v0.8.0

Module Release Notes

Module Name: lifecycle
Release Tag: v0.8.0
Origin Release Tag: v0.7.0
Release Commit Hash: 0472ff8
Release Date: 2026-10-22

Overview

This document provides an overview of the changes, improvements, and bug fixes included in the software module release version v0.8.0
as compared to the module's origin release (which is usually the previous release).

Disclaimer

This release is not intended for production use, as it does not include a safety argumentation or a completed safety assessment.
The work products compiled in the safety package are created with care according to the S-CORE process. However, as a non-profit, open-source organization, the project cannot assume any liability for its content.

For details on the features, see https://eclipse-score.github.io/score/main/features/lifecycle/index.html

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Changes to the Module

New Features

• New ILmControl API that allows State Managers to communicate with Launch
  Manger using mw::com.

Improvements

• Unsupported configuration combinations are now detected at build time, and result in a build error:
  • A component with application_type Reporting only supports Running as the process state ready condition.
• A warning is produced during build for the following scenarios:
  • If a ready condition is configured with the Terminated process state and a shutdown_timeout_ms is configured in deployment_config. The shutdown_timeout_ms will not have an effect.
• Documentation with integration hints.
  • Added code examples.
  • Explanations of the mw::config config.

Bug Fixes

• None

Other Changes by Label

• None

Compatibility

• The following platforms are supported using the bazel_cpp_toolchains:

  • x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  • aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
  • x86_64-unknown-nto-qnx800
  • aarch64-unknown-nto-qnx800

Performed Verification

• Build on all supported platforms
• Unit test execution on all supported platforms

Known Issues

• None

Known Vulnerabilities

• None

Upgrade Instructions

• New ILmControl API is replacing the ControlClient please look at
  https://eclipse-score.github.io/lifecycle/main/components/launch_manager/product_documentation/integration.html#integration
  for instruction
  • Extended the execution_error.h with new errors to support this.
• Config changes:
  • The top level fallback_run_target object is now mandatory through the schema.
  • number_of_attempts has a maxium of 255.
  • Configurations that combine application_type: Reporting with any process-state ready condition other than Running is now rejected.