC as per the main README.
 ---
 ---
 
 
 
 
-Scrypt mining, AKA litecoin mining, for GPU is completely different to sha256
-used for bitcoin mining. The algorithm was originally developed in a manner
-that it was anticipated would make it suitable for mining on CPU but NOT GPU.
-Thanks to some innovative work by Artforz and mtrlt, this was proven to be
-wrong. However, it has very different requirements to bitcoin mining and is a
+Scrypt mining for GPU is completely different to sha256 used for bitcoin
+mining. It has very different requirements to bitcoin mining and is a
 lot more complicated to get working well. Note that it is a ram dependent
 lot more complicated to get working well. Note that it is a ram dependent
 workload, and requires you to have enough system ram as well as fast enough
 workload, and requires you to have enough system ram as well as fast enough
 GPU ram.
 GPU ram.

+ 1 - 1
configure.ac

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([HAS_ZTEX], [test x$ztex = xyes])
 scrypt="no"
 scrypt="no"
 
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([scrypt],
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([scrypt],
-	[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-scrypt],[Compile support for scrypt litecoin mining (default disabled)])],
+	[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-scrypt],[Compile support for scrypt mining (default disabled)])],
 	[scrypt=$enableval]
 	[scrypt=$enableval]
 	)
 	)
 if test "x$scrypt" = xyes; then
 if test "x$scrypt" = xyes; then

+ 1 - 1
miner.c

@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static struct opt_table opt_config_table[] = {
 #ifdef USE_SCRYPT
 #ifdef USE_SCRYPT
 	OPT_WITHOUT_ARG("--scrypt",
 	OPT_WITHOUT_ARG("--scrypt",
 			opt_set_bool, &opt_scrypt,
 			opt_set_bool, &opt_scrypt,
-			"Use the scrypt algorithm for mining (litecoin only)"),
+			"Use the scrypt algorithm for mining (non-bitcoin)"),
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENCL
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENCL
 	OPT_WITH_ARG("--shaders",
 	OPT_WITH_ARG("--shaders",
 		     set_shaders, NULL, NULL,
 		     set_shaders, NULL, NULL,