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@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Bitcoin Core version 0.9.0rc1 is now available from:
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.9.0rc1/
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This is a release candidate for a new major version. A major version brings both
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new features and bug fixes.
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This is a release candidate for a new major version. A major version brings
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both new features and bug fixes.
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Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:
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@ -12,16 +12,14 @@ Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:
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How to Upgrade
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--------------
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If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait
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until it has completely shut down (which might take a few minutes for older
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versions), uninstall all earlier versions of Bitcoin,
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then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over
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/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt (on Mac) or bitcoind/bitcoin-qt (on Linux).
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If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely
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shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), uninstall all
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earlier versions of Bitcoin, then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy
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over /Applications/Bitcoin-Qt (on Mac) or bitcoind/bitcoin-qt (on Linux).
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If you are upgrading from version 0.7.2 or earlier, the first time you
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run 0.9.0 your blockchain files will be re-indexed, which will take
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anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours, depending on the speed of
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your machine.
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If you are upgrading from version 0.7.2 or earlier, the first time you run
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0.9.0 your blockchain files will be re-indexed, which will take anywhere from
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30 minutes to several hours, depending on the speed of your machine.
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On Windows, do not forget to uninstall all earlier versions of the Bitcoin
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client first, especially if you are switching to the 64-bit version.
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@ -29,16 +27,16 @@ client first, especially if you are switching to the 64-bit version.
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Windows 64-bit installer
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-------------------------
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New in 0.9.0 is the Windows 64-bit version of the client.
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There have been frequent reports of users running out of virtual memory on 32-bit systems
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during the initial sync. Because of this it is recommended to install the 64-bit version if
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your system supports it.
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New in 0.9.0 is the Windows 64-bit version of the client. There have been
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frequent reports of users running out of virtual memory on 32-bit systems
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during the initial sync. Because of this it is recommended to install the
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64-bit version if your system supports it.
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Rebranding to Bitcoin Core
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---------------------------
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To reduce confusion between Bitcoin-the-network and Bitcoin-the-software we have
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renamed the reference client to Bitcoin Core.
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To reduce confusion between Bitcoin-the-network and Bitcoin-the-software we
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have renamed the reference client to Bitcoin Core.
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Autotools build system
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@ -55,12 +53,11 @@ Be sure to check doc/build-*.md for your platform before building from source.
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Bitcoin-cli
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Another change in the 0.9 release is moving away from the
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bitcoind executable functioning both as a server and as a RPC client. The RPC
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client functionality (“tell the running bitcoin daemon to do THIS”) was split
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into a separate executable, 'bitcoin-cli'. The RPC client code will
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eventually be removed from bitcoind, but will be kept for backwards
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compatibility for a release or two.
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Another change in the 0.9 release is moving away from the bitcoind executable
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functioning both as a server and as a RPC client. The RPC client functionality
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(“tell the running bitcoin daemon to do THIS”) was split into a separate
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executable, 'bitcoin-cli'. The RPC client code will eventually be removed from
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bitcoind, but will be kept for backwards compatibility for a release or two.
