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The code behind the network, with room to understand it.
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123.2 Release Notes2==================4Bitcoin Core version 23.2 is now available from:6<https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-23.2/>8This release includes various bug fixes and performance9improvements, as well as updated translations.11Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub:13<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>15To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to:17<https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/>19How to Upgrade20==============22If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely23shut down (which might take a few minutes in some cases), then run the24installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on macOS)25or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).27Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reached its EOL is28possible, but it might take some time if the data directory needs to be migrated. Old29wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported.31Compatibility32==============34Bitcoin Core is supported and extensively tested on operating systems35using the Linux kernel, macOS 10.15+, and Windows 7 and newer. Bitcoin36Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not as37frequently tested on them. It is not recommended to use Bitcoin Core on38unsupported systems.40### P2P42- #26909 net: prevent peers.dat corruptions by only serializing once43- #27608 p2p: Avoid prematurely clearing download state for other peers44- #27610 Improve performance of p2p inv to send queues46### Build system48- #25436 build: suppress array-bounds errors in libxkbcommon49- #25763 bdb: disable Werror for format-security50- #26944 depends: fix systemtap download URL51- #27462 depends: fix compiling bdb with clang-16 on aarch6453### Miscellaneous55- #25444 ci: macOS task imrovements56- #26388 ci: Use macos-ventura-xcode:14.1 image for "macOS native" task57- #26924 refactor: Add missing includes to fix gcc-13 compile error59Credits60=======62Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:64- Anthony Towns65- Hennadii Stepanov66- MacroFake67- Martin Zumsande68- Michael Ford69- Suhas Daftuar71As well as to everyone that helped with translations on72[Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).
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