From fd46136dfaf68a7046cf7b8693824d73ac6b1caf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gregory Maxwell Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 05:33:25 +0000 Subject: IBD check uses minimumchain work instead of checkpoints. 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. --- doc/release-process.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md index 63f75fb399..85cf160f47 100644 --- a/doc/release-process.md +++ b/doc/release-process.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Before every minor and major release: * Update [bips.md](bips.md) to account for changes since the last release. * Update version in sources (see below) * Write release notes (see below) +* Update `src/chainparams.cpp` nMinimumChainWork with information from the getblockchaininfo rpc. Before every major release: -- cgit v1.2.3