[28.x] 28.3rc2 #33557

1. 
   fanquake commented at 10:09 AM on October 7, 2025: member

   Backports:

   • #33482
   • #33563

   Plus final changes for a 28.3rc2.

2. fanquake added this to the milestone 28.3 on Oct 7, 2025
3. DrahtBot added the label Backport on Oct 7, 2025
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   DrahtBot commented at 10:09 AM on October 7, 2025: contributor

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5. fanquake force-pushed on Oct 7, 2025
6. contrib: fix using macdploy script without translations.

   QT translations are optional, but the script would error when
   'translations_dir' falls back to its default value NULL.
   
   This PR fixes it by moving the set-up of QT translations under
   the check for 'translations_dir' presence.
   
   Github-Pull: #33482
   Rebased-From: 7b5261f7ef3d88361204c40eb10c0d9dc44f5ed7

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7. build: fix depends Qt download link

   Github-Pull: #33563
   Rebased-From: abf4a6eeaee116917dafd56eb9caee03e13048d2

   9c911f7e2d
8. build: bump version to 28.3rc2 e2e1138350
9. doc: update manual pages for v28.3rc2 201221b750
10. fanquake force-pushed on Oct 7, 2025
11. fanquake marked this as ready for review on Oct 10, 2025
12. dergoegge approved
13. 
    dergoegge commented at 7:57 AM on October 13, 2025: member

    ACK 8e4651bb33b8f97940bf2ad6a2f97932198f6765

14. marcofleon approved
15. 
    marcofleon commented at 10:12 AM on October 13, 2025: contributor

    ACK 8e4651bb33b8f97940bf2ad6a2f97932198f6765

16. in doc/release-notes.md:1 in 8e4651bb33 outdated

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    stickies-v commented at 11:02 AM on October 13, 2025:

    Download link on l3 needs to be updated:

    <details> <summary>git diff on 8e4651bb33</summary>

    diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
    index b8b90475c8..f446c14cc5 100644
    --- a/doc/release-notes.md
    +++ b/doc/release-notes.md
    @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
     Bitcoin Core version 28.3rc2 is now available from:
     
    -  <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-28.3/test.rc1/>
    +  <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-28.3/test.rc2/>
     
     This release includes various bug fixes and performance
     improvements, as well as updated translations.
    
    

    </details>

17. stickies-v approved
18. 
    stickies-v commented at 11:03 AM on October 13, 2025: contributor

    ACK 8e4651bb33b8f97940bf2ad6a2f97932198f6765 modulo 1 link update required (see comment)

    All backports clean except:

    • 9c911f7e2dcb6dc26b5824bdae2d389cc931607e backported from abf4a6eeaee116917dafd56eb9caee03e13048d2: merge conflict due to qt being bumped to 5.15.16 on master and still at 5.15.14 on 28.x.

    Getting identical manpages, and release notes look complete.

19. doc: update release notes for 28.x 44d05b2fb2
20. fanquake force-pushed on Oct 13, 2025
21. stickies-v approved
22. 
    stickies-v commented at 11:09 AM on October 13, 2025: contributor

    re-ACK 44d05b2fb25b0a5f14e7487c792ac25ad5f5c284

23. DrahtBot requested review from marcofleon on Oct 13, 2025
24. DrahtBot requested review from dergoegge on Oct 13, 2025
25. 
    marcofleon commented at 11:22 AM on October 13, 2025: contributor

    Nice, re ACK 44d05b2fb25b0a5f14e7487c792ac25ad5f5c284

26. fanquake merged this on Oct 13, 2025
27. fanquake closed this on Oct 13, 2025

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28. fanquake deleted the branch on Oct 13, 2025

Review Requested
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Milestone
28.3