Handle ReadBlockFromDisk failure during IBD gracefully

During Initial Block Download, block data may not be flushed to disk when the wallet notification thread tries to read it. Instead of crashing with a fatal error, log a message and retry on the next cycle.
2026-03-27 14:01:50 -05:00
24 changed files with 66 additions and 390 deletions
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -174,5 +174,4 @@ src/dragonx-cli
 src/dragonx-tx
 src/dragonxd.exe
 src/dragonx-cli.exe
-src/dragonx-tx.exe
-doc/relnotes/
+src/dragonx-tx.exe
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,32 +106,19 @@ apt-get install -y gcc-7 g++-7 && \

 # Build on Mac

-Install Xcode Command Line Tools and [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/), then install dependencies:
-
-```sh
-xcode-select --install
-brew install gcc autoconf automake pkgconf libtool cmake curl
-
-# Install Rust (needed for librustzcash on macOS Sequoia+)
-curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
-source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+```
+sudo port update
+sudo port upgrade outdated
+sudo port install qt5

 # clone git repo
 git clone https://git.hush.is/hush/hush3
 cd hush3
-# Build (uses 3 build processes, you need 2GB of RAM for each)
-# Make sure libtool gnubin and cargo are on PATH
-export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:/usr/local/opt/libtool/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"
+# Build
+# This uses 3 build processes, you need 2GB of RAM for each. 
 ./build.sh -j3
 ```

-For a release build:
-
-```sh
-export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:/usr/local/opt/libtool/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"
-./build.sh --mac-release -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
-```
-
 # Installing Hush binaries

 1. [Download the release](https://git.hush.is/hush/hush3/releases) with a .deb file extension.
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@

 set -eu -o pipefail

-VERSION="1.0.2"
+VERSION="1.0.1"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 RELEASE_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/release"

@@ -80,12 +80,8 @@ package_release() {
    echo "Packaging release for $platform..."
    mkdir -p "$release_subdir"
    
-    # Copy bootstrap script (platform-appropriate)
-    if [ "$platform" = "win64" ]; then
-        cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/util/bootstrap-dragonx.bat" "$release_subdir/"
-    else
-        cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/util/bootstrap-dragonx.sh" "$release_subdir/"
-    fi
+    # Copy bootstrap script
+    cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/util/bootstrap-dragonx.sh" "$release_subdir/"
    
    # Copy common files
    cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/contrib/asmap/asmap.dat" "$release_subdir/" 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -175,21 +171,21 @@ if [ $BUILD_LINUX_COMPAT -eq 1 ] || [ $BUILD_LINUX_RELEASE -eq 1 ] || [ $BUILD_W
    if [ $BUILD_LINUX_RELEASE -eq 1 ]; then
        echo "=== Building Linux release ==="
        clean_for_platform linux
-        ./util/build.sh --disable-tests ${REMAINING_ARGS[@]+"${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"}
+        ./util/build.sh --disable-tests "${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"
        package_release linux-amd64
    fi
    
    if [ $BUILD_WIN_RELEASE -eq 1 ]; then
        echo "=== Building Windows release ==="
        clean_for_platform windows
-        ./util/build-win.sh --disable-tests ${REMAINING_ARGS[@]+"${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"}
+        ./util/build-win.sh --disable-tests "${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"
        package_release win64
    fi
    
    if [ $BUILD_MAC_RELEASE -eq 1 ]; then
        echo "=== Building macOS release ==="
        clean_for_platform macos
-        ./util/build-mac.sh --disable-tests ${REMAINING_ARGS[@]+"${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"}
+        ./util/build-mac.sh --disable-tests "${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"
        package_release macos
    fi
    
@@ -201,11 +197,11 @@ fi

 # Standard build (auto-detect OS)
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
-    ./util/build.sh --disable-tests ${REMAINING_ARGS[@]+"${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"}
+    ./util/build.sh --disable-tests "${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"
 elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
-    ./util/build-mac.sh --disable-tests ${REMAINING_ARGS[@]+"${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"}
+    ./util/build-mac.sh --disable-tests "${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"
 elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "msys"* ]]; then
-    ./util/build-win.sh --disable-tests ${REMAINING_ARGS[@]+"${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"}
+    ./util/build-win.sh --disable-tests "${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"
 else
    echo "Unable to detect your OS. What are you using?"
 fi
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 1)
 dnl Must be kept in sync with src/clientversion.h , ugh!
