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diff --git a/academic/Gridcoin-Research/README b/academic/Gridcoin-Research/README index 308e5898d0..2fc9a1a4f5 100644 --- a/academic/Gridcoin-Research/README +++ b/academic/Gridcoin-Research/README @@ -13,4 +13,27 @@ You will need to edit the configuration file gridcoinresearch.conf in /etc/Gridcoin-Research/ and place it in your home directory ~/.GridcoinResearch/ to provide the location of your boinc data and any other configurations that you require. For details, see -https://wiki.gridcoin.us/Gridcoinresearch_config_file +https://wiki.gridcoin.us/Gridcoinresearch_config_file and in +/usr/share/Gridcoin-Research-$VERSION/doc/ + +Notes: +1. New gridcoinsettings.json file + +This file contains settings changed by the node while running and +settings stored in this file override the read-only settings in the +gridcoinresearch.conf file (see changelog and documentation). + +2. Berkeley DB update + +Previous versions built against Slackware's Berkeley DB version 4.8. +Since [5.4.2.0] 2023-03-26, leisure, "LaVerne", upstream source +includes Berkeley DB version 5.3 in tree and will standardize all +wallet.dat files to the bdb 5.3 format. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! +This ugrade will be completely transparent. Please review the +release notes on +https://github.com/gridcoin-community/Gridcoin-Research/releases + +** NOTE: ** +This is a MANDATORY upgrade for versions 5.4.5 and below to fix an +inadvertent fork as a result of an inadvertent protocol change. +If you are already on 5.4.6 this upgrade is "leisure." |