From 1ab1b687cb5870258add2b08169cd974f08ed032 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Wladimir J. van der Laan" Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:03:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add release notes for 0.15.0.1 Tree-SHA512: 488ee6fda9f9d2eb1c4d78f37d7b21c019ca70dc1899ef7dd275b5ef615fb5afebd6805147649753dd3497e2e98bfb2c601d8c3cffed04781652f84c9c0d32e5 --- doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.1.md | 87 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 87 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.1.md diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.1.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.1.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..53ab02cbb02 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.1.md @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +Bitcoin Core version *0.15.0.1* is now available from: + + + +and + + + +This is a minor bug fix for 0.15.0. + +Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub: + + + +To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to: + + + +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). + +The first time you run version 0.15.0 or higher, your chainstate database will +be converted to a new format, which will take anywhere from a few minutes to +half an hour, depending on the speed of your machine. + +The file format of `fee_estimates.dat` changed in version 0.15.0. Hence, a +downgrade from version 0.15.0 or upgrade to version 0.15.0 will cause all fee +estimates to be discarded. + +Note that the block database format also changed in version 0.8.0 and there is no +automatic upgrade code from before version 0.8 to version 0.15.0. Upgrading +directly from 0.7.x and earlier without redownloading the blockchain is not supported. +However, as usual, old wallet versions are still supported. + +Downgrading warning +------------------- + +The chainstate database for this release is not compatible with previous +releases, so if you run 0.15 and then decide to switch back to any +older version, you will need to run the old release with the `-reindex-chainstate` +option to rebuild the chainstate data structures in the old format. + +If your node has pruning enabled, this will entail re-downloading and +processing the entire blockchain. + +Compatibility +============== + +Bitcoin Core is extensively tested on multiple operating systems using +the Linux kernel, macOS 10.8+, and Windows Vista and later. Windows XP is not supported. + +Bitcoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not +frequently tested on them. + +Notable changes +=============== + +GUI startup crash issue +------------------------- + +After upgrade to 0.15.0, some clients would crash at startup because a custom +fee setting was configured that no longer exists in the GUI. This is a minimal +patch to avoid this issue from occuring. + +0.15.0.1 Change log +==================== + +- #11332 `46c8d23` Fix possible crash with invalid nCustomFeeRadio in QSettings (achow101, TheBlueMatt) + +Also the manpages were updated, as this was forgotten for 0.15.0. + +Credits +======= + +Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release: + +- Andrew Chow +- Matt Corallo +- Jonas Schnelli +- Wladimir J. van der Laan + +As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/).