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 2)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 1)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 50)
 define(_ZC_BUILD_VAL, m4_if(m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 25), 1, m4_incr(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD), m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 50), 1, m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD - 24), m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD == 50), 1, , m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD - 50)))
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_SUFFIX, m4_if(m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 25), 1, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION-beta$1, m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 50), 1, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION-rc$1, m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD == 50), 1, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION-$1)))
--- a/depends/builders/darwin.mk
+++ b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-build_darwin_CC = gcc-15
-build_darwin_CXX = g++-15
+build_darwin_CC = gcc-8
+build_darwin_CXX = g++-8
 build_darwin_AR: = $(shell xcrun -f ar)
 build_darwin_RANLIB: = $(shell xcrun -f ranlib)
 build_darwin_STRIP: = $(shell xcrun -f strip)
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ build_darwin_SHA256SUM = shasum -a 256
 build_darwin_DOWNLOAD = curl --connect-timeout $(DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT) --retry $(DOWNLOAD_RETRIES) -L -f -o

 #darwin host on darwin builder. overrides darwin host preferences.
-darwin_CC= gcc-15
-darwin_CXX= g++-15
+darwin_CC= gcc-8
+darwin_CXX= g++-8
 darwin_AR:=$(shell xcrun -f ar)
 darwin_RANLIB:=$(shell xcrun -f ranlib)
 darwin_STRIP:=$(shell xcrun -f strip)
--- a/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ OSX_MIN_VERSION=10.12
 OSX_SDK_VERSION=10.12
 OSX_SDK=$(SDK_PATH)/MacOSX$(OSX_SDK_VERSION).sdk
 LD64_VERSION=253.9
-darwin_CC=gcc-15 -target $(host) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) --sysroot $(OSX_SDK) -mlinker-version=$(LD64_VERSION)
-darwin_CXX=g++-15 -target $(host) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) --sysroot $(OSX_SDK) -mlinker-version=$(LD64_VERSION)
+darwin_CC=gcc-8 -target $(host) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) --sysroot $(OSX_SDK) -mlinker-version=$(LD64_VERSION)
+darwin_CXX=g++-8 -target $(host) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) --sysroot $(OSX_SDK) -mlinker-version=$(LD64_VERSION)

 darwin_CFLAGS=-pipe
 darwin_CXXFLAGS=$(darwin_CFLAGS)
--- a/depends/packages/librustzcash.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/librustzcash.mk
@@ -40,15 +40,9 @@ define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
  cat $($(package)_patch_dir)/cargo.config | sed 's|CRATE_REGISTRY|$(host_prefix)/$(CRATE_REGISTRY)|' > .cargo/config
 endef

-ifeq ($(build_os),darwin)
-define $(package)_build_cmds
-  CARGO=$(HOME)/.cargo/bin/cargo RUSTC=$(HOME)/.cargo/bin/rustc $(HOME)/.cargo/bin/cargo build --package librustzcash $($(package)_build_opts)
-endef
-else
 define $(package)_build_cmds
  $(host_prefix)/native/bin/cargo build --package librustzcash $($(package)_build_opts)
 endef
-endif

 define $(package)_stage_cmds
  mkdir $($(package)_staging_dir)$(host_prefix)/lib/ && \
--- a/depends/strip-rlib-metadata.sh
+++ b/depends/strip-rlib-metadata.sh
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Strip rust.metadata.bin from .rlib archives for macOS linker compatibility
-RLIB_DIR="$1"
-if [ -d "$RLIB_DIR" ]; then
-    for rlib in "$RLIB_DIR"/*.rlib; do
-        [ -f "$rlib" ] && ar d "$rlib" rust.metadata.bin 2>/dev/null || true
-    done
-fi
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ libzcash_a_CPPFLAGS = -DMULTICORE -fopenmp -fPIC -DBOOST_SPIRIT_THREADSAFE -DHAV
 #libzcash_a_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 #libzcash_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) -DMONTGOMERY_OUTPUT

