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Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub: To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to: How to Upgrade =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has=20 completely shut down (which might take a few minutes in some cases), then run the=20 installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on macOS) or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux). Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reached its EOL= =20 is possible, but it might take some time if the data directory needs to be migrated. Old wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported. Compatibility =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Bitcoin Core is supported and tested on operating systems using the Linux Kernel 3.17+, macOS 13+, and Windows 10+. Bitcoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not as frequently tested on them. It is not recommended to use Bitcoin Core on unsupported systems. Notable changes =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D This release fixes an issue where the chainstate database would repeatedly rewrite large portions of itself, causing excessive disk reads and writes during normal operation. ### Validation - #35209 validation: correct lifetime of precomputed tx data - #35465 coins: compact chainstate regularly ### Leveldb - leveldb-subtree#61: Disable seek compaction ### Net - #34093 netif: fix compilation warning in QueryDefaultGatewayImpl() ### Wallet - #35228 wallet: use outpoint when estimating input size ### Build - #34228 depends: Unset SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH in gen_id script - #34848 cmake: Migrate away from deprecated SQLite3 target ### Test - #34918 fuzz: [refactor] Remove unused g_setup pointers ### Doc - #34510 doc: fix broken bpftrace installation link - #34561 wallet: rpc: manpage: fix example missing `fee_rate` argument - #34671 doc: Update Guix install for Debian/Ubuntu - #35283 doc: mention -DWITH_ZMQ=3DON in BSD build guides ### CI - #35202 ci: restore sockets in i686, no IPC job - #35378 ci: switch runners from cirrus to warpbuild - #35408 ci: 35378 followups ### Misc - #35175 multi_index: fix compilation failure with boost >=3D 1.91 Credits =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release: - andrewtoth - Cory Fields - Daniel Pfeifer - darosior - fanquake - Hennadii Stepanov - jayvaliya - junbyjun1238 - L=C5=91rinc - MarcoFalke - SomberNight - ToRyVand - willcl-ark --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= Bitcoin Development Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to bitcoindev+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bitcoindev/= bcbac6e5-6690-4e82-9005-2a38e83c8c42n%40googlegroups.com. ------=_Part_373165_644098247.1784722545364 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bitcoin Core version 29.4 is now available from:

=C2=A0 <http= s://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-29.4/>

This release incl= udes various bug fixes and performance
improvements, as well as update= d translations.

Please report bugs using the issue tracker at Gi= tHub:

=C2=A0 <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>
To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to= :

=C2=A0 <https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/= >

How to Upgrade
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D

If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait unti= l it has completely
shut down (which might take a few minutes in some = cases), then run the installer
(on Windows) or just copy over `/Applic= ations/Bitcoin-Qt` (on macOS) or
`bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).
Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reache= d its EOL is
possible, but it might take some time if the data directo= ry needs to be
migrated. Old wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are gener= ally supported.

Compatibility
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

Bitcoin Core is supported and tested on operatin= g systems using the
Linux Kernel 3.17+, macOS 13+, and Windows 10+. Bi= tcoin Core should also
work on most other Unix-like systems but is not= as frequently tested on
them. It is not recommended to use Bitcoin Co= re on unsupported systems.

Notable changes
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

This release fixes an issue where= the chainstate database would repeatedly
rewrite large portions of it= self, causing excessive disk reads and writes
during normal operation.=

### Validation

- #35209 validation: correct lifetime= of precomputed tx data
- #35465 coins: compact chainstate regularly
### Leveldb

- leveldb-subtree#61: Disable seek compact= ion

### Net

- #34093 netif: fix compilation warning i= n QueryDefaultGatewayImpl()

### Wallet

- #35228 walle= t: use outpoint when estimating input size

### Build

= - #34228 depends: Unset SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH in gen_id script
- #34848 cm= ake: Migrate away from deprecated SQLite3 target

### Test
<= br />- #34918 fuzz: [refactor] Remove unused g_setup pointers

##= # Doc

- #34510 doc: fix broken bpftrace installation link
-= #34561 wallet: rpc: manpage: fix example missing `fee_rate` argument
= - #34671 doc: Update Guix install for Debian/Ubuntu
- #35283 doc: ment= ion -DWITH_ZMQ=3DON in BSD build guides

### CI

- #352= 02 ci: restore sockets in i686, no IPC job
- #35378 ci: switch runners= from cirrus to warpbuild
- #35408 ci: 35378 followups

### = Misc

- #35175 multi_index: fix compilation failure with boost &g= t;=3D 1.91

Credits
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

Thanks = to everyone who directly contributed to this release:

- andrewto= th
- Cory Fields
- Daniel Pfeifer
- darosior
- fanquake=
- Hennadii Stepanov
- jayvaliya
- junbyjun1238
- L=C5= =91rinc
- MarcoFalke
- SomberNight
- ToRyVand
- willcl-= ark

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