Release of PhantomJS 2.0

[ariya]

• Update ChangeLog
• Update web sites
• Create and update release notes
• Update build instructions on the web site
• Upload source tarball
• Prepare OS X binary
• Prepare Windows binary

[ariya]

/cc @vitallium @JamesMGreene

[vitallium]

Windows binary is ready. I can compile binaries for Linux too.

[ariya]

@vitallium Have you uploaded the Windows binary?

[vitallium]

Not yet, I'm waiting for these PRs #12899 and #12898

[ariya]

@vitallium Does that prevent the binary compilation? If not, let's delay those to 2.0.1. The other packages (source and binaries) have been built from revision a2912c2 and we need to stay consistent.

[vitallium]

@ariya it doesn't. Just a several features will be broken.

[ariya]

@vitallium It's OK for now, just list then in the known issues and we'll get this fix at the subsequent patch release.

[ariya]

Ref #12902 for PhantomJS 2.0.1 tracking activities.

[ariya]

@vitallium Was there a blocker when building 2.0.0 from revision a2912c2?

[vitallium]

@ariya there wasn't any blocker.

[ariya]

@vitallium Good to know! Let me know when the Windows binary is ready and uploaded so that we can start changing the website. Thanks!

[vitallium]

@ariya um, I think we have a problem. UPX doesn't work well on PhantomJS 2.0. After compression, executable is corrupted.

[ariya]

@vitallium Ouch! Does other compression level (than -9) work? If not, I think we have to live without UPX for a while.

[vitallium]

@ariya yeah, it doesn't work with any compression level.

[vitallium]

Got the binary for Windows.

[kevva]

Could you publish the binaries somewhere for testing?

[ariya]

@vitallium Awesome, thanks!

[leecade]

👍

[peter-mouland]

exciting guys - can't wait for this get released on npm!

[vitallium]

@ariya Unfortunately, I'm still trying to resolve issue with UPX. But, I think we can handle it in next critical release 2.0.1.
I uploaded archive with uncompressed executable. Cheers!

[ariya]

@vitallium Excellent, much appreciated. Thank you!

[vitallium]

@ariya Linux binaries?

[OleMchls]

Yes please, waiting so barely for it! 👍

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[ariya]

@vitallium Huge problem with dependencies on Linux. I'll file a separate ticket.

[ariya]

Linux binaries are tough, see #12948. Help is welcomed!

[vitallium]

@ariya Checking...

[ariya]

Let's just roll out Linux static build fixes into 2.0.1. Meanwhile for 2.0.0, I'll put a note that you have to build the Linux version from source.

[ariya]

This issue is now considered resolved. For the upcoming 2.1, it is tracked at #12970.

[OleMchls]

Bummer, that 2.0 is released without linux binaries. Building it on oneself is time consuming and also not that easy for everyone

[ariya]

@Nesquick If you have an idea of a solution, please speak up. I personally recommend not to discourage all the effort spent by our contributors working non-stop on this in their spare time.

[OleMchls]

@ariya and all other contributors, please do not get me wrong. This was not what I wanted to say, I have huge respect for the work you are all doing. I appreciate it a lot. I just wanted to make you aware that compiling from source is not necessarily a option for everyone, depending on the circumstances. But nevertheless 2.0 looks like a great improvement to this project, and if my first comment sounded like they I feel deeply sorry. Keep the great work going :)

[ariya]

@Nesquick No need to feel sorry. And yes, compiling PhantomJS yourself is very well known to be quite a hassle and that's why the binaries have been made available (whenever possible) as far as version 1.1 back in early 2011.

[bekicot]

Is anyone have the ubuntu binary ?
I use ubuntu 13.10, and i tried to build it by using the instruction from the website. It crashed my laptop.
Thanks for your hard work. Phantomjs helped me alot.

[LarryBattle]

For those wanting a Ubuntu binary for Phantom 2 checkout this repo.
https://github.com/Pyppe/phantomjs2.0-ubuntu14.04x64