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authorfanquake <fanquake@gmail.com>2020-06-01 15:48:36 +0800
committerfanquake <fanquake@gmail.com>2020-06-01 16:07:05 +0800
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Merge #19115: doc: Add release notes for 17219
fac0ed16ec8677be6e09fa0f8c0ad296415670df doc: Sync "how to upgrade" with 0.20.0 release notes (MarcoFalke) fa861794d3a625defe5113d3333bfdfb030b2ae9 doc: Add release notes for 17219 (MarcoFalke) Pull request description: ACKs for top commit: fanquake: ACK fac0ed16ec8677be6e09fa0f8c0ad296415670df - seems to match the relevant changes in https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-devwiki/wiki/0.20.0-Release-Notes-Draft/_compare/79606b56b256c336a45b4f0cf818736335acfd7a, https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-devwiki/wiki/0.20.0-Release-Notes-Draft/_compare/36c1d981d443c78627e4c8de2f9b9efa0e1a2a37 and https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-devwiki/wiki/0.20.0-Release-Notes-Draft/_compare/4c17c85c6c7b159dad594f6f6bc5b7ff0fda0e88 Tree-SHA512: f04c2b3a1cd094d7f50e3f8db06d726873d2412d651c94bf38d17fd5ee0c47c84480d6b20ec18641888ee88012e7c59e7e794467a0eed1caf44c0569feecc4ca
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@@ -34,31 +34,27 @@ How to Upgrade
==============
If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely
-shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the
+shut down (which might take a few minutes in some cases), then run the
installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on Mac)
or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).
Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reached its EOL is
-possible, but it might take some time if the datadir needs to be migrated. Old
+possible, but it might take some time if the data directory needs to be migrated. Old
wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported.
Compatibility
==============
-Bitcoin Core is supported and extensively tested on operating systems using
-the Linux kernel, macOS 10.12+, and Windows 7 and newer. It is not recommended
-to use Bitcoin Core on unsupported systems.
-
-Bitcoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not
-as frequently tested on them.
+Bitcoin Core is supported and extensively tested on operating systems
+using the Linux kernel, macOS 10.12+, and Windows 7 and newer. Bitcoin
+Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not as
+frequently tested on them. It is not recommended to use Bitcoin Core on
+unsupported systems.
From Bitcoin Core 0.20.0 onwards, macOS versions earlier than 10.12 are no
longer supported. Additionally, Bitcoin Core does not yet change appearance
when macOS "dark mode" is activated.
-In addition to previously supported CPU platforms, this release's pre-compiled
-distribution provides binaries for the RISC-V platform.
-
Notable changes
===============
@@ -113,6 +109,9 @@ Wallet
introduced unbroadcast set. See the "P2P and network changes" section for
more information on the unbroadcast set. (#18038)
+- The wallet can create a transaction without change even when the keypool is
+ empty. Previously it failed. (#17219)
+
#### Wallet RPC changes
- The `upgradewallet` RPC replaces the `-upgradewallet` command line option.