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diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index 0ade8f9923..22b7065f62 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ The following are developer notes on how to build Bitcoin on your native platfor - [OSX Build Notes](build-osx.md) - [Unix Build Notes](build-unix.md) +- [Gitian Building Guide](gitian-building.md) Development --------------------- @@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ The Bitcoin repo's [root README](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/ - [Source Code Documentation (External Link)](https://dev.visucore.com/bitcoin/doxygen/) - [Translation Process](translation_process.md) - [Unit Tests](unit-tests.md) +- [Unauthenticated REST Interface](REST-interface.md) +- [BIPS](bips.md) +- [Dnsseed Policy](dnsseed-policy.md) ### Resources * Discuss on the [BitcoinTalk](https://bitcointalk.org/) forums, in the [Development & Technical Discussion board](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=6.0). diff --git a/doc/README_osx.txt b/doc/README_osx.txt index 6c0c21c190..e8af46e0e4 100644 --- a/doc/README_osx.txt +++ b/doc/README_osx.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Deterministic OSX Dmg Notes. -Working OSX DMG's are created in Linux by combining a recent clang, +Working OSX DMGs are created in Linux by combining a recent clang, the Apple's binutils (ld, ar, etc), and DMG authoring tools. Apple uses clang extensively for development and has upstreamed the necessary @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ libdmg-hfsplus project is used to compress it. There are several bugs in this tool and its maintainer has seemingly abandoned the project. It has been forked and is available (with fixes) here: https://github.com/theuni/libdmg-hfsplus . -The 'dmg' tool has the ability to create DMG's from scratch as well, but this +The 'dmg' tool has the ability to create DMGs from scratch as well, but this functionality is broken. Only the compression feature is currently used. Ideally, the creation could be fixed and genisoimage would no longer be necessary. diff --git a/doc/REST-interface.md b/doc/REST-interface.md index 23154ee903..0b718d664e 100644 --- a/doc/REST-interface.md +++ b/doc/REST-interface.md @@ -5,15 +5,18 @@ The REST API can be enabled with the `-rest` option. Supported API ------------- -`GET /rest/tx/TX-HASH.{bin|hex|json}` + +####Transactions +`GET /rest/tx/<TX-HASH>.<bin|hex|json>` Given a transaction hash, Returns a transaction, in binary, hex-encoded binary or JSON formats. For full TX query capability, one must enable the transaction index via "txindex=1" command line / configuration option. -`GET /rest/block/BLOCK-HASH.{bin|hex|json}` -`GET /rest/block/notxdetails/BLOCK-HASH.{bin|hex|json}` +####Blocks +`GET /rest/block/<BLOCK-HASH>.<bin|hex|json>` +`GET /rest/block/notxdetails/<BLOCK-HASH>.<bin|hex|json>` Given a block hash, Returns a block, in binary, hex-encoded binary or JSON formats. @@ -22,6 +25,15 @@ The HTTP request and response are both handled entirely in-memory, thus making m With the /notxdetails/ option JSON response will only contain the transaction hash instead of the complete transaction details. The option only affects the JSON response. +####Blockheaders +`GET /rest/headers/<COUNT>/<BLOCK-HASH>.<bin|hex>` + +Given a block hash, +Returns <COUNT> amount of blockheaders in upward direction. + +JSON is not supported. + +####Chaininfos `GET /rest/chaininfo.json` Returns various state info regarding block chain processing. @@ -34,6 +46,39 @@ Only supports JSON as output format. * verificationprogress : (numeric) estimate of verification progress [0..1] * chainwork : (string) total amount of work in active chain, in hexadecimal +####Query UTXO set +`GET /rest/getutxos.<bin|hex|json>` + +The getutxo command allows querying of the UTXO set given a set of outpoints. +See BIP64 for input and output serialisation: +https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0064.mediawiki + +Example: +``` +$ curl --data '{"checkmempool":true,"outpoints":[{"txid":"b2cdfd7b89def827ff8af7cd9bff7627ff72e5e8b0f71210f92ea7a4000c5d75","n":0}]}' localhost:18332/rest/getutxos.json 2>/dev/null | json_pp +{ + "chaintipHash" : "00000000fb01a7f3745a717f8caebee056c484e6e0bfe4a9591c235bb70506fb", + "chainHeight" : 325347, + "utxos" : [ + { + "scriptPubKey" : { + "addresses" : [ + "mi7as51dvLJsizWnTMurtRmrP8hG2m1XvD" + ], + "type" : "pubkeyhash", + "hex" : "76a9141c7cebb529b86a04c683dfa87be49de35bcf589e88ac", + "reqSigs" : 1, + "asm" : "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 1c7cebb529b86a04c683dfa87be49de35bcf589e OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG" + }, + "value" : 8.8687, + "height" : 2147483647, + "txvers" : 1 + } + ], + "bitmap" : "1" +} +``` + Risks ------------- -Running a webbrowser on the same node with a REST enabled bitcoind can be a risk. Accessing prepared XSS websites could read out tx/block data of your node by placing links like `<script src="http://127.0.0.1:1234/tx/json/1234567890">` which might break the nodes privacy.
