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Bitcoin version 0.7.1 is now available from:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.7.1/This is a bug-fix minor release.Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:  https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issuesProject source code is hosted at github; you can getsource-only tarballs/zipballs directly from there:  https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tarball/v0.7.1  # .tar.gz  https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/zipball/v0.7.1  # .zipUbuntu Linux users can use the "Personal Package Archive" (PPA)maintained by Matt Corallo to automatically keep up-to-date.  Just type:  sudo apt-add-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin  sudo apt-get updatein your terminal, then install the bitcoin-qt package:  sudo apt-get install bitcoin-qtKNOWN ISSUES------------Mac OSX 10.5 is no longer supported.How to Upgrade--------------If you are running an older version, shut it down. Waituntil it has completely shut down (which might take a few minutes for olderversions), then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt (on Mac) or bitcoind/bitcoin-qt (on Linux).If you were running on Linux with a version that might have been compiledwith a different version of Berkeley DB (for example, if you were using anUbuntu PPA version), then run the old version again with the -detachdbargument and shut it down; if you do not, then the new version will notbe able to read the database files and will exit with an error.Explanation of -detachdb (and the new "stop true" RPC command):The Berkeley DB database library stores data in both ".dat" and"log" files, so the database is always in a consistent state,even in case of power failure or other sudden shutdown. Theformat of the ".dat" files is portable between differentversions of Berkeley DB, but the "log" files are not-- even minorversion differences may have incompatible "log" files. The-detachdb option moves any pending changes from the "log" filesto the "blkindex.dat" file for maximum compatibility, but makesshutdown much slower. Note that the "wallet.dat" file is alwaysdetached, and versions prior to 0.6.0 detached all databasesat shutdown.New features------------* Added a boolean argument to the RPC 'stop' command, if true sets  -detachdb to create standalone database .dat files before shutting down.* -salvagewallet command-line option, which moves any existing wallet.dat  to wallet.{timestamp}.dat and then attempts to salvage public/private  keys and master encryption keys (if the wallet is encrypted) into  a new wallet.dat. This should only be used if your wallet becomes  corrupted, and is not intended to replace regular wallet backups.* Import $DataDir/bootstrap.dat automatically, if it exists.Dependency changes------------------* Qt 4.8.2 for Windows builds* openssl 1.0.1cBug fixes---------* Clicking on a bitcoin: URI on Windows should now launch Bitcoin-Qt properly.* When running -testnet, use RPC port 18332 by default.* Better detection and handling of corrupt wallet.dat and blkindex.dat files.  Previous versions would crash with a DB_RUNRECOVERY exception, this  version detects most problems and tells you how to recover if it  cannot recover itself.* Fixed an uninitialized variable bug that could cause transactions to  be reported out of order.* Fixed a bug that could cause occasional crashes on exit.* Warn the user that they need to create fresh wallet backups after they  encrypt their wallet.----------------------------------------------------Thanks to everybody who contributed to this release:Gavin AndresenJeff GarzikLuke DashjrMark FriedenbachMatt CoralloPhilip KaufmannPieter WuilleRune K. SvendsenVirgil DuprasWladimir J. van der Laanfanquakekjj2xanatos