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diff --git a/doc/developer-notes.md b/doc/developer-notes.md index bb477d4be0..a6df17ddd8 100644 --- a/doc/developer-notes.md +++ b/doc/developer-notes.md @@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Developer Notes - [Strings and formatting](#strings-and-formatting) - [Variable names](#variable-names) - [Threads and synchronization](#threads-and-synchronization) + - [Scripts](#scripts) + - [Shebang](#shebang) - [Source code organization](#source-code-organization) - [GUI](#gui) - [Subtrees](#subtrees) @@ -602,6 +604,31 @@ TRY_LOCK(cs_vNodes, lockNodes); } ``` +Scripts +-------------------------- + +### Shebang + +- Use `#!/usr/bin/env bash` instead of obsolete `#!/bin/bash`. + + - [*Rationale*](https://github.com/dylanaraps/pure-bash-bible#shebang): + + `#!/bin/bash` assumes it is always installed to /bin/ which can cause issues; + + `#!/usr/bin/env bash` searches the user's PATH to find the bash binary. + + OK: + +```bash +#!/usr/bin/env bash +``` + + Wrong: + +```bash +#!/bin/bash +``` + Source code organization -------------------------- @@ -714,7 +741,7 @@ Current subtrees include: - Upstream at https://github.com/bitcoin-core/ctaes ; actively maintained by Core contributors. - src/univalue - - Upstream at https://github.com/jgarzik/univalue ; report important PRs to Core to avoid delay. + - Upstream at https://github.com/bitcoin-core/univalue ; actively maintained by Core contributors, deviates from upstream https://github.com/jgarzik/univalue Upgrading LevelDB --------------------- diff --git a/doc/release-notes-14477.md b/doc/release-notes-14477.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bb8c0a623e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes-14477.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +Miscellaneous RPC changes +------------ + +- `getaddressinfo` now reports `solvable`, a boolean indicating whether all information necessary for signing is present in the wallet (ignoring private keys). +- `getaddressinfo`, `listunspent`, and `scantxoutset` have a new output field `desc`, an output descriptor that encapsulates all signing information and key paths for the address (only available when `solvable` is true for `getaddressinfo` and `listunspent`). diff --git a/doc/tor.md b/doc/tor.md index dc0b88618a..c46b7e9f60 100644 --- a/doc/tor.md +++ b/doc/tor.md @@ -109,9 +109,13 @@ preconfigured and the creation of a hidden service is automatic. If permission p are seen with `-debug=tor` they can be resolved by adding both the user running Tor and the user running bitcoind to the same group and setting permissions appropriately. On Debian-based systems the user running bitcoind can be added to the debian-tor group, -which has the appropriate permissions. An alternative authentication method is the use -of the `-torpassword` flag and a `hash-password` which can be enabled and specified in -Tor configuration. +which has the appropriate permissions. + +An alternative authentication method is the use +of the `-torpassword=password` option. The `password` is the clear text form that +was used when generating the hashed password for the `HashedControlPassword` option +in the tor configuration file. The hashed password can be obtained with the command +`tor --hash-password password` (read the tor manual for more details). ## 4. Privacy recommendations |