v2.1.0

[mosteo]

This is mainly a maintenance release with numerous bugfixes. However, some important internal refactorings and a few new minor features justify releasing it as a new minor version.

User-visible changes can be found in doc/user-changes.md.

Breaking changes are detailed in BREAKING.md.

Highlights

• JSON, TOML output for tables by @mosteo in JSON, TOML output for tables #1759
• Add support for private indexes to "alr publish" by @Seb-MCaw in Add support for private indexes to "alr publish" #1745
• Add support for Git repos with multiple remotes configured by @Seb-MCaw in Add support for Git repos with multiple remotes configured #1782
• Solver refactoring by @mosteo in Solver refactoring #1739
• feat: setting to override trusted sites list by @Seb-MCaw in feat: setting to override trusted sites list #1819
• Universal builds for macOS by @simonjwright in Universal builds for macOS #1820
• feat: Ubuntu ARM builds by @mosteo in feat: Ubuntu ARM builds #1832
• feat: allow pinning a crate in a subdirectory of a repository by @mosteo in feat: allow pinning a crate in a subdirectory of a repository #1857
• feat: structured output with alr --format show by @mosteo in feat: structured output with alr --format show #1851

What's Changed

• Alire.Utils.Regex: initialize matches explicitly by @mosteo in Alire.Utils.Regex: initialize matches explicitly #1637
• Alire.Paths: Remove unused entity by @mosteo in Alire.Paths: Remove unused entity #1636
• Remove use of GNAT Community Edition by @mosteo in Remove use of GNAT Community Edition #1641
• Alire.Features: restore proper config deprecation version by @mosteo in Alire.Features: restore proper config deprecation version #1640
• Enforce usage of Sementic_Versioning when printing Alire/Alr version by @Fabien-Chouteau in Enforce usage of Sementic_Versioning when printing Alire/Alr version #1643
• Move upgrading.md to the doc/ folder to make it available on the website by @Fabien-Chouteau in Move upgrading.md to the doc/ folder to make it available on the website #1645
• resources: QR pointing to alire.ada.dev by @mosteo in resources: QR pointing to alire.ada.dev #1649
• Update msys2 installer by @mosteo in Update msys2 installer #1648
• Use oldest Ubuntu LTS for releases by @mosteo in Use oldest Ubuntu LTS for releases #1647
• dev: control build jobs with $ALIRE_BUILD_JOBS by @atalii in dev: control build jobs with $ALIRE_BUILD_JOBS #1651
• Rename option arguments to indicate expected type by @rocher in Rename option arguments to indicate expected type #1650
• Fix installation of binary crates containing softlinks by @mosteo in Fix installation of binary crates containing softlinks #1653
• Early error if toolchain unavailable for testsuite by @mosteo in Early error if toolchain unavailable for testsuite #1655
• Fix Bash completion script to avoid unwanted index updates by @mosteo in Fix Bash completion script to avoid unwanted index updates #1656
• Testsuite control condition for Unix-only by @mosteo in Testsuite control condition for Unix-only #1657
• Fix nightly builds by @mosteo in Fix nightly builds #1659
• Fix non-ASCII char used when --no-color in effect by @mosteo in Fix non-ASCII char used when --no-color in effect #1661
• Fix macOS workflows (use macos-12 runner) by @mosteo in Fix macOS workflows (use macos-12 runner) #1685
• New dev/clean.sh by @mosteo in New dev/clean.sh #1686
• Fix monorepo bug wrt location of generated manifest by @mosteo in Fix monorepo bug wrt location of generated manifest #1684
• Fix typos and hyperlinks in doc by @yannickmoy in Fix typos and hyperlinks in doc #1694
• Prefer usage of quantified expressions by @pjljvandelaar in Prefer usage of quantified expressions #1238
• Add GNAT 14 to tested versions by @mosteo in Add GNAT 14 to tested versions #1695
• prefer membership tests by @pjljvandelaar in prefer membership tests #1243
• Tag builds done through alr build with unique build string by @mosteo in Tag builds done through alr build with unique build string #1530
• bugfix: improvements to temp file name creation by @mosteo in bugfix: improvements to temp file name creation #1700
• Ensure index repos can be deleted on Windows by @mosteo in Ensure index repos can be deleted on Windows #1696
• bugfix: pin loading from out-of-root paths by @mosteo in bugfix: pin loading from out-of-root paths #1699
• fix: test runs with recent Docker images by @mosteo in fix: test runs with recent Docker images #1704
• Improve VSCode launch command by @mosteo in Improve VSCode launch command #1703
