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SVN rev 150 has some code to try to auto-detect whether to use 4-way SSE2. We need this because it's only faster on certain newer CPUs that have 128-bit SSE2 and not ones with 64-bit SSE2. It uses the CPUID instructio…
Quote from: BitLex on September 07, 2010, 08:10:54 PM AMD X3 @2.8ghz ->stock client ~3800khs ~150Watt Did you try -4way? Quote How many hashes can I expect with a 24 core machine? I have a quad-core generating 4,30…
Bitcoin clients currently only create and recognize transactions that match two possible templates. Those are some quick tests that loosely check if transactions fit some general metrics that those standard transactio…
Currently, paying a fee is controlled manually with the -paytxfee switch. It would be very easy to make the software automatically check the size of recent blocks to see if it should pay a fee. We're so far from reach…
Version 0.3.12 is now available. Features: - json-rpc errors return a more standard error object. (thanks to Gavin Andresen) - json-rpc command line returns exit codes. - json-rpc "backupwallet" command. - Recovers an…
Another option is to reduce the number of free transactions allowed per block before transaction fees are required. Nodes only take so many KB of free transactions per block before they start requiring at least 0.01 t…
Can you build? Try changing line 78 of init.cpp from: #ifdef __WXGTK__ to: #ifndef __WXMSW__ If that works, I'll change the source. It should work.
rpc backupwallet <destination> is in SVN rev 147.
Quote from: Insti on September 06, 2010, 12:51:37 PM Quote from: satoshi on September 05, 2010, 11:36:20 PM Any suggestions for better text to put for this error message so the next person will be less likely to be co…
This is in SVN rev 147. This is more standard, and although json-rpc 1.0 didn't specify the format of error objects, it did specify that they would be objects not strings or other values, so we needed to change this t…
Any suggestions for better text to put for this error message so the next person will be less likely to be confused? It's trying to tell them their clock is wrong and they need to correct it. It's relying on 3 time so…
You can probably just comment out the line cryptopp/secblock.h:187 //assert(false); Let me know if it works, and watch if it memory leaks. It looks like a template class to make sure the derived class defines its own…
It can be safe if you're using it over your own LAN, like if you have multiple servers at a location that talk to each other. 0.3.13 RC1 is available for Windows: http://www.bitcoin.org/download/bitcoin-0.3.13-rc1-win…
True, the switch should be something more dynamic that pays per KB. It's harder to think of how to explain it.
It ramps up the fee requirement as the block fills up: <50KB free 50KB 0.01 250KB 0.02 333KB 0.03 375KB 0.04 etc. It's a typical pricing mechanism. After the first 50KB sells out, the price is raised to 0.01. After…
If you do, I think it should be a very brief, single paragraph article like 100 words or less that simply identifies what Bitcoin is. I wish rather than deleting the article, they put a length restriction. If somethin…
0.3.13 release candidate, to be released soon so please test: http://www.bitcoin.org/download/bitcoin-0.3.13-rc1-win32-setup.exe - don't count or spend payments until they have 1 confirmation http://bitcointalk.org/in…
0.3.13 release candidate, please test: http://www.bitcoin.org/download/bitcoin-0.3.13-rc1-win32-setup.exe
As you figured out, the root problem is we shouldn't be counting or spending transactions until they have at least 1 confirmation. 0/unconfirmed transactions are very much second class citizens. At most, they are advi…
It's not implemented yet, but the network can support a transaction that requires two signatures. It's described here: http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=750.0 It's absolutely safer than a straight payment without…
I don't think it should cause any problems for version comparisons. 31300 > 312.
I would not encourage using the extra decimal places. They're only intended for future use. You are correct that above 0.01 can still have additional precision, but the recipient won't be able to see it. The UI will s…
Bitcoin would be convenient for people who don't have a credit card or don't want to use the cards they have, either don't want the spouse to see it on the bill or don't trust giving their number to "porn guys", or af…
I don't understand, are you under the impression that the program sets the system clock? It doesn't. Quote from: Cdecker on September 19, 2010, 08:14:08 PM We already have ways to synchronize (approximately) the clien…
In the next release (0.3.13), I'm going to change the format of the internal version number integer from 313 to 31300, for instance 31305 = 0.3.13.5. The last number represents changes on the SVN between releases and…
Quote from: satoshi on September 08, 2010, 05:30:14 PM The current threshold is 200KB per block, or about 1000 transactions per block. I think it should be lowered to 50KB per block. That would still be more than 100…
Theymos already said this... ECDSA does not support encrypting messages. Only digital signatures.
Probably best to disable receiving by IP unless you specifically intend to use it. This is a lot of surface area that nobody uses that doesn't need to be open by default. In storefront cases, you would typically only…
I don't know anything about any of the bug trackers. If we were to have one, we would have to make a thoroughly researched choice. We're managing pretty well just using the forum. I'm more likely to see bugs posted in…
The lines it's tripping on: Code: ERROR extern map<string, string> mapAddressBook; ERROR extern CCriticalSection cs_mapAddressBook; ERROR extern vector<unsigned char> vchDefaultKey; OK extern bool fClient;…
Bouncing between 0 and 2 connections could be if it's connecting to itself. Are you using the "-connect" switch? Did you compile it or is this a release build, and what version? I'm not sure how the 200Kb/sec, since i…
If the only library is closed source, then there's a project to make an open source one. If the only library is GPL, then there's a project to make a non-GPL one. If the best library is MIT, Boost, new-BSD or public d…
Trying it without the DB_PRIVATE flag in rev 153. We need to keep an eye on what's different. On Windows at least, it creates six __db.001 - __db.006 files with sizes from 24K to 4MB. It doesn't delete them on exit, i…
Quote from: lachesis on August 10, 2010, 03:24:55 PM Also, does Bitcoin open the BerkeleyDB as exclusive, precluding the need for a file lock? It does not -- did my own tests. Is there a way to open BerkeleyDB exclusi…
I think I know what happened. Doubleclick on the generated transaction. It probably has a sub-0.01 transaction fee in it. Someone has been paying a 0.00000010 transaction fee. I don't think you can even set that with…
What version is the one where this happened? Release build, or built it yourself? Which operating system? Were you sending by IP or by Bitcoin Address? When you sent 49.99, did it prompt you to pay a 0.01 fee? There w…
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