Dev Docs: Add Section About Headers-First IBD - #736
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* Add flowchart illustration to blocks-first section to match new headers-first flowchart * Add new headers-first initial block download (IBD) section * Revise Block Broadcasting section * Add paragraph about orphan block handling in headers-first to the Orphan Blocks section
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@harding Very clear, thanks! |
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@saivann thanks! I fixed the typo you found. In the absence of critical feedback, this pull will be merged around 13:00 UTC Friday. |
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Preview: http://dg0.dtrt.org/en/developer-guide#headers-first
This adds a short section describing headers-first Initial Block Download (IBD) to the developer guide. This was originally part of pull #660, but it has been substansially rewritten. (And, I hope, improved.) Specifics: