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-rwxr-xr-xcontrib/signet/miner24
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/signet/miner b/contrib/signet/miner
index a3fba49d0e..f1360818ae 100755
--- a/contrib/signet/miner
+++ b/contrib/signet/miner
@@ -428,10 +428,13 @@ def do_generate(args):
action_time = now
is_mine = True
elif bestheader["height"] == 0:
- logging.error("When mining first block in a new signet, must specify --set-block-time")
- return 1
+ time_delta = next_block_delta(int(bestheader["bits"], 16), bci["bestblockhash"], ultimate_target, args.poisson)
+ time_delta *= 100 # 100 blocks
+ logging.info("Backdating time for first block to %d minutes ago" % (time_delta/60))
+ mine_time = now - time_delta
+ action_time = now
+ is_mine = True
else:
-
time_delta = next_block_delta(int(bestheader["bits"], 16), bci["bestblockhash"], ultimate_target, args.poisson)
mine_time = bestheader["time"] + time_delta
@@ -520,12 +523,11 @@ def do_calibrate(args):
sys.stderr.write("Can only specify one of --nbits or --seconds\n")
return 1
if args.nbits is not None and len(args.nbits) != 8:
- sys.stderr.write("Must specify 8 hex digits for --nbits")
+ sys.stderr.write("Must specify 8 hex digits for --nbits\n")
return 1
TRIALS = 600 # gets variance down pretty low
TRIAL_BITS = 0x1e3ea75f # takes about 5m to do 600 trials
- #TRIAL_BITS = 0x1e7ea75f # XXX
header = CBlockHeader()
header.nBits = TRIAL_BITS
@@ -533,23 +535,14 @@ def do_calibrate(args):
start = time.time()
count = 0
- #CHECKS=[]
for i in range(TRIALS):
header.nTime = i
header.nNonce = 0
headhex = header.serialize().hex()
cmd = args.grind_cmd.split(" ") + [headhex]
newheadhex = subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, input=b"", check=True).stdout.strip()
- #newhead = FromHex(CBlockHeader(), newheadhex.decode('utf8'))
- #count += newhead.nNonce
- #if (i+1) % 100 == 0:
- # CHECKS.append((i+1, count, time.time()-start))
-
- #print("checks =", [c*1.0 / (b*targ*2**-256) for _,b,c in CHECKS])
avg = (time.time() - start) * 1.0 / TRIALS
- #exp_count = 2**256 / targ * TRIALS
- #print("avg =", avg, "count =", count, "exp_count =", exp_count)
if args.nbits is not None:
want_targ = nbits_to_target(int(args.nbits,16))
@@ -590,7 +583,6 @@ def main():
generate.add_argument("--nbits", default=None, type=str, help="Target nBits (specify difficulty)")
generate.add_argument("--min-nbits", action="store_true", help="Target minimum nBits (use min difficulty)")
generate.add_argument("--poisson", action="store_true", help="Simulate randomised block times")
- #generate.add_argument("--signcmd", default=None, type=str, help="Alternative signing command")
generate.add_argument("--multiminer", default=None, type=str, help="Specify which set of blocks to mine (eg: 1-40/100 for the first 40%%, 2/3 for the second 3rd)")
generate.add_argument("--backup-delay", default=300, type=int, help="Seconds to delay before mining blocks reserved for other miners (default=300)")
generate.add_argument("--standby-delay", default=0, type=int, help="Seconds to delay before mining blocks (default=0)")
@@ -605,7 +597,7 @@ def main():
sp.add_argument("--descriptor", default=None, type=str, help="Descriptor for block reward payment")
for sp in [solvepsbt, generate, calibrate]:
- sp.add_argument("--grind-cmd", default=None, type=str, help="Command to grind a block header for proof-of-work")
+ sp.add_argument("--grind-cmd", default=None, type=str, required=(sp==calibrate), help="Command to grind a block header for proof-of-work")
args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])