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Kevacoin Core version 0.10.4.0 is now available from:

https://download.kevacoin.org/kevacoin-0.10.4.0/

This is a new minor version release, bringing bug fixes, the BIP65 (CLTV) consensus change, and relay policy preparation for BIP113. It is recommended to upgrade to this version as soon as possible.

Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:

https://github.com/kevacoin-project/kevacoin/issues

Upgrading and downgrading

How to Upgrade

If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over /Applications/Kevacoin-Qt (on Mac) or kevacoind/kevacoin-qt (on Linux).

Downgrade warning

Because release 0.10+ and later makes use of headers-first synchronization and parallel block download (see further), the block files and databases are not backwards-compatible with pre-0.10 versions of Kevacoin Core or other software:

  • Blocks will be stored on disk out of order (in the order they are received, really), which makes it incompatible with some tools or other programs. Reindexing using earlier versions will also not work anymore as a result of this.

  • The block index database will now hold headers for which no block is stored on disk, which earlier versions won't support.

If you want to be able to downgrade smoothly, make a backup of your entire data directory. Without this your node will need start syncing (or importing from bootstrap.dat) anew afterwards. It is possible that the data from a completely synchronised 0.10 node may be usable in older versions as-is, but this is not supported and may break as soon as the older version attempts to reindex.

This does not affect wallet forward or backward compatibility.

Notable changes since 0.10.3

BIP65 soft fork to enforce OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY opcode

This release includes several changes related to the BIP65 soft fork which redefines the existing OP_NOP2 opcode as OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY (CLTV) so that a transaction output can be made unspendable until a specified point in the future.

  1. This release will only relay and mine transactions spending a CLTV output if they comply with the BIP65 rules as provided in code.

  2. This release will produce version 4 blocks by default. Please see the notice to miners below.

  3. Once 951 out of a sequence of 1,001 blocks on the local node's best block chain contain version 4 (or higher) blocks, this release will no longer accept new version 3 blocks and it will only accept version 4 blocks if they comply with the BIP65 rules for CLTV.

Notice to miners: Kevacoin Core’s block templates are now for version 4 blocks only, and any mining software relying on its getblocktemplate must be updated in parallel to use libblkmaker either version v0.4.3 or any version from v0.5.2 onward.

  • If you are solo mining, this will affect you the moment you upgrade Kevacoin Core, which must be done prior to BIP65 achieving its 951/1001 status.

  • If you are mining with the stratum mining protocol: this does not affect you.

  • If you are mining with the getblocktemplate protocol to a pool: this will affect you at the pool operator’s discretion, which must be no later than BIP65 achieving its 951/1001 status.

Windows bug fix for corrupted UTXO database on unclean shutdowns

Several Windows users reported that they often need to reindex the entire blockchain after an unclean shutdown of Kevacoin Core on Windows (or an unclean shutdown of Windows itself). Although unclean shutdowns remain unsafe, this release no longer relies on memory-mapped files for the UTXO database, which significantly reduced the frequency of unclean shutdowns leading to required reindexes during testing.

For more information, see: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/6917

Other fixes for database corruption on Windows are expected in the next major release.

0.10.4 Change log

This release is based upon Bitcoin Core v0.10.4. Their upstream changelog applies to us and is included in as separate release-notes, see: Release Notes. This section describes the Kevacoin-specific differences.

  • Added BIP65 CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY softfork.
  • Increased OP_RETURN relay size to 80 bytes.

Credits

Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:

  • Charles Lee
  • pooler
  • Adrian Gallagher
  • Anton Yemelyanov
  • Warren Togami
  • BtcDrak