litecoin: vendored Litecoin Core 0.21.5.5 (MWEB)

.gitignore

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 modules/usb-devices.nix
 secrets/
 .sops.yaml
+result

configuration.nix

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     ./modules/xray.nix
     ./modules/ollama.nix
     ./modules/gaming.nix
+    ./modules/litecoin.nix
     # ./modules/hostel-wifi.nix  # disabled 2026-05-08 — re-enable when needed
   ];
 

modules/litecoin-pkg.nix

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+{ lib, stdenv, mkDerivation, fetchFromGitHub
+, pkg-config, autoreconfHook
+, openssl, db48, boost, zlib
+, glib, protobuf, util-linux, qrencode, sqlite
+, withGui ? true, libevent
+, qtbase, qttools
+, zeromq
+, fmt
+}:
+
+# Litecoin Core 0.21.5.5 (MWEB). Revives the package dropped from nixpkgs in
+# 2024-11 (commit 0367571). Build system is autotools (unlike modern Bitcoin
+# Core, which moved to CMake). Still links OpenSSL — built against openssl_3
+# here (passed in by litecoin.nix), not the insecure 1.1 the old pin used.
+mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "litecoin" + lib.optionalString (!withGui) "d";
+  version = "0.21.5.5";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "litecoin-project";
+    repo = "litecoin";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-lGWZ8SVa4depLXr/TJvk2G/sAbK/bVvHAnaN83XfIbA=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [ ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config autoreconfHook ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ openssl db48 boost zlib zeromq fmt
+                  glib protobuf util-linux libevent sqlite ]
+                ++ lib.optionals withGui [ qtbase qttools qrencode ];
+
+  # UPnP disabled: 0.21.5.5 predates the miniupnpc 2.2.8 API change
+  # (UPNP_GetValidIGD signature); auto-opening firewall ports is unwanted
+  # exposure anyway. Drops the miniupnpc dependency entirely.
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.out}/lib"
+    "--with-sqlite=yes"
+    "--without-miniupnpc"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals withGui [
+    "--with-gui=qt5"
+    "--with-qt-bindir=${qtbase.dev}/bin:${qttools.dev}/bin"
+  ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency (Litecoin Core ${version}, with MWEB)";
+    homepage = "https://litecoin.org/";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    mainProgram = if withGui then "litecoin-qt" else "litecoind";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
+  };
+}

modules/litecoin.nix

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+# Litecoin Core 0.21.5.5 (MWEB) — vendored build, revives the package dropped
+# from nixpkgs. Builds against openssl_3 + boost181 (older Boost's autotools
+# ax_boost macros are needed; Boost 1.89 fails the Boost::System link probe).
+{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+
+let
+  litecoin = pkgs.libsForQt5.callPackage ./litecoin-pkg.nix {
+    openssl = pkgs.openssl_3;
+    boost = pkgs.boost181;
+  };
+in
+{
+  environment.systemPackages = [ litecoin ];
+}