[Bug 1159832] Re: [SRU] bitcoin: Mandatory upgrade on May 15

[Scott Howard]

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** Changed in: bitcoin (Ubuntu Raring)
    Milestone: ubuntu-13.04 => None

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Title:
  [SRU] bitcoin: Mandatory upgrade on May 15

Status in “bitcoin” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “bitcoin” source package in Oneiric:
  Won't Fix
Status in “bitcoin” source package in Precise:
  Triaged
Status in “bitcoin” source package in Quantal:
  Triaged
Status in “bitcoin” source package in Raring:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  http://bitcoin.org/may15.html

  What is happening

  If you are using Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.7.2 or earlier, you
  must take action before 15 May, 2013. If you do nothing, you are
  likely to be left behind and will be out of sync with the rest of the
  Bitcoin network.

  We recommend that you upgrade to version 0.8.1 before the 15th of May to avoid any issues. If you are a solo miner or mining pool operator, please see the the notes at the end of this page for how to upgrade safely.
  If you cannot upgrade to version 0.8.1

  If you cannot upgrade to the latest version, you can still avoid the
  problem. Create a file called DB_CONFIG in the bitcoin data directory,
  containing these two lines:

      set_lg_dir database
      set_lk_max_locks 120000

  Attached is a patch to fix this mandatory upgrade. I'll apply for a
  FFE.

  [Test Case]

  After May 15th, affected clients won't propagate large blocks

  [Regression Potential]

  none that i can think of, this is just lifting an artificial
  constraint BDB was putting on databases

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