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eth.getBlock('latest') doesn’t return anything when geth --light is synchronizing #3767

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kenshyx opened this issue Mar 9, 2017 · 3 comments
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eth.getBlock('latest') doesn’t return anything when geth --light is synchronizing #3767

kenshyx opened this issue Mar 9, 2017 · 3 comments

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@kenshyx
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kenshyx commented Mar 9, 2017

System information

Geth version: 1.5.9
OS & Version: Ubuntu 16.04
Commit hash : (if develop)

Expected behaviour

It should return a value.

Actual behaviour

It hangs until geth is fully synchronized.

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

Start a fresh sync from 0 for geth --light then geth attach and run eth.getBlock('latest').

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@karalabe
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karalabe commented Mar 9, 2017

It should definitely not hang. I think it's a bug already being addressed by @zsfelfoldi .

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Please try #3660

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fjl commented Mar 18, 2017

Tracked by #3639

@fjl fjl closed this as completed Mar 18, 2017
@fjl fjl added the duplicate label Mar 18, 2017
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