* ethcore: propose hardfork block number 4230000 for ropsten
* ethcore: propose hardfork block number 9000000 for kovan
* ethcore: enable kip-4 and kip-6 on kovan
* etcore: bump kovan hardfork to block 9.2M
* ethcore: fix ropsten constantinople block number to 4.2M
* ethcore: disable difficulty_test_ropsten until ethereum/tests are updated upstream
- Update foundation hardcoded header to block 6219777
- Update ropsten hardcoded header to block 3917825
- Update kovan hardcoded header to block 8511489
* Insert Kovan hardcoded headers until #7690241
* Insert Kovan hardcoded headers until block 7690241
* Insert Ropsten hardcoded headers until #3612673
* Insert Mainnet hardcoded headers until block 5941249
* move common forks and parameters to common params
* port specs over to new format
* fix RPC tests
* parity-machine skeleton
* remove block type
* extract out ethereum-specific methods into EthereumMachine
* beginning to integrate Machine into engines. dealing with stale transitions in Ethash
* initial porting to machine
* move block reward back into engine
* abstract block reward logic
* move last hash and DAO HF logic into machine
* begin making engine function parameters generic
* abstract epoch verifier and ethash block reward logic
* instantiate special ethereummachine for ethash in spec
* optional full verification in verify_block_family
* re-instate tx_filter in a way that works for all engines
* fix warnings
* fix most tests, further generalize engine trait
* uncomment nullengine, get ethcore tests compiling
* fix warnings
* update a bunch of specs
* re-enable engine signer, validator set, and transition handler
* migrate basic_authority engine
* move last hashes into executedblock
* port tendermint
* make all ethcore tests pass
* json-tests compilation
* fix RPC tests: change in gas limit for new block changed PoW hash
* fix minor grumbles
* validate chainspecs
* fix broken import
* fix transaction verification for pre-homestead
