EOS EVM Node v0.7.1

The latest patch release of EOS EVM Node introduces a bug fix to flags set improperly for MDBX and a unit discrepancy for a test.

Read on for more details.

Bug fixes

Wrong flag when opening database

PRs

• (271) [0.7] Kayan port mdbx fix

It was discovered that use the exclusive and shared flag for MDBX was being used incorrectly, which was leading performance issues.

Unit comparison issue in block_conversion_plugin_impl::timestamp_to_evm_block_num

PRs

• (200) [release/0.7] Kayan fix timestamp to blocknum

A mismatch in the units being compared to detect if a transaction occurs before the genesis timestamp was discovered.

Building, compatibility, and upgrading

Building

The README in the eos-evm-node repository contains instructions on how to build EOS EVM Node and EOS EVM RPC.

Compatibility and upgrading

EOS EVM Node and EOS EVM RPC can be upgraded from the prior 0.7.0 version by replacing the binaries.

Further details on changes since last release

Contributors

Special thanks to the contributors that submitted patches for this release:

• @yarkinwho
• @taokayan

Full list of changes since last release

PRs

• (195) [0.7] make release/0.7 test cases with leap 5
• (200) [release/0.7] Kayan fix timestamp to blocknum
• (271) [0.7] Kayan port mdbx fix
• (272) [0.7] bump version to 0.7.1

Full Changelog: v0.7.0...v0.7.1