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Title: Will old wallet versions forever be supported? Post by: misterwhite on August 04, 2016, 10:46:51 AM Hi,
I have an offline wallet with wallet version 1.35. Will this forever be supported by all future Armory versions? I plan to keep this wallet offline without touching it for many years, and I dont want to worry about new software will not be able to open it. Thanks! Title: Re: Will old wallet versions forever be supported? Post by: goatpig on August 04, 2016, 10:56:38 AM yes
Title: Re: Will old wallet versions forever be supported? Post by: misterwhite on August 05, 2016, 10:52:18 AM Thanks for you reply. Now I can sleep well at night! :)
By the way, where can I read about wallet formats and future wallet formats? I want to make sure I understand how everything works and right now its like magic for me. Title: Re: Will old wallet versions forever be supported? Post by: goatpig on August 05, 2016, 01:52:19 PM The old format doc should be somewhere on the old website. Otherwise read the code. I'll document the new format as I implement it.
Title: Re: Will old wallet versions forever be supported? Post by: misterwhite on August 06, 2016, 04:19:02 PM This kind of info would be very nice to have on a website dedicated to the opensource version of Armory you are developing. I cant seem to find a website, only a github repo. Do you plan to create a website? I can help contributing if needed.
Title: Re: Will old wallet versions forever be supported? Post by: goatpig on August 06, 2016, 04:37:09 PM This kind of info would be very nice to have on a website dedicated to the opensource version of Armory you are developing. I cant seem to find a website, only a github repo. Do you plan to create a website? I can help contributing if needed. When I have time for it. This is far from the top item on my list. Title: Re: Will old wallet versions forever be supported? Post by: TierNolan on August 09, 2016, 03:14:56 PM I cant seem to find a website, only a github repo. Do you plan to create a website? I can help contributing if needed. Looks like the old site is back online. The old format link is here (https://www.bitcoinarmory.com/images/ArmoryWalletFile.png) with text here (https://www.bitcoinarmory.com/wallet-format/). When I have time for it. This is far from the top item on my list. I think the format would be improved if it was split into two. The current system encrypts the wallet when new meta-data is added. This can lead to file corruption. Each wallet should be two files.
Both would be encrypted, but the root master key file would be 100% read only. It would never change. If you generate 100 new keys, they would be added to the 2nd file and only cause that file to change. Back when I was playing around with testnet coins, generating 1000+ keys could cause Armory to crash. Killing the process could cause the wallet to end up in a corrupt state. You could make it so that each wallet is a directory containing both files, if that is more tidy. |