[29.x] backports + final changes for 29.3rc2 #34450

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   sedited commented at 5:13 PM on January 29, 2026: contributor

   Backport:

   • #34236

   And finalize 29.3rc2.

2. Add sedited to trusted-keys

   Github-Pull: bitcoin/bitcoin#34236
   Rebased-From: d1b227f3ad19e1364c74fcb3b34717bb2b9b9243

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3. Bump version to 29.3rc2 16493e35cd
4. DrahtBot added the label Backport on Jan 29, 2026
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   DrahtBot commented at 5:13 PM on January 29, 2026: contributor

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6. fanquake added this to the milestone 29.3 on Jan 29, 2026
7. sedited renamed this:
   [29.x] backports + final changes for 29.3
   [29.x] backports + final changes for 29.3rc2
   on Jan 29, 2026
8. hebasto approved
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   hebasto commented at 5:33 PM on January 29, 2026: member

   ACK 76d6fa9beb4f0d68cd02c5c26a28f67ebf7bf6cb, I have reviewed the code and it looks OK.

10. 
    achow101 commented at 6:22 PM on January 29, 2026: member

    Should add #34370 to the release notes, although I'd give it a more descriptive title, maybe "wallet: Additional cleanups for migration, and fixes for createfromdump with BDB"

11. [doc] update release notes for 29.3rc2 75c2108a68
12. [doc] generate manpages 29.3rc2 2b2c4daa53
13. sedited force-pushed on Jan 30, 2026
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    sedited commented at 7:50 AM on January 30, 2026: contributor

    Updated 76d6fa9beb4f0d68cd02c5c26a28f67ebf7bf6cb -> 2b2c4daa5357d4d6abefe2c87eb74caf12c09342 (29.3rc2-finalize_0 -> 29.3rc2-finalize_1, compare)

    • Took @achow101's suggestion for adding to the release notes.
15. hebasto approved
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    hebasto commented at 11:21 AM on January 30, 2026: member

    re-ACK 2b2c4daa5357d4d6abefe2c87eb74caf12c09342.

17. fanquake merged this on Jan 30, 2026
18. fanquake closed this on Jan 30, 2026

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19. in doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1:2 in 2b2c4daa53

       0 | @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
       1 |  .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
       2 | -.TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "January 2026" "bitcoin-cli v29.3.0rc1" "User Commands"
       3 | +.TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "January 2026" "bitcoin-cli v29.3.0rc2" "User Commands"
    

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    katesalazar commented at 9:33 AM on February 7, 2026:

    Jan 1st?

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    sedited commented at 9:39 AM on February 7, 2026:

    1 is the section number, see man man-pages

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    fanquake commented at 9:39 AM on February 7, 2026:

    The 1 isn't a date, it's the section number of the manpage.

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