\ No newline at end of file +Running a webbrowser on the same node with a REST enabled bitcoind can be a risk. Accessing prepared XSS websites could read out tx/block data of your node by placing links like `<script src="http://127.0.0.1:8332/rest/tx/1234567890.json">` which might break the nodes privacy. diff --git a/doc/assets-attribution.md b/doc/assets-attribution.md index c860cdc534..ebba64a61a 100644 --- a/doc/assets-attribution.md +++ b/doc/assets-attribution.md @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ The following is a list of assets used in the bitcoin source and their proper at src/qt/res/icons/receive.png, src/qt/res/icons/remove.png, src/qt/res/icons/send.png, src/qt/res/icons/synced.png, src/qt/res/icons/transaction*.png, src/qt/res/icons/tx_output.png, + src/qt/res/icons/warning.png Jonas Schnelli ----------------------- diff --git a/doc/bips.md b/doc/bips.md index 579eadfff3..90e98ed419 100644 --- a/doc/bips.md +++ b/doc/bips.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BIPs that are implemented by Bitcoin Core (up-to-date up to **v0.10.0**): * [`BIP 31`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0031.mediawiki): The 'pong' protocol message (and the protocol version bump to 60001) has been implemented since **v0.6.1** ([PR #1081](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/1081)). * [`BIP 34`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0034.mediawiki): The rule that requires blocks to contain their height (number) in the coinbase input, and the introduction of version 2 blocks has been implemented since **v0.7.0**. The rule took effect for version 2 blocks as of *block 224413* (March 5th 2013), and version 1 blocks are no longer allowed since *block 227931* (March 25th 2013) ([PR #1526](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/1526)). * [`BIP 35`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0035.mediawiki): The 'mempool' protocol message (and the protocol version bump to 60002) has been implemented since **v0.7.0** ([PR #1641](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/1641)). -* [`BIP 37`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0037.mediawiki): The bloom filtering for transaction relaying, partial merkle trees for blocks , and the protocol version bump to 70001 (enabling low-bandwidth SPV clients) has been implemented since **v0.8.0** ([PR #1795](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/1795)). +* [`BIP 37`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0037.mediawiki): The bloom filtering for transaction relaying, partial merkle trees for blocks, and the protocol version bump to 70001 (enabling low-bandwidth SPV clients) has been implemented since **v0.8.0** ([PR #1795](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/1795)). * [`BIP 42`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0042.mediawiki): The bug that would have caused the subsidy schedule to resume after block 13440000 was fixed in **v0.9.2** ([PR #3842](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/3842)). * [`BIP 61`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0061.mediawiki): The 'reject' protocol message (and the protocol version bump to 70002) was added in **v0.9.0** ([PR #3185](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/3185)). * [`BIP 66`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0066.mediawiki): The strict DER rules and associated version 3 blocks have been implemented since **v0.10.0** ([PR #5713](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/5713)). diff --git a/doc/build-osx.md b/doc/build-osx.md index d6e93cb23d..02adff0615 100644 --- a/doc/build-osx.md +++ b/doc/build-osx.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Mac OS X Build Instructions and Notes ==================================== -This guide will show you how to build bitcoind(headless client) for OSX. +This guide will show you how to build bitcoind (headless client) for OSX. Notes ----- @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Creating a release build ------------------------ You can ignore this section if you are building `bitcoind` for your own use. -bitcoind/bitcoin-cli binaries are not included in the Bitcoin-Qt.app bundle. +bitcoind/bitcoin-cli binaries are not included in the Bitcoin-Core.app bundle. If you are building `bitcoind` or `Bitcoin-Qt` for others, your build machine should be set up as follows for maximum compatibility: @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ All dependencies should be compiled with these flags: -arch x86_64 -isysroot $(xcode-select --print-path)/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.7.sdk -Once dependencies are compiled, see [doc/release-process.md](release-process.md) for how the Bitcoin-Qt.app +Once dependencies are compiled, see [doc/release-process.md](release-process.md) for how the Bitcoin-Core.app bundle is packaged and signed to create the .dmg disk image that is distributed. Running diff --git a/doc/build-unix.md b/doc/build-unix.md index 0984f689a8..f70bf7f1fe 100644 --- a/doc/build-unix.md +++ b/doc/build-unix.md @@ -195,12 +195,12 @@ Hardening enables the following features: * Position Independent Executable Build position independent code to take advantage of Address Space Layout Randomization - offered by some kernels. An attacker who is able to cause execution of code at an arbitrary - memory location is thwarted if he or she doesn't know where anything useful is located. + offered by some kernels. Attackers who can cause execution of code at an arbitrary memory + location are thwarted if they don't know where anything useful is located. The stack and heap are randomly located by default but this allows the code section to be randomly located as well. - On an Amd64 processor where a library was not compiled with -fPIC, this will cause an error + On an AMD64 processor where a library was not compiled with -fPIC, this will cause an error such as: "relocation R_X86_64_32 against `......' can not be used when making a shared object;" To test that you have built PIE executable, install scanelf, part of paxutils, and use: diff --git a/doc/developer-notes.md b/doc/developer-notes.md index eaeb90da1d..8f7db31d59 100644 --- a/doc/developer-notes.md +++ b/doc/developer-notes.md @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ bool function(int arg1, const char *arg2) ``` A complete list of `@xxx` commands can be found at http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/manual/commands.html. As Doxygen recognizes the comments by the delimiters (`/**` and `*/` in this case), you don't -*need* to provide any commands for a comment to be valid, just a description text is fine. +*need* to provide any commands for a comment to be valid; just a description text is fine. To describe a class use the same construct above the class definition: ```c++ @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Threads Pull Request Terminology ------------------------ -Concept ACK - Agree with the idea and overall direction, but haven't reviewed the code changes or tested them. +Concept ACK - Agree with the idea and overall direction, but have neither reviewed nor tested the code changes. utACK (untested ACK) - Reviewed and agree with the code changes but haven't actually tested them. @@ -183,4 +183,4 @@ Tested ACK - Reviewed the code changes and have verified the functionality or bu ACK - A loose ACK can be confusing. It's best to avoid them unless it's a documentation/comment only change in which case there is nothing to test/verify; therefore the tested/untested distinction is not there. -NACK - Disagree with the code changes/concept. Should be accompanied by an explanation. +NACK - Disagree with the code changes/concept. Should be accompanied by an explanation. diff --git a/doc/dnsseed-policy.md b/doc/dnsseed-policy.md index 66a1757ac5..506e171153 100644 --- a/doc/dnsseed-policy.md +++ b/doc/dnsseed-policy.md @@ -7,19 +7,17 @@ As such, DNS seeds must be run by entities which have some minimum level of trust within the Bitcoin community. Other implementations of Bitcoin software may also use the same -seeds and may be more exposed. In light of this exposure this -document establishes some basic expectations for the expectations -for the operation of dnsseeds. +seeds and may be more exposed. In light of this exposure, this +document establishes some basic expectations for operating dnsseeds. -0. A DNS seed operating organization or person is expected -to follow good host security practices and maintain control of -their serving infrastructure and not sell or transfer control of their -DNS seed. Any hosting services contracted by the operator are -equally expected to uphold these expectations. +0. A DNS seed operating organization or person is expected to follow good +host security practices, maintain control of applicable infrastructure, +and not sell or transfer control of the DNS seed. Any hosting services +contracted by the operator are equally expected to uphold these expectations. 1. The DNS seed results must consist exclusively of fairly selected and functioning Bitcoin nodes from the public network to the best of the -operators understanding and capability. +operator's understanding and capability. 2. For the avoidance of doubt, the results may be randomized but must not single-out any group of hosts to receive different results unless due to an @@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ urgent technical necessity and disclosed. 4. Any logging of DNS queries should be only that which is necessary for the operation of the service or urgent health of the Bitcoin -network and must not be retained longer than necessary or disclosed +network and must not be retained longer than necessary nor disclosed to any third party. 5. Information gathered as a result of the operators node-spidering diff --git a/doc/gitian-building.md b/doc/gitian-building.md index 25d3b8390c..1fa5b5f989 100644 --- a/doc/gitian-building.md +++ b/doc/gitian-building.md @@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ In the VirtualBox GUI click "Create" and choose the following parameters in the - Disk size: at least 40GB; as low as 20GB *may* be possible, but better to err on the safe side - Push the `Create` button -Get the [Debian 7.7 net installer](http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.7.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-7.