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Bitcoin Core version 0.9.0rc1 is now available from:
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Bitcoin Core version 0.9.0rc2 is now available from:
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.9.0rc1/
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https://bitcoin.org/bin/0.9.0/test/
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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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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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NOTE: Release candidate 2 Windows binaries are not code-signed; use PGP
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and the SHA256SUMS.asc file to make sure your binaries are correct.
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In the final 0.9.0 release, Windows setup.exe binaries will be code-signed.
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OSX 10.5 / 32-bit no longer supported
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-------------------------------------
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0.9.0 drops support for older Macs. The minimum requirements are now:
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* A 64-bit-capable CPU (see http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3696);
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* Mac OS 10.6 or later (see https://support.apple.com/kb/ht1633).
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Rebranding to Bitcoin Core
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---------------------------
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For 0.9.0 we switched to an autotools-based build system instead of individual
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(q)makefiles.
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Using the standard “./autogen.sh; ./configure; make” to build Bitcoin-Qt and
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Using the standard "./autogen.sh; ./configure; make" to build Bitcoin-Qt and
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bitcoind makes it easier for experienced open source developers to contribute
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to the project.
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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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("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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> walletpassphrase 10
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walletunlocktime = now + 10 (overriding the old unlock time)
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0.9.0rc1 Release notes
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Transaction malleability-related fixes
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--------------------------------------
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This release contains a few fixes for transaction ID (TXID) malleability
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issues:
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- -nospendzeroconfchange command-line option, to avoid spending
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zero-confirmation change
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- IsStandard() transaction rules tightened to prevent relaying and mining of
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mutated transactions
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- Additional information in listtransactions/gettransaction output to
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report wallet transactions that conflict with each other because
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they spend the same outputs.
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- Bug fixes to the getbalance/listaccounts RPC commands, which would report
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incorrect balances for double-spent (or mutated) transactions.
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- New option: -zapwallettxes to rebuild the wallet's transaction information
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Transaction Fees
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----------------
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This release drops the default fee required to relay transactions across the
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network to 0.01mBTC per kilobyte. Note that getting a transaction relayed across
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the network does NOT guarantee that the transaction will be accepted by a miner
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and included in a block, and the default fee accepted by miners remains 0.1mBTC
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per kilobyte.
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As in previous releases, the relay fee may be changed with the -minrelaytxfee
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command-line option, and miners may change the default minimum fee they accept
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with the -mintxfee command-line option.
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0.9.0rc2 Release notes
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RPC:
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- New notion of 'conflicted' transactions, reported as confirmations: -1
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- 'listreceivedbyaddress' now provides tx ids
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- Add raw transaction hex to 'gettransaction' output
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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,
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but defaulting to 1 for backward compatibility
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Command-line options:
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- New option: -nospendzeroconfchange to never spend unconfirmed change outputs
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- New option: -zapwallettxes to rebuild the wallet's transaction information
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- Rename option '-tor' to '-onion' to better reflect what it does
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- Add '-disablewallet' mode to let bitcoind run entirely without wallet (when
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built with wallet)
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Wallet:
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- Bug fixes and new regression tests to correctly compute
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the balance of wallets containing double-spent (or mutated) transactions
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- Store key creation time. Calculate whole-wallet birthday.
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- Optimize rescan to skip blocks prior to birthday
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- Let user select wallet file with -wallet=foo.dat
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Protocol and network:
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- Drop the fee required to relay a transaction to 0.01mBTC per kilobyte
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- Send tx relay flag with version
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- New 'reject' P2P message (BIP 0061, see https://gist.github.com/gavinandresen/7079034 for draft)
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- New 'reject' P2P message (BIP 0061, see
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https://gist.github.com/gavinandresen/7079034 for draft)
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- Dump addresses every 15 minutes instead of 10 seconds
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- Relay OP_RETURN data TxOut as standard transaction type
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- Remove CENT-output free transaction rule when relaying
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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 removes
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the BerkeleyDB dependency
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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
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recent versions
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- Windows 64-bit build support
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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”
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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
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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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- OS X: Make use of the 10.8+ user notification center to display Growl-like
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notifications
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- OS X: Added NSHighResolutionCapable flag to Info.plist for better font
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rendering on Retina displays.
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- OS X: 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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Thanks to everyone who contributed to this release:
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- Andrey
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- Ashley Holman
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- b6393ce9-d324-4fe1-996b-acf82dbc3d53
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- bitsofproof
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- Brandon Dahler
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- Calvin Tam
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- Christian Decker
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- Christopher Latham
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- Chuck
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- Daniel Larimer
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- David Hill
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- Dmitry Smirnov
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- Drak
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- Eric Lombrozo
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- fanquake
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- fcicq
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- Florin
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- frewil
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- Gavin Andresen
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- Gregory Maxwell
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- gubatron
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- Guillermo Céspedes Tabárez
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- Haakon Nilsen
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- HaltingState
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- Han Lin Yap
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- harry
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- Ian Kelling
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- Jeff Garzik
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- Johnathan Corgan
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- Jonas Schnelli
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- Michael Bauer
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- Michael Ford
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- Michagogo
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- Midnight Magic
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- Mike Hearn
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- Nils Schneider
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- Noel Tiernan
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- Olivier Langlois
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- patrick s
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- Patrick Strateman
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- Shawn Wilkinson
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- Sined
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- sje
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- Subo1978
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- super3
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- Tamas Blummer
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- theuni
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- vhf / victor felder
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- Vinnie Falco
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- Warren Togami
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- Wil Bown
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- Wladimir J. van der Laan
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