BitShares Mekong 6.0.1

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The BitShares Core software has been updated to the 6.0.1 Bugfix Release. The codename of the 6.x releases is "Mekong". The Core software is used to build the validation nodes that perform consensus of all transactions on the BitShares blockchain. This release includes improvements but does not include any changes to the consensus protocol.

Documentation for users may be be found at How BitShares Works.

Documentation for BitShares developers may be found at the BitShares Developer Portal.

• Who should upgrade
• How to upgrade
• Binaries for download
• Changes
• Release contributors

Who Should Upgrade

Nodes with the ElasticSearch Operations plugin enabled need to be upgraded to the 6.0.1 version before the BitShares Mekong (6.x) protocol is activated. Note: the scheduled protocol upgrade time is Tuesday, January 11, 2022 14:00:00 UTC (2022-01-11T14:00:00Z).

Other nodes can be kept at 6.0.0 or upgraded to 6.0.1.

Please check the release notes of the 6.0.0 version for more info about the BitShares Mekong update.

How To Upgrade

Precautions

• For nodes running versions earlier than 6.0.0, a blockchain replay will automatically be performed after the validation node software is restarted. This typically takes a few hours on a modern CPU.

How to Upgrade with Docker

The pre-built Docker image can be found on the BitShares Core Docker page and can be downloaded with the following command.

docker pull bitshares/bitshares-core:6.0.1

How to Upgrade from Source Code

Note:

• The code base requires a compiler that supports the C++ 14 standard
• The minimum supported boost version is 1.58, the maximum is 1.74
• The minimum supported CMake version is 3.2
• For Ubuntu users, it is recommended to build in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa). Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) is no longer supported.

Obtain the Source Code

The source code may be obtained by checking out the 6.0.1 tag. Download the source at:

• 6.0.1.zip
• 6.0.1.tar.gz

Build the Binaries

The binaries may be built by using your pre-existing process, or by following the standard instructions that can be found in the wiki:

• Ubuntu
• macOS
• Windows

Deploy the Binaries

Your standard process for deploying the node software may be used. No additional requirements or precautions will be required to deploy the new release.

Binaries for download

Binaries of the command line interface (CLI) wallet and the node software are pre-built and available for download.

Note:

• These binary builds are reproducible and were built using Gitian. Please check the README of Gitian if you want to verify and/or contribute.
• Starting from version 6.0.1, pre-built Linux binaries will not run on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial).

Platform	SHA256 Checksum
Linux	675135708df9a23eef4261d0fe1b6023e74bcff476b81cedf9370975f1ee029f
macOS	4364347ac8555cab730f0d6ef802a1429eebf5526a70440afc4605d6edc658c1
Windows	756f4eb6d12c614790b2152cf8c82c3325faa0f81f86965887877d3b8c0ffbee

Changes

The changes for 6.0.1 Bugfix Release are summarized below.

Node Plugins

Description	Plugins	Issue	Pull Request
Fix ElasticSearch plugin for credit offers	ElasticSearch Operations	2549	2553

Release Contributors

@abitmore (https://github.com/abitmore)

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This discussion was created from the release BitShares Mekong 6.0.1.