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso) (a more recent minor version should also work, see also [Debian Network installation](https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/)). +Get the [Debian 7.8 net installer](http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.8.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-7.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso) (a more recent minor version should also work, see also [Debian Network installation](https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/)). This DVD image can be validated using a SHA256 hashing tool, for example on Unixy OSes by entering the following in a terminal: - echo "d440e85b4121f94608748139f25dbce1ad36771348b002fe07d4d44b9d9e623f debian-7.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso" | sha256sum -c + echo "e39c36d6adc0fd86c6edb0e03e22919086c883b37ca194d063b8e3e8f6ff6a3a debian-7.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso" | sha256sum -c # (must return OK) After creating the VM, we need to configure it. @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ After creating the VM, we need to configure it.  -- Click `Advanced`, then `Port Forwarding`. We want to set up a port through where we can reach the VM to get files in and out. +- Click `Advanced`, then `Port Forwarding`. We want to set up a port through which we can reach the VM to get files in and out. - Create a new rule by clicking the plus icon.  @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Installing Debian This section will explain how to install Debian on the newly created VM. -- Choose the non-graphical installer. We do not need the graphical environment, it will only increase installation time and disk usage. +- Choose the non-graphical installer. We do not need the graphical environment; it will only increase installation time and disk usage.  @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ and proceed, just press `Enter`. To select a different button, press `Tab`.  -- The installer will set up the clock using a time server, this process should be automatic +- The installer will set up the clock using a time server; this process should be automatic - Set up the clock: choose a time zone (depends on the locale settings that you picked earlier; specifics don't matter)  @@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ COMMIT=2014_03_windows_unicode_path Signing externally ------------------- -If you want to do the PGP signing on another device that's also possible; just define `SIGNER` as mentioned +If you want to do the PGP signing on another device, that's also possible; just define `SIGNER` as mentioned and follow the steps in the build process as normal. gpg: skipped "laanwj": secret key not available @@ -393,4 +393,4 @@ Uploading signatures After building and signing you can push your signatures (both the `.assert` and `.assert.sig` files) to the [bitcoin/gitian.sigs](https://github.com/bitcoin/gitian.sigs/) repository, or if that's not possible create a pull -request. You can also mail the files to me (laanwj@gmail.com) and I'll commit them. +request. You can also mail the files to Wladimir (laanwj@gmail.com) and he will commit them. diff --git a/doc/img/bootstrap1.png b/doc/img/bootstrap1.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index 075930791b..0000000000 --- a/doc/img/bootstrap1.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/doc/img/bootstrap2.png b/doc/img/bootstrap2.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index 6461f81810..0000000000 --- a/doc/img/bootstrap2.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/doc/img/bootstrap4.png b/doc/img/bootstrap4.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index ad69737922..0000000000 --- a/doc/img/bootstrap4.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/doc/img/bootstrap5.png b/doc/img/bootstrap5.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index d8d9baaf37..0000000000 --- a/doc/img/bootstrap5.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/doc/init.md b/doc/init.md index 871bdc8123..1f206a6c02 100644 --- a/doc/init.md +++ b/doc/init.md @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ can then be controlled by group membership. 4a) systemd -Installing this .service file consists on just copying it to +Installing this .service file consists of just copying it to /usr/lib/systemd/system directory, followed by the command "systemctl daemon-reload" in order to update running systemd configuration. diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.10.1.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.10.1.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5e939600a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.10.1.md @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ +Bitcoin Core version 0.10.1 is now available from: + + <https://bitcoin.