v0.9.0

This release brings two key features: zero-install project bootstrapping and self-documenting Makefiles.

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2. Highlights

Zero-Install Project Bootstrapping

You no longer need root privileges, package managers, or pre-installed system dependencies to use bmakelib. Simply drop this bootstrap snippet directly into any Makefile to automatically download, unpack, and cache bmakelib. locally on first execution:

###################### bmakelib: download, install and include.
-include $(or $(BMAKELIB_DIR),$(PWD)/.bmakelib)/bmakelib.mk
$(or $(BMAKELIB_DIR),$(PWD)/.bmakelib)/bmakelib.mk:
	@mkdir -p $(@D)
	@curl -fsSL https://github.com/bahmanm/bmakelib/releases/$(if $(BMAKELIB_VERSION),download/$(BMAKELIB_VERSION),latest/download)/bmakelib-portable.tar.gz \
		| tar -xz -C $(@D) --strip-components=3
###################### bmakelib: done

# Your own Make stuff....
build: bmakelib.error-if-blank( ENVIRONMENT ) ## Build application artefacts
build:
	@echo "Building for $(ENVIRONMENT)..."

• Zero installation: Downloads and caches in ./.bmakelib/ on demand.
• Version pinning: Pin releases effortlessly using BMAKELIB_VERSION or track latest automatically.
• CI/CD friendly: Works identically on developer machines, ephemeral Docker containers, and CI runners.

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Self-Documenting Makefiles (bmakelib.help)

Effortlessly generate formatted, grouped help screens directly in the terminal using docstring comments (##, ##@, ##?):

Makefile:

include bmakelib/bmakelib.mk

##@ Build & Packaging
build: ## Compile and package all build artefacts
PREFIX ?= /usr ## Base installation prefix directory

##@ Verification
test: ## Execute all test suites

Shell:

$ make help
================================================================================
  Build & Packaging
================================================================================

  TARGETS
    build   Compile and package all build artefacts

  VARIABLES
    PREFIX  Base installation prefix directory

================================================================================
  Verification
================================================================================

  TARGETS
    test    Execute all test suites

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Other Highlights

• Environment variable configuration fallbacks: All modules now support overriding configuration via BMAKELIB_CONF_* environment variables when explicit Makefile variables are omitted.
• Configurable timestamp formats: logged.mk supports strftime-compatible timestamp formatting via bmakelib.conf.logged.TIMESTAMP_FORMAT.
• Portable release archive: Distribution includes standalone bmakelib-<version>-portable.tar.gz and bmakelib-portable.tar.gz release artefacts.
• Modernised CI/CD: Automated testing, packaging, and release pipelines fully migrated to GitHub Actions.

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What's Changed

• Update ubuntu Docker tag to v26 by @renovate[bot] in #113
• [#117] Implement a strftime-compatible timestamp format for logged by @bahmanm in #119
• [#120] Switch to GitHub Actions by @bahmanm in #122
• [#118] Improve dict documentation by @bahmanm in #126
• [#116] Use a variable instead of hard-coded ROOT by @bahmanm in #127
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 7 in the actions-major group by @dependabot[bot] in #123
• [#128] Environment variables as fallback for config by @bahmanm in #129
• [#81] Self-documenting Makefiles by @bahmanm in #130
• [#132] Portable release archive by @bahmanm in #133
• [#134] Configurable maintainer for DEB by @bahmanm in #135
• [#134] Fix a typo in the changelog by @bahmanm in #136
• [#137] Use VERSION as a release artefact by @bahmanm in #138
• [#137] Pass VERSION to Docker by @bahmanm in #139
• [#131] Simplify the README with a bootstrap snippet by @bahmanm in #140

New Contributors

• @renovate[bot] made their first contribution in #113
• @dependabot[bot] made their first contribution in #123

Full Changelog: v0.8.0...v0.9.0