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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/build-unix.txt | 39 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/release-notes.txt | 101 |
2 files changed, 27 insertions, 113 deletions
diff --git a/doc/build-unix.txt b/doc/build-unix.txt index 784d86e63d..b02a20a760 100644 --- a/doc/build-unix.txt +++ b/doc/build-unix.txt @@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ Dependencies libdb4.8 Berkeley DB Blockchain & wallet storage libboost Boost C++ Library miniupnpc UPnP Support Optional firewall-jumping support - libqrencode QRCode generation Optional QRCode generation miniupnpc may be used for UPnP port mapping. It can be downloaded from http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/files/. UPnP support is compiled in and @@ -37,13 +36,7 @@ turned off by default. Set USE_UPNP to a different value to control this: USE_UPNP=0 (the default) UPnP support turned off by default at runtime USE_UPNP=1 UPnP support turned on by default at runtime -libqrencode may be used for QRCode image generation. It can be downloaded -from http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/index.html.en, or installed via -your package manager. Set USE_QRCODE to control this: - USE_QRCODE=0 (the default) No QRCode support - libqrcode not required - USE_QRCODE=1 QRCode support enabled - -IPv6 support may be enabled by setting +IPv6 support may be enabled by setting: USE_IPV6=1 Enable IPv6 support Licenses of statically linked libraries: @@ -61,15 +54,27 @@ Versions used in this release: Dependency Build Instructions: Ubuntu & Debian ---------------------------------------------- -sudo apt-get install build-essential -sudo apt-get install libssl-dev -sudo apt-get install libdb4.8-dev -sudo apt-get install libdb4.8++-dev - Boost 1.40+: sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev - or Boost 1.37: sudo apt-get install libboost1.37-dev -sudo apt-get install libqrencode-dev - -If using Boost 1.37, append -mt to the boost libraries in the makefile. +Build requirements: + sudo apt-get install build-essential + sudo apt-get install libssl-dev + +for Ubuntu 12.04: + sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev + + db4.8 packages are available at: + https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/bitcoin + + Ubuntu precise has packages for libdb5.1-dev and libdb5.1++-dev, + but using these will break binary wallet compatibility, and is not recommended. + +for other Ubuntu & Debian: + sudo apt-get install libdb4.8-dev + sudo apt-get install libdb4.8++-dev + sudo apt-get install libboost1.37-dev + (If using Boost 1.37, append -mt to the boost libraries in the makefile) + +Optional: + sudo apt-get install libminiupnpc-dev (see USE_UPNP compile flag) Dependency Build Instructions: Gentoo diff --git a/doc/release-notes.txt b/doc/release-notes.txt index c2fdc425fd..3c975af92f 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.txt +++ b/doc/release-notes.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ release time) Building this from - $ git shortlog --no-merges v0.6.3.. + $ git shortlog --no-merges v0.7.0.. How to Upgrade -------------- @@ -19,99 +19,8 @@ Ubuntu PPA version), then run the old version again with the -detachdb argument and shut it down; if you do not, then the new version will not be able to read the database files and will exit with an error. -Incompatible Changes --------------------- -* Replaced the 'getmemorypool' RPC command with 'getblocktemplate/submitblock' - and 'getrawmempool' commands. -* Remove deprecated RPC 'getblocknumber' +Bug fixes +--------- +* Fixed an uninitialized variable bug that could cause transactions to + be reported out of order. -Bitcoin Improvement Proposals implemented ------------------------------------------ -BIP 22 - 'getblocktemplate', 'submitblock' RPCs -BIP 34 - block version 2, height in coinbase -BIP 35 - 'mempool' message, extended 'getdata' message behavior - - -Core bitcoin handling and blockchain database ---------------------------------------------- -* Reduced CPU usage, by eliminating some redundant hash calculations -* Cache signature verifications, to eliminate redundant signature checks -* Transactions with zero-value outputs are considered non-standard -* Mining: when creating new blocks, sort 'paid' area by fee-per-kb -* Database: better validation of on-disk stored data -* Database: minor optimizations and reliability improvements -* -loadblock=FILE will import an external block file -* Additional DoS (denial-of-service) prevention measures -* New blockchain checkpoint at block 193,000 -* (Windows only): enable ASLR and DEP for bitcoind.exe - - -JSON-RPC API ------------- -* Internal HTTP server is now thread-per-connection, rather than - a single-threaded queue that would stall on network I/O. -* Internal HTTP server supports HTTP/1.1, pipelined requests and - connection keep-alive. -* Support JSON-RPC 2.0 batches, to encapsulate multiple JSON-RPC requests - within a single HTTP request. -* IPv6 support -* Added raw transaction API. See https://gist.github.com/2839617 -* Added 'getrawmempool', to list contents of TX memory pool -* Added 'getpeerinfo', to list data about each connected network peer -* Added 'listaddressgroupings' for better coin control -* Rework gettransaction, getblock calls. 'gettransaction' responds for - non-wallet TXs now. -* Remove deprecated RPC 'getblocknumber' -* Remove superceded RPC 'getmemorypool' (see BIP 22, above) -* listtransactions output now displays "smart" times for transactions, - and 'blocktime' and 'timereceived' fields were added - - -P2P networking --------------- -* IPv6 support -* Tor hidden service support (see doc/Tor.txt) -* Attempts to fix "stuck blockchain download" problems -* Replace BDB database "addr.dat" with internally-managed "peers.dat" - file containing peer address data. -* Lower default send buffer from 10MB to 1MB -* proxy: SOCKS5 by default -* Support connecting by hostnames passed to proxy -* Add -seednode connections, and use this instead of DNS seeds when proxied -* Added -externalip and -discover -* Add -onlynet to connect only to a given network (IPv4, IPv6, or Tor) -* Separate listening sockets, -bind=<addr> - - -Qt GUI ------- -* Add UI RPC console / debug window -* Re-Enable URI handling on Windows, add safety checks and tray-notifications -* Harmonize the use of ellipsis ("...") to be used in menus, but not on buttons -* Add 2 labels to the overviewpage that display Wallet and Transaction status (obsolete or current) -* Extend the optionsdialog (e.g. language selection) and re-work it to a tabbed UI -* Merge sign/verify message into a single window with tabbed UI -* Ensure a changed bitcoin unit immediately updates all GUI elements that use units -* Update QR Code dialog -* Improve error reporting at startup -* Fine-grained UI updates for a much smoother UI during block downloads -* Remove autocorrection of 0/i in addresses in UI -* Reorganize tray icon menu into more logical order -* Persistently poll for balance change when number of blocks changed -* Much better translations -* Override progress bar design on platforms with segmented progress bars to assist with readability -* Added 'immature balance' display on the overview page -* (Windows only): enable ASLR and DEP for bitcoin-qt.exe -* (Windows only): add meta-data to bitcoin-qt.exe (e.g. description and version) - -Internal codebase ------------------ -* Additional unit tests -* Compile warning fixes - - -Miscellaneous -------------- -* Reopen debug.log upon SIGHUP -* Bash programmable completion for bitcoind(1) -* On supported OSes, each thread is given a useful name |