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.10.1/> + +This is a new minor version release, bringing bug fixes and translation +updates. It is recommended to upgrade to this version. + +Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github: + + <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues> + +Upgrading and downgrading +========================= + +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). + +Downgrade warning +------------------ + +Because release 0.10.0 and later makes use of headers-first synchronization and +parallel block download (see further), the block files and databases are not +backwards-compatible with pre-0.10 versions of Bitcoin Core or other software: + +* Blocks will be stored on disk out of order (in the order they are +received, really), which makes it incompatible with some tools or +other programs. Reindexing using earlier versions will also not work +anymore as a result of this. + +* The block index database will now hold headers for which no block is +stored on disk, which earlier versions won't support. + +If you want to be able to downgrade smoothly, make a backup of your entire data +directory. Without this your node will need start syncing (or importing from +bootstrap.dat) anew afterwards. It is possible that the data from a completely +synchronised 0.10 node may be usable in older versions as-is, but this is not +supported and may break as soon as the older version attempts to reindex. + +This does not affect wallet forward or backward compatibility. + +Notable changes +=============== + +This is a minor release and hence there are no notable changes. +For the notable changes in 0.10, refer to the release notes for the +0.10.0 release at https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.10.0/doc/release-notes.md + +0.10.1 Change log +================= + +Detailed release notes follow. This overview includes changes that affect external +behavior, not code moves, refactors or string updates. + +RPC: +- `7f502be` fix crash: createmultisig and addmultisigaddress +- `eae305f` Fix missing lock in submitblock + +Block (database) and transaction handling: +- `1d2cdd2` Fix InvalidateBlock to add chainActive.Tip to setBlockIndexCandidates +- `c91c660` fix InvalidateBlock to repopulate setBlockIndexCandidates +- `002c8a2` fix possible block db breakage during re-index +- `a1f425b` Add (optional) consistency check for the block chain data structures +- `1c62e84` Keep mempool consistent during block-reorgs +- `57d1f46` Fix CheckBlockIndex for reindex +- `bac6fca` Set nSequenceId when a block is fully linked + +P2P protocol and network code: +- `78f64ef` don't trickle for whitelisted nodes +- `ca301bf` Reduce fingerprinting through timestamps in 'addr' messages. +- `200f293` Ignore getaddr messages on Outbound connections. +- `d5d8998` Limit message sizes before transfer +- `aeb9279` Better fingerprinting protection for non-main-chain getdatas. +- `cf0218f` Make addrman's bucket placement deterministic (countermeasure 1 against eclipse attacks, see http://cs-people.bu.edu/heilman/eclipse/) +- `0c6f334` Always use a 50% chance to choose between tried and new entries (countermeasure 2 against eclipse attacks) +- `214154e` Do not bias outgoing connections towards fresh addresses (countermeasure 2 against eclipse attacks) +- `aa587d4` Scale up addrman (countermeasure 6 against eclipse attacks) +- `139cd81` Cap nAttempts penalty at 8 and switch to pow instead of a division loop + +Validation: +- `d148f62` Acquire CCheckQueue's lock to avoid race condition + +Build system: +- `8752b5c` 0.10 fix for crashes on OSX 10.6 + +Wallet: +- N/A + +GUI: +- `2c08406` some mac specifiy cleanup (memory handling, unnecessary code) +- `81145a6` fix OSX dock icon window reopening +- `786cf72` fix a issue where "command line options"-action overwrite "Preference"-action (on OSX) + +Tests: +- `1117378` add RPC test for InvalidateBlock + +Miscellaneous: +- `c9e022b` Initialization: set Boost path locale in main thread +- `23126a0` Sanitize command strings before logging them. +- `323de27` Initialization: setup environment before starting QT tests +- `7494e09` Initialization: setup environment before starting tests +- `df45564` Initialization: set fallback locale as environment variable + +Credits +======= + +Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release: + +- Alex Morcos +- Cory Fields +- dexX7 +- fsb4000 +- Gavin Andresen +- Gregory Maxwell +- Ivan Pustogarov +- Jonas Schnelli +- Matt Corallo +- mrbandrews +- Pieter Wuille +- Ruben de Vries +- Suhas Daftuar +- Wladimir J. van der Laan + +And all those who contributed additional code review and/or security research: +- 21E14 +- Alison Kendler +- Aviv Zohar +- Ethan Heilman +- Evil-Knievel +- fanquake +- Jeff Garzik +- Jonas Nick +- Luke Dashjr +- Patrick Strateman +- Philip Kaufmann +- Sergio Demian Lerner +- Sharon Goldberg + +As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/). diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.10.2.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.10.2.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..192ed69d29 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.10.2.md @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +Bitcoin Core version 0.10.2 is now available from: + + <https://bitcoin.