diff --git a/specs/merge/client-settings.md b/specs/merge/client-settings.md deleted file mode 100644 index 64f912372e..0000000000 --- a/specs/merge/client-settings.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ - - -**Table of Contents** *generated with [DocToc](https://github.com/thlorenz/doctoc)* - -- [The Merge -- Client Settings](#the-merge----client-settings) - - [Override terminal total difficulty](#override-terminal-total-difficulty) - - [Override terminal block hash](#override-terminal-block-hash) - - - -# The Merge -- Client Settings - -**Notice**: This document is a work-in-progress for researchers and implementers. - -This document specifies configurable settings that clients must implement for the Merge. - -### Override terminal total difficulty - -To coordinate manual overrides to [`TERMINAL_TOTAL_DIFFICULTY`](./beacon-chain.md#Transition-settings) parameter, clients must provide `--terminal-total-difficulty-override` as a configurable setting. The value provided by this setting must take precedence over pre-configured `TERMINAL_TOTAL_DIFFICULTY` parameter. Clients should accept the setting as a decimal value (i.e., *not* hexadecimal). - -Except under exceptional scenarios, this setting is not expected to be used. Sufficient warning to the user about this exceptional configurable setting should be provided. - -### Override terminal block hash - -To allow for transition coordination around a specific PoW block, clients must also provide `--terminal-block-hash-override` and `--terminal-block-hash-epoch-override` as configurable settings. -* The value provided by `--terminal-block-hash-override` takes precedence over the pre-configured `TERMINAL_BLOCK_HASH` parameter. -* The value provided by `--terminal-block-hash-epoch-override` takes precedence over the pre-configured `TERMINAL_BLOCK_HASH_ACTIVATION_EPOCH` parameter. - -Except under exceptional scenarios, these settings are not expected to be used. Sufficient warning to the user about this exceptional configurable setting should be provided.