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diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md index 61f05b0771..91ef9e2280 100644 --- a/doc/release-process.md +++ b/doc/release-process.md @@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ Before every minor and major release: * Update version in sources (see below) * Write release notes (see below) * Update `src/chainparams.cpp` nMinimumChainWork with information from the getblockchaininfo rpc. +* Update `src/chainparams.cpp` defaultAssumeValid with information from the getblockhash rpc. + - The selected value must not be orphaned so it may be useful to set the value two blocks back from the tip. + - Testnet should be set some tens of thousands back from the tip due to reorgs there. + - This update should be reviewed with a reindex-chainstate with assumevalid=0 to catch any defect + that causes rejection of blocks in the past history. Before every major release: @@ -170,7 +175,38 @@ Commit your signature to gitian.sigs: git push # Assuming you can push to the gitian.sigs tree popd -Wait for Windows/OS X detached signatures: +Codesigner only: Create Windows/OS X detached signatures: +- Only one person handles codesigning. Everyone else should skip to the next step. +- Only once the Windows/OS X builds each have 3 matching signatures may they be signed with their respective release keys. + +Codesigner only: Sign the osx binary: + + transfer bitcoin-osx-unsigned.tar.gz to osx for signing + tar xf bitcoin-osx-unsigned.tar.gz + ./detached-sig-create.sh -s "Key ID" + Enter the keychain password and authorize the signature + Move signature-osx.tar.gz back to the gitian host + +Codesigner only: Sign the windows binaries: + + tar xf bitcoin-win-unsigned.tar.gz + ./detached-sig-create.sh -key /path/to/codesign.key + Enter the passphrase for the key when prompted + signature-win.tar.gz will be created + +Codesigner only: Commit the detached codesign payloads: + + cd ~/bitcoin-detached-sigs + checkout the appropriate branch for this release series + rm -rf * + tar xf signature-osx.tar.gz + tar xf signature-win.tar.gz + git add -a + git commit -m "point to ${VERSION}" + git tag -s v${VERSION} HEAD + git push the current branch and new tag + +Non-codesigners: wait for Windows/OS X detached signatures: - Once the Windows/OS X builds each have 3 matching signatures, they will be signed with their respective release keys. - Detached signatures will then be committed to the [bitcoin-detached-sigs](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-detached-sigs) repository, which can be combined with the unsigned apps to create signed binaries. |