Add documentation for BIP65 to release notes

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BtcDrak 9 years ago
parent d8b5695ec6
commit 535e29c888

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Notable changes
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BIP65 soft fork to enforce OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY opcode
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This release includes several changes related to the [BIP65][] soft fork
which redefines the existing OP_NOP2 opcode as OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY
(CLTV) so that a transaction output can be made unspendable until a
specified point in the future.
1. This release will only relay and mine transactions spending a CLTV
output if they comply with the BIP65 rules as provided in code.
2. This release will produce version 4 blocks by default. Please see the
*notice to miners* below.
3. Once 951 out of a sequence of 1,001 blocks on the local node's best block
chain contain version 4 (or higher) blocks, this release will no
longer accept new version 3 blocks and it will only accept version 4
blocks if they comply with the BIP65 rules for CLTV.
**Notice to miners:** Litecoin Cores block templates are now for
version 4 blocks only, and any mining software relying on its
getblocktemplate must be updated in parallel to use libblkmaker either
version v0.4.3 or any version from v0.5.2 onward.
- If you are solo mining, this will affect you the moment you upgrade
Litecoin Core, which must be done prior to BIP65 achieving its 951/1001
status.
- If you are mining with the stratum mining protocol: this does not
affect you.
- If you are mining with the getblocktemplate protocol to a pool: this
will affect you at the pool operators discretion, which must be no
later than BIP65 achieving its 951/1001 status.
[BIP65]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0065.mediawiki
Fix buffer overflow in bundled upnp
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- Fixed make check testing suite.
- Updated Qt translations.
- Updated build instructions for OSX and Unix.
- Add BIP65 CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY softfork.
Credits
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- Adrian Gallagher
- Anton Yemelyanov
- Warren Togami
- BtcDrak

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