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2017-01-19Add fundrawtransactions new reserveChangeKey option to the release notesJonas Schnelli
2017-01-16Merge #9484: Introduce assumevalid setting to skip validation presumed valid ↵Pieter Wuille
scripts. 7b5e3fe Add assumevalid testcase (John Newbery) e440ac7 Introduce assumevalid setting to skip presumed valid scripts. (Gregory Maxwell)
2017-01-15Merge #9550: Trim down the XP notice and say more about what we support.MarcoFalke
7094bf7 Trim down the XP notice and say more about what we support. (Gregory Maxwell)
2017-01-15Trim down the XP notice and say more about what we support.Gregory Maxwell
The big notice at the top of the release note is not interesting to most users now and apparently comes across poorly to some. Better to provide more information about what we do support.
2017-01-13Introduce assumevalid setting to skip presumed valid scripts.Gregory Maxwell
This disentangles the script validation skipping from checkpoints. A new option is introduced "assumevalid" which specifies a block whos ancestors we assume all have valid scriptsigs and so we do not check them when they are also burried under the best header by two weeks worth of work. Unlike checkpoints this has no influence on consensus unless you set it to a block with an invalid history. Because of this it can be easily be updated without risk of influencing the network consensus. This results in a massive IBD speedup. This approach was independently recommended by Peter Todd and Luke-Jr since POW based signature skipping (see PR#9180) does not have the verifiable properties of a specific hash and may create bad incentives. The downside is that, like checkpoints, the defaults bitrot and older releases will sync slower. On the plus side users can provide their own value here, and if they set it to something crazy all that will happen is more time will be spend validating signatures. Checkblocks and checklevel are also moved to the hidden debug options: Especially now that checkblocks has a low default there is little need to change these settings, and users frequently misunderstand them as influencing security or IBD speed. By hiding them we offset the space added by this new option.
2017-01-12Document fee estimation changesAlex Morcos
2017-01-12Clarify that prioritisetransaction remains supportedAlex Morcos
2017-01-11Merge #7871: Manual block file pruning.Wladimir J. van der Laan
afffeea fixup! Add pruneblockchain RPC to enable manual block file pruning. (Russell Yanofsky) 1fc4ec7 Add pruneblockchain RPC to enable manual block file pruning. (mrbandrews)
2017-01-10Improve style w.r.t. ifPieter Wuille
2017-01-10Add pruneblockchain RPC to enable manual block file pruning.mrbandrews
2017-01-05Add release notes for addnode changes.Gregory Maxwell
2017-01-04[Doc] Install Protobuf v3 on OS Xfanquake
2017-01-03doc: Add historical release notes for 0.13.2Wladimir J. van der Laan
2017-01-02Merge #9412: build: Fix 'make deploy' for OSXJonas Schnelli
2fb98f6 Fix bug in dmg builder so that it actually reads in the configuration file (Don Patterson) b01667c Mention RSVG dependency when creating the disk image on OSX (Jonas Schnelli) 09aefb5 build: Fix 'make deploy' for OSX (Cory Fields)
2016-12-29Update the Windows build notesDouglas Roark
- Clarify the Windows Subsystem For Linux section. - Clarify the build requirements.
2016-12-23Mention RSVG dependency when creating the disk image on OSXJonas Schnelli
2016-12-15doc: Add bare-bones documentation for fuzzingWladimir J. van der Laan
2016-12-02Developer docs about existing subtrees.Gregory Maxwell
Add some notes about the workflow for changes to code that exists in subtrees.
2016-11-25doc: Improve windows build instructions using Linux subsystemWladimir J. van der Laan
I did a build on a windows 10 laptop and took notes, and tried to improve the document: - It's the Linux subsystem for Windows, not the other way around. - Split out dependencies: general ones, 64-bit, 32-bit. Remove the reference to `build-unix.md`, easy enough to be self-contained. - Place 64-bit instructions first. 99% will want these. - Installation instructions: recommend using `/` for prefix, same as we do on gitian builds. This will allow copying the files to a usable (from Windows) place using just `make DESTDIR=...`. - Remove double spaces / consistent width reformatting.
2016-11-23[Doc] Move comments above bash commandAmir Abrams
2016-11-21Merge #9179: Set DEFAULT_LIMITFREERELAY = 0 kB/minuteWladimir J. van der Laan
fa7cc5a Set DEFAULT_LIMITFREERELAY = 0 kB/minute (MarcoFalke)
2016-11-18Set DEFAULT_LIMITFREERELAY = 0 kB/minuteMarcoFalke
2016-11-17Doxygen: Set PROJECT_NAME = "Bitcoin Core"MarcoFalke
2016-11-09Merge #8794: Enable -Wshadow by defaultWladimir J. van der Laan
359bac7 Add notes about variable names and shadowing (Pavel Janík) fd5654c Check and enable -Wshadow by default. (Pavel Janík)
2016-11-09Add notes about variable names and shadowingPavel Janík
2016-11-07Merge #7730: Remove priority estimationWladimir J. van der Laan
0bd581a add release notes for removal of priority estimation (Alex Morcos) b2322e0 Remove priority estimation (Alex Morcos)
2016-11-07add release notes for removal of priority estimationAlex Morcos
2016-11-07[doc] release-process: Mention GitHub release and archived release notesMarcoFalke
2016-11-03Merge #9053: IBD using chainwork instead of height and not using header ↵Pieter Wuille
timestamps e141beb IsInitialBlockDownload no longer uses header-only timestamps. (Gregory Maxwell) 2082b55 Remove GetTotalBlocksEstimate and checkpoint tests that test nothing. (Gregory Maxwell) fd46136 IBD check uses minimumchain work instead of checkpoints. (Gregory Maxwell)
2016-11-02Merge `doc/unit-tests.md` into `src/test/README.md`Wladimir J. van der Laan
Refer to the right file in the top-level README.md. Having only one file with test documentation saves some confusion about where things are documented.
