On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 1:10 AM, Antoine Beaupré <anar...@debian.org> wrote: > Package: bitcoind > Version: 0.7.2-3 > Severity: important > > The wrapper script, established around this thread here: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-wnpp/2011/01/msg00205.html > > ... sets the DB_LOG_AUTOREMOVE flag for the bitcoin infamous BDB > database. That's cool because it avoids extra I/O we may not need, > especially for the first block sync. *However*, it *does* mean it is > incompatible with the -qt interface, which *doesn't* have such a > wrapper.
Easiest fix, I believe, is to drop the flag and upgrade to 0.8. Upstream has dropped BDB in favor of leveldb for the blockchain and only use BDB for the wallet (which is tiny). This can go on the TODO list for the next upgrade. >From the release notes: "LevelDB, a fast, open-source, non-relational database from Google, is now used to store transaction and block indices. LevelDB works much better on machines with slow I/O and is faster in general. Berkeley DB is now only used for the wallet.dat file (public and private wallet keys and transactions relevant to you)." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
