docs: Ignore tips when TipDecorator is absent (#12105) (#12107)

client/flags/flags.go

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func AddTxFlagsToCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().Uint64(FlagTimeoutHeight, 0, "Set a block timeout height to prevent the tx from being committed past a certain height")
 	cmd.Flags().String(FlagFeePayer, "", "Fee payer pays fees for the transaction instead of deducting from the signer")
 	cmd.Flags().String(FlagFeeGranter, "", "Fee granter grants fees for the transaction")
-	cmd.Flags().String(FlagTip, "", "Tip is the amount that is going to be transferred to the fee payer on the target chain. This flag is only valid when used with --aux")
+	cmd.Flags().String(FlagTip, "", "Tip is the amount that is going to be transferred to the fee payer on the target chain. This flag is only valid when used with --aux, and is ignored if the target chain didn't enable the TipDecorator")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(FlagAux, false, "Generate aux signer data instead of sending a tx")
 
 	// --gas can accept integers and "auto"

docs/core/tips.md

@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@ In both cases, using `SIGN_MODE_LEGACY_AMINO_JSON` is recommended only if hardwa
 
 ## Enabling Tips on your Chain
 
-The transaction tips functionality is introduced in Cosmos SDK v0.46, so earlier versions do not have support for tips. It is however not included by default in a v0.46 app. Enabling tips on your chain is done by adding the `TipDecorator` in your posthandler chain:
+The transaction tips functionality is introduced in Cosmos SDK v0.46, so earlier versions do not have support for tips. It is however not included by default in a v0.46 app. Sending a transaction with tips to a chain which didn't enable tips will result in a no-op, i.e. the `tip` field in the transaction will be ignored.
+
+Enabling tips on a chain is done by adding the `TipDecorator` in the posthandler chain:
 
 ```go
-// HandlerOptions are the options required for constructing a default SDK PostHandler.
+// HandlerOptions are the options required for constructing a SDK PostHandler which supports tips.
 type HandlerOptions struct {
 	BankKeeper types.BankKeeper
 }

proto/cosmos/tx/v1beta1/tx.proto

@@ -87,8 +87,12 @@ message SignDocDirectAux {
   // sequence is the sequence number of the signing account.
   uint64 sequence = 5;
 
-  // Tip is the optional tip used for meta-transactions. It should be left
-  // empty if the signer is not the tipper for this transaction.
+  // Tip is the optional tip used for transactions fees paid in another denom.
+  // It should be left empty if the signer is not the tipper for this
+  // transaction.
+  //
+  // This field is ignored if the chain didn't enable tips, i.e. didn't add the
+  // `TipDecorator` in its posthandler.
   Tip tip = 6;
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +142,10 @@ message AuthInfo {
   // of the signers. This can be estimated via simulation.
   Fee fee = 2;
 
-  // Tip is the optional tip used for meta-transactions.
+  // Tip is the optional tip used for transactions fees paid in another denom.
+  //
+  // This field is ignored if the chain didn't enable tips, i.e. didn't add the
+  // `TipDecorator` in its posthandler.
   //
   // Since: cosmos-sdk 0.46
   Tip tip = 3;