1.4.0-alpha.1

New features!

Here are some of the exciting new features in PIE 1.4.0...

• Add experimental executable version of PIE using Static PHP on OSX and Linux (Windows coming soon...) (docs)
• Prompt to install missing system dependencies (docs)
• Prompt to install build toolchain (docs)
• Support pre-packaged-binary for download-url-method (docs)
• Support INSTALL_ROOT environment variable to override destination

Summary;

• Total issues resolved: 11
• Total pull requests resolved: 44
• Total contributors: 12

bug

• 552: 538: fix phpize build tool finder api verison check test thanks to @asgrim and @mbeccati
• 550: Merge up 1.4.x - fixes for architecture parsing and PHP 8.5 warnings thanks to @asgrim
• 536: Fix -dev php versions issues thanks to @asgrim
• 534: Ensure the build tool finder checks PHP API version in phpize thanks to @asgrim
• 524: Merge up 1.4.x - fix for pie install non-interactivity thanks to @asgrim
• 510: Fix checking for phpize when --with-phpize-path option given thanks to @asgrim
• 499: 1.4.x - Update with draft release bug fix and example-pie-extension 2.0.8 update thanks to @asgrim
• 496: 492: fix finding libtoolize on OSX thanks to @asgrim
• 486: Merge up bug fixes for PHP version parsing and OS family to 1.3.6 thanks to @asgrim
• 477: Merge up 1.3.x to 1.4.x for PHP Binary whitespace fix thanks to @asgrim
• 474: Merge up 1.3.x to 1.4.x to fix aarch64 parsing thanks to @asgrim
• 464: Merge up 1.3.x into 1.4.x - fix intermittent package not being found thanks to @asgrim
• 458: 455: fix trunk actions not running for nightly builds thanks to @asgrim
• 457: Merge up 1.3.x to 1.4.x - fix windows relative extension path bug thanks to @asgrim
• 440: Fix self-verify to use latest attestation library thanks to @asgrim

documentation,enhancement

• 547: Add --no-cache to Docker instructions thanks to @TimWolla
• 546: Improve Docker instructions in docs/usage.md thanks to @TimWolla

enhancement

• 545: Allow distribution of musl + glibc binaries thanks to @cataphract and @asgrim
• 533: Improve the exception_dir exception message with more details thanks to @asgrim
• 526: 435: prompt to install missing system deps thanks to @asgrim
• 509: Prefix INSTALL_ROOT env var for UnixInstall thanks to @asgrim and @Ninos
• 493: 437: add build provider warning for Homebrew thanks to @asgrim
• 490: Merge up 1.3 to 1.4 - forwards compat for download-url-method lists thanks to @asgrim
• 489: 436: pre-packaged binary exts thanks to @asgrim
• 452: Prompt to install build tools if they're missing thanks to @asgrim
• 443: Experimentally provide executable version of PIE thanks to @asgrim

documentation

• 540: 539: Add bsn4/grpc as PIE-supported alternative for ext-grpc thanks to @BSN4
• 518: Add new PHP extensions to supported list thanks to @macintoshplus
• 516: Contributing templates thanks to @asgrim and @GhostPirateBob
• 508: Fix broken anchor link for php-windows-builder examples thanks to @asgrim
• 507: Removed xdebug from pre-packaged-binary example docs to avoid confusion thanks to @asgrim
• 503: Docs fix thanks to @SecondeJK
• 450: Add docs translations for Chinese and Japanese thanks to @VinchanGit
• 449: Reorganise and enhance the README for first time visitors feedback thanks to @asgrim
• 427: Add relay extension to supported extensions list thanks to @tillkruss

dependencies,github_actions,php

• 528: Dependency updates thanks to @asgrim

dependencies

• 501: Merge up 1.3.x to 1.4.x - Use example-pie-extension 2.0.9 thanks to @asgrim

dependencies,github_actions

• 472: Bump actions/upload-artifact from 5 to 6 thanks to @dependabot[bot]
• 469: Bump actions/download-artifact from 5 to 7 thanks to @dependabot[bot]
• 428: Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 6 thanks to @dependabot[bot]

dependencies,php

• 471: Bump phpstan/phpstan from 2.1.32 to 2.1.33 thanks to @dependabot[bot]

• 470: Bump behat/behat from 3.27.0 to 3.29.0 thanks to @dependabot[bot]

• 468: Bump composer/composer from 2.9.2 to 2.9.3 thanks to @dependabot[bot]

• 442: Merge up 1.3.x to 1.4.x thanks to @asgrim