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@TravisEz13 TravisEz13 released this 18 Nov 00:08
· 5039 commits to master since this release
v6.0.0-rc
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Breaking changes

  • Fix -Verbose to not override $ErrorActionPreference. (#5113)
  • Fix Get-Item -LiteralPath a*b to return error if a*b doesn't actually exist. (#5197)
  • Remove AllScope from most default aliases to reduce overhead on creating new scopes. (#5268)
  • Change $OutputEncoding default to be UTF8 without BOM rather than ASCII. (#5369)
  • Add error on legacy credential over non-HTTPS for Web Cmdlets. (#5402) (Thanks @markekraus!)
  • Fix single value JSON null in Invoke-RestMethod. (#5338) (Thanks @markekraus!)
  • Add PSTypeName Support for Import-Csv and ConvertFrom-Csv. (#5389) (Thanks @markekraus!)

Engine updates and fixes

  • Add char range overload to the .. operator, so 'a'..'z' returns characters from 'a' to 'z'. (#5026) (Thanks @IISResetMe!)
  • Remove CommandFactory because it serves no real purpose. (#5266)
  • Change to not insert line breaks at console window width to output (except for tables). (#5193)
  • Use Ast for context in parameter binding and fix to glob the native command argument only when it's not quoted. (#5188)
  • Fix dynamic class assembly name. (#5292)
  • Update powershell to use 2.0.4-servicing dotnet core runtime. (#5295)
  • Fix ExecutionContext.LoadAssembly to load with name when file cannot be found. (#5161)
  • Speed up the check for suspicious content in script texts. (#5302)
  • Use native os_log APIs on macOS for PowerShell Core logging. (#5310)
  • Redirect ETW logging to Syslog on Linux. (#5144)
  • Improve how we pass the array literal to native commands. (#5301)
  • Make SemanticVersion compatible with SemVer 2.0. (#5037) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
  • Revert refactoring changes that broke remoting to Windows PowerShell 5.1. (#5321)
  • Port some fixes in Job for an issue that causes PowerShell to not respond. (#5258)
  • Multiple improvements by CodeRush static analysis. (#5132) (Thanks @Himura2la!)
  • Fix the Runspace cleanup issue that causes PowerShell to not respond on exit. (#5356)
  • Update PowerShell to depend on new version of psrp and libmi nuget packages on Unix platforms. (#5469)

General cmdlet updates and fixes

  • Add -AsHashtable to ConvertFrom-Json to return a Hashtable instead. (#5043) (Thanks @bergmeister!)
  • Fix Import-module to not report a loaded module was not found. (#5238)
  • Fix performance issues in Add-Type. (#5243) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
  • Fix PSUserAgent generation for Web Cmdlets on Windows 7. (#5256) (Thanks @markekraus!)
  • Remove DCOM support from *-Computer cmdlets. (#5277)
  • Add multiple link header support to Web Cmdlets. (#5265) (Thanks @markekraus!)
  • Use wider columns for process id and user. (#5303)
  • Add Remove-Alias Command. (#5143) (Thanks @PowershellNinja!)
  • Update installpsh-suse.sh to work with the tar.gz package. (#5309)
  • Add Jobject serialization support to ConvertTo-Json. (#5141)
  • Display full help with 'help' function. (#5195) (Thanks @rkeithhill!)
  • Fix help function to not pipe to more if objects are returned instead of help text. (#5395)
  • Fix Unblock-File to not write an error if the file is already unblocked. (#5362) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
  • Clean up FullCLR code from Web Cmdlets. (#5376) (Thanks @markekraus!)
  • Exclude cmdlets that are not supported on Unix platforms. (#5083)
  • Make Import-Csv support CR, LF and CRLF as line delimiters. (#5363) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
  • Fix spelling in Web Cmdlet errors. (#5427) (Thanks @markekraus!)
  • Add SslProtocol support to Web Cmdlets. (#5329) (Thanks @markekraus!)

