Mir 2.28.0

• New upstream release 2.28.0

  • ABI summary:

    • miral ABI unchanged at 7
    • mircommon ABI unchanged at 12
    • mircore ABI unchanged at 2
    • miroil ABI unchanged at 8
    • mirplatform ABI unchanged at 34
    • mirserver ABI unchanged at 67
    • mirwayland ABI bumped to 6
    • mirplatformgraphics ABI unchanged at 23
    • mirinputplatform ABI unchanged at 10

  • Enhancements:

    • Implement org_kde_kwin_server_decoration #4956 (thanks @tsimonq2!)
    • Accept EGL_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_WL #4888 (thanks @Azkali!)
    • use std::format* instead of snprintf in xwayland_spawner.cpp #4793 (thanks @yotam-medini!)
    • Fixes TICS violations in wayland_connector.cpp #4804 (thanks @DigraJatin!)
    • Eliminate tmpnam #4813 (thanks @yotam-medini!)
    • Fix TICS violation of pointer arithmetic on polymorphic object, Use void* as map key #4827 (thanks @DigraJatin!)
    • correct include paths pkgconfig #4907 (thanks @sfalken!)
    • improve Ctrl+Shift+Numlock toggle shortcut #4812 (thanks @deepakshirkem!)
    • [wayland-rs] Generating implementations for Wayland events so that they can be sent from C++ to Rust to Wayland clients #4785
    • [wayland-rs] Generating global registration methods for wayland-rs #4825
    • [wayland-rs] Adding the ability to post an error on any object #4843
    • [wayland-rs] Implement a C++ friendly Wayland client and WaylandServerNotificationHandler for receiving notifications about new clients (and beyond) #4848
    • [live config] Re-implement array clearing in BasicStore and IniFile #4914
    • [live config] Apply live configuration in start_callback() #4978
    • [live config] Add tests for IniFile failure modes #4847
    • [graphics] Add MIR_PIN_COMPOSITING_TO to allow pinning a certain provider for display #4958
    • Initial implementation of the new logging API #4895
    • Add support for WLCS keyboard #4716
    • workshop: initial definiton #4965

  • Bugs fixed:

    • [evdev] Fix FDs being removed by libinput #4853 (thanks @muhammad23012009!)
    • fix(console): restore previously active VT on LinuxVirtualTerminal teardown #4842 (thanks @AristoChen!)
    • Fix - #4552, gmtime is not thread safe #4972 (thanks @DigraJatin!)
    • [evdev-input-rs] Fix input lockup after VT switch #4791
    • Fix copy-paste error with setting positioner constraint adjusment #4869
    • graphics: fix leak in DisplayInfo #4877
    • Fix boolean logic checking for DnD actions #4892
    • fix-wrong-foreign-toplevel-logic #4957
    • Apply live touchpad config at startup and correct disable-with-external-mouse mapping #4943
    • Fix environment variables being overwritten when they match on prefix #4966
    • Upstream fixes to application switcher #4945

  • Documentation:

    • server: fix 'occured' -> 'occurred' in shm_backing.h doc comments #4854 (thanks @SAY-5!)
    • Fix 'occured' -> 'occurred' typos in toolkit event headers and hover click #4861 (thanks @SAY-5!)
    • Document XDG Portals support #4868
    • doc: add "Release a new Mir version" page #4906

  • New Contributors

    • @muhammad23012009 made their first contribution in #4853
    • @deepakshirkem made their first contribution in #4812
    • @SAY-5 made their first contribution in #4861
    • @AristoChen made their first contribution in #4842
    • @tsimonq2 made their first contribution in #4956