* Rebase on 1.8.5
* Remove outdated patches and apply all others
* Use shh_post that returns hash
* Use bloom filter for request to mailserver
* Remove tests for sending messages without subbing first
* Fix deadlock in ethdb
* Expect null if receipt is not yet created
* Subscribe to messages before sending them in whisper test
* Start enabling to test Mainnet
* Minor corrections found during code scan
* Set mainnet blocker in E2E again
* Introduced securing of mainnet transaction tests
* Fix typing error
* Typo led to follow-up errors
* Linter problem
* Change to individual test skips after review
* More flexible skip control for mainnet and status chain
* Fix double space
* Change of skipping method and fixing wrong skipped networks
We need to be able to sign more than just transactions to make DApps
work properly. This change separates signing requests from the
transactions and make it more general to prepare to intoduce different
types of signing requests.
This change is designed to preserve status APIs, so it is
backward-comparible with the current API bindings.
- [x] [#797] : Remove unused methods PopulateStaticPeers, ReconnectStaticPeers, removeStaticPeers, removePeer
- [x] [#797] : Rename node.Manager to node. StatusNode and simplify its public api
- [x] [#797] : Rename all references to nodeManager to statusNode
* Update `github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum` package to 1.8.1 branch. Part of #638
* Fix code due to some signature changes. Part of #638
* use upstream for whisper backend
* Add patch to downgrade usage of Whisper v6 to v5 in some geth 1.8.1 vendor files. Part of #638
* Take into account the DNS rebinding protection introduced in 1.8.0 by adding exception for localhost. Part of #638
* Add patches required for cross-compiled builds starting with geth 1.8.0. Only applied during build. Part of #638
* Update expected JSON result in `TestRegressionGetTransactionReceipt()` and `TestCallRawResultGetTransactionReceipt()`. Part of #665
* Fix some failing e2e tests. Part of #638
* Address comments in PR #702. Part of #638