-libzcash_a_CXXFLAGS = $(SAN_CXXFLAGS) $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -std=gnu++17
+libzcash_a_CXXFLAGS = $(SAN_CXXFLAGS) $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -std=gnu17
 libzcash_a_LDFLAGS = $(SAN_LDFLAGS) $(HARDENED_LDFLAGS)
 libzcash_a_CPPFLAGS += -DMONTGOMERY_OUTPUT

@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ libhush_a_SOURCES = \

 libhush_a_CPPFLAGS = -DMULTICORE -fopenmp -fPIC -DBINARY_OUTPUT -DCURVE_ALT_BN128 -DBOOST_SPIRIT_THREADSAFE -DHAVE_BUILD_INFO -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS $(HARDENED_CPPFLAGS) -pipe -O1 -g  -Wstack-protector -fstack-protector-all -fPIE -fvisibility=hidden -DSTATIC $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)

-libhush_a_CXXFLAGS = $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -std=gnu++17
+libhush_a_CXXFLAGS = $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -std=gnu17

 libhush_a_LDFLAGS = $(HARDENED_LDFLAGS)

--- a/src/cc/Makefile_custom
+++ b/src/cc/Makefile_custom
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SHELL		= /bin/sh
-CC_DARWIN	= g++-15
+CC_DARWIN	= g++-8
 CC_WIN		= x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-posix
 CC_AARCH64	= aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
 CFLAGS_DARWIN	= -DBUILD_CUSTOMCC -std=c++11 -arch x86_64 -I../secp256k1/include -I../../depends/$(shell echo `../..//depends/config.guess`/include) -I../univalue/include -I../leveldb/include -I.. -I. -fPIC -Wl,-undefined -Wl,dynamic_lookup -Wno-write-strings -shared -dynamiclib
--- a/src/cc/customcc.dylib
+++ b/src/cc/customcc.dylib
--- a/src/chain.h
+++ b/src/chain.h
@@ -32,12 +32,8 @@ class CChainPower;
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>

 extern bool fZindex;
-// These version thresholds control whether nSproutValue/nSaplingValue are
-// serialized in the block index. They must be <= CLIENT_VERSION or the
-// values will never be persisted, causing nChainSaplingValue to reset
-// to 0 after node restart. DragonX CLIENT_VERSION is 1000250 (v1.0.2.50).
-static const int SPROUT_VALUE_VERSION = 1000000;
-static const int SAPLING_VALUE_VERSION = 1000000;
+static const int SPROUT_VALUE_VERSION = 1001400;
+static const int SAPLING_VALUE_VERSION = 1010100;
 extern int32_t ASSETCHAINS_LWMAPOS;
 extern char SMART_CHAIN_SYMBOL[65];
 extern uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_NOTARY_PAY[];
--- a/src/clientversion.h
+++ b/src/clientversion.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 // Must be kept in sync with configure.ac , ugh!
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 2
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 1
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD 50

 //! Set to true for release, false for prerelease or test build
--- a/src/compat/glibcxx_sanity.cpp
+++ b/src/compat/glibcxx_sanity.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ bool sanity_test_range_fmt()
 {
    std::string test;
    try {
-        (void)test.at(1);
+        test.at(1);
    } catch (const std::out_of_range&) {
        return true;
    } catch (...) {
--- a/src/leveldb/port/atomic_pointer.h
+++ b/src/leveldb/port/atomic_pointer.h
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ namespace port {

 // Mac OS
 #elif defined(OS_MACOSX)
-#include <atomic>
 inline void MemoryBarrier() {
-  std::atomic_thread_fence(std::memory_order_seq_cst);
+  OSMemoryBarrier();
 }
 #define LEVELDB_HAVE_MEMORY_BARRIER

--- a/src/libcc.dylib
+++ b/src/libcc.dylib
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 #include "crypto/common.h"
 #include "hush/utiltls.h"
 #include <random.h>
-#include <random>
-#include <limits>
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <string.h>
 #else
@@ -2006,7 +2004,7 @@ void ThreadMessageHandler()
        // Randomize the order in which we process messages from/to our peers.
        // This prevents attacks in which an attacker exploits having multiple
        // consecutive connections in the vNodes list.
