29 Oct 2023 [dev]

Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 43 2023: 43 PRs, 9 Issues

This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.

1 - PRs (43, 12:2:29)

Opened (12)

monero-project/monero:

#9033¹ cryptonote_config: include cstdint (jeffro256)
#9034² cryptonote_config: include cstdint [RELEASE] (jeffro256)
#9035³ ringct: make rctSigBase serialization follow strict aliasing rule (jeffro256)
#9036⁴ ringct: make rctSigBase serialization follow strict aliasing rule [RELEASE] (jeffro256)
#9038⁵ epee: remove dead code in math_helper and string_tools (jeffro256)
#9039⁶ multisig: better errors for small malformed kex msgs [RELEASE] (jeffro256)
#9042⁷ JH hash compiler workarounds (SChernykh)
#9043⁸ JH hash compiler workarounds (SChernykh)
#9044⁹ core_tests: fix gcc7 compilation (selsta)
#9045¹⁰ unit tests: fix running from pwd and ctest selected location (jeffro256)

monero-project/monero-gui: none

monero-project/monero-site:

#2205¹¹ update roadmap page for 2023 (erciccione)
#2207¹² update i18n moneropedia entry unlocktime (erciccione)

Closed (2)

monero-project/monero:

#8948¹³ Rough draft of a p2p noise protocol implementation (vtnerd)

monero-project/monero-gui: none

monero-project/monero-site:

#2197¹⁴ workflows: verify redirect urls in downloads.yml (plowsof)

Merged (29)

monero-project/monero:

#9017¹⁵ depends: zeromq: update to 4.3.5 (tobtoht)
#9020¹⁶ http_client: reduce number of packets sent for small bodies [RELEASE] (jeffro256)
#9022¹⁷ wallet2: ensure transfers and sweeps use same fee calc logic [release] (j-berman)
#9026¹⁸ Update RandomX to 1.2.1 (tevador)
#9027¹⁹ Update RandomX to 1.2.1 [release] (tevador)
#8752²⁰ trezor: support v2.5.2+, more tests, fix chaingen, static libusub fix (ph4r05)
#8933²¹ depends: use macOS 11 SDK with libc++ headers (tobtoht)
#8958²² blockchain_db: add optional k-anonymity to txid fetching (jeffro256)
#8963²³ depends: openssl: update to 3.0.11 (tobtoht)
#8969²⁴ KV_SERIALIZE: remove extraneous semicolons in DSL (jeffro256)
#8972²⁵ ea_config: define ELPP_FEATURE_CRASH_LOG for freebsd (TeknosQuet)
#8974²⁶ wallet2: fix version check at hf version 1 (j-berman)
#8987²⁷ unit_tests: set data dir relative to exe & add log-level arg (jeffro256)
#8989²⁸ [seraphis] cryptonote_base: add account generators (UkoeHB)
#8992²⁹ depends: openssl: update to 3.0.11 [release] (tobtoht)
#9002³⁰ depends: remove libiconv: unused (tobtoht)
#9003³¹ depends: unwind: do not build for linux hosts (tobtoht)
#9007³² depends: remove kernel version from darwin triplet (tobtoht)
#8966³³ multisig: better errors for small malformed kex msgs (jeffro256)
#8967³⁴ README: remove obsolete forum (selsta)

monero-project/monero-gui: none

monero-project/monero-site:

#2198³⁵ Rm paragraph about locked outputs being used as decoys (jeffro256)
#2202³⁶ library: fix broken greek page (erciccione)
#1964³⁷ Add BitcoinVN (sonofliberty)
#2108³⁸ add BitcartCC to tools page (HardenedSteel)
#2186³⁹ devguides: fixes to the get_address descriptions (dimalinux)
#2193⁴⁰ devguides: daemon rpc fix in_peers example typo (plowsof)
#2181⁴¹ readme: fix small typos and improve grammar (erciccione)
#2191⁴² remove double quote to avoid breaking img in press kit (erciccione)
#2202⁴³ Add join monero matrix guide (erciccione)

2 - ISSUES (9, 4:5)

Opened (4)

monero-project/monero:

#9037⁴⁴ “Exception in main! Error adding spent key image to db transaction: MDB_BAD_TXN…” On Mac OS Sonoma (dicelander)
#9040⁴⁵ Protobuf Now Mandatory (vtnerd)
#9041⁴⁶ [bug] in cn_slow_hash function, jh_hash cause the bug (nkysg)

monero-project/monero-gui: none

monero-project/monero-site:

#2206⁴⁷ adding new explanatory videos (plowsof)

Closed (5)

monero-project/monero:

#7393⁴⁸ Calling /out_peers or /in_peers with out of bounds integer triggers HTTP 404 Error (jeffro256)
#8493⁴⁹ make_multisig returns unhelpful error message on bad input to multisig_info (woodser)

monero-project/monero-gui:

#4235⁵⁰ No update when latest version is 0.18.3.1? (DopamineUser)
#4236⁵¹ Cant interact with wallet due to “Login error” (Mashedpot5)

monero-project/monero-site:

#2201⁵² translations: greek library page has raw html (plowsof)

That’s it for this week’s dev activity report. I will try and publish one every Sunday. Let me know if I missed anything or if you want to see any other statistics/repos included in future reports. Feedback/edits: @ /about.

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-3RA