2016-11-02IBD check uses minimumchain work instead of checkpoints.Gregory Maxwell
This introduces a 'minimum chain work' chainparam which is intended to be the known amount of work in the chain for the network at the time of software release. If you don't have this much work, you're not yet caught up. This is used instead of the count of blocks test from checkpoints. This criteria is trivial to keep updated as there is no element of subjectivity, trust, or position dependence to it. It is also a more reliable metric of sync status than a block count.
2016-10-31Add mempool.dat to doc/files.mdPieter Wuille
2016-10-27Merge #9033: Update build notes for dropping osx 10.7 support (fanquake)Wladimir J. van der Laan
ba26d41 Update build notes for dropping osx 10.7 support (Michael Ford)
2016-10-27doc: Add release notes for 0.13.1 releaseWladimir J. van der Laan
2016-10-27Update build notes for dropping osx 10.7 supportMichael Ford
Github-Pull: #9022 Rebased-From: 1d1246314f761b3f84c869cb7b0af49cc25b55b3
2016-10-24Clarify `listenonion`unsystemizer
> This new feature is enabled by default if Bitcoin Core is listening, and a connection to Tor can be made. It can be configured with the -listenonion, -torcontrol and -torpassword settings. To show verbose debugging information, pass -debug=tor. But it is correct to say that the feature is enabled *regardless* of whether a connection to Tor can be made. I propose to clarify that so that users can eliminate these in their logs (when `listen=1` and no Tor). And I think it's okay to clarify about the `listen` option, because on several occasions when I read this before I always assumed `listening` meant `server=1` which cost me a lot of time in troubleshooting. ``` 2016-10-24 06:19:22.551029 tor: Error connecting to Tor control socket 2016-10-24 06:19:22.551700 tor: Not connected to Tor control port 127.0.0.1:9051, trying to reconnect ``` ### What version of bitcoin-core are you using? 0.12.1
2016-10-18Merge #8965: Mention that PPA doesn't support DebianMarcoFalke
b55d823 Explicitly state that PPA is for Ubuntu only (anduck)
2016-10-18Explicitly state that PPA is for Ubuntu onlyanduck
2016-10-18Merge #8955: doc: update 0.13.0 release note info on linux arm buildsWladimir J. van der Laan
83c0f7f trivial: update 0.13.0 release note info on linux arm builds (mruddy)
2016-10-18Merge #8929: add software-properties-commonWladimir J. van der Laan
aa9d3c9 add software-properties-common (Steven)
2016-10-18trivial: update 0.13.0 release note info on linux arm buildsmruddy
2016-10-18Merge #8935: Documentation: Building on Windows with WSLWladimir J. van der Laan
7c1716f Documentation for Building on Windows with WSL (poole_party)
2016-10-18Merge #8890: [Doc] Update Doxygen configuration fileWladimir J. van der Laan
f2e939b [Doc] Update Doxygen configuration file (fanquake)
2016-10-18Merge #8921: RPC: Chainparams: Remove ↵Wladimir J. van der Laan
Chainparams::fTestnetToBeDeprecatedFieldRPC b26a7b5 RPC: Chainparams: Remove Chainparams::fTestnetToBeDeprecatedFieldRPC (Jorge Timón)
2016-10-18RPC: Chainparams: Remove Chainparams::fTestnetToBeDeprecatedFieldRPCJorge Timón
2016-10-17Update implemented bips for 0.13.1Pieter Wuille
2016-10-17Documentation for Building on Windows with WSLpoole_party
The new Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) allows a user to run a bash shell directly on Windows in an Ubuntu based environment. This can be used to cross-compile Bitcoin directly on Windows without the need for a separate Linux VM or Server. The instructions included in this commit explain how to configure the environment and build Bitcoin Core using this new feature.
2016-10-15add software-properties-commonSteven
This allows using `add-apt-repository`.
2016-10-13Merge #8892: doc: Add build instructions for FreeBSDWladimir J. van der Laan
3f92bc9 doc: Add build instructions for FreeBSD (Wladimir J. van der Laan)
2016-10-13doc: Add build instructions for FreeBSDWladimir J. van der Laan
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