Fee added to the immature block is lost in getbalance #333

Anyone can replicate this issue :

00:23:40 <MrSam> ok 00:23:47 <MrSam> i'm testing this on testnet-in-a-box with 2 nodes 00:23:55 <MrSam> a has 3650 / balance B has 0 00:24:14 <MrSam> i send 3600 from A to B with transaction fee cost of 9 00:24:28 <MrSam> so A now has balance of 41 and B will get 3600

00:24:44 <MrSam> i then start the miner on a and i get a immature block with amount 59

00:24:58 <MrSam> so i should have a balance of 100 00:25:05 <MrSam> but if i run getbalance i see 91

9 btc is lost. Either the balance on A should still be 41 and not include the immature block, or 100 if it includes it. Never 91.

client A: balance = 3650 listtransactions {
"account" : "", "address" : "mjvtoRo55x4rfSftjAJcyKvpVkgi4LEDVD", "category" : "send", "amount" : -3600.00000000, "fee" : -9.00000000, "confirmations" : 1, "txid" : "a8ff67cfe52ec04ed0b988419d2144077cb918cb889f9e4498b6a5fb0e63b18d", "time" : 1308521616 }, {
"account" : "", "category" : "immature", "amount" : 59.00000000, "confirmations" : 1, "txid" : "1b504ca8c8f200c5d37b1095902b7610b10484b6b608e48bbfe2411c69d480a5", "time" : 1308521869 } ]

getbalance 91.00000000

client B listtransactions { "account" : "getfrom1", "address" : "mjvtoRo55x4rfSftjAJcyKvpVkgi4LEDVD", "category" : "receive", "amount" : 3600.00000000, "confirmations" : 1, "txid" : "a8ff67cfe52ec04ed0b988419d2144077cb918cb889f9e4498b6a5fb0e63b18d", "time" : 1308521869 }

getbalance 3600.00000000

This issue can be closed.

Testnet-in-a-box starts with some blocks allready mined, but still "immature". In my issue i send money from one account to another with a transaction fee, i then mine the block and get the transaction fee back, but it is still immature and not added to the balance.

But by mining, i also validate an older immature block that now gets validaded so 50 BTC is added.

It seems that the transaction fee is lost, but the block needs 119 more validations before the transaction fee is recuperated.

That makes sense; the txn fee will be in limbo for 119 blocks. Closing.