-        std::shuffle(vNodesCopy.begin(), vNodesCopy.end(), std::mt19937(GetRand(std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max())));
+        random_shuffle(vNodesCopy.begin(), vNodesCopy.end(), GetRandInt);

        BOOST_FOREACH(CNode* pnode, vNodesCopy)
        {
@@ -2518,7 +2516,7 @@ void RelayTransaction(const CTransaction& tx, const CDataStream& ss)
    // We always round down, except when we have only 1 connection
    auto newSize = (vNodes.size() / 2) == 0 ? 1 : (vNodes.size() / 2);

-    std::shuffle( vRelayNodes.begin(), vRelayNodes.end(), std::mt19937(GetRand(std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max())) );
+    random_shuffle( vRelayNodes.begin(), vRelayNodes.end(), GetRandInt );

    vRelayNodes.resize(newSize);
    if (HUSH_TESTNODE==1 && vNodes.size() == 0) {
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -322,15 +322,6 @@ UniValue blockToJSON(const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex* blockindex, bool tx
    result.push_back(Pair("anchor", blockindex->hashFinalSproutRoot.GetHex()));
    result.push_back(Pair("blocktype", "mined"));

-    // Report block subsidy and fees separately so explorers don't have to
-    // reimplement the reward schedule to display them.
-    CAmount nSubsidy = GetBlockSubsidy(blockindex->GetHeight(), Params().GetConsensus());
-    CAmount nCoinbase = block.vtx[0].GetValueOut();
-    CAmount nFees = nCoinbase - nSubsidy;
-    if (nFees < 0) nFees = 0; // block 1 has premine, avoid negative
-    result.push_back(Pair("subsidy", ValueFromAmount(nSubsidy)));
-    result.push_back(Pair("fees", ValueFromAmount(nFees)));
-
    UniValue valuePools(UniValue::VARR);
    valuePools.push_back(ValuePoolDesc("sapling", blockindex->nChainSaplingValue, blockindex->nSaplingValue));
    result.push_back(Pair("valuePools", valuePools));
--- a/src/transaction_builder.cpp
+++ b/src/transaction_builder.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include <boost/optional/optional_io.hpp>
 #include <librustzcash.h>
 #include "zcash/Note.hpp"
-#include <random>
-#include <limits>
 extern bool fZDebug;

 SpendDescriptionInfo::SpendDescriptionInfo(
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ void TransactionBuilder::AddSaplingOutput(
 void TransactionBuilder::ShuffleOutputs()
 {
    LogPrintf("%s: Shuffling %d zouts\n", __func__, outputs.size() );
-    std::shuffle( outputs.begin(), outputs.end(), std::mt19937(GetRand(std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max())) );
+    random_shuffle( outputs.begin(), outputs.end(), GetRandInt );
 }

 void TransactionBuilder::AddTransparentInput(COutPoint utxo, CScript scriptPubKey, CAmount value, uint32_t _nSequence)
--- a/src/validationinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/validationinterface.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ void ThreadNotifyWallets(CBlockIndex *pindexLastTip)
            // Read block from disk.
            CBlock block;
            if (!ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pindexLastTip,1)) {
+                if (IsInitialBlockDownload()) {
+                    // During IBD, block data may not be flushed to disk yet.
+                    // Sleep briefly and retry on the next cycle instead of crashing.
+                    LogPrintf("%s: block at height %d not yet readable, will retry\n",
+                              __func__, pindexLastTip->GetHeight());
+                    break;
+                }
                LogPrintf("*** %s\n", "Failed to read block while notifying wallets of block disconnects");
                uiInterface.ThreadSafeMessageBox(
                    _("Error: A fatal internal error occurred, see debug.log for details"),
@@ -206,6 +213,14 @@ void ThreadNotifyWallets(CBlockIndex *pindexLastTip)
            // Read block from disk.
            CBlock block;
            if (!ReadBlockFromDisk(block, blockData.pindex, 1)) {
+                if (IsInitialBlockDownload()) {
+                    // During IBD, block data may not be flushed to disk yet.
+                    // Push unprocessed blocks back and retry on the next cycle.
