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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.txt b/doc/release-notes.txt index b7f7dfb402..74943331fa 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.txt +++ b/doc/release-notes.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ release time) Building this from - $ git shortlog --no-merges v0.7.0.. + $ git shortlog --no-merges 8a17087.. How to Upgrade -------------- @@ -32,42 +32,20 @@ shutdown much slower. Note that the "wallet.dat" file is always detached, and versions prior to 0.6.0 detached all databases at shutdown. -New features ------------- - -* Added a boolean argument to the RPC 'stop' command, if true sets - -detachdb to create standalone database .dat files before shutting down. - -* -salvagewallet command-line option, which moves any existing wallet.dat - to wallet.{timestamp}.dat and then attempts to salvage public/private - keys and master encryption keys (if the wallet is encrypted) into - a new wallet.dat. This should only be used if your wallet becomes - corrupted, and is not intended to replace regular wallet backups. - -* Import $DataDir/bootstrap.dat automatically, if it exists. - -Dependency changes ------------------- - -* Qt 4.8.2 for Windows builds - -* openssl 1.0.1c - Bug fixes --------- -* When running -testnet, use RPC port 18332 by default. +* Prevent RPC 'move' from deadlocking. This was caused by trying to lock the + database twice. -* Better detection and handling of corrupt wallet.dat and blkindex.dat files. - Previous versions would crash with a DB_RUNRECOVERY exception, this - version detects most problems and tells you how to recover if it - cannot recover itself. +* Fix use-after-free problems in initialization and shutdown, the latter of + which caused Bitcoin-Qt to crash on Windows when exiting. -* Fixed an uninitialized variable bug that could cause transactions to - be reported out of order. +* Correct library linking so building on Windows natively works. -* Fixed a bug that could cause occasional crashes on exit. +* Avoid a race condition and out-of-bounds read in block creation/mining code. -* Warn the user that they need to create fresh wallet backups after they - encrypt their wallet. +* Improve platform compatibility quirks, including fix for 100% CPU utilization + on FreeBSD 9. +* A few minor corrections to error handling, and updated translations. |