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.10.2/> + +This is a new minor version release, bringing minor bug fixes and translation +updates. It is recommended to upgrade to this version. + +Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github: + + <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues> + +Upgrading and downgrading +========================= + +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). + +Downgrade warning +------------------ + +Because release 0.10.0 and later makes use of headers-first synchronization and +parallel block download (see further), the block files and databases are not +backwards-compatible with pre-0.10 versions of Bitcoin Core or other software: + +* Blocks will be stored on disk out of order (in the order they are +received, really), which makes it incompatible with some tools or +other programs. Reindexing using earlier versions will also not work +anymore as a result of this. + +* The block index database will now hold headers for which no block is +stored on disk, which earlier versions won't support. + +If you want to be able to downgrade smoothly, make a backup of your entire data +directory. Without this your node will need start syncing (or importing from +bootstrap.dat) anew afterwards. It is possible that the data from a completely +synchronised 0.10 node may be usable in older versions as-is, but this is not +supported and may break as soon as the older version attempts to reindex. + +This does not affect wallet forward or backward compatibility. + +Notable changes +=============== + +This fixes a serious problem on Windows with data directories that have non-ASCII +characters (https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/6078). + +For other platforms there are no notable changes. + +For the notable changes in 0.10, refer to the release notes +at https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.10.0/doc/release-notes.md + +0.10.2 Change log +================= + +Detailed release notes follow. This overview includes changes that affect external +behavior, not code moves, refactors or string updates. + +Wallet: +- `824c011` fix boost::get usage with boost 1.58 + +Miscellaneous: +- `da65606` Avoid crash on start in TestBlockValidity with gen=1. +- `424ae66` don't imbue boost::filesystem::path with locale "C" on windows (fixes #6078) + +Credits +======= + +Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release: + +- Cory Fields +- Gregory Maxwell +- Jonas Schnelli +- Wladimir J. van der Laan + +And all those who contributed additional code review and/or security research: + +- dexX7 +- Pieter Wuille +- vayvanne + +As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/). diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.9.4.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.9.4.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7ee73246a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.9.4.md @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +Bitcoin Core version 0.9.4 is now available from: + + https://bitcoin.org/bin/0.9.4/ + +This is a new minor version release, bringing only bug fixes and updated +translations. Upgrading to this release is recommended. + +Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github: + + https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues + +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). + +OpenSSL Warning +================ + +OpenSSL 1.0.0p / 1.0.1k was recently released and is being pushed out by +various operating system maintainers. Review by Gregory Maxwell determined that +this update is incompatible with the Bitcoin system and could lead to consensus +forks. + +Bitcoin Core released binaries from https://bitcoin.org are unaffected, +as are any built with the gitian deterministic build system. + +However, if you are running either + +- The Ubuntu PPA from https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/ubuntu/bitcoin +- A third-party or self-compiled Bitcoin Core + +upgrade to Bitcoin Core 0.9.4, which includes a workaround, **before** updating +OpenSSL. + +The incompatibility is due to the OpenSSL update changing the +behavior of ECDSA validation to reject any signature which is +not encoded in a very rigid manner. This was a result of +OpenSSL's change for CVE-2014-8275 "Certificate fingerprints +can be modified". + +We are specifically aware of potential hard-forks due to signature +encoding handling and had been hoping to close them via BIP62 in 0.10. +BIP62's purpose is to improve transaction malleability handling and +as a side effect rigidly defines the encoding for signatures, but the +overall scope of BIP62 has made it take longer than we'd like to +deploy. + +0.9.4 changelog +================ + +Validation: +- `b8e81b7` consensus: guard against openssl's new strict DER checks +- `60c51f1` fail immediately on an empty signature +- `037bfef` Improve robustness of DER recoding code + +Command-line options: +- `cd5164a` Make -proxy set all network types, avoiding a connect leak. + +P2P: +- `bb424e4` Limit the number of new addressses to accumulate + +RPC: +- `0a94661` Disable SSLv3 (in favor of TLS) for the RPC client and server. + +Build system: +- `f047dfa` gitian: openssl-1.0.1i.tar.gz -> openssl-1.0.1k.tar.gz +- `5b9f78d` build: Fix OSX build when using Homebrew and qt5 +- `ffab1dd` Keep symlinks when copying into .app bundle +- `613247f` osx: fix signing to make Gatekeeper happy (again) + +Miscellaneous: +- `25b49b5` Refactor -alertnotify code +- `2743529` doc: Add instructions for consistent Mac OS X build names + +Credits +-------- + +Thanks to who contributed to this release, at least: + +- Cory Fields +- Gavin Andresen +- Gregory Maxwell +- Jeff Garzik +- Luke Dashjr +- Matt Corallo +- Pieter Wuille +- Saivann +- Sergio Demian Lerner +- Wladimir J. van der Laan + +As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/). diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.9.5.