+                    LogPrintf("%s: block at height %d not yet readable, will retry\n",
+                              __func__, blockData.pindex->GetHeight());
+                    blockStack.push_back(blockData);
+                    break;
+                }
                LogPrintf("*** %s\n", "Failed to read block while notifying wallets of block connects");
                uiInterface.ThreadSafeMessageBox(
                    _("Error: A fatal internal error occurred, see debug.log for details"),
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 #include "coins.h"
 #include "wallet/asyncrpcoperation_saplingconsolidation.h"
 #include "wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sweep.h"
-#include <random>
-#include <limits>
 #include "zcash/zip32.h"
 #include "cc/CCinclude.h"
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -3418,7 +3416,7 @@ bool CWallet::SelectCoinsMinConf(const CAmount& nTargetValue, int nConfMine, int
    vector<pair<CAmount, pair<const CWalletTx*,unsigned int> > > vValue;
    CAmount nTotalLower = 0;

-    std::shuffle(vCoins.begin(), vCoins.end(), std::mt19937(GetRand(std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max())));
+    random_shuffle(vCoins.begin(), vCoins.end(), GetRandInt);

    BOOST_FOREACH(const COutput &output, vCoins)
    {
--- a/util/bootstrap-dragonx.bat
+++ b/util/bootstrap-dragonx.bat
@@ -1,264 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-REM Copyright 2024 The Hush Developers
-REM Copyright 2024 The DragonX Developers
-REM Released under the GPLv3
-REM
-REM Download and apply a DRAGONX blockchain bootstrap on Windows.
-REM Safely preserves wallet.dat and configuration files.
-
-setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
-
-set "BOOTSTRAP_BASE_URL=https://bootstrap.dragonx.is"
-set "BOOTSTRAP_FALLBACK_URL=https://bootstrap2.dragonx.is"
-set "BOOTSTRAP_FILE=DRAGONX.zip"
-set "CHAIN_NAME=DRAGONX"
-
-REM Data directory on Windows
-set "DATADIR=%APPDATA%\Hush\%CHAIN_NAME%"
-
-REM Find dragonx-cli relative to this script
-set "CLI="
-set "SCRIPT_DIR=%~dp0"
-if exist "%SCRIPT_DIR%dragonx-cli.exe" (
-    set "CLI=%SCRIPT_DIR%dragonx-cli.exe"
-)
-
-echo ============================================
-echo   DragonX Bootstrap Installer
-echo ============================================
-echo.
-echo [INFO] Data directory: %DATADIR%
-echo.
-
-REM Step 1: Stop daemon if running
-call :stop_daemon
-if errorlevel 1 goto :error_exit
-
-REM Step 2: Clean old chain data
-call :clean_chain_data
-if errorlevel 1 goto :error_exit
-
-REM Step 3: Download bootstrap
-call :download_bootstrap
-if errorlevel 1 goto :error_exit
-
-REM Step 4: Extract bootstrap
-call :extract_bootstrap
-if errorlevel 1 goto :error_exit
-
-echo.
-echo [INFO] Bootstrap installation complete!
-echo [INFO] You can now start DragonX with: dragonxd.exe
-echo.
-goto :EOF
-
-REM ============================================
-REM  Stop daemon if running
-REM ============================================
-:stop_daemon
-if "%CLI%"=="" (
-    echo [WARN] dragonx-cli.exe not found next to this script.
-    echo [WARN] Please make sure the DragonX daemon is stopped before continuing.
-    set /p "ANSWER=Is the DragonX daemon stopped? (y/N): "
-    if /i not "!ANSWER!"=="y" (
-        echo [ERROR] Please stop the daemon first and run this script again.
-        exit /b 1
-    )
-    exit /b 0
-)
-
-"%CLI%" getinfo >nul 2>&1
-if errorlevel 1 (
-    echo [INFO] Daemon is not running.
-    exit /b 0
-)
-
-echo [INFO] Stopping DragonX daemon...
-"%CLI%" stop >nul 2>&1
-
-set "TRIES=0"
-:wait_loop
-"%CLI%" getinfo >nul 2>&1
-if errorlevel 1 goto :daemon_stopped
-timeout /t 2 /nobreak >nul
-set /a TRIES+=1
-if %TRIES% geq 60 (
-    echo [ERROR] Daemon did not stop after 120 seconds. Please stop it manually and retry.
-    exit /b 1
-)
-goto :wait_loop
-
-:daemon_stopped
-echo [INFO] Daemon stopped.
-exit /b 0
-
-REM ============================================
-REM  Clean blockchain data, preserving wallet and config
-REM ============================================
-:clean_chain_data
-if not exist "%DATADIR%" (
-    echo [INFO] Data directory does not exist yet, creating it.