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0.9.0rc1 Release notes
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=======================
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@ -69,12 +66,14 @@ RPC:
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- 'listreceivedbyaddress' now provides tx ids
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- Updated help and tests for 'getreceivedby(account|address)'
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- In 'getblock', accept 2nd 'verbose' parameter, similar to getrawtransaction, but defaulting to 1 for backward compatibility
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- In 'getblock', accept 2nd 'verbose' parameter, similar to getrawtransaction,
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but defaulting to 1 for backward compatibility
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- Add 'verifychain', to verify chain database at runtime
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- Add 'dumpwallet' and 'importwallet' RPCs
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- 'keypoolrefill' gains optional size parameter
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- Add 'getbestblockhash', to return tip of best chain
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- Add 'chainwork' (the total work done by all blocks since the genesis block) to 'getblock' output
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- Add 'chainwork' (the total work done by all blocks since the genesis block)
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to 'getblock' output
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- Make RPC password resistant to timing attacks
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- Clarify help messages and add examples
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- Add 'getrawchangeaddress' call for raw transaction change destinations
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- Add RPC call 'decodescript' to decode a hex-encoded transaction script
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- Make 'validateaddress' provide redeemScript
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- Add 'getnetworkhashps' to get the calculated network hashrate
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- New RPC 'ping' command to request ping, new 'pingtime' and 'pingwait' fields in 'getpeerinfo' output
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- New RPC 'ping' command to request ping, new 'pingtime' and 'pingwait' fields
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in 'getpeerinfo' output
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- Adding new 'addrlocal' field to 'getpeerinfo' output
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- Add verbose boolean to 'getrawmempool'
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- Add rpc command 'getunconfirmedbalance' to obtain total unconfirmed balance
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Block-chain handling and storage:
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- Update leveldb to 1.15
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- Check for correct genesis (prevent cases where accidentally a datadir from the wrong network is loaded)
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- Check for correct genesis (prevent cases where a datadir from the wrong
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network is accidentally loaded)
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- Allow txindex to be removed and add a reindex dialog
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- Log aborted block database rebuilds
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- Store orphan blocks in serialized form, to save memory
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- Log reason for non-standard transaction rejection
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- Prune provably-unspendable outputs
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- Detect any sufficiently long fork and add a warning.
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- Call the -alertnotify script when we see a long or invalid fork.
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- Detect any sufficiently long fork and add a warning
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- Call the -alertnotify script when we see a long or invalid fork
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- Fix multi-block reorg transaction resurrection
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- Reject non-canonically-encoded serialization sizes
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- Only create signatures with even S, and verification mode to check.
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- Only create signatures with even S, and verification mode to check
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- Reject dust amounts during validation
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- Use 'low S' as malleability breaker rather than 'even S'
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- Skip unspendable outputs in consistency check
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- Generalize the remove-outputs check for fully-prunable transactions
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- Accept nLockTime transactions that finalize in the next block"
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- Accept nLockTime transactions that finalize in the next block
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Build system:
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- Switch to autotools-based build system
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- Build without wallet by passing `--disable-wallet` to configure, this
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removes the BerkeleyDB dependency
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- Upgrade gitian dependencies (libpng, libz, libupnpc, boost, openssl) to more recent versions
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- Build without wallet by passing `--disable-wallet` to configure, this removes
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the BerkeleyDB dependency
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- Upgrade gitian dependencies (libpng, libz, libupnpc, boost, openssl) to more
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recent versions
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- Windows 64-bit build support
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- Solaris compatibility fixes
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- Check integrity of gitian input source tarballs
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- Add network traffic graph in debug window
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- Add open URI dialog
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- Add Coin Control Features
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- Improve receive coins workflow: make the 'Receive' tab into a form to
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request payments, and move historical address list functionality to File menu.
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- Improve receive coins workflow: make the 'Receive' tab into a form to request
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payments, and move historical address list functionality to File menu.
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- Rebrand to `Bitcoin Core`
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- Move initialization/shutdown to a thread. This prevents "Not responding" messages during start.
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Also show a window during shutdown.
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- Move initialization/shutdown to a thread. This prevents “Not responding”
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messages during startup. Also show a window during shutdown.
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- Don't regenerate autostart link on every client startup
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- Show and store message of normal bitcoin:URI
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- Fix richtext detection hang issue on very old Qt versions
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- osx: make use of the 10.8+ user notification center to display growl like notifications
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- osx: Added NSHighResolutionCapable flag to Info.plist for better font rendering on Retina displays.
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- osx: fix bitcoin-qt startup crash when clicking dock icon
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- osx: Make use of the 10.8+ user notification center to display growl like
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notifications
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- osx: Added NSHighResolutionCapable flag to Info.plist for better font
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rendering on Retina displays.
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- osx: Fix bitcoin-qt startup crash when clicking dock icon
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- linux: Fix Gnome bitcoin: URI handler
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Miscellaneous:
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- Add Linux script (contrib/qos/tc.sh) to limit outgoing bandwidth used by Bitcoin
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- Add Linux script (contrib/qos/tc.sh) to limit outgoing bandwidth
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- Add '-regtest' mode, similar to testnet but private with instant block
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generation with 'setgenerate' RPC.
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- Add 'linearize.py' script to contrib, for creating bootstrap.dat
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