• Update token permissions in publishing.md by @LionelDraghi in Update token permissions in publishing.md #1707
• Update alr-commands-get.adb by @zertovitch in Update alr-commands-get.adb #1708
• Create FUNDING.yml by @mosteo in Create FUNDING.yml #1712
• fix: compiler autoselection on 1st run alr get --build by @mosteo in fix: compiler autoselection on 1st run alr get --build #1706
• Add OpenBSD support. by @ibara in Add OpenBSD support. #1705
• Enable MacOS X M1 in nightly builds by @reznikmm in Enable MacOS X M1 in nightly builds #1716
• refactor: remove per-OS absolute path check in favor of GNAT.OS_Lib by @mosteo in refactor: remove per-OS absolute path check in favor of GNAT.OS_Lib #1717
• Fix changing branch of pins with 'git+ssh://' and 'xyz+https://' urls by @Seb-MCaw in Fix changing branch of pins with 'git+ssh://' and 'xyz+https://' urls #1722
• New alr cache by @mosteo in New alr cache #1642
• Fix traversal of dirs containing troublesome softlinks by @mosteo in Fix traversal of dirs containing troublesome softlinks #1718
• Build on Mac OS X ARM64 by @reznikmm in Build on Mac OS X ARM64 #1731
• Add check that commit ID is valid hexadecimal by @Seb-MCaw in Add check that commit ID is valid hexadecimal #1740
• Rename tests with old 'config' naming to 'settings' by @mosteo in Rename tests with old 'config' naming to 'settings' #1746
• Check sync branches master with release/2.0 by @mosteo in Check sync branches master with release/2.0 #1749
• Fix syncing of releases containing broken softlinks by @mosteo in Fix syncing of releases containing broken softlinks #1751
• Fix early error on Windows with msys2 disabled by @mosteo in Fix early error on Windows with msys2 disabled #1747
• Fix CI using deprecated version of actions/upload-artifact by @Seb-MCaw in Fix CI using deprecated version of actions/upload-artifact #1756
• JSON, TOML output for tables by @mosteo in JSON, TOML output for tables #1759
• Add test for building on an air-gapped system by @Seb-MCaw in Add test for building on an air-gapped system #1760
• Add support for private indexes to "alr publish" by @Seb-MCaw in Add support for private indexes to "alr publish" #1745
• Fix: preserve attributes on file copy by @mosteo in Fix: preserve attributes on file copy #1768
• fix: use tmp dir if $HOME isn't writable by @atalii in fix: use tmp dir if $HOME isn't writable #1770
• fix: ability to pin a crate that 'provides' a dependency by @mosteo in fix: ability to pin a crate that 'provides' a dependency #1771
• Set up environment during build preparations by @mosteo in Set up environment during build preparations #1766
• doc: fix obsolete toolchain --install references by @mosteo in doc: fix obsolete toolchain --install references #1765
• feat: arch/linking safeguards in workflows by @mosteo in feat: arch/linking safeguards in workflows #1775
• fix: tweak workflows due to deprecations by @mosteo in fix: tweak workflows due to deprecations #1778
• Fix Spellcheck by @Seb-MCaw in Fix Spellcheck #1779
• fix: install proper macos14 toolchain in nightly build by @mosteo in fix: install proper macos14 toolchain in nightly build #1780
• fix: move build source info to a separate location by @mosteo in fix: move build source info to a separate location #1783
• Improve URI recognition by @Seb-MCaw in Improve URI recognition #1736
• fix: testing of indexed crates with alr test --full by @mosteo in fix: testing of indexed crates with alr test --full #1786
• Add support for Git repos with multiple remotes configured by @Seb-MCaw in Add support for Git repos with multiple remotes configured #1782
• Make test actions run only once by @AldanTanneo in Make test actions run only once #1792
• fix: remove non-existent switch from message by @mosteo in fix: remove non-existent switch from message #1793
• fix: relocate cleaner.yml workflow to proper dir by @mosteo in fix: relocate cleaner.yml workflow to proper dir #1794
• Fix updating pins on crates which track Alire-generated files by @Seb-MCaw in Fix updating pins on crates which track Alire-generated files #1788
• Solver refactoring by @mosteo in Solver refactoring #1739
• feat: search without solving and with --solve by @mosteo in feat: search without solving and with --solve #1799
• feat: better solutions when no complete one exists by @mosteo in feat: better solutions when no complete one exists #1812
• Remove redundant parentheses inside all operators by @ptroja in Remove redundant parentheses inside all operators #1816
• feat: abbreviated dependency tree printing by @mosteo in feat: abbreviated dependency tree printing #1814
