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1.7 KiB
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51 lines
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Bitcoin version 0.6.2 is now available for download at:
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.6.2/
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This is a bug-fix and code-cleanup release, with no major new features.
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Please report bugs using the github issue tracker at:
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https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues
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NOTABLE CHANGES
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Much faster shutdowns. However, the blkindex.dat file is no longer
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portable to different data directories by default. If you need a
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portable blkindex.dat file then run with the new -detachdb=1 option
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or the "Detach databases at shutdown" GUI preference.
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Fixed https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/1065, a bug that
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could cause long-running nodes to crash.
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Mac and Windows binaries are compiled against OpenSSL 1.0.1b (Linux
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binaries are dynamically linked to the version of OpenSSL on the system).
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CHANGE SUMMARY
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Use 'git shortlog --no-merges v0.6.0..' for a summary of this release.
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Source codebase changes:
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- Many source code cleanups and warnings fixes. Close to building with -Wall
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- Locking overhaul, and several minor locking fixes
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- Several source code portability fixes, e.g. FreeBSD
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JSON-RPC interface changes:
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- addmultisigaddress enabled for mainnet (previously only enabled for testnet)
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Network protocol changes:
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- protocol version 60001
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- added nonce value to "ping" message (BIP 31)
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- added new "pong" message (BIP 31)
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Backend storage changes:
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- Less redundant database flushing, especially during initial block download
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- Shutdown improvements (see above)
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Qt user interface:
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- minor URI handling improvements
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- progressbar improvements
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- error handling improvements (show message box rather than console exception,
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etc.)
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- by popular request, make 4th bar of connection icon green
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