xmrig/CHANGELOG.md

v2.4.0

• Added HTTP API.
• libjansson replaced to rapidjson.
• #101 Fixed MSVC 2017 (15.3) compile time version detection.
• #108 Silently ignore invalid values for donate-level option.
• #111 Fixed build without AEON support.

v2.3.1

• #68 Fixed compatibility with Docker containers, was nothing print on console.

v2.3.0

• Added --cpu-priority option (0 idle, 2 normal to 5 highest).
• Added --user-agent option, to set custom user-agent string for pool. For example cpuminer-multi/0.1.
• Added --no-huge-pages option, to disable huge pages support.
• #62 Don't send the login to the dev pool.
• Force reconnect if pool block miner IP address. helps switch to backup pool.
• Fixed: failed open default config file if path contains non English characters.
• Fixed: error occurred if try use unavailable stdin or stdout, regression since version 2.2.0.
• Fixed: message about huge pages support successfully enabled on Windows was not shown in release builds.

v2.2.1

• Fixed terminal issues after exit on Linux and OS X.

v2.2.0

• #46 Restored config file support. Now possible use multiple config files and combine with command line options also added support for default config.
• Improved colors support on Windows, now used uv_tty, legacy code removed.
• QuickEdit Mode now disabled on Windows.
• Added interactive commands in console window:: hashrate, pause, resume.
• Fixed autoconf mode for AMD FX CPUs.

v2.1.0

• #40 Improved miner shutdown, fixed crash on exit for Linux and OS X.
• Fixed, login request was contain malformed JSON if username or password has some special characters for example \.
• #220 Better support for Round Robin DNS, IP address now always chosen randomly instead of stuck on first one.
• Changed donation address, new xmrig-proxy is coming soon.

v2.0.2

• Better deal with possible duplicate jobs from pool, show warning and ignore duplicates.
• For Windows builds libuv updated to version 1.13.1 and gcc to 7.1.0.

v2.0.1

• #27 Fixed possibility crash on 32bit systems.

v2.0.0

• Option --backup-url removed, instead now possibility specify multiple pools for example: -o example1.com:3333 -u user1 -p password1 -k -o example2.com:5555 -u user2 -o example3.com:4444 -u user3
• #15 Added option -l, --log-file=FILE to write log to file.
• #15 Added option -S, --syslog to use syslog for logging, Linux only.
• #18 Added nice messages for accepted/rejected shares with diff and network latency.
• #20 Fixed --cpu-affinity for more than 32 threads.
• Fixed Windows XP support.
• Fixed regression, option --no-color was not fully disable colored output.
• Show resolved pool IP address in miner output.

v1.0.1

• Fix broken software AES implementation, app has crashed if CPU not support AES-NI, only version 1.0.0 affected.

v1.0.0

• Miner complete rewritten in C++ with libuv.
• This version should be fully compatible (except config file) with previos versions, many new nice features will come in next versions.
• This is still beta. If you found regression, stability or perfomance issues or have an idea for new feature please fell free to open new issue.
• Added new option --print-time=N, print hashrate report every N seconds.
• New hashrate reports, by default every 60 secons.
• Added Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 and 2017 support.
• Removed dependency on libcurl.
• To compile this version from source please switch to dev branch.

v0.8.2

• Fixed L2 cache size detection for AMD CPUs (Bulldozer/Piledriver/Steamroller/Excavator architecture).

v0.8.2

• Fixed L2 cache size detection for AMD CPUs (Bulldozer/Piledriver/Steamroller/Excavator architecture).
• Fixed gcc 7.1 support.

v0.8.1

• Added nicehash support, detects automaticaly by pool URL, for example cryptonight.eu.nicehash.com:3355 or manually via option --nicehash.

v0.8.0

• Added double hash mode, also known as lower power mode. --av=2 and --av=4.
• Added smart automatic CPU configuration. Default threads count now depends on size of the L3 cache of CPU.
• Added CryptoNight-Lite support for AEON -a cryptonight-lite.
• Added --max-cpu-usage option for auto CPU configuration mode.
• Added --safe option for adjust threads and algorithm variations to current CPU.
• No more manual steps to enable huge pages on Windows. XMRig will do it automatically.
• Removed BMI2 algorithm variation.
• Removed default pool URL.

v0.6.0

• Added automatic cryptonight self test.
• New software AES algorithm variation. Will be automatically selected if cpu not support AES-NI.
• Added 32 bit builds.
• Documented algorithm variations.

v0.5.0

• Initial public release.