Build and Packaging Improvements

  • Use RCEdit to embed icon and version information into pwsh.exe. (#5178)
  • Update Docker file for Nano Server 1709 release. (#5252)
  • Change VSCode build task to use pwsh. (#5255)
  • Refactor building and packaging scripts for signing in release build workflow. (#5300)
  • Always build with -CrossGen in CI to verify a fix in CrossGen tool. (#5315)
  • Separate Install-PowerShellRemoting.ps1 from psrp.windows nuget package. (#5330)
  • Include symbols folder an embedded zip when packaging symbols. (#5333)
  • Add Uniform Type Identifier conforming with Apple standards using a reverse DNS style prefix. (#5323)
  • Update Wix toolset download link to newer version 3.11 (#5339) (Thanks @bergmeister!)
  • Re-enable macOS launcher after fixing an issue that blocked macOS package generation. (#5291) (Thanks @thezim!)
  • Set expected binaries and variable name for folder for symbols build. (#5357)
  • Rename and update PowerShell ETW manifest to remove the Windows PowerShell dependency. (#5360)
  • Add ability to produce tar.gz package for Raspbian. (#5387)
  • Update Find-Dotnet to find dotnet with the compatible SDK. (#5341) (Thanks @rkeithhill!)
  • Add signing manifest and script to update it with production values. (#5397)
  • Add install-powershell.ps1 to install PowerShell Core on windows. (#5383)
  • Make -Name a dynamic parameter in Start-PSPackage. (#5415)
  • Support [package] tag in PR CI and fix nightly build on macOS. (#5410)
  • Enhance install-powershell.ps1 to work on Linux and macOS. (#5411)
  • Move the RCEdit step to the build phase rather than the packaging phase. (#5404)
  • Allow packaging from a zip package to allow for signing. (#5418)
  • Add automation to validate PowerShell Core packages using Docker containers. (#5401)
  • Fix the brew update issue in bootstrap script. (#5400)
  • Enable install-powershell.ps1 to update the current running PowerShell Core. (#5429)
  • Add standard set of VSCode workspace setting files. (#5457) (Thanks @rkeithhill!)
  • Add support for installing PowerShell Core on Amazon Linux via install-powershell.sh. (#5461) (Thanks @DarwinJS!)
  • Get PowerShellGet and PackageManagement from the PowerShell Gallery. (#5452)
  • Fix Start-PSBuild on WSL if repository was already built on Windows. (#5346) (Thanks @bergmeister!)
  • Fix build in VSCode and use an improved version of tasks.json from @rkeithhill. (#5453)
  • Add scripts for signing packages in the release build workflow. (#5463)

Documentation and Help Content

  • Fix the codebase to use the consistent copyright string. (#5210)
  • Add documentation about how to create libpsl and psrp.windows nuget packages. (#5278)
  • Add help strings in PowerShell banner. (#5275) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
  • Change all links in README.md to absolute as they are being used in other places outside of GitHub. (#5354)
  • Update instructions to build on VSCode based on pwsh. (#5368)
  • Update FAQ.md about how to use PowerShell Core nuget packages. (#5366)
  • Correct the Fedora documentation (#5384) (Thanks @offthewoll!)
  • Add instructions about how to create the PowerShell.Core.Instrumentation nuget package. (#5396)
  • Updated PowerShell to use the latest help package. (#5454)

Compliance Work

Compliance
work is required for Microsoft to continue to sign and release packages from the project as official Microsoft packages.

  • Replace the word hang with something more appropriate and add rules about other terms. (#5213, #5297, #5358)
  • Use simplified names for compliance folders (#5388)
  • Add compliance label description (#5355)
  • Set requestedExecutionLevel to asInvoker for pwsh.exe on Windows. (#5285)
  • Add HighEntropyVA to building pwsh. (#5455)

SHA256 Hashes of the release artifacts:

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  • powershell-6.0.0-rc-linux-arm32.tar.gz
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  • powershell-6.0.0-rc-osx-x64.tar.gz
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