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@@ -46,16 +46,15 @@ Compatibility
==============
Bitcoin Core is supported and extensively tested on operating systems using
-the Linux kernel, macOS 10.10+, and Windows 7 and newer. It is not recommended
+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.
-From Bitcoin Core 0.17.0 onwards, macOS versions earlier than 10.10 are no
-longer supported, as Bitcoin Core is now built using Qt 5.9.x which requires
-macOS 10.10+. Additionally, Bitcoin Core does not yet change appearance when
-macOS "dark mode" is activated.
+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.
@@ -69,6 +68,10 @@ Build System
- OpenSSL is no longer used by Bitcoin Core. The last usage of the library
was removed in #17265.
+- glibc 2.17 or greater is now required to run the release binaries. This
+retains compatibility with RHEL 7, CentOS 7, Debian 8 and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
+Further details can be found in #17538.
+
New RPCs
--------
@@ -87,6 +90,8 @@ Low-level Changes section below.
GUI changes
-----------
+- The "Start Bitcoin Core on system login" option has been removed on macOS.
+
Wallet
------
@@ -99,6 +104,10 @@ Low-level changes
Tests
-----
+- It is now an error to use an unqualified `walletdir=path` setting in the config file if running on testnet or regtest
+ networks. The setting now needs to be qualified as `chain.walletdir=path` or placed in the appropriate `[chain]`
+ section. (#17447)
+
- `-fallbackfee` was 0 (disabled) by default for the main chain, but 0.0002 by default for the test chains. Now it is 0
by default for all chains. Testnet and regtest users will have to add `fallbackfee=0.0002` to their configuration if
they weren't setting it and they want it to keep working like before. (#16524)