1
0
mirror of https://git.FreeBSD.org/ports.git synced 2024-11-19 00:13:33 +00:00
freebsd-ports/net-p2p/litecoin/pkg-help
Alex Dupre bf8943b55d Update to 0.17.1 release and add the option (default enabled) to use
a newer BDB version (sync with bitcoin port).

PR:		240058
Submitted by:	ale
Approved by:	maintainer
2019-08-27 13:44:17 +00:00

19 lines
835 B
Plaintext

The wallet is stored in a Berkeley database file (BDB) (usually
~/.litecoin/wallets/wallet.dat).
Litecoin Core can use either BDB 4.8, 5.x or 6.x to create and access the
wallet file.
Wallets created using BDB 4.8 are also accessible by BDB 5.x and 6.x.
Wallets created using BDB 5.x or 6.x are not accessible by BDB 4.8.
Opening and using a wallet created by 4.8 with a higher major version (5.x
or 6.x) does not change its format, so it will still be accessible to 4.8
afterwards. But encrypting an unencrypted wallet recreates it, so encrypting
a 4.8 wallet with Litecoin Core linked against BDB 5.x or 6.x will render it
unreadable for Litecoin Core linked against BDB 4.8.
If you do not plan on copying the wallet file to another machine that uses
BDB 4.8 then it is recommended to use the modern versions of BDB 5.x or 6.x.