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-rw-r--r--network/bitcoin/README16
-rw-r--r--network/bitcoin/bitcoin.SlackBuild2
-rw-r--r--network/bitcoin/bitcoin.info6
3 files changed, 18 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/network/bitcoin/README b/network/bitcoin/README
index dbb629b665c5..95267d3eb4ce 100644
--- a/network/bitcoin/README
+++ b/network/bitcoin/README
@@ -6,7 +6,19 @@ server or trusted parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their
own money and transact directly with each other, with the help
of a P2P network to check for double-spending.
+This Bitcoin client builds the backbone of the bitcoin network.
+It downloads, verifies and distributes the blockchain to other
+peers in the network. It uses lots of diskspace and bandwith.
+If you just want to send and receive Bitcoins you should look at
+a light client like Electrum.
+
+0.10.0 is a major version upgrade which makes use of headers-first
+synchronization and parallel block download, the block files and
+databases are not backwards-compatible with older versions of
+Bitcoin Core or other software.
+
+Please make sure you read the Release notes first before upgrading:
+https://bitcoin.org/en/release/v0.10.0
+
qrencode is an optional but strongly recommended dependency.
UPNP is disabled, it requires the optional dependency miniupnpc.
-
-Package provides both, bitcoin-qt (GUI) and bitcoind (CLI).
diff --git a/network/bitcoin/bitcoin.SlackBuild b/network/bitcoin/bitcoin.SlackBuild
index 64740d6a50b3..bc1df619ef48 100644
--- a/network/bitcoin/bitcoin.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/bitcoin/bitcoin.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
# ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
PRGNAM=bitcoin
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.9.4}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.10.0}
BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
diff --git a/network/bitcoin/bitcoin.info b/network/bitcoin/bitcoin.info
index 86974bdaf890..37882d96e110 100644
--- a/network/bitcoin/bitcoin.info
+++ b/network/bitcoin/bitcoin.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
PRGNAM="bitcoin"
-VERSION="0.9.4"
+VERSION="0.10.0"
HOMEPAGE="http://www.bitcoin.org"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/archive/v0.9.4.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="8f3c0c071e6c432c0c8b47bcdb8a9046"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/archive/v0.10.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="69fb3ebe5fc89f5fb55ca7c46818c3e8"
DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
MD5SUM_x86_64=""
REQUIRES="protobuf"