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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 672b22a114..083bceec32 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ -Bitcoin Core version 0.16.1 is now available from: +Bitcoin Core version 0.16.2 is now available from: - <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.16.1/> + <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.16.2/> -This is a new major version release, including new features, various bugfixes -and performance improvements, as well as updated translations. +This is a new minor version release, with various bugfixes +as well as updated translations. Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub: @@ -49,97 +49,19 @@ frequently tested on them. Notable changes =============== -Miner block size removed ------------------------- +to be filled in -The `-blockmaxsize` option for miners to limit their blocks' sizes was -deprecated in version 0.15.1, and has now been removed. Miners should use the -`-blockmaxweight` option if they want to limit the weight of their blocks' -weights. - -0.16.1 change log +0.16.2 change log ------------------ -### Policy -- #11423 `d353dd1` [Policy] Several transaction standardness rules (jl2012) - -### Mining -- #12756 `e802c22` [config] Remove blockmaxsize option (jnewbery) - -### Block and transaction handling -- #13199 `c71e535` Bugfix: ensure consistency of m_failed_blocks after reconsiderblock (sdaftuar) -- #13023 `bb79aaf` Fix some concurrency issues in ActivateBestChain() (skeees) - -### P2P protocol and network code -- #12626 `f60e84d` Limit the number of IPs addrman learns from each DNS seeder (EthanHeilman) - -### Wallet -- #13265 `5d8de76` Exit SyncMetaData if there are no transactions to sync (laanwj) -- #13030 `5ff571e` Fix zapwallettxes/multiwallet interaction. (jnewbery) - -### GUI -- #12999 `1720eb3` Show the Window when double clicking the taskbar icon (ken2812221) -- #12650 `f118a7a` Fix issue: "default port not shown correctly in settings dialog" (251Labs) -- #13251 `ea487f9` Rephrase Bech32 checkbox texts, and enable it with legacy address default (fanquake) - -### Build system -- #12474 `b0f692f` Allow depends system to support armv7l (hkjn) -- #12585 `72a3290` depends: Switch to downloading expat from GitHub (fanquake) -- #12648 `46ca8f3` test: Update trusted git root (MarcoFalke) -- #11995 `686cb86` depends: Fix Qt build with Xcode 9 (fanquake) -- #12636 `845838c` backport: #11995 Fix Qt build with Xcode 9 (fanquake) -- #12946 `e055bc0` depends: Fix Qt build with XCode 9.3 (fanquake) -- #12998 `7847b92` Default to defining endian-conversion DECLs in compat w/o config (TheBlueMatt) - -### Tests and QA -- #12447 `01f931b` Add missing signal.h header (laanwj) -- #12545 `1286f3e` Use wait_until to ensure ping goes out (Empact) -- #12804 `4bdb0ce` Fix intermittent rpc_net.py failure. (jnewbery) -- #12553 `0e98f96` Prefer wait_until over polling with time.sleep (Empact) -- #12486 `cfebd40` Round target fee to 8 decimals in assert_fee_amount (kallewoof) -- #12843 `df38b13` Test starting bitcoind with -h and -version (jnewbery) -- #12475 `41c29f6` Fix python TypeError in script.py (MarcoFalke) -- #12638 `0a76ed2` Cache only chain and wallet for regtest datadir (MarcoFalke) -- #12902 `7460945` Handle potential cookie race when starting node (sdaftuar) -- #12904 `6c26df0` Ensure bitcoind processes are cleaned up when tests end (sdaftuar) -- #13049 `9ea62a3` Backports (MarcoFalke) -- #13201 `b8aacd6` Handle disconnect_node race (sdaftuar) - -### Miscellaneous -- #12518 `a17fecf` Bump leveldb subtree (MarcoFalke) -- #12442 `f3b8d85` devtools: Exclude patches from lint-whitespace (MarcoFalke) -- #12988 `acdf433` Hold cs_main while calling UpdatedBlockTip() signal (skeees) -- #12985 `0684cf9` Windows: Avoid launching as admin when NSIS installer ends. (JeremyRand) - -### Documentation -- #12637 `60086dd` backport: #12556 fix version typo in getpeerinfo RPC call help (fanquake) -- #13184 `4087dd0` RPC Docs: `gettxout*`: clarify bestblock and unspent counts (harding) -- #13246 `6de7543` Bump to Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 in build-windows.md (ken2812221) -- #12556 `e730b82` Fix version typo in getpeerinfo RPC call help (tamasblummer) +to be filled in + Credits ======= Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release: -- 251 -- Ben Woosley -- Chun Kuan Lee -- David A. Harding -- e0 -- fanquake -- Henrik Jonsson -- JeremyRand -- Jesse Cohen -- John Newbery -- Johnson Lau -- Karl-Johan Alm -- Luke Dashjr -- MarcoFalke -- Matt Corallo -- Pieter Wuille -- Suhas Daftuar -- Tamas Blummer -- Wladimir J. van der Laan +to be filled in As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/). |