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authorWladimir J. van der Laan <laanwj@gmail.com>2013-11-30 07:51:55 +0100
committerWladimir J. van der Laan <laanwj@gmail.com>2013-12-05 09:16:48 +0100
commita0a5b20156b7f0c7037bc7e11819ee86e579c47e (patch)
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parent22db46cf11cb3cc0d2e73946366bdaeee48a3ff7 (diff)
downloadbitcoin-a0a5b20156b7f0c7037bc7e11819ee86e579c47e.tar.xz
release notes: add warning about 32-bit systems
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@@ -6,3 +6,11 @@ release time)
TODO
+Warning
+--------
+
+- There have been frequent reports of users running out of virtual memory on 32-bit systems
+ during the initial sync.
+ Hence it is recommended to use a 64-bit executable if possible.
+ A 64-bit executable for Windows is planned for 0.9.
+