-    mkdir "%DATADIR%"
-    exit /b 0
-)
-
-echo [INFO] Cleaning blockchain data from %DATADIR% ...
-
-REM Preserve wallet.dat and config
-set "TMPDIR=%TEMP%\dragonx-bootstrap-%RANDOM%"
-mkdir "%TMPDIR%" 2>nul
-
-for %%F in (wallet.dat DRAGONX.conf peers.dat) do (
-    if exist "%DATADIR%\%%F" (
-        copy /y "%DATADIR%\%%F" "%TMPDIR%\%%F" >nul
-    )
-)
-
-REM Remove blockchain directories and files
-for %%D in (blocks chainstate notarizations komodo) do (
-    if exist "%DATADIR%\%%D" (
-        rmdir /s /q "%DATADIR%\%%D" 2>nul
-    )
-)
-for %%F in (db.log debug.log fee_estimates.dat banlist.dat) do (
-    if exist "%DATADIR%\%%F" (
-        del /f /q "%DATADIR%\%%F" 2>nul
-    )
-)
-
-REM Restore preserved files
-for %%F in (wallet.dat DRAGONX.conf peers.dat) do (
-    if exist "%TMPDIR%\%%F" (
-        copy /y "%TMPDIR%\%%F" "%DATADIR%\%%F" >nul
-    )
-)
-rmdir /s /q "%TMPDIR%" 2>nul
-
-echo [INFO] Blockchain data cleaned.
-exit /b 0
-
-REM ============================================
-REM  Download bootstrap (with fallback)
-REM ============================================
-:download_bootstrap
-echo [INFO] Downloading bootstrap from %BOOTSTRAP_BASE_URL% ...
-echo [INFO] This may take a while depending on your connection speed.
-
-REM Try primary URL
-call :do_download "%BOOTSTRAP_BASE_URL%"
-if not errorlevel 1 goto :download_verify
-
-echo [WARN] Primary download failed, trying fallback %BOOTSTRAP_FALLBACK_URL% ...
-call :do_download "%BOOTSTRAP_FALLBACK_URL%"
-if errorlevel 1 (
-    echo [ERROR] Download failed from both primary and fallback servers.
-    exit /b 1
-)
-
-:download_verify
-echo [INFO] Bootstrap download complete.
-
-REM Verify SHA256 checksum
-echo [INFO] Verifying checksum...
-pushd "%DATADIR%"
-
-REM Read expected hash from the .sha256 file (format: "hash  filename" or "hash *filename")
-set "EXPECTED_HASH="
-for /f "tokens=1" %%A in (%BOOTSTRAP_FILE%.sha256) do (
-    set "EXPECTED_HASH=%%A"
-)
-
-if "%EXPECTED_HASH%"=="" (
-    echo [WARN] Could not read expected checksum, skipping verification.
-    goto :verify_done
-)
-
-REM Use certutil to compute SHA256
-certutil -hashfile "%BOOTSTRAP_FILE%" SHA256 > "%TEMP%\dragonx_hash.tmp" 2>nul
-if errorlevel 1 (
-    echo [WARN] certutil not available, skipping checksum verification.
-    goto :verify_done
-)
-
-REM certutil outputs hash on the second line
-set "ACTUAL_HASH="
-set "LINE_NUM=0"
-for /f "skip=1 tokens=*" %%H in (%TEMP%\dragonx_hash.tmp) do (
-    if not defined ACTUAL_HASH (
-        set "ACTUAL_HASH=%%H"
-    )
-)
-REM Remove spaces from certutil output
-set "ACTUAL_HASH=!ACTUAL_HASH: =!"
-del /f /q "%TEMP%\dragonx_hash.tmp" 2>nul
-
-if /i "!ACTUAL_HASH!"=="!EXPECTED_HASH!" (
-    echo [INFO] SHA256 checksum verified.
-) else (
-    echo [ERROR] SHA256 checksum verification failed! The download may be corrupted.
-    echo [ERROR] Expected: !EXPECTED_HASH!
-    echo [ERROR] Got:      !ACTUAL_HASH!
