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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index ea82962e75..99ca53c597 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -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. @@ -63,12 +62,25 @@ distribution provides binaries for the RISC-V platform. Notable changes =============== +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 -------- New settings ------------ +- RPC Whitelist system. It can give certain RPC users permissions to only some RPC calls. +It can be set with two command line arguments (`rpcwhitelist` and `rpcwhitelistdefault`). (#12763) + Updated settings ---------------- @@ -81,17 +93,31 @@ Low-level Changes section below. GUI changes ----------- +- The "Start Bitcoin Core on system login" option has been removed on macOS. + Wallet ------ - The wallet now by default uses bech32 addresses when using RPC, and creates native segwit change outputs. +- The way that output trust was computed has been fixed in #16766, which impacts confirmed/unconfirmed balance status and coin selection. Low-level changes ================= +Command line +------------ + +Command line options prefixed with main/test/regtest network names like +`-main.port=8333` `-test.server=1` previously were allowed but ignored. Now +they trigger "Invalid parameter" errors on startup. + 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) |