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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 15:33:16 +0200
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From: Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net>
To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@bitpay.com>
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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Proposal: remove "getwork" RPC from
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That would be annoying for testing. Regtest mode allows you to create a new
block by just running "setgenerate true" (it switches itself off after
creating a block). If you had to set up a complicated set of separate
programs just to do regtest mode that'd be a step backwards, IMO.


On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@bitpay.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Maciej Trebacz <maciej@bitalo.com> wrote:
> > Will removing "getwork" from the client impact the "setgenerate" RPC
> call?
> > I.e. would you still be able to generate coins on testnet-in-a-box this
> way,
> > or would you need a dedicated miner for that? testnet-in-a-box is very
> > useful for testing and easy to setup, it would be great if it stays that
> way
>
> Yes, that is currently being discussed in a separate pull request.  My
> pull request does not impact setgenerate, but an added proposal does
> remove the internal miner completely.
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">That would be annoying for testing. Regtest mode allows yo=
u to create a new block by just running &quot;setgenerate true&quot; (it sw=
itches itself off after creating a block). If you had to set up a complicat=
ed set of separate programs just to do regtest mode that&#39;d be a step ba=
ckwards, IMO.</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 2=
2, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Jeff Garzik <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jga=
rzik@bitpay.com" target=3D"_blank">jgarzik@bitpay.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:=
<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-lef=
t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class=3D"im">On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Maciej Trebacz &lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:maciej@bitalo.com">maciej@bitalo.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; Will removing &quot;getwork&quot; from the client impact the &quot;set=
generate&quot; RPC call?<br>
&gt; I.e. would you still be able to generate coins on testnet-in-a-box thi=
s way,<br>
&gt; or would you need a dedicated miner for that? testnet-in-a-box is very=
<br>
&gt; useful for testing and easy to setup, it would be great if it stays th=
at way<br>
<br>
</div>Yes, that is currently being discussed in a separate pull request. =
=C2=A0My<br>
pull request does not impact setgenerate, but an added proposal does<br>
remove the internal miner completely.<br>
<div class=3D"im HOEnZb"><br>
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Senior Software Engineer and open source evangelist<br>
BitPay, Inc. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"https://bitpay.com/" target=3D"=
_blank">https://bitpay.com/</a><br>
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