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.9.5.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bed0af9879 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.9.5.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +Bitcoin Core version 0.9.5 is now available from: + + https://bitcoin.org/bin/0.9.5/ + +This is a new minor version release, with the goal of backporting BIP66. There +are also a few bug fixes and updated translations. Upgrading to this release is +recommended. + +Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github: + + https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues + +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). + +Notable changes +================ + +Mining and relay policy enhancements +------------------------------------ + +Bitcoin Core's block templates are now for version 3 blocks only, and any mining +software relying on its `getblocktemplate` must be updated in parallel to use +libblkmaker either version 0.4.2 or any version from 0.5.1 onward. +If you are solo mining, this will affect you the moment you upgrade Bitcoin +Core, which must be done prior to BIP66 achieving its 951/1001 status. +If you are mining with the stratum mining protocol: this does not affect you. +If you are mining with the getblocktemplate protocol to a pool: this will affect +you at the pool operator's discretion, which must be no later than BIP66 +achieving its 951/1001 status. + +0.9.5 changelog +================ + +- `74f29c2` Check pindexBestForkBase for null +- `9cd1dd9` Fix priority calculation in CreateTransaction +- `6b4163b` Sanitize command strings before logging them. +- `3230b32` Raise version of created blocks, and enforce DERSIG in mempool +- `989d499` Backport of some of BIP66's tests +- `ab03660` Implement BIP 66 validation rules and switchover logic +- `8438074` build: fix dynamic boost check when --with-boost= is used + +Credits +-------- + +Thanks to who contributed to this release, at least: + +- 21E14 +- Alex Morcos +- Cory Fields +- Gregory Maxwell +- Pieter Wuille +- Wladimir J. van der Laan + +As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/). diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md index 5dad9bf5de..cdcee0ec36 100644 --- a/doc/release-process.md +++ b/doc/release-process.md @@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ Note: check that SHA256SUMS itself doesn't end up in SHA256SUMS, which is a spur - Add release notes for the new version to the directory `doc/release-notes` in git master -- Celebrate +- Celebrate diff --git a/doc/translation_process.md b/doc/translation_process.md index eed467706e..3653e53021 100644 --- a/doc/translation_process.md +++ b/doc/translation_process.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ QToolBar *toolbar = addToolBar(tr("Tabs toolbar")); ### Creating a pull-request For general PRs, you shouldn’t include any updates to the translation source files. They will be updated periodically, primarily around pre-releases, allowing time for any new phrases to be translated before public releases. This is also important in avoiding translation related merge conflicts. -When an updated source file is merged into the Github repo, Transifex will automatically detect it (although it can take several hours). Once processed, the new strings will show up as "Remaining" in the Transifex web interface and are ready for translators. +When an updated source file is merged into the Github repo, Transifex will automatically detect it (although it can take several hours). Once processed, the new strings will show up as "Remaining" in the Transifex web interface and are ready for translators. To create the pull-request, use the following commands: ``` @@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ To create a new language template, you will need to edit the languages manifest ### Questions and general assistance The Bitcoin-Core translation maintainers include *tcatm, seone, Diapolo, wumpus and luke-jr*.You can find them, and others, in the Freenode IRC chatroom - `irc.freenode.net #bitcoin-dev`. -If you are a translator, you should also subscribe to the mailing list, https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bitcoin-translators. Announcements will be posted during application pre-releases to notify translators to check for updates.
\ No newline at end of file +If you are a translator, you should also subscribe to the mailing list, https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bitcoin-translators. Announcements will be posted during application pre-releases to notify translators to check for updates. |
