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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/README.md | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/README_windows.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/build-msw.md | 83 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/release-notes.md | 46 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/tor.md | 5 |
5 files changed, 2 insertions, 136 deletions
diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index 9c724ec1e9..f8bb8020d4 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ The Bitcoin repo's [root README](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/ License --------------------- Distributed under the [MIT/X11 software license](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php). -This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the [OpenSSL Toolkit](http://www.openssl.org/). This product includes +This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the [OpenSSL Toolkit](https://www.openssl.org/). This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young ([eay@cryptsoft.com](mailto:eay@cryptsoft.com)), and UPnP software written by Thomas Bernard. diff --git a/doc/README_windows.txt b/doc/README_windows.txt index 18fd4216f9..368f2b45e1 100644 --- a/doc/README_windows.txt +++ b/doc/README_windows.txt @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2009-2014 Bitcoin Core Developers Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in
-the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/). This product includes
+the OpenSSL Toolkit (https://www.openssl.org/). This product includes
cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).
diff --git a/doc/build-msw.md b/doc/build-msw.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9e4eaee3f5..0000000000 --- a/doc/build-msw.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,83 +0,0 @@ -WINDOWS BUILD NOTES -=================== - - -Compilers Supported -------------------- -TODO: What works? -Note: releases are cross-compiled using mingw running on Linux. - - -Dependencies ------------- -Libraries you need to download separately and build: - - name default path download - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - OpenSSL \openssl-1.0.1c-mgw http://www.openssl.org/source/ - Berkeley DB \db-4.8.30.NC-mgw http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/berkeley-db/index.html - Boost \boost-1.50.0-mgw http://www.boost.org/users/download/ - miniupnpc \miniupnpc-1.6-mgw http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/files/ - -Their licenses: - - OpenSSL Old BSD license with the problematic advertising requirement - Berkeley DB New BSD license with additional requirement that linked software must be free open source - Boost MIT-like license - miniupnpc New (3-clause) BSD license - -Versions used in this release: - - OpenSSL 1.0.1c - Berkeley DB 4.8.30.NC - Boost 1.50.0 - miniupnpc 1.6 - - -OpenSSL -------- -MSYS shell: - -un-tar sources with MSYS 'tar xfz' to avoid issue with symlinks (OpenSSL ticket 2377) -change 'MAKE' env. variable from 'C:\MinGW32\bin\mingw32-make.exe' to '/c/MinGW32/bin/mingw32-make.exe' - - cd /c/openssl-1.0.1c-mgw - ./config - make - -Berkeley DB ------------ -MSYS shell: - - cd /c/db-4.8.30.NC-mgw/build_unix - sh ../dist/configure --enable-mingw --enable-cxx - make - -Boost ------ -MSYS shell: - - downloaded boost jam 3.1.18 - cd \boost-1.50.0-mgw - bjam toolset=gcc --build-type=complete stage - -MiniUPnPc ---------- -UPnP support is optional, make with `USE_UPNP=` to disable it. - -MSYS shell: - - cd /c/miniupnpc-1.6-mgw - make -f Makefile.mingw - mkdir miniupnpc - cp *.h miniupnpc/ - -Bitcoin -------- -MSYS shell: - - cd \bitcoin - sh autogen.sh - sh configure - mingw32-make - strip bitcoind.exe diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 66059800b6..967a39a0e7 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -39,49 +39,3 @@ estimate. Statistics used to estimate fees and priorities are saved in the data directory in the 'fee_estimates.dat' file just before program shutdown, and are read in at startup. - -Double-Spend Relay and Alerts -============================= -VERY IMPORTANT: *It has never been safe, and remains unsafe, to rely* -*on unconfirmed transactions.* - -Relay ------ -When an attempt is seen on the network to spend the same unspent funds -more than once, it is no longer ignored. Instead, it is broadcast, to -serve as an alert. This broadcast is subject to protections against -denial-of-service attacks. - -Wallets and other bitcoin services should alert their users to -double-spends that affect them. Merchants and other users may have -enough time to withhold goods or services when payment becomes -uncertain, until confirmation. - -Bitcoin Core Wallet Alerts --------------------------- -The Bitcoin Core wallet now makes respend attempts visible in several -ways. - -If you are online, and a respend affecting one of your wallet -transactions is seen, a notification is immediately issued to the -command registered with `-respendnotify=<cmd>`. Additionally, if -using the GUI: - - An alert box is immediately displayed. - - The affected wallet transaction is highlighted in red until it is - confirmed (and it may never be confirmed). - -A `respendsobserved` array is added to `gettransaction`, `listtransactions`, -and `listsinceblock` RPC results. - -Warning -------- -*If you rely on an unconfirmed transaction, these change do VERY* -*LITTLE to protect you from a malicious double-spend, because:* - - - You may learn about the respend too late to avoid doing whatever - you were being paid for - - Using other relay rules, a double-spender can craft his crime to - resist broadcast - - Miners can choose which conflicting spend to confirm, and some - miners may not confirm the first acceptable spend they see - diff --git a/doc/tor.md b/doc/tor.md index b5eb91e12e..560f71fa27 100644 --- a/doc/tor.md +++ b/doc/tor.md @@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ configure Tor. The first step is running Bitcoin behind a Tor proxy. This will already make all outgoing connections be anonymized, but more is possible. - -socks=5 SOCKS5 supports connecting-to-hostname, which can be used instead - of doing a (leaking) local DNS lookup. SOCKS5 is the default, - but SOCKS4 does not support this. (SOCKS4a does, but isn't - implemented). - -proxy=ip:port Set the proxy server. If SOCKS5 is selected (default), this proxy server will be used to try to reach .onion addresses as well. |