0.8.6

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Publish to crates.io and create GitHub release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ['[0-9].[0-9].*', '[0-9].[1-9][0-9].*']
+jobs:
+  # Source: https://crates.io/docs/trusted-publishing
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: rust-lang/crates-io-auth-action@v1
+      id: auth
+    - run: cargo publish
+      env:
+        CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ steps.auth.outputs.token }}

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test rand (all stable features, non-MSRV)
         if: ${{ matrix.toolchain != '1.36.0' }}
         run: |
-          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --features=serde1,log,small_rng,min_const_gen
+          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --features=serde1,small_rng,min_const_gen
       - name: Test rand (all stable features, MSRV)
         if: ${{ matrix.toolchain == '1.36.0' }}
         run: |
           # const generics are not stable on 1.36.0
-          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --features=serde1,log,small_rng
+          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --features=serde1,small_rng
       - name: Test rand_core
         run: |
           cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --manifest-path rand_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test
         run: |
           # all stable features:
-          cross test --no-fail-fast --target ${{ matrix.target }} --features=serde1,log,small_rng
+          cross test --no-fail-fast --target ${{ matrix.target }} --features=serde1,small_rng
           cross test --no-fail-fast --target ${{ matrix.target }} --examples
           cross test --no-fail-fast --target ${{ matrix.target }} --manifest-path rand_core/Cargo.toml
           cross test --no-fail-fast --target ${{ matrix.target }} --manifest-path rand_distr/Cargo.toml --features=serde1
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test rand
         run: |
           cargo miri test --no-default-features --lib --tests
-          cargo miri test --features=log,small_rng
+          cargo miri test --features=small_rng
           cargo miri test --manifest-path rand_core/Cargo.toml
           cargo miri test --manifest-path rand_core/Cargo.toml --features=serde1
           cargo miri test --manifest-path rand_core/Cargo.toml --no-default-features

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ A [separate changelog is kept for rand_core](rand_core/CHANGELOG.md).
 
 You may also find the [Upgrade Guide](https://rust-random.github.io/book/update.html) useful.
 
+## [0.8.6] - 2026-04-14
+This release back-ports a fix from v0.10. See also [#1763].
+
+### Changes
+- Deprecate feature `log` (#1764)
+
+[#1763]: https://github.com/rust-random/rand/pull/1763
+
 ## [0.8.5] - 2021-08-20
 ### Fixes
 - Fix build on non-32/64-bit architectures (#1144)

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rand"
-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.8.6"
 authors = ["The Rand Project Developers", "The Rust Project Developers"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ members = [
 
 [dependencies]
 rand_core = { path = "rand_core", version = "0.6.0" }
-log = { version = "0.4.4", optional = true }
 serde = { version = "1.0.103", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 rand_chacha = { path = "rand_chacha", version = "0.3.0", default-features = false, optional = true }
 

README.md

@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ Rand is built with these features enabled by default:
 -   `std_rng` enables inclusion of `StdRng`, `thread_rng` and `random`
     (the latter two *also* require that `std` be enabled)
 
-Optionally, the following dependencies can be enabled:
-
--   `log` enables logging via the `log` crate
-
 Additionally, these features configure Rand:
 
 -   `small_rng` enables inclusion of the `SmallRng` PRNG

src/lib.rs

@@ -59,37 +59,6 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "std")] extern crate std;
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")] extern crate alloc;
 
-#[allow(unused)]
-macro_rules! trace { ($($x:tt)*) => (
-    #[cfg(feature = "log")] {
-        log::trace!($($x)*)
-    }
-) }
-#[allow(unused)]
-macro_rules! debug { ($($x:tt)*) => (
-    #[cfg(feature = "log")] {
-        log::debug!($($x)*)
-    }
-) }
-#[allow(unused)]
-macro_rules! info { ($($x:tt)*) => (
-    #[cfg(feature = "log")] {
-        log::info!($($x)*)
-    }
-) }
-#[allow(unused)]
-macro_rules! warn { ($($x:tt)*) => (
-    #[cfg(feature = "log")] {
-        log::warn!($($x)*)
-    }
-) }
-#[allow(unused)]
-macro_rules! error { ($($x:tt)*) => (
-    #[cfg(feature = "log")] {
-        log::error!($($x)*)
-    }
-) }
-
 // Re-exports from rand_core
 pub use rand_core::{CryptoRng, Error, RngCore, SeedableRng};
 

src/rngs/adapter/reseeding.rs

@@ -241,18 +241,10 @@ where
     fn reseed_and_generate(
         &mut self, results: &mut <Self as BlockRngCore>::Results, global_fork_counter: usize,
     ) {
-        #![allow(clippy::if_same_then_else)] // false positive
-        if self.is_forked(global_fork_counter) {
-            info!("Fork detected, reseeding RNG");
-        } else {
-            trace!("Reseeding RNG (periodic reseed)");
-        }
-
         let num_bytes = results.as_ref().len() * size_of::<<R as BlockRngCore>::Item>();
 
         if let Err(e) = self.reseed() {
-            warn!("Reseeding RNG failed: {}", e);
-            let _ = e;
+            panic!("Reseeding RNG failed: {e}");
         }
         self.fork_counter = global_fork_counter;