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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 7f4ece80ad..b8ca030004 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -1,9 +1,6 @@ -(note: this is a temporary file, to be added-to by anybody, and moved to -release-notes at release time) +Bitcoin Core version 0.17.0.1 is now available from: -Bitcoin Core version 0.17.x is now available from: - - <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.17.x/> + <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.17.0.1/> This is a new major version release, including new features, various bugfixes and performance improvements, as well as updated translations. @@ -16,72 +13,30 @@ To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to: <https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/> -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) -or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux). - -If your node has a txindex, the txindex db will be migrated the first time you run 0.17.0 or newer, which may take up to a few hours. Your node will not be functional until this migration completes. - -The first time you run version 0.15.0 or newer, your chainstate database will be converted to a -new format, which will take anywhere from a few minutes to half an hour, -depending on the speed of your machine. - -Note that the block database format also changed in version 0.8.0 and there is no -automatic upgrade code from before version 0.8 to version 0.15.0. Upgrading -directly from 0.7.x and earlier without redownloading the blockchain is not supported. -However, as usual, old wallet versions are still supported. - -Downgrading warning -------------------- - -The chainstate database for this release is not compatible with previous -releases, so if you run 0.15 and then decide to switch back to any -older version, you will need to run the old release with the `-reindex-chainstate` -option to rebuild the chainstate data structures in the old format. - -If your node has pruning enabled, this will entail re-downloading and -processing the entire blockchain. - -Compatibility -============== - -Bitcoin Core is extensively tested on multiple operating systems using -the Linux kernel, macOS 10.10+, and Windows 7 and newer (Windows XP is not supported). - -Bitcoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not -frequently tested on them. - -From 0.17.0 onwards macOS <10.10 is no longer supported. 0.17.0 is built using Qt 5.9.x, which doesn't -support versions of macOS older than 10.10. - -Known issues -============ - -... - Notable changes =============== -... +An issue was solved with OSX dmg generation, affecting macOS 10.12 to 10.14, +which could cause Finder to crash on install. -0.17.x change log -================= +There are no significant changes for other operating systems. -... +0.17.0.1 change log +=================== + +### Build system +- #14416 `eb2cc84` Fix OSX dmg issue (10.12 to 10.14) (jonasschnelli) + +### Documentation +- #14509 `1b5af2c` [0.17] doc: use SegWit in getblocktemplate example (Sjors) Credits ======= Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release: -... - -And to those that reported security issues: - -... +- Jonas Schnelli +- Pieter Wuille +- Sjors Provoost +- Wladimir J. van der Laan -As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/). |