Merge pull request #3682 from guggero/docs-make-check

docs: bitcoind is required for unit tests

docs/INSTALL.md

@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ To check that `lnd` was installed properly run the following command:
 make check
 ```
 
+This command requires `bitcoind` (almost any version should do) to be available
+in the system's `$PATH` variable. Otherwise some of the tests will fail.
+
 # Available Backend Operating Modes
 
 In order to run, `lnd` requires, that the user specify a chain backend. At the

docs/MAKEFILE.md

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ make check
 make install
 ```
 
+The command `make check` requires `bitcoind` (almost any version should do) to
+be available in the system's `$PATH` variable. Otherwise some of the tests will
+fail.
+
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