v1.2.0-rc1

[mosteo]

Main new features

• New alr exec command.
• Custom command aliases.
• Build profiles.
• Monorepos.

See https://github.com/alire-project/alire/blob/master/doc/user-changes.md for details.

What's Changed

• Incremental building of dependencies by @mosteo in Incremental building of dependencies #832
• Fix missing action triggers, again by @mosteo in Fix missing action triggers, again #835
• Refactoring: remove string subprograms from Alire.Utils/Alr.Utils and use AAA.Strings by @Fabien-Chouteau in Refactoring: remove string subprograms from Alire.Utils/Alr.Utils and use AAA.Strings #837
• Alire.Config: replace with CLIC.Config by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alire.Config: replace with CLIC.Config #841
• Port to ada_toml for TOML 1.0 by @mosteo in Port to ada_toml for TOML 1.0 #836
• Alr.Commands.Build: forward subcommand args to gprbuild by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alr.Commands.Build: forward subcommand args to gprbuild #850
• Revamped alr version output by @mosteo in Revamped alr version output #852
• Update CLIC dependency to avoid build failure on older GNAT versions by @Fabien-Chouteau in Update CLIC dependency to avoid build failure on older GNAT versions #872
• Enable and update self-build by @mosteo in Enable and update self-build #798
• Use Stopwatch for elapsed time image (Saturate elapsed build time #868) by @jquorning in Use Stopwatch for elapsed time image (#868) #870
• Reorder switches for alr test subprocess in Default_Test by @jquorning in Reorder switches for alr test subprocess in Default_Test #871
• New command exec and support of aliases by @Fabien-Chouteau in New command exec and support of aliases #853
• Alire.Releases: fix dependencies in YAML output by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alire.Releases: fix dependencies in YAML output #867
• Alr.Commands.Init: fix .gitignore for bin crates by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alr.Commands.Init: fix .gitignore for bin crates #877
• Test case for bug Bugfix for improper check related to virtual crates #875 (virtual crate environment) by @mosteo in Test case for bug #875 (virtual crate environment) #878
• Don't err when unsetting a non-existing config key by @mosteo in Don't err when unsetting a non-existing config key #884
• Alire.Crate_Configuration: Generate Pure and Preelaborate Ada package by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alire.Crate_Configuration: Generate Pure and Preelaborate Ada package #894
• Build profiles and switches system by @Fabien-Chouteau in Build profiles and switches system #895
• Build profiles and swtiches continued by @Fabien-Chouteau in Build profiles and swtiches continued #896
• Fix space typo in trace for unknown distribution by @jquorning in Fix space typo in trace for unknown distribution #901
• Replace invalid option --skip-compile with --skip-build in alr clean by @onox in Replace invalid option --skip-compile with --skip-build in alr clean #903
• Bugfix for nested empty tables in manifest by @mosteo in Bugfix for nested empty tables in manifest #906
• Fix identifier typo. by @pyjarrett in Fix identifier typo. #908
• Fix spelling of alr by @bracke in Fix spelling of alr #909
• Rename to GNAT_Suppress_Runtime_Check by @jquorning in Rename to GNAT_Suppress_Runtime_Check #913
• Rename to Make_Switches_Map by @jquorning in Rename to Make_Switches_Map #914
• Rename Classifiable interface by @jquorning in Rename Classifiable interface #916
• Fix several typos in comments by @jquorning in Fix several typos in comments #915
• Fix several typos in trace and output by @jquorning in Fix several typos in trace and output #912
• Bump clic to fix infinite loop on multichoice on macOS by @mosteo in Bump clic to fix infinite loop on multichoice on macOS #927
• Don't attempt to build a binary release by @mosteo in Don't attempt to build a binary release #928
• alr toolchain: fix gprbuild typo in help by @Chris660 in alr toolchain: fix gprbuild typo in help #929
• Refactor scattered platform code into Alire.Platforms.Current by @mosteo in Refactor scattered platform code into Alire.Platforms.Current #931
• New config option to disable community index by @mosteo in New config option to disable community index #933
• Log command line before parsing & execution by @mosteo in Log command line before parsing & execution #938
• alr.py: ensure baseline git configuration in tests by @mosteo in alr.py: ensure baseline git configuration in tests #936
• Display pins in show/with commands by @mosteo in Display pins in show/with commands #940
• doc: Add an introduction and update getting-started.md by @Fabien-Chouteau in doc: Add an introduction and update getting-started.md #899
• Support for publishing of crates in subdirectories of repositories by @mosteo in Support for publishing of crates in subdirectories of repositories #939
• Emit all found executables by @jquorning in Emit all found executables #946
• Remove pins from manifest during alr publish by @mosteo in Remove pins from manifest during alr publish #947
• Leftover comments from platform refactor by @mosteo in Leftover comments from platform refactor #950
• New property for detected host architecture by @mosteo in New property for detected host architecture #932
• Alire.Properties.Build_Switches: Add support for Ada version switches by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alire.Properties.Build_Switches: Add support for Ada version switches #953
• Alire.Environment: export <CRATE_NAME>_PREFIX for all crates of solution by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alire.Environment: export <CRATE_NAME>_PREFIX for all crates of solution #954
• Change default GPRbuild switches by @Fabien-Chouteau in Change default GPRbuild switches #955
• Alr.Commands.Exec: -P switch to add project file on the command line by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alr.Commands.Exec: -P switch to add project file on the command line #956
