Topic: [ANN][XNC] XenCoin | Instant | Stable | Long term Support - New UPDATE!!! (Read 75712 times)

not this coin

not the same coin.

https://c-cex.com/?p=xnc-btc

Anyone still have their wallet running and synced?

coins-e have closed

coins-e still have this coin

dead？

Somehow, I forgot to post bootstrap.dat links --

I order to import via bootstrap.dat, you must place the file within your client's data storage directory.

Windows default: %APPDATA%/Xencoin
*nix default: ~/.xencoin
OS-X default: ~/Library/Application Support/Xencoin

When the client is started, it will auto-detect bootstrap.dat and import the blockchain.

When I tested this on both client versions I have, it worked without issue - but the older 0.6.3.x clients are slow as sin on import - most likely from lack of optimizations on SSE/SCRYPT that newer clients have (among other issues). 

When import is complete, bootstrap.dat is renamed bootstrap.dat.old (or something to that effect) - it can then be deleted.

Files are stored at Mega, in two archive formats - 7Zip (windows) and a gzipped tarball (*nix/OS-X)

xencoin-bootstrap-20150322.7z: https://mega.co.nz/#!YIZE3LZA!qBn37YIpBSyMlJFb6ZOrY0ObnHGVK4TM01G1f-J-Fr4
xencoin-bootstrap-20150322.tar.gz: https://mega.co.nz/#!tI5jVAjC!9qDn_rSg1AcNFXS4iDA8sZrJxWSDLWSh2QxQ6frDAb4

I do what I can  

A small update on where things stand:

XencoinCommunity 0.6.3.4 is available - the makefiles may need adjustment off my repo - Windows builds are also downloadable there - click the "Releases" to find them.

Xencoin v0.8.7.3 (the development branch forked last year) has seen some activity and will be nearing availability for release as well.  I seem to have resolved some of the performance issues that users were seeing even with low 'worker loads', and I've ported over other updates that have come up since then.  I disabled any v2 block lock-ins on this client till after testing and consensus says it's time.

Bootstrap.dat files are available - I'll post links shortly - the bootstrap.dat import is slow as hell on the 0.6.x client branch - as well as the startup time and overhead from that client because it's lacking TONS of code changes that have happened upstream - but I'll maintain that branch until consensus moves us up to the 8.7.x branch (where we need to be) --

There are still issues with blockchain / network confusion - haven't quite figured out how I was hoping to address that just yet...

I'll bring the p2pool node back online eventually - just haven't gotten back to it with the updates I'm trying to get applied.

Repos:

XencoinCommunity 0.6.3.4 (https://github.com/thecarnie/XencoinCommunity)
Xencoin v0.8.7.3 (https://github.com/thecarnie/Xencoin) - TESTING/UNSTABLE/NOT FOR PRODUCTION
Both are accepting pull requests and code support --
Also available is the DNSSeeder code, p2pool code, and some other things - the bitpay/bitcore/insight repos are out of date - but it's a REALLY slick blockchain explorer when it runs right --

Keep up the good work!

It's appreciated 

Working on a bootstrap.dat for the blockchain - should be ready in a few hours -- p2pool node will remain offline for the time being.

A checkpoint update for XencoinCommunity will be coming soon - we're back to having a collision with another alt-coin when the client runs - a checkpoint should solve this. Due to the fast blocktimes on this coin, along with the 'network confusion' issues brought on by lack of proper fork/clone by original source, I may have to start a rolling 'point' release schedule for this client (0.6.3.4 is current - 0.6.3.x <-- x being the point updates for checkpoints) - this may help alleviate the 'stuck downloading wrong chain' issues I'm starting to see again in these older litecoin-clone-based clients. Depending on how often this is needed will determine the 'schedule' - but it's looking like about 2-4 weeks per point release for the blockchain.

To anyone who has started using the latest release, please be sure to note any issues/problems/successes with this fork.  I can't fix things or attempt to improve things if I don't know what's wrong or what's happening. 

A new thread is coming soon as well - once I get some more things organized.  Community members who can contribute, please get setup on Github if you aren't already for issue tracking and code submission/pull requests.  Thanks!

Xencoin blockchain data: blk0001.dat and blkindex.dat up to 21.03.2015
https://mega.co.nz/#!3MsSmRIB!cYckSz8Lye2SESX7XmhY0UJWdnzRpPspkcjS6Ds9ue0

Primary supernode xencoin.liquidbbs.org is back online.  I'll deal with the p2pool sometime tomorrow...

