(finally) Remove IRC Seed support now that lfnet is down.

Author: TheBlueMatt

bitcoin-qt.pro

@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ HEADERS += src/qt/bitcoingui.h \
     src/walletdb.h \
     src/script.h \
     src/init.h \
-    src/irc.h \
     src/bloom.h \
     src/mruset.h \
     src/checkqueue.h \
@@ -230,7 +229,6 @@ SOURCES += src/qt/bitcoin.cpp \
     src/main.cpp \
     src/init.cpp \
     src/net.cpp \
-    src/irc.cpp \
     src/bloom.cpp \
     src/checkpoints.cpp \
     src/addrman.cpp \

doc/coding.txt

@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ StartNode : Starts other threads.
 ThreadGetMyExternalIP : Determines outside-the-firewall IP address,
 sends addr message to connected peers when it determines it. 
 
-ThreadIRCSeed : Joins IRC bootstrapping channel, watching for new
-peers and advertising this node's IP address. 
-
 ThreadSocketHandler : Sends/Receives data from peers on port 8333.
 
 ThreadMessageHandler : Higher-level message handling (sending and

src/init.cpp

@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ std::string HelpMessage()
         "  -externalip=<ip>       " + _("Specify your own public address") + "\n" +
         "  -onlynet=<net>         " + _("Only connect to nodes in network <net> (IPv4, IPv6 or Tor)") + "\n" +
         "  -discover              " + _("Discover own IP address (default: 1 when listening and no -externalip)") + "\n" +
-        "  -irc                   " + _("Find peers using internet relay chat (default: 0)") + "\n" +
         "  -checkpoints           " + _("Only accept block chain matching built-in checkpoints (default: 1)") + "\n" +
         "  -listen                " + _("Accept connections from outside (default: 1 if no -proxy or -connect)") + "\n" +
         "  -bind=<addr>           " + _("Bind to given address and always listen on it. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6") + "\n" +
@@ -452,9 +451,6 @@ bool AppInit2()
     // ********************************************************* Step 2: parameter interactions
 
     fTestNet = GetBoolArg("-testnet");
-    if (fTestNet) {
-        SoftSetBoolArg("-irc", true);
-    }
 
     if (mapArgs.count("-bind")) {
         // when specifying an explicit binding address, you want to listen on it