• Make source archive download command configurable by @Seb-MCaw in Make source archive download command configurable #1815
• feat: propagate verbosity in alr test by @mosteo in feat: propagate verbosity in alr test #1817
• feat: setting to override trusted sites list by @Seb-MCaw in feat: setting to override trusted sites list #1819
• Universal builds for macOS by @simonjwright in Universal builds for macOS #1820
• fix: make explicit Git URLs backward compatible by @Seb-MCaw in fix: make explicit Git URLs backward compatible #1826
• feat: improved error message when error in pin by @mosteo in feat: improved error message when error in pin #1824
• fix: revert unwanted ada-toml downgrade by @mosteo in fix: revert unwanted ada-toml downgrade #1827
• feat: Ubuntu ARM builds by @mosteo in feat: Ubuntu ARM builds #1832
• fix: install system gprbuild when selected in assistant by @mosteo in fix: install system gprbuild when selected in assistant #1833
• fix: emit proper URL in publish help by @mosteo in fix: emit proper URL in publish help #1836
• feat: diagnose tool mismatch due to architecture change by @mosteo in feat: diagnose tool mismatch due to architecture change #1837
• fix: don't bomb on trying to re-add a pin by @mosteo in fix: don't bomb on trying to re-add a pin #1838
• fix: obsolete documentation about PAT permissions by @mosteo in fix: obsolete documentation about PAT permissions #1840
• fix: clarify that -vv -d are global switches in bug box by @mosteo in fix: clarify that -vv -d are global switches in bug box #1842
• fix: report unloadable pin during pin updates by @mosteo in fix: report unloadable pin during pin updates #1843
• Fix/release workflow by @mosteo in Fix/release workflow #1844
• fix: upgrade deprecated Ubuntu runners by @mosteo in fix: upgrade deprecated Ubuntu runners #1845
• fix: integrate appimage artifact into release workflow by @mosteo in fix: integrate appimage artifact into release workflow #1846
• fix: remove libgcc_s_seh-1.dll dependency by @Seb-MCaw in fix: remove libgcc_s_seh-1.dll dependency #1847
• Add test duration measurement by @mosteo in Add test duration measurement #1848
• fix: action error masked by following successful action by @mosteo in fix: action error masked by following successful action #1841
• Fix GCC 15 warnings by @reznikmm in Fix GCC 15 warnings #1855
• feat: allow pinning a crate in a subdirectory of a repository by @mosteo in feat: allow pinning a crate in a subdirectory of a repository #1857
• feat: nightly appImage reusing release workflow by @mosteo in feat: nightly appImage reusing release workflow #1859
• fix: workflow condition by @mosteo in fix: workflow condition #1861
• feat: structured output with alr --format show by @mosteo in feat: structured output with alr --format show #1851
• fix: detect changes in manifests of linked dependencies by @mosteo in fix: detect changes in manifests of linked dependencies #1860
• feat: test ensuring no trivial rebuilds by @mosteo in feat: test ensuring no trivial rebuilds #1863
• fix: Did_You_Mean crashing with invalid data by @mosteo in fix: Did_You_Mean crashing with invalid data #1864
• feat: test for solver timeout behavior by @mosteo in feat: test for solver timeout behavior #1865
• feat: check executable existence prior to spawn by @mosteo in feat: check executable existence prior to spawn #1862
• fix: don't crash on alr --format show --external by @mosteo in fix: don't crash on alr --format show --external #1871
• feat: proper alr printenv output even when sync needed by @mosteo in feat: proper alr printenv output even when sync needed #1868
• Improve error when evaluating unknown predefined variables in env by @mgrojo in Improve error when evaluating unknown predefined variables in env #1875
• feat: 2.1 preparations by @mosteo in feat: 2.1 preparations #1876

New Contributors

• @pjljvandelaar made their first contribution in Prefer usage of quantified expressions #1238
• @LionelDraghi made their first contribution in Update token permissions in publishing.md #1707
• @zertovitch made their first contribution in Update alr-commands-get.adb #1708
• @ibara made their first contribution in Add OpenBSD support. #1705
• @Seb-MCaw made their first contribution in Fix changing branch of pins with 'git+ssh://' and 'xyz+https://' urls #1722
• @AldanTanneo made their first contribution in Make test actions run only once #1792
• @ptroja made their first contribution in Remove redundant parentheses inside all operators #1816

Full Changelog: v2.0.2...v2.1.0

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This discussion was created from the release v2.1.0.