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diff --git a/doc/build-unix.md b/doc/build-unix.md index e799e709fa..6b51db5f55 100644 --- a/doc/build-unix.md +++ b/doc/build-unix.md @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Build requirements: Now, you can either build from self-compiled [depends](/depends/README.md) or install the required dependencies: - sudo apt-get install libevent-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-chrono-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-thread-dev + sudo apt-get install libevent-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-thread-dev BerkeleyDB is required for the wallet. diff --git a/doc/developer-notes.md b/doc/developer-notes.md index d106aab3e4..6e8bde47f8 100644 --- a/doc/developer-notes.md +++ b/doc/developer-notes.md @@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ $ valgrind --suppressions=contrib/valgrind.supp src/test/test_bitcoin $ valgrind --suppressions=contrib/valgrind.supp --leak-check=full \ --show-leak-kinds=all src/test/test_bitcoin --log_level=test_suite $ valgrind -v --leak-check=full src/bitcoind -printtoconsole +$ ./test/functional/test_runner.py --valgrind ``` ### Compiling for test coverage @@ -1089,7 +1090,7 @@ A few guidelines for introducing and reviewing new RPC interfaces: new RPC is replacing a deprecated RPC, to avoid both RPCs confusingly showing up in the command list. -- Use *invalid* bech32 addresses (e.g. the constant `EXAMPLE_ADDRESS`) for +- Use *invalid* bech32 addresses (e.g. in the constant array `EXAMPLE_ADDRESS`) for `RPCExamples` help documentation. - *Rationale*: Prevent accidental transactions by users and encourage the use diff --git a/doc/files.md b/doc/files.md index c2296b45fa..cd23d547bb 100644 --- a/doc/files.md +++ b/doc/files.md @@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ Subdirectory | File(s) | Description 3. A wallet database path can be specified by `-wallet` option. +4. `wallet.dat` files must not be shared across different node instances, as that can result in key-reuse and double-spends due the lack of synchronization between instances. + +5. Any copy or backup of the wallet should be done through a `backupwallet` call in order to update and lock the wallet, preventing any file corruption caused by updates during the copy. + ## GUI settings `bitcoin-qt` uses [`QSettings`](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qsettings.html) class; this implies platform-specific [locations where application settings are stored](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qsettings.html#locations-where-application-settings-are-stored). diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index cb46408d94..22d5767b7b 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ New settings - RPC Whitelist system. It can give certain RPC users permissions to only some RPC calls. It can be set with two command line arguments (`rpcwhitelist` and `rpcwhitelistdefault`). (#12763) +- A new `-asmap` configuration option has been added to enable IP-to-ASN mapping + for bucketing of the network peers to diversify the network connections. The + legacy /16 prefix mapping remains the default. See [issue + #16599](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16599), [PR + #16702](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/16702), and the `bitcoind + help` for more information. This option is experimental and subject to changes + or removal in future releases. + Updated settings ---------------- diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.19.1.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.19.1.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5746bebb0d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.19.1.md @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +0.19.1 Release Notes +=============================== + +Bitcoin Core version 0.19.1 is now available from: + + <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.19.1/> + +This minor release includes various bug fixes and performance +improvements, 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). + +Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reached its EOL is +possible, but it might take some time if the datadir needs to be migrated. Old +wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported. + +Compatibility +============== + +Bitcoin Core is supported and extensively tested on operating systems using +the Linux kernel, macOS 10.10+, and Windows 7 and newer. It is not recommended +to use Bitcoin Core on unsupported systems. + +Bitcoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not +as frequently tested on them. + +From Bitcoin Core 0.17.0 onwards, macOS versions earlier than 10.10 are no +longer supported, as Bitcoin Core is now built using Qt 5.9.x which requires +macOS 10.10+. Additionally, Bitcoin Core does not yet change appearance when +macOS "dark mode" is activated. + +In addition to previously supported CPU platforms, this release's pre-compiled +distribution provides binaries for the RISC-V platform. + +0.19.1 change log +================= + +### Wallet +- #17643 Fix origfee return for bumpfee with feerate arg (instagibbs) +- #16963 Fix `unique_ptr` usage in boost::signals2 (promag) +- #17258 Fix issue with conflicted mempool tx in listsinceblock (adamjonas, mchrostowski) +- #17924 Bug: IsUsedDestination shouldn't use key id as script id for ScriptHash (instagibbs) +- #17621 IsUsedDestination should count any known single-key address (instagibbs) +- #17843 Reset reused transactions cache (fjahr) + +### RPC and other APIs +- #17687 cli: Fix fatal leveldb error when specifying -blockfilterindex=basic twice (brakmic) +- #17728 require second argument only for scantxoutset start action (achow101) +- #17445 zmq: Fix due to invalid argument and multiple notifiers (promag) +- #17524 psbt: handle unspendable psbts (achow101) +- #17156 psbt: check that various indexes and amounts are within bounds (achow101) + +### GUI +- #17427 Fix missing qRegisterMetaType for `size_t` (hebasto) +- #17695 disable File-\>CreateWallet during startup (fanquake) +- #17634 Fix comparison function signature (hebasto) +- #18062 Fix unintialized WalletView::progressDialog (promag) + +### Tests and QA +- #17416 Appveyor improvement - text file for vcpkg package list (sipsorcery) +- #17488 fix "bitcoind already running" warnings on macOS (fanquake) +- #17980 add missing #include to fix compiler errors (kallewoof) + +### Platform support +- #17736 Update msvc build for Visual Studio 2019 v16.4 (sipsorcery) +- #17364 Updates to appveyor config for VS2019 and Qt5.9.8 + msvc project fixes (sipsorcery) +- #17887 bug-fix macos: give free bytes to `F_PREALLOCATE` (kallewoof) + +### Miscellaneous +- #17897 init: Stop indexes on shutdown after ChainStateFlushed callback (jimpo) +- #17450 util: Add missing headers to util/fees.cpp (hebasto) +- #17654 Unbreak build with Boost 1.72.0 (jbeich) +- #17857 scripts: Fix symbol-check & security-check argument passing (fanquake) +- #17762 Log to net category for exceptions in ProcessMessages (laanwj) +- #18100 Update univalue subtree (MarcoFalke) + +Credits +======= + +Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release: + +- Aaron Clauson +- Adam Jonas +- Andrew Chow +- Fabian Jahr +- fanquake +- Gregory Sanders +- Harris +- Hennadii Stepanov +- Jan Beich +- Jim Posen +- João Barbosa +- Karl-Johan Alm +- Luke Dashjr +- MarcoFalke +- Michael Chrostowski +- Russell Yanofsky +- Wladimir J. van der Laan + +As well as to everyone that helped with translations on +[Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/). |