The p2pool at http://xencoin.liquidbbs.org:24335 will be offline for a few hours while I move the supernode daemon over to the just-released version.
The supernode will also exhibit unstable connectivity during this time.
The DNSseeder will remain online while I get the other release built and the blockchain imported.  

I apologize for the inconvenience.

I have tagged and set a "release" of the updates applied.  

Win32 static binaries are available at the link below.  
There is also a download available of the GUI that tries to link to existing .dlls in on for Windows systems.  

Build Environment Used:
Linux jessie 3.16.0-4-586 #1 Debian 3.16.7-ckt7-1 (2015-03-01) i686 GNU/Linux
i686-w64-mingw32-gcc v4.9.1 (GCC)
OpenSSL v1.0.1m
Boost v1.53
QT v4.8.6
BerkeleyDB v4.8.30.NC
miniupnpc v1.9.20150206
libpng v1.6.16
libqrencode v2014.09.23
zlib-1.2.8

BACKUP YOUR WALLET.  I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WALLET ISSUES.  

I've tested this with blockchain download and transferring coins back and forth between the old v0.6.3.3 client, and the v0.8.7.3 build that's running on my seed node.  I have not performed any mining tests through this build.  

BACKUP BEFORE UPGRADING.  I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH... YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MAY HAPPEN...

https://github.com/thecarnie/XencoinCommunity/releases/tag/v0.6.3.4

Additional Notes:
No Mac/OSX tests have been performed (a volunteer will have to verify the build process and produce clients - I will add them to the repo when available)
No building on Windows via Mingw-w64 have been tested.  This is a cross-compile build from a Linux box. 

There may need to be adjustments to the makefiles for platform builds.

If you have fixes, please submit a pull request.  I don't have millions of hours to support builds - nor financial resources to keep the seed node going indefinitely - but I will contribute whatever I can for as long as I can.

I can help with seed torrent.

Small delay:

In a nutshell, with the surprise issues of OpenSSL being able to cause consensus issues in a *coin daemon (search posts by Gregory Maxwell and other BTC devs regarding this), I am holding back the updated Xencoin release (v0.6.3.4) builds I have for a couple days so that I can re-build with the newest OpenSSL libs available. 

It seems kind of pointless to me to release then have to make an additional release in a week to handle the OpenSSL updates. 

My builds of the wallet/daemon/node are all static builds (based on research and recommendations of BTC developers within how they manage builds) so that 'linked libraries can't surprise us with consensus issues' like they did to almost every other *coin out here.  My opinion follows that of the BTC devs on the issue of using static binaries in order to avoid surprises brought on by OS updates and the likes.

Additional to that, I will also make a second point release available directly after the first.  The ONLY change between the two will be that 0.6.3.5 will resolve the issue of a monolithic blockchain database on the local machine the client runs on and convert it to a segmented chain split across several files (as the new clients do). 

I will also create a bootstrap.dat for the blockchain and make it available as well for quick syncing new clients and users.  Our blockchain is right around a gig right now - which as a torrent could be downloaded in a matter of minutes rather than hours via the daemon.  If someone has a nice torrent seeder available to host it, please let me know and we'll work out getting it hosted. 

Sorry for the delayed upload on 0.6.3.4 but I just don't feel the need to release, then re-release binaries within a week of eachother...

I think you should indeed. You could create new topic and thereby promote the new wallet.

Maybe this can attract more people on board and therefore give this coin a future.

It's no problem!  I don't have the time to offer to the coin that I initially promised several months ago - things just have gone downhill in my world - but this should help things "a little".

The coin itself still has problems - and future updates are jeopardized by the missing 'steps' taken by the original dev when the coin was designed (copied) from another alt-coin.  Had those steps been properly completed - we could be MUCH further along in upgrading things to the current master branches from the Bitcoin and Litecoin dev trees.  As I can dedicate more time to this effort, there may be some things that can be done - but I haven't had the time to research them much further.  For the time being, they will keep things going as they are for the coin and chain - and hopefully will help get it back on another exchange so there's some more action. 

When the testing completes, I will be downgrading the xencoin.liquidbbs.org seednode back to this version in order to help maintain consensus with the online clients.  My version running on the seednode has MANY updates to the core code that brings it up to date with the two main dev trees, but again, without fixes to this coin in general those updates are pointless and could possibly create a consensus issue...  More to come when I can get caught up.  In the meantime - I'll finish testing and get these builds online for anyone who's interested.

I will most likely start a fresh thread on it all, considering at this time it seems the "community" has decidedly taken over development and furthering of the coin - so I think we need a new thread as well...

Thanks for your work!