Merge pull request ethereumjs#259 from ethereumjs/new-release-v233

New release v2.3.3

Author: holgerd77

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 (modification: no type change headlines) and this project adheres to 
 [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.3.3] - 2018-02-02
+
+- Reworked memory expansion/access for opcodes, PR [#174](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/pull/174) (fixes consensus bugs on
+  large numbers >= 53 bit for opcodes using memory location)
+- Keep stack items as bn.js instances (arithmetic performance increases), PRs [#159](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/pull/159), [#254](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/pull/254) and [#256](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/pull/256)
+- More consistent VM error handling, PR [#219](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/pull/219)
+- Validate stack items after operations, PR [#222](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/pull/222)
+- Updated ``ethereumjs-util`` dependency from ``4.5.0`` to ``5.1.x``, PR [#241](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/pull/241)
+- Fixed child contract deletion bug, PR [#246](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/pull/246)
+- Fixed a bug associated with direct stack usage, PR [#240](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/pull/240)
+- Fix error on large return fees, PR [#235](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/pull/235)
+- Various bug fixes
+
+[2.3.3]: https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/compare/v2.3.2...v2.3.3
+
 ## [2.3.2] - 2017-10-29
 - Better handling of ``rustbn.js`` exceptions
 - Fake (default if non-provided) blockchain fixes

README.md

@@ -6,16 +6,13 @@
 
 [![js-standard-style](https://cdn.rawgit.com/feross/standard/master/badge.svg)](https://github.com/feross/standard)
 
-Implements Ethereum's VM in JS
+Implements Ethereum's VM in Javascript.
 
-#### Note on Byzantium Support:
+#### Fork Support
 
-This repository has now been updated with the latest 
-[Byzantium changes](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/pull/161)
-(``2.3.x`` [releases](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/releases)).
+This library always only supports the currently active Ethereum mainnet fork rules with its latest release, old fork rules are dropped with new releases once a HF occured.
 
-For a ``Spurious Dragon``/``EIP 150`` compatible version of this library install the
-latest of the ``2.2.x`` series (see [Changelog](./CHANGELOG.md)).
+The current major [2.3.x](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/releases) release series supports the  [Byzantium](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-609.md) fork changes. For a [Spurious Dragon](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-607.md) compatible version of this library install the latest of the ``2.2.x`` series (see [Changelog](./CHANGELOG.md)).
 
 # INSTALL
 `npm install ethereumjs-vm`
@@ -270,6 +267,8 @@ It is also possible to only run the tests from the skip lists:
 
 #### Local Debugging
 
+For state tests you can use the ``--jsontrace`` flag to output opcode trace information.
+
 Blockchain tests support `--debug` to verify the postState:
 
 `node ./tests/tester -b  --debug --test='ZeroValue_SELFDESTRUCT_ToOneStorageKey_OOGRevert_d0g0v0_EIP158'`

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ethereumjs-vm",
-  "version": "2.3.2",
+  "version": "2.3.3",
   "description": "an ethereum VM implementation",
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {