v0.8.1

🚀 Pop CLI v0.8.1

This patch release addresses a bug in Pop CLI v0.8.0 and continues to include two exciting experimental features:

1. ink! v6 Smart Contracts on PolkaVM (RISC-V)
   Run ink! v6 contracts using pallet-revive, while still supporting ink! v5 (WebAssembly).
   👉 Try it out by installing with the polkavm-contracts feature:

cargo install pop-cli  --no-default-features --locked -F polkavm-contracts,parachain,telemetry

Ready to explore ink! v6? We’ve prepared a step-by-step guide to help you transition from ink! v5 and start experimenting:
👉 Migrating to ink! v6

2. New Experimental Hashing Utility
   Pop CLI now includes support for hashing using all common SDK hashers: Blake2, Keccak, SHA2, and Twox.

👉 Install with the experimental feature:

cargo install pop-cli--locked --features experimental

Then run

pop hash

to calculate hashes directly from the CLI.

Full list of changes

• fix: template fetching for ink! v5 contracts by pointing to the correct branch by @AlexD10S in #537
• feat: pop build runtime and pop build --deterministic by @chungquantin in #510
• chore: source remote binary if version not matches by @chungquantin in #516
• fix: benchmarking logger by @chungquantin in #513
• build(deps): eliminate unnecessary dependencies by @evilrobot-01 in #520
• docs: improve project documentation by @evilrobot-01 in #521
• chore: update required version of the frame-omni-bencher binary by @chungquantin in #527
• feat: hashing by @evilrobot-01 in #517
• ci: update init to use latest rust-cache action by @evilrobot-01 in #533
• ci: enable concurrency controls by @evilrobot-01 in #532
• fix: wrap github rest api access in an apiclient by @evilrobot-01 in #530
• test: no default features by @evilrobot-01 in #522
• fix: separate runtime binary path and project path by @chungquantin in #531
• feat: revive compatibility with feature flag by @AlexD10S in #500
• chore: release v0.8.0 by @AlexD10S in #536

Full Changelog: v0.8.0...v0.8.1