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| author | Gavin Andresen <gavinandresen@gmail.com> | 2012-10-09 13:22:09 -0400 |
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| committer | Gavin Andresen <gavinandresen@gmail.com> | 2012-10-09 13:22:09 -0400 |
| commit | eb49457ff279721cc3cef10fe68fd75b4aa71833 (patch) | |
| tree | 1dfe0b9815f1cd6ecfe66bb9259deaf9c7604c13 | |
| parent | 1d1f32d16d9495ae761c4caa3ef776d73b086bd2 (diff) | |
| download | bitcoin-eb49457ff279721cc3cef10fe68fd75b4aa71833.tar.xz | |
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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.txt b/doc/release-notes.txt index 3c975af92f..b7f7dfb402 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.txt +++ b/doc/release-notes.txt @@ -19,8 +19,55 @@ Ubuntu PPA version), then run the old version again with the -detachdb argument and shut it down; if you do not, then the new version will not be able to read the database files and will exit with an error. +Explanation of -detachdb (and the new "stop true" RPC command): +The Berkeley DB database library stores data in both ".dat" and +"log" files, so the database is always in a consistent state, +even in case of power failure or other sudden shutdown. The +format of the ".dat" files is portable between different +versions of Berkeley DB, but the "log" files are not-- even minor +version differences may have incompatible "log" files. The +-detachdb option moves any pending changes from the "log" files +to the "blkindex.dat" file for maximum compatibility, but makes +shutdown much slower. Note that the "wallet.dat" file is always +detached, and versions prior to 0.6.0 detached all databases +at shutdown. + +New features +------------ + +* Added a boolean argument to the RPC 'stop' command, if true sets + -detachdb to create standalone database .dat files before shutting down. + +* -salvagewallet command-line option, which moves any existing wallet.dat + to wallet.{timestamp}.dat and then attempts to salvage public/private + keys and master encryption keys (if the wallet is encrypted) into + a new wallet.dat. This should only be used if your wallet becomes + corrupted, and is not intended to replace regular wallet backups. + +* Import $DataDir/bootstrap.dat automatically, if it exists. + +Dependency changes +------------------ + +* Qt 4.8.2 for Windows builds + +* openssl 1.0.1c + Bug fixes --------- + +* When running -testnet, use RPC port 18332 by default. + +* Better detection and handling of corrupt wallet.dat and blkindex.dat files. + Previous versions would crash with a DB_RUNRECOVERY exception, this + version detects most problems and tells you how to recover if it + cannot recover itself. + * Fixed an uninitialized variable bug that could cause transactions to be reported out of order. +* Fixed a bug that could cause occasional crashes on exit. + +* Warn the user that they need to create fresh wallet backups after they + encrypt their wallet. + |