v1.6.3

Focuses on filesystem and directory-cache performance, more resilient GCS and Redis storage paths, and more accurate execution metrics. It also brings expanded documentation, new marketing and careers pages, and a range of CI and dependency updates. All users benefit from the storage and stability improvements.

1.6.3

⛰️ Features

• Add Google Tag Manager to the marketing site by @heyitsalec in (#2610) - (94f312a)
• Add the Leadfeeder tracker to the marketing site by @heyitsalec in (#2606) - (9700a4a)
• Prefetch directory-cache tree protos with one GetTree stream by @erneestoc in (#2546) - (2cbf21e)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fix #2564, .exec cleanup and count F_FULLFSYNC operations by @MarcusSorealheis in (#2602) - (b44f31d)
• Fix custom-image workflow: grant pull-requests: write and fix command parsing by @amankrx in (#2600) - (63567c8)
• Let GCS get_part defer NotFound to the retrier by @j-j-m in (#2584) - (3947c71)
• Fix skopeo login on ubuntu-24.04 for all image workflows by @amankrx in (#2577) - (9717f2f)
• Log client server mismatch by @MarcusSorealheis in (#2633) - (691eb92)

📚 Documentation

• (config-reference) regenerate for NativeLink v1.6.2 by @github-actions[bot] in (#2576) - (9daa989)
• Move the FAQ into per-page FAQ sections by @heyitsalec in (#2590) - (82a036c)
• Extend the docs FAQ to cover every documentation area by @heyitsalec in (#2581) - (217276c)
• Redis eviction events support by @palfrey in (#2521) - (45a5652)

🧪 Testing & CI

• Skip empty chunks in GCS get_part read stream by @j-j-m in (#2620) - (41be332)
• Add trace logging for bytestream read by @palfrey in (#2482) - (4e2f554)
• Bootstrap CI on NativeLink Cloud staging (remote cache + BES, dark) by @MarcusSorealheis in (#2579) - (eed5b31)
• Revert prepare-nix to the Determinate Nix installer by @amankrx in (#2635) - (46c3d0f)

⚙️ Miscellaneous

• Web/compliance and careers by @amankrx in (#2624) - (97916b2)
• Replace determinate with nix-quick-install-action by @palfrey in (#2618) - (bf908e5)
• Add security and trust responsibilities to careers job description by @corcillo in (#2622) - (3d40c91)
• Upgrade to rules_rs 0.0.96 by @palfrey in (#2615) - (0e7580f)
• Increase timeout on trivy by @palfrey in (#2613) - (fbf49d6)
• Record the execution metrics that were declared but never emitted by @amankrx in (#2599) - (7bb62d7)
• Make filesystem store posix_fadvise(DONTNEED) opt-in by @amankrx in (#2608) - (d15b2a9)
• Commit public read-only cache defaults so fork PRs actually receive them by @MarcusSorealheis in (#2604) - (9fe34de)
• Skip pre_exec hook when namespaces are disabled to allow posix_spawn by @amankrx in (#2597) - (02e3e76)
• Coalesce FilesystemStore durability flushes on macOS by @erneestoc in (#2539) - (97b961a)
• cmake links; rust headers; sandboxing by @palfrey in (#2586) - (ddcb47e)
• Exclude the aggregate total runner entry from the canary hit-rate math by @MarcusSorealheis in (#2589) - (3b1e179)
• Give fork PRs read-only remote cache via a public key variable by @MarcusSorealheis in (#2587) - (43c0658)
• cargo-llvm-cov gets flagged, but doesn't have actual vulnerabilities by @palfrey in (#2585) - (d59e50f)
• Cache cargo runs under nix by @palfrey in (#2570) - (5ee0afc)

⬆️ Bumps & Version Updates

• Fix compliance claims, normalize contact emails, add careers pages by @amankrx in (#2621) - (b3659b7)
• Add change history to Terms & Privacy page by @heyitsalec in (#2619) - (c3ffa86)
• anyhow to 1.0.104 by @palfrey in (#2580) - (d1e49ac)
• Update Rust crate syn to v3 by @renovate[bot] in (#2578) - (abd0258)

New Contributors

• @j-j-m made their first contribution in #2584

Full Changelog: v1.6.2...v1.6.3