The BitShares Core software has been updated to the 5.2.1 Bugfix Release. The codename of the 5.x releases is "Splash". The BitShares Core software is used to build the validation nodes that perform consensus of all transactions on the BitShares blockchain. This release includes fixes about node stability and documentations but does not include any changes to the consensus protocol.
Documentation for users may be be found at How BitShares Works.
Documentation for BitShares developers may be found at the BitShares Developer Portal.
It is recommended that all nodes be upgraded to benefit from the stability improvements introduced in this release and the benefits introduced in the 5.2.0 Feature Release, although it is not required.
5.2.0, a blockchain replay will automatically be performed after the validation node software is restarted. This typically takes a few hours on a modern CPU.Note:
C++ 14 standardboost version is 1.58, the maximum is 1.74CMake version is 3.2Ubuntu 20.04 LTSThe source code may be obtained by checking out the 5.2.1 tag. Download the source at:
The binaries may be built by using your pre-existing process, or by following the standard instructions that can be found in the wiki:
Your standard process for deploying the node software may be used. No additional requirements or precautions will be required to deploy the new release.
The latest Docker image may be found at BitShares Core Docker page and updated with
docker pull bitshares/bitshares-core:5.2.1
Binaries of the command line interface (CLI) wallet and the node software are pre-built and available for download.
Note: These binary builds are reproducible and were signed using Gitian. Please check the README if you want to verify and/or contribute.
| Platform | SHA256 Checksum |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | 4e800939886adfad8b5404f6f754d1c90f777a7135f0d7aac0ce43c5d5d9c7a6 |
| Mac | 8af13a35e75f7646b4006ea4ca420b6cf16badeee3d0150c1263cb918d7daacc |
| Linux | c48e28498f7b062df7e616f402b1ad5526b344f2a26eaf0c9b75b6269eca1bbf |
The changes for 5.2.1 Bugfix Release are summarized below.
| Description | Issue | Pull Request |
|---|---|---|
| Fix a node synchronization issue | 2428, 2434, 2438 | 2445 |
| Fix P2P log messages appear in console and default.log | 2435 | 2436 |
| Add seed nodes | - | 2444, 2450 |
| Description | Issue | Pull Request |
|---|---|---|
| Fix Doxygen warnings | 2433 | 2443 |
| Update links and wording in README | - | 2439, 2441 |
| Update version | - | 2446 |
| Update contributors | - | 2452 |
