mmgen-wallet/doc/release-notes/release-notes-v0.8.8.md

MMGen version 0.8.8 Release Notes

Data directory, config file and default wallet support:

• Data directory is ~/.mmgen; config file is mmgen.cfg.
• When default wallet is present in data directory, specifying the wallet on the command line is optional.
• Datadir structure mirrors that of Bitcoin Core: mainnet and testnet share a common config file, with testnet putting its own files, including the default wallet, in the subdirectory 'testnet3'.
• Global vars are now overriden in this order: 1) config file 2) environmental variables beginning with MMGEN_ (listed in globalvars.py) 3) command line
• Long (common) opts added for setting global vars; display with --longhelp.

The test suite has been updated to test these new features.

Other changes:

• Always get user entropy, even for non-critical randomness, unless -r0.
• rpcuser,rpcpassword now override cookie authentication, as with Core.
• Communication with remote bitcoind supported with --rpc-host option.
• Testnet use can be overridden with the --testnet=0|1 option.