Dogecoin 1.7.0 Alpha 1
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Dogecoin Core 1.7 Alpha
Dogecoin Core 1.7 is a complete re-architecture of Dogecoin, changing from
using the Litecoin client as its base, to Bitcoin 0.9. It's still Dogecoin,
same Scrypt PoW algorithm, same reward schedule, but there's a lot of
changes under the hood.
For the full Bitcoin 0.9 changelog, please see
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=522014Please note that this is a very early release, and a full audit of the code
is still in progress. The client has been hard-coded to only work with testnet
for now, to avoid risks of damaging real wallets.
Downgrading
First and foremost, please note that downgrading from 1.7 to 1.6 is not trivial.
1.7 now uses Berkeley DB 5.1 as its default database (in place of 4.
, and as
such may create database files which are incompatible with previous versions.
Rebranding to Dogecoin Core
Following in the footsteps of Bitcoin (Core), the Dogecoin reference client
has been rebranded as "Dogecoin Core". This helps separate its identity
from Dogecoin (the network).
dogecoin-cli
Where previously commands were sent to dogecoind by running
"dogecoind ", 1.7 adopts the model from Bitcoin Core 0.9 where there is
a separate "dogecoin-cli" executable which us used instead. This avoids the risk
of accidentally trying to start two daemons at the same time, for example.
Transaction malleability-related fixes
Fixes for risk-cases involving transaction malleability have been added; this
is particularly important for any merchants or exchanges using the built-in
wallet system.
