CompStart-1.0 (First Official Release)

Release Details

Title

CompStart-1.0 (First Official Release)

Version

1.0

Production Date

June 29, 2026

Description

This is the first official release of CompStart. It includes a PowerShell installer script.

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Release Notes

Installation Notes

The following steps are suggested for downloading and installing this release:

1. Before getting started, please read the project README.
2. Next, download the release package CompStart-1.0.zip from the Assets section below.
3. Unzip the release package to a folder of your choice.
4. After unzipping the archive package, read the instructions.txt file for the installation instructions.

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Release Changes

Commit Details

Commit Count: 619

Full Changelog: CompStart-1.0

Changes Summary

• Formalized the following experimental functionality into proper features:
  • Use of the Python module PyInstaller to generate an executable file for the Python CLI tool CompStart.py.
  • Creation of a PowerShell installer script that installs CompStart to the user's local app data folder and creates a shortcut to CompStart.bat in the user's Start Menu startup folder.
• Created a PowerShell script to deploy a release:
  • Gathering the full release number as input.
  • Creation of folders for the major and minor release numbers in both the releases and packages directories as needed.
  • Creation of a full release folder in the releases directory if needed.
  • Copying of all the appropriate content from development to the full release folder.
  • Copying of the necessary content from productions/assets to the full release folder.
  • Calling of the PyInstaller module to generate CompStart.exe.
  • Removal of the build artifacts created during the generation of CompStart.exe.
  • Packaging up of the release content into a zip archive file and placing that file in the production directory release folder.
• Restructured of the CompStart folder and its contents that constitute a release package so that the installer scripts are separated from the content to be installed.
• Reworded of the content in the instructions.txt file to reflect the current state of CompStart.

Issues Addressed

• #2
• #10
• #11
• #18
• #24
• #28
• #45
• #46
• #47
• #50
• #52
• #53
• #56
• #64
• #65
• #66
• #70
• #75
• #78
• #80
• #82
• #84
• #93
• #97
• #98
• #100
• #101
• #102

Detailed Pull Request History

• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue50 to branch::releases by @dEhiN in #51
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue2 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #54
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue45 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #55
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue11 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #58
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue24 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #59
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue46 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #60
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue56 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #61
• Merging branch::features/generate_python_executable to branch::dEhiN/issue52 by @dEhiN in #62
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue52 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #63
• Merging branch::features/create_new_release to branch::dEhiN/issue64 by @dEhiN in #67
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue64 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #68
• Merging branch::features/copy_release_content to branch::dEhiN/issue66 by @dEhiN in #69
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue66 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #71
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue70 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #72
• Merging branch::features/create_release_package to branch::dEhiN/issue53 by @dEhiN in #73
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue53 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #74
• Merging branch::features/cs-installer to branch::dEhiN/issue75 by @dEhiN in #76
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue75 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #77
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue28 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #79
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue80 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #83
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue84 to branch::dEhiN/issue81 by @dEhiN in #85
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue82 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #87
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue81 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #91
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue-batch-utility to branch::main by @dEhiN in #92
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue93 to branch::releases by @dEhiN in #95
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue97 to branch::main by @dEhiN in #99
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue98 to branch::releases by @dEhiN in #103
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue100 to branch::dEhiN/issue104 by @dEhiN in #105
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue102 to branch::dEhiN/issue104 by @dEhiN in #106
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue104 to branch:releases by @dEhiN in #107
• Merging branch::dEhiN/issue101 to branch:qa-testing-debug by @dEhiN in #109