diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -6,26 +6,31 @@ - Removed deprecated `getinfo` RPC. - Update univalue to 1.0.5 - The Official Ubuntu PPA will no longer update the package for the 16.04 - Xenial version. The most recent versions can still be download from + Xenial version. The most recent versions can still be downloaded from bitcoinabc.org. The PPA is now offering a package for 20.04 Focal. + - Minor performance improvements for JSON RPC calls that fetch headers or blocks. + - Various minor bug fixes. Tests ----- - -- The regression test chain, that can be enabled by the `-regtest` command line - flag, now requires transactions to not violate standard policy by default. - Making the default the same as for mainnet, makes it easier to test mainnet - behavior on regtest. Be reminded that the testnet still allows non-standard - txs by default and that the policy can be locally adjusted with the - `-acceptnonstdtxn` command line flag for both test chains. + - The regression test chain, that can be enabled by the `-regtest` command line + flag, now requires transactions to not violate standard policy by default. + Making the default the same as mainnet makes it easier to test mainnet + behavior on regtest. Be reminded that the testnet still allows non-standard + txs by default and that the policy can be locally adjusted with the + `-acceptnonstdtxn` command line flag for both test chains. Configuration ------------- - -* An error is issued where previously a warning was issued when a setting in - the config file was specified in the default section, but not overridden for - the selected network. This change takes only effect if the selected network - is not mainnet. - +------------- + - An error is issued where previously a warning was issued when a setting in + the config file was specified in the default section, but not overridden for + the selected network. This change takes only effect if the selected network + is not mainnet. - The `echo` RPC will now return an internal bug report if exactly 100 arguments are provided. + +Tools +----- + - A new `bitcoin-wallet` tool is now available, distributed alongside our usual binaries. + This tool provides a way to create new wallet files and inspect basic information about + a wallet without using any RPCs.