This will prevent users from starting their nodes if they switch between
software versions that implement different network upgrades. It will also
prevent users from using the testnet if they have more than MAX_REORG_LIMIT
post-upgrade blocks, and the upgrade point is shifted in a newer software
version.
Use JoinSplitTestingSetup for Boost sighash tests
Symptom: When running all tests, the test suite passed. But when running the
sighash tests on their own, the test suite segfaulted.
Cause: The sighash tests depend on the proving parameters being accessible, but
BasicTestingSetup doesn't load them.
New komodod -ac parameters for assetchains. If -ac_reward=<satoshis> is
non-zero, the chain will mine normally and start with -ac_reward for
the block reward.
if -ac_end=<endheight> is set, then -ac_reward will be 0 after
endheight is reached
if -ac_halving=<halvingperiod> is set, then every <halvingperiod>
blocks the block reward is reduced according to one of three methods.
1440 (approx a day) is the most frequent halving period
if -ac_decay is not set, then the normal bitcoin halving is done.
if -ac_decay=<numerator> is set to be exactly 100000000, then the
-ac_reward is scaled linearly toward 0, with 0 at endheight.
for all other values of numerator (less than 100000000) the reward is
iteratively reduced by the number of "halving" periods, ie.
numhalvings = (height / -ac_halving);
for (i=0; i<numhalvings; i++)
reward = (reward * -ac_decay) / 100000000;
if -ac_perc=<satoshis> is nonzero and less than equal 100000000 and
-ac_pubkey=<secp_pubkey33> is set to a 33byte hexstr (len 66 starting
with 02 or 03) then there will be a second vout in the coinbase
transaction that is exactly the commission rate indicated by -ac_perc,
with 100000000 being the max of 100%. wallets will need to be
customized to make sure to pay the -ac_perc of transaction size as
txfee. chains with a percentage override can only be mined by the
-ac_pubkey address
bitcoin behavior would be -ac_reward=5000000000 -ac_halving=210000
KMD behavior would be -ac_reward = 300000000 -ac_end=7777777
a more smoothly reducing reward that halves every 210000 blocks would
be:
-ac_reward=5000000000 -ac_halving=10000 -ac_decay=96777000
This release also supports a second slate of hardcoded notaries
Matt Corallo