• alire.toml: bump gnatcoll-slim commit to match git submodule by @Fabien-Chouteau in alire.toml: bump gnatcoll-slim commit to match git submodule #959
• Alire.Environment: change _PREFIX to _ALIRE_PREFIX by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alire.Environment: change _PREFIX to _ALIRE_PREFIX #958
• Alire.Crate_Configuration: Add a Crate_Name constant for all configs by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alire.Crate_Configuration: Add a Crate_Name constant for all configs #957
• Silence git when not running in a tty by @mosteo in Silence git when not running in a tty #963
• Remove git --progress flag (fixes Could not add community index with git 2.7.4 #966) by @JeremyGrosser in Remove git --progress flag (fixes #966) #967
• Alire.Crate_Configuration: add built-in values for host OS, Arch and Distro by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alire.Crate_Configuration: add built-in values for host OS, Arch and Distro #961
• Remapping of ARM64 to AARCH64 by @mosteo in Remapping of ARM64 to AARCH64 #968
• Update msys2 installer and allow user to set version by @Fabien-Chouteau in Update msys2 installer and allow user to set version #970
• Alire.Manifest: Remove "Added by alr" comments by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alire.Manifest: Remove "Added by alr" comments #977
• Use proper index versioning for backwards compatibility by @mosteo in Use proper index versioning for backwards compatibility #975
• Fix some rich output that eluded --no-color/--no-tty by @mosteo in Fix some rich output that eluded --no-color/--no-tty #978
• Reject manifest keys with underscores by @mosteo in Reject manifest keys with underscores #980
• Alr.Commands.Init: Fix missing config src dir by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alr.Commands.Init: Fix missing config src dir #981
• Alire.Utils.Switches: Disable contracts for Development profile by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alire.Utils.Switches: Disable contracts for Development profile #979
• Alr.Command: fix gnatcov built-in alias by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alr.Command: fix gnatcov built-in alias #986
• Alire.Crate_Configuration: Fix pragma No_Elaboration_Code by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alire.Crate_Configuration: Fix pragma No_Elaboration_Code #987
• New action subcommand by @mosteo in New action subcommand #983
• Refactor Alire.Features.Index to Alire.Index_On_Disk.Loading by @mosteo in Refactor Alire.Features.Index to Alire.Index_On_Disk.Loading #992
• Alire.Properties.Configurations: revert forced mixed case by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alire.Properties.Configurations: revert forced mixed case #998
• Update getting-started.md by @Fabien-Chouteau in Update getting-started.md #1000
• Alr.Commands.Init: change default version for new crates to 0.1.0-dev by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alr.Commands.Init: change default version for new crates to 0.1.0-dev #1004
• Alr.Commands.Init: Create share folder for resources by @Fabien-Chouteau in Alr.Commands.Init: Create share folder for resources #1003
• Implement load of individual crates from index by @mosteo in Implement load of individual crates from index #1006
• Cache index detection and crate loading by @mosteo in Cache index detection and crate loading #1008
• Alire.Index_On_Disk: Drop index cache after deletion by @mosteo in Alire.Index_On_Disk: Drop index cache after deletion #1010
• Bump index version by @mosteo in Bump index version #1009
• Show just the version with alr --version by @mosteo in Show just the version with alr --version #1013
• Bump msys installer in devel branch by @mosteo in Bump msys installer in devel branch #1017
• tests/crate_config/basic: fix arm64 expected host by @Fabien-Chouteau in tests/crate_config/basic: fix arm64 expected host #1015
• Load the index when dependencies are needed by @mosteo in Load the index when dependencies are needed #1019
• Properly detect domain in publishing assistant by @mosteo in Properly detect domain in publishing assistant #1020
• Don't try to detect external tools when they're from binary archives by @mosteo in Don't try to detect external tools when they're from binary archives #1018
• Create zipball with full sources for releases by @mosteo in Create zipball with full sources for releases #1023
• New alr get --dirname switch by @mosteo in New alr get --dirname switch #1014
• Fix retrieval of git root and prefix inside repo by @mosteo in Fix retrieval of git root and prefix inside repo #1024

New Contributors

• @bracke made their first contribution in Fix spelling of alr #909
• @Chris660 made their first contribution in alr toolchain: fix gprbuild typo in help #929
• @JeremyGrosser made their first contribution in Remove git --progress flag (fixes #966) #967

Full Changelog: v1.1.2...v1.2.0-rc1

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This discussion was created from the release v1.2.0-rc1.

[Joebeazelman]

The long list of features pushed the release all the way to the very bottom, making it easy to overlook. You might want to add a direct link to the latest release somewhere in the introduction of both the readme file and the Alire site. For some reason, GItHub also collapses the download area and calls it "Assets", making it even harder to find.

[mosteo]

Thanks for the observation, @Joebeazelman, I will take it into account for future releases. Unfortunately it seems that the "assets" section can not be directly referenced?

[Joebeazelman]

Not sure what you're asking, but it's in the release section of the latest version. You have to scroll towards the bottom and you'll see it marked as "Assets" or there will be a palette with a bunch of downloadable links.

[mosteo]

I mean that I don't see a way to provide a link to that "Assets" area direcly, to make it more evident. Otherwise I'm not understanding your

The long list of features pushed the release all the way to the very bottom, making it easy to overlook.

In my case the release does show at the top, so now I'm now sure what you mean.