-    popd
-    exit /b 1
-)
-
-:verify_done
-REM Clean up checksum files
-del /f /q "%BOOTSTRAP_FILE%.md5" 2>nul
-del /f /q "%BOOTSTRAP_FILE%.sha256" 2>nul
-popd
-exit /b 0
-
-REM ============================================
-REM  Download files from a given base URL
-REM  Usage: call :do_download "base_url"
-REM ============================================
-:do_download
-set "BASE=%~1"
-
-REM Use PowerShell to download (available on all modern Windows)
-echo [INFO] Downloading %BASE%/%BOOTSTRAP_FILE% ...
-powershell -NoProfile -Command ^
-    "[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; try { (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('%BASE%/%BOOTSTRAP_FILE%', '%DATADIR%\%BOOTSTRAP_FILE%') } catch { exit 1 }"
-if errorlevel 1 exit /b 1
-
-echo [INFO] Downloading checksums...
-powershell -NoProfile -Command ^
-    "[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; try { (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('%BASE%/%BOOTSTRAP_FILE%.md5', '%DATADIR%\%BOOTSTRAP_FILE%.md5') } catch { exit 1 }"
-if errorlevel 1 exit /b 1
-
-powershell -NoProfile -Command ^
-    "[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; try { (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('%BASE%/%BOOTSTRAP_FILE%.sha256', '%DATADIR%\%BOOTSTRAP_FILE%.sha256') } catch { exit 1 }"
-if errorlevel 1 exit /b 1
-
-exit /b 0
-
-REM ============================================
-REM  Extract bootstrap zip
-REM ============================================
-:extract_bootstrap
-echo [INFO] Extracting bootstrap...
-pushd "%DATADIR%"
-
-REM Use PowerShell to extract zip, excluding wallet.dat and .conf files
-powershell -NoProfile -Command ^
-    "Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression.FileSystem; $zip = [System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::OpenRead('%DATADIR%\%BOOTSTRAP_FILE%'); foreach ($entry in $zip.Entries) { if ($entry.Name -eq 'wallet.dat' -or $entry.Name -like '*.conf') { continue } $dest = Join-Path '%DATADIR%' $entry.FullName; if ($entry.FullName.EndsWith('/')) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $dest | Out-Null } else { $parent = Split-Path $dest -Parent; if (-not (Test-Path $parent)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $parent | Out-Null } [System.IO.Compression.ZipFileExtensions]::ExtractToFile($entry, $dest, $true) } }; $zip.Dispose()"
-if errorlevel 1 (
-    echo [ERROR] Extraction failed.
-    popd
-    exit /b 1
-)
-
-echo [INFO] Bootstrap extracted successfully.
-
-REM Clean up archive
-del /f /q "%BOOTSTRAP_FILE%" 2>nul
-echo [INFO] Removed downloaded archive to save disk space.
-
-popd
-exit /b 0
-
-:error_exit
-echo.
-echo [ERROR] Bootstrap installation failed.
-exit /b 1
--- a/util/bootstrap-dragonx.sh
+++ b/util/bootstrap-dragonx.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 set -euo pipefail

 BOOTSTRAP_BASE_URL="https://bootstrap.dragonx.is"
-BOOTSTRAP_FALLBACK_URL="https://bootstrap2.dragonx.is"
 BOOTSTRAP_FILE="DRAGONX.zip"
 CHAIN_NAME="DRAGONX"

@@ -119,49 +118,35 @@ clean_chain_data() {
    info "Blockchain data cleaned."
 }

-# Download a file via wget or curl (returns non-zero on failure)
+# Download a file via wget or curl
 download_file() {
    local url="$1"
    local outfile="$2"

    if command -v wget &>/dev/null; then
-        wget --progress=bar:force -O "$outfile" "$url"
+        wget --progress=bar:force -O "$outfile" "$url" || error "Download failed: $url"
    elif command -v curl &>/dev/null; then
-        curl -L --progress-bar -o "$outfile" "$url"
+        curl -L --progress-bar -o "$outfile" "$url" || error "Download failed: $url"
    else
        error "Neither wget nor curl found. Please install one and retry."
    fi
 }

-# Try downloading from a given base URL; returns non-zero on failure
-download_from() {
-    local base_url="$1"
-    local outfile="$DATADIR/$BOOTSTRAP_FILE"
-    local md5file="$DATADIR/${BOOTSTRAP_FILE}.md5"
-    local sha256file="$DATADIR/${BOOTSTRAP_FILE}.sha256"
-
-    info "Downloading bootstrap from $base_url ..."
