< bitcoin-git>
[bitcoin] practicalswift opened pull request #16092: Don't use global (external) symbols for symbols that are used in only one translation unit (master...reduce-global-namespacing) https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/16092
< bitcoin-git>
[bitcoin] kristapsk opened pull request #16095: Catch by reference not value in wallettool (master...catch-by-ref-wallettool) https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/16095
< shesek>
is there a way to get the fee estimates out of a running instance, something like savemempool? I'm guessing it probably won't be safe to simply copy the fee_estimates.dat file while the instance is running?
< bitcoin-git>
[bitcoin] hebasto opened pull request #16097: Prevent meaningless negating of arguments (master...20190526-fix-negated-args) https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/16097
< shesek>
phantomcircuit, there is? that's great! I haven't been able to find it, how's it called?
< phantomcircuit>
shesek, estimatefee
< instagibbs>
shesek, estimatesmartfee, estimatefee is deprecated(removed?)
< shesek>
I meant get the actual fee estimates raw data out, akin to getting mempool data with "savemempool", only for fee_estimates.dat. I'm trying to do that in order to spin up a bitcoind new instance to replace the old one without losing mempool and fee estimates data and without shutting down the first instance before the new one is ready
< shesek>
s/bitcoind new/new bitcoind/
< shesek>
is it safe to just copy it?
< sipa>
shesek: should be; it's rewritten using "write new file + move over old file"
< sipa>
so copying should always give you a stable state
< shesek>
thanks!
< shesek>
how often does bitcoind write it to disk?
< sipa>
shesek: only at shutdown i think
< sipa>
d_t:
< shesek>
I see, so I copying it out of a running instance won't really work, it will be quite outdated by then