Release notes: update notes through to 11e1ac3ae0
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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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From 0.17.0 onwards macOS <10.10 is no longer supported. 0.17.0 is built using Qt 5.9.x, which doesn't
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support versions of macOS older than 10.10.
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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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Notable changes
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===============
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@ -69,9 +75,87 @@ nodes. The option will now by default be off for improved privacy and security
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as well as reduced upload usage. The option can explicitly be turned on for
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local-network debugging purposes.
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Example item
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Documentation
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-------------
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- A new short
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[document](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/JSON-RPC-interface.md)
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about the JSON-RPC interface describes cases where the results of an
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RPC might contain inconsistencies between data sourced from different
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subsystems, such as wallet state and mempool state. A note is added
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to the [REST interface documentation](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/REST-interface.md)
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indicating that the same rules apply.
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- A new [document](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/bitcoin-conf.md)
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about the `bitcoin.conf` file describes how to use it to configure
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Bitcoin Core.
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- A new document introduces Bitcoin Core's BIP174
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[Partially-Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBT)](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/psbt.md)
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interface, which is used to allow multiple programs to collaboratively
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work to create, sign, and broadcast new transactions. This is useful
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for offline (cold storage) wallets, multisig wallets, coinjoin
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implementations, and many other cases where two or more programs need
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to interact to generate a complete transaction.
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- The [output script descriptor](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/descriptors.md)
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documentation has been updated with information about new features in
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this still-developing language for describing the output scripts that
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a wallet or other program wants to receive notifications for, such as
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which addresses it wants to know received payments. The language is
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currently used in the `scantxoutset` RPC and is expected to be adapted
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to other RPCs and to the underlying wallet structure.
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Build system changes
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- A new `--disable-bip70` option may be passed to `./configure` to
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prevent Bitcoin-Qt from being built with support for the BIP70 payment
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protocol or from linking libssl. As the payment protocol has exposed
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Bitcoin Core to libssl vulnerabilities in the past, builders who don't
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need BIP70 support are encouraged to use this option to reduce their
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exposure to future vulnerabilities.
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Updated RPCs
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- The `signrawtransaction` RPC is removed after being deprecated and
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hidden behind a special configuration option in version 0.17.0.
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- The `getpeerinfo` RPC now returns an additional "minfeefilter" field
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set to the peer's BIP133 fee filter. You can use this to detect that
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you have peers that are willing to accept transactions below the
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default minimum relay fee.
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- The mempool RPCs, such as `getrawmempool` with `verbose=true`, now
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return an additional "bip125-replaceable" value indicating whether the
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transaction (or its unconfirmed ancestors) opts-in to asking nodes and
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miners to replace it with a higher-feerate transaction spending any of
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the same inputs.
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- The `settxfee` RPC previously silently ignored attempts to set the fee
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below the allowed minimums. It now prints a warning. The special
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value of "0" may still be used to request the minimum value.
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- The `getaddressinfo` RPC now provides an `ischange` field indicating
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whether the wallet used the address in a change output.
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Low-level changes
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=================
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RPC
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- The `submitblock` RPC previously returned the reason a rejected block
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was invalid the first time it processed that block but returned a
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generic "duplicate" rejection message on subsequent occasions it
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processed the same block. It now always returns the fundamental
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reason for rejecting an invalid block and only returns "duplicate" for
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valid blocks it has already accepted.
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- A new `submitheader` RPC allows submitting block headers independently
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from their block. This is likely only useful for testing.
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Credits
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