diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-1.14.7.md similarity index 100% rename from doc/release-notes.md rename to doc/release-notes/release-notes-1.14.7.md diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-1.14.8.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-1.14.8.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7230db21ed7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-1.14.8.md @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +Dogecoin Core version 1.14.8 is now available from: + + + +This is a new minor version release. Dogecoin users on any platform are +strongly recommended to upgrade. + +Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub: + + + +To receive notifications about updates, subscribe to the release mailing list: + + + + +Compatibility +============== + +Dogecoin Core is extensively tested on Ubuntu Server LTS, macOS and Windows. +Minimum OS compatibility can be found [in the INSTALL guide](../INSTALL.md). + + +Notable changes +================ + +Important Updates +----------------- + +Several important updates have been added to Dogecoin Core, including fixes +backported from Bitcoin Core's upstream. + +### Reduce Peer INV Object Counts + +Previously, Dogecoin Core nodes would maintain a large list of inventory for +each peer. This is excessive and unnecessary and has been reduced to a more +reasonable number. + +*Implemented with #3577* + +### Improve Transaction Request Tracking + +A new transaction request tracking system improves the way Dogecoin Core +communicates with other peers. Notably, this improvement prioritizes +communication with outbound peers over inbound peers and makes CPU and memory +use more reliable and scalable with the number of peers. + +*Implemented with #3577* + +### Improve Orphan Transaction Handling + +In previous versions of Dogecoin Core, orphan transactions were processed in a +complex fashion. Now they are processed more like regular getdata messages, +which allows for more efficient handling of messages arriving from other peers, +as well as other code simplifications. + +*Implemented with #3575* + +### Reduce Getheaders Traffic for INV Messages + +Dogecoin Core now sends a getheaders message for one block when announced in an +INV message, and it sends only a single such message rather than multiple per +INV message. This reduces traffic and simplifies the logic of the code. + +*Implemented with #3568* + +### Improve Reporting of Difficulty Adjustment Errors + +Previously, difficulty adjustment violations were not reported for chains that +branched off before the last checkpoint. This has been changed by moving the +checkpoint check after the difficulty check. + +*Implemented with #3576* + +### Security Policy Documented + +The [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) file describes how to report a potential +vulnerability or security issue in Dogecoin Core. + +*Implemented with #3611* + + +Dependency Updates +------------------ + +* Updated fontconfig to version 2.12.6 (#3590) +* Updated freetype to version 2.11.0 (#3590) +* Updated expat to version 2.6.2 (#3590) +* Allow compiling with Boost 1.80 and newer (#3588) + + +Minor Changes +============= + +* Dogecoin Core now supports compilation with C++14 and C++17, if you select + the appropriate configuration flags (#3494, ... ) +* With the C++ version updates, the code now uses more built-in C++ features instead + of Boost equivalents, where possible (various commits) +* The CI configuration was updated to be compatible with newer versions of Python (#3582) +* Rely on the well-tested OpenSSL secure random functions, but allow the use of std::shuffle (#3521) + + +Credits +======= + +Credit goes to all awesome contributors to this release, alphabetically: + +* Amiti Uttarwar +* Anthony Chen +* chromatic +* daanksy +* Dakoda Greaves +* Ed Tubbs +* Hennadii Stepanov +* John Newbery +* Michi Lumin +* Patrick Lodder +* Pieter Wuille +* practicalswift +* Russell Yanofsky +* Twinky-kms +* Wladimir J. van der Laan