Voting Program Setup

Create the files and install the dependencies required to complete your voting program.

Initialize a new Rust project by running the command below:

shell

cargo init voting_program --lib

cd into the created project directory and run the commands create the files and folders required for this project:

shell

mkdir state enums
touch instructions.rs errors.rs processor.rs

Run the command below to install the required crates:

shell

cargo add solana-program@2.3.0 solana-system-interface@1.0.0 borsh@1.5.7 thiserror@2.0.12

The unfamiliar dependencies you installed above include:

thiserror : This crate the creation of custom error types. You will need it because this program will feature some custom errors.

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