Release v0.8.0-alpha1

.github/workflows/package.yml

@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ jobs:
     environment: Arch Linux User Repository
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Update AUR package
+    if: "!contains(github.ref, 'rc') && !contains(github.ref, 'alpha')"
     needs:
     - sdist
     - upload

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,7 +6,24 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 
 ## [Unreleased]
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/althonos/pytrimal/compare/v0.6.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/althonos/pytrimal/compare/v0.8.0-alpha1...HEAD
+
+
+## [v0.8.0-alpha1] - 2024-05-14
+[v0.8.0-alpha1]: https://github.com/althonos/pytrimal/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0-alpha1
+
+### Changed
+- Update vendored trimAl to `d89ffc3` (`2.0_RC`).
+- Use `scoring-matrices` package to get a base for the `SimilarityMatrix` class.
+- Rename `backend` to `platform` for all trimmer classes.
+- Use trimAl platform-specific code to accelerate computations.
+
+### Fixed
+- Missing trimmer classes in API documentation.
+
+### Removed
+- Outdated platform-specific code.
+- `archspec` dependency (replaced by `cpu_features` used internally in trimAl).
 
 
 ## [v0.7.0] - 2023-07-21

pytrimal/_version.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.7.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.0-alpha1"

setup.py

@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def _check_simd_generic(self, name, flags, program):
         except CompileError:
             _eprint("no")
             return False
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, OSError):
             _eprint("yes, but cannot run code")
             return True  # assume we are cross-compiling, and still build
         else: