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core: skip preload notice on first run - #303
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On a fresh install the chainstate folder is empty or nearly so when Bitcoin Core first starts, so the background cat finishes at once and the "Chainstate preloaded to RAM" notice pops up over the Welcome dialog without telling the user anything useful. Measure the chainstate before preloading and exit quietly when it is under 100 MiB. Later runs, with a real chainstate to load, still show the notice.
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Requested by Ben · project thread
Before: on a fresh install, "Chainstate preloaded to RAM" pops up right after Bitcoin Core first starts, because the empty chainstate "loads" instantly.
After: the notice is skipped when the chainstate was under 100 MiB when
chainstate-preloadstarted. Later runs with a real chainstate still show it.How:
du -sm chainstateis taken once before the preload loop; the success branch exits quietly below the threshold.Overlaps: #301 changes the icon on the same zenity line (one-line conflict, whichever lands second rebases). #283 removes this notice entirely; if that merges, this PR can be closed.
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