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diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.2.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.2.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d549748d25 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.2.md @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +Bitcoin Core version 0.16.2 is now available from: + + <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.16.2/> + +This is a new minor version release, with various bugfixes +as well as updated translations. + +Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub: + + <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues> + +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). + +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 or higher. Upgrading +directly from 0.7.x and earlier without re-downloading the blockchain is not supported. +However, as usual, old wallet versions are still supported. + +Downgrading warning +------------------- + +Wallets created in 0.16 and later are not compatible with versions prior to 0.16 +and will not work if you try to use newly created wallets in older versions. Existing +wallets that were created with older versions are not affected by this. + +Compatibility +============== + +Bitcoin Core is extensively tested on multiple operating systems using +the Linux kernel, macOS 10.8+, and Windows Vista and later. Windows XP is not supported. + +Bitcoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not +frequently tested on them. + +0.16.2 change log +------------------ + +### Wallet +- #13622 `c04a4a5` Remove mapRequest tracking that just effects Qt display. (TheBlueMatt) +- #12905 `cfc6f74` [rpcwallet] Clamp walletpassphrase value at 100M seconds (sdaftuar) +- #13437 `ed82e71` wallet: Erase wtxOrderd wtx pointer on removeprunedfunds (MarcoFalke) + +### RPC and other APIs +- #13451 `cbd2f70` rpc: expose CBlockIndex::nTx in getblock(header) (instagibbs) +- #13507 `f7401c8` RPC: Fix parameter count check for importpubkey (kristapsk) +- #13452 `6b9dc8c` rpc: have verifytxoutproof check the number of txns in proof structure (instagibbs) +- #12837 `bf1f150` rpc: fix type mistmatch in `listreceivedbyaddress` (joemphilips) +- #12743 `657dfc5` Fix csBestBlock/cvBlockChange waiting in rpc/mining (sipa) + +### GUI +- #12432 `f78e7f6` [qt] send: Clear All also resets coin control options (Sjors) +- #12617 `21dd512` gui: Show messages as text not html (laanwj) +- #12793 `cf6feb7` qt: Avoid reseting on resetguisettigs=0 (MarcoFalke) + +### Build system +- #13544 `9fd3e00` depends: Update Qt download url (fanquake) +- #12573 `88d1a64` Fix compilation when compiler do not support `__builtin_clz*` (532479301) + +### Tests and QA +- #13061 `170b309` Make tests pass after 2020 (bmwiedemann) +- #13192 `79c4fff` [tests] Fixed intermittent failure in `p2p_sendheaders.py` (lmanners) +- #13300 `d9c5630` qa: Initialize lockstack to prevent null pointer deref (MarcoFalke) +- #13545 `e15e3a9` tests: Fix test case `streams_serializedata_xor` Remove Boost dependency. (practicalswift) +- #13304 `cbdabef` qa: Fix `wallet_listreceivedby` race (MarcoFalke) + +### Miscellaneous +- #12887 `2291774` Add newlines to end of log messages (jnewbery) +- #12859 `18b0c69` Bugfix: Include <memory> for `std::unique_ptr` (luke-jr) +- #13131 `ce8aa54` Add Windows shutdown handler (ken2812221) +- #13652 `20461fc` rpc: Fix that CWallet::AbandonTransaction would leave the grandchildren, etc. active (Empact) + +Credits +======= + +Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release: + +- 532479301 +- Ben Woosley +- Bernhard M. Wiedemann +- Chun Kuan Lee +- Cory Fields +- fanquake +- Gregory Sanders +- joemphilips +- John Newbery +- Kristaps Kaupe +- lmanners +- Luke Dashjr +- MarcoFalke +- Matt Corallo +- Pieter Wuille +- practicalswift +- Sjors Provoost +- Suhas Daftuar +- Wladimir J. van der Laan + +And to those that reported security issues: + +- Braydon Fuller +- Himanshu Mehta + +As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/). |