2014-03-03 09:41:18 +01:00
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(note: this is a temporary file, to be added-to by anybody, and moved to
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release-notes at release time)
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2014-03-17 13:19:54 +01:00
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2017-02-17 17:26:01 +01:00
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Bitcoin Core version *version* is now available from:
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2016-04-15 13:21:16 +02:00
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2018-01-30 13:49:15 +01:00
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<https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-*version*/>
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2016-04-15 13:21:16 +02:00
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This is a new major version release, including new features, various bugfixes
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and performance improvements, as well as updated translations.
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2017-09-12 10:04:27 +02:00
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Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub:
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2016-04-15 13:21:16 +02:00
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<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>
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To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to:
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<https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/>
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2017-08-14 16:45:58 +02:00
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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 until it has completely
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2017-10-09 10:45:01 +02:00
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shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the
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2017-09-12 10:04:27 +02:00
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installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on Mac)
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2017-08-14 16:45:58 +02:00
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or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).
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2019-04-16 14:05:36 +02:00
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Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reached its EOL is
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possible, but might take some time if the datadir needs to be migrated. Old
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wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported.
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2017-08-14 16:45:58 +02:00
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Downgrading warning
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The chainstate database for this release is not compatible with previous
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releases, so if you run 0.15 and then decide to switch back to any
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older version, you will need to run the old release with the `-reindex-chainstate`
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option to rebuild the chainstate data structures in the old format.
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If your node has pruning enabled, this will entail re-downloading and
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processing the entire blockchain.
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2016-06-22 16:29:00 +02:00
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Compatibility
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2018-12-17 13:12:05 +01:00
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Bitcoin Core is supported and extensively tested on operating systems using
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the Linux kernel, macOS 10.10+, and Windows 7 and newer. It is not recommended
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to use Bitcoin Core on unsupported systems.
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2017-01-14 02:21:41 +01:00
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Bitcoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not
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frequently tested on them.
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2016-06-22 16:29:00 +02:00
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2018-11-06 14:14:40 +01:00
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From 0.17.0 onwards, macOS <10.10 is no longer supported. 0.17.0 is
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built using Qt 5.9.x, which doesn't support versions of macOS older than
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10.10. Additionally, Bitcoin Core does not yet change appearance when
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macOS "dark mode" is activated.
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In addition to previously-supported CPU platforms, this release's
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pre-compiled distribution also provides binaries for the RISC-V
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platform.
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2018-07-08 18:28:20 +02:00
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2015-05-26 21:32:25 +02:00
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Notable changes
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===============
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2019-03-20 17:59:18 +01:00
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Updated RPCs
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2019-03-20 17:59:18 +01:00
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Note: some low-level RPC changes mainly useful for testing are described in the
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Low-level Changes section below.
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* The `sendmany` RPC had an argument `minconf` that was not well specified and
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would lead to RPC errors even when the wallet's coin selection would succeed.
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The `sendtoaddress` RPC never had this check, so to normalize the behavior,
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`minconf` is now ignored in `sendmany`. If the coin selection does not
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succeed due to missing coins, it will still throw an RPC error. Be reminded
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that coin selection is influenced by the `-spendzeroconfchange`,
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`-limitancestorcount`, `-limitdescendantcount` and `-walletrejectlongchains`
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command line arguments.
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2019-02-01 14:56:12 +01:00
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2018-11-06 14:14:40 +01:00
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Low-level changes
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=================
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2019-03-21 18:38:52 +01:00
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Configuration
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2019-01-02 21:13:27 +01:00
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2019-03-21 18:38:52 +01:00
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* An error is issued where previously a warning was issued when a setting in
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the config file was specified in the default section, but not overridden for
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the selected network. This change takes only effect if the selected network
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is not mainnet.
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2016-07-18 14:00:05 +02:00
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Credits
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=======
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Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
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2019-02-14 11:48:53 +01:00
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As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).
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