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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index aa1d1bea14..04fb0f333b 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Bitcoin Core version *version* is now available from: This is a new major version release, including new features, various bugfixes and performance improvements, as well as updated translations. -Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github: +Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub: <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ 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 -installer (on Windows) or just copy over /Applications/Bitcoin-Qt (on Mac) +installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on Mac) or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux). The first time you run version 0.15.0, your chainstate database will be converted to a @@ -56,6 +56,33 @@ frequently tested on them. Notable changes =============== +Miner block size limiting deprecated +------------------------------------ + +Though blockmaxweight has been preferred for limiting the size of blocks returned by +getblocktemplate since 0.13.0, blockmaxsize remained as an option for those who wished +to limit their block size directly. Using this option resulted in a few UI issues as +well as non-optimal fee selection and ever-so-slightly worse performance, and has thus +now been deprecated. Further, the blockmaxsize option is now used only to calculate an +implied blockmaxweight, instead of limiting block size directly. Any miners who wish +to limit their blocks by size, instead of by weight, will have to do so manually by +removing transactions from their block template directly. + +HD-wallets by default +--------------------- +Due to a backward-incompatible change in the wallet database, wallets created +with version 0.16.0 will be rejected by previous versions. Also, version 0.16.0 +will only create hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets. + +Low-level RPC changes +---------------------- +- The "currentblocksize" value in getmininginfo has been removed. +- The deprecated RPC `getinfo` was removed. It is recommended that the more specific RPCs are used: + * `getblockchaininfo` + * `getnetworkinfo` + * `getwalletinfo` + * `getmininginfo` + Credits ======= |