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Merge #20284: addrman: ensure old versions don't parse peers.dat 
38ada892ed addrman: ensure old versions don't parse peers.dat (Vasil Dimov)

Pull request description:

  Even though the format of `peers.dat` was changed in a backwards
  incompatible way, it is not guaranteed that old versions will fail to
  parse it. There is a chance that old versions parse its contents as
  garbage and use it.

  Old versions expect the "key size" field to be 32 and fail the parsing
  if it is not. Thus, we put something other than 32 in it. This will make
  versions between 0.11.0 and 0.20.1 deterministically fail on the new
  format. Versions prior to https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/5941
  will still parse it as garbage.

  Also, introduce a way to increment the `peers.dat` format in a way that
  does not necessary make older versions refuse to read it.

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  laanwj:
    Code review ACK 38ada892ed
  MarcoFalke:
    re-ACK 38ada892ed 🥐

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README.md

Bitcoin Core

Setup

Bitcoin Core is the original Bitcoin client and it builds the backbone of the network. It downloads and, by default, stores the entire history of Bitcoin transactions, which requires a few hundred gigabytes of disk space. Depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or more.

To download Bitcoin Core, visit bitcoincore.org.

Running

The following are some helpful notes on how to run Bitcoin Core on your native platform.

Unix

Unpack the files into a directory and run:

  • bin/bitcoin-qt (GUI) or
  • bin/bitcoind (headless)

Windows

Unpack the files into a directory, and then run bitcoin-qt.exe.

macOS

Drag Bitcoin Core to your applications folder, and then run Bitcoin Core.

Need Help?

Building

The following are developer notes on how to build Bitcoin Core on your native platform. They are not complete guides, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.

Development

The Bitcoin repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.

Resources

Miscellaneous

License

Distributed under the MIT software license.