-    info "This may take a while depending on your connection speed."
-
-    download_file "$base_url/$BOOTSTRAP_FILE" "$outfile" || return 1
-    info "Bootstrap download complete."
-
-    info "Downloading checksums..."
-    download_file "$base_url/${BOOTSTRAP_FILE}.md5" "$md5file" || return 1
-    download_file "$base_url/${BOOTSTRAP_FILE}.sha256" "$sha256file" || return 1
-    return 0
-}
-
 # Download the bootstrap and verify checksums
 download_bootstrap() {
    local outfile="$DATADIR/$BOOTSTRAP_FILE"
    local md5file="$DATADIR/${BOOTSTRAP_FILE}.md5"
    local sha256file="$DATADIR/${BOOTSTRAP_FILE}.sha256"

-    if ! download_from "$BOOTSTRAP_BASE_URL"; then
-        warn "Primary download failed, trying fallback $BOOTSTRAP_FALLBACK_URL ..."
-        download_from "$BOOTSTRAP_FALLBACK_URL" || error "Download failed from both primary and fallback servers."
-    fi
+    info "Downloading bootstrap from $BOOTSTRAP_BASE_URL ..."
+    info "This may take a while depending on your connection speed."
+
+    download_file "$BOOTSTRAP_BASE_URL/$BOOTSTRAP_FILE" "$outfile"
+    info "Bootstrap download complete."
+
+    info "Downloading checksums..."
+    download_file "$BOOTSTRAP_BASE_URL/${BOOTSTRAP_FILE}.md5" "$md5file"
+    download_file "$BOOTSTRAP_BASE_URL/${BOOTSTRAP_FILE}.sha256" "$sha256file"

    # Verify checksums
    info "Verifying checksums..."
--- a/util/build-mac.sh
+++ b/util/build-mac.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Distributed under the GPLv3 software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html

-export CC=gcc-15
-export CXX=g++-15
+export CC=gcc-8
+export CXX=g++-8
 export LIBTOOL=libtool
 export AR=ar
 export RANLIB=ranlib
@@ -34,24 +34,16 @@ fi
 # If --enable-lcov is the first argument, enable lcov coverage support:
 LCOV_ARG=''
 HARDENING_ARG='--disable-hardening'
-TEST_ARG=''
 if [ "x${1:-}" = 'x--enable-lcov' ]
 then
    LCOV_ARG='--enable-lcov'
    HARDENING_ARG='--disable-hardening'
    shift
-elif [ "x${1:-}" = 'x--disable-tests' ]
-then
-    TEST_ARG='--enable-tests=no'
-    shift
 fi

 TRIPLET=`./depends/config.guess`
 PREFIX="$(pwd)/depends/$TRIPLET"

-# Ensure system Rust is in PATH for modern macOS compatibility
-export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
-
 make "$@" -C ./depends/ V=1 NO_QT=1

 #BUILD CCLIB
@@ -76,7 +68,7 @@ cd $WD

 ./autogen.sh
 CPPFLAGS="-I$PREFIX/include -arch x86_64" LDFLAGS="-L$PREFIX/lib -arch x86_64 -Wl,-no_pie" \
-CXXFLAGS='-arch x86_64 -I/usr/local/Cellar/gcc/15.2.0_1/include/c++/15/ -I$PREFIX/include -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -Wno-builtin-declaration-mismatch -Werror -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations -g -Wl,-undefined -Wl,dynamic_lookup' \
-./configure --prefix="${PREFIX}" --with-gui=no "$HARDENING_ARG" "$LCOV_ARG" $TEST_ARG
+CXXFLAGS='-arch x86_64 -I/usr/local/Cellar/gcc\@8/8.3.0/include/c++/8.3.0/ -I$PREFIX/include -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -Wno-builtin-declaration-mismatch -Werror -g -Wl,-undefined -Wl,dynamic_lookup' \
+./configure --prefix="${PREFIX}" --with-gui=no "$HARDENING_ARG" "$LCOV_ARG"

 make "$@" V=1 NO_GTEST=1 STATIC=1