bitcoin ebuilds for gentoo linux 2011.03.02: bitcoin-git-9999 ebuild updated outdated Come to #bitcoin-gentoo on Freenode for latest Try -datadir= Last time I tried $(shell /usr/bin/wx-config), there was immediate hollering about build problems with it.  There wasn’t time to investigate at the time. One problem with $(shell /usr/bin/wx-config) is it will […]

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So, as many others, I need to backup wallet.dat. And since this one is on a server, I need it to happen unattended. And because this server is being used by the lottery, I must not shutdown bitcoind. So far I just copy the file over, and do it often […]

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[…] Quote from: satoshi on August 19, 2010, 20:14:01 – Warning not to mess around with your wallet.dat file. It’s a database file, it’s not as simple as you think. In this Beta version, we haven’t had time to try and tinker-proof it yet. It may not work as expected […]

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Wallet backups and other DB examination are easily possible in a safe, atomic, transactional fashion… if and only if DB_PRIVATE flag is removed. Code: — a/db.cpp +++ b/db.cpp @@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ CDB::CDB(const char* pszFile, const char* pszMode) : pdb(NULL) DB_INIT_MPOOL | DB_INIT_TXN | DB_THREAD | – DB_PRIVATE | DB_RECOVER, […]

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Quote from: BioMike on August 25, 2010, 18:23:45 I’ve never objected this change/idea, just asking if this was possible and to what extent. What’s wrong with getting informed? 😉 My apologies, your post was indeed a question not a statement. Related posts: Re: Development of alert system Quote from: BioMike […]

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Quote from: nelisky on August 25, 2010, 01:28:32 So what kind of warning do admins get from bitcoind? Is there something we can grep from debug.log? Or will rpc calls raise some specific error? Is there a way to locally force this to happen, for unittesting services? getinfo has a […]

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Quote from: BioMike on August 23, 2010, 05:15:43 @mizerydearia, I think the quote button is easier to find then the reply one. So, theoretical this is a first control system where <some goverment> can arrest satoshi and demand that he hands over his key (or get it from his computer) […]

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It can’t do arbitrary actions remotely.  Maybe some of you are responding to other posters who suggested the alert system should do more? If there is an alert, the following json-rpc methods return an error: sendtoaddress getbalance getreceivedbyaddress getreceivedbylabel listreceivedbyaddress listreceivedbylabel The remaining 14 methods function as normal. I believe […]

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That’s not the point, if I’m diligent enough to change a source code I’m also diligent enough to apply a -disablesafety switch which is much easier, the issue here is default behavior of the official client. Many people are going to just notice there is a new version, download and […]

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I’ve been working on writing the alert system.  Alerts are broadcast through the network and apply to a range of version numbers.  Alert messages are signed with a private key that only I have. Nodes can do two things in response to an alert: – Put a warning message on […]

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