Release v0.2.2
Release Summary
Neat Library v0.2.2 focuses on extras package metadata, tutorial reliability, and release validation improvements for the 0.2 release line.
The main user-facing packaging change is the new extras-only metadata file, which lets publishing and install tooling identify the Neat extras archive separately from the core runtime, development, and Python artifacts.
Highlights
Extras Package Metadata
The build now generates metadata-extras.json for the Neat extras archive, and the artifact publishing preparation step validates that this metadata is present.
The extras metadata points only to the extras archive and includes a post-install message explaining that the archive contains tutorial source, prebuilt tutorial binaries, and supporting test/sample files.
This is a focused metadata addition for the extras package. The broader runtime/development package split was already part of the previous release line work.
To install the extras package, run the command from the environment where you want to use the tutorials:
sima-cli neat install core@v0.2.2 -t extrasYou can run this inside the Neat SDK container or directly on the DevKit. Choose a working directory first; the extras archive is extracted into the current directory as a sima-neat-<version>-Linux-extras/ folder. On a DevKit, prefer a directory under /media/nvme to avoid filling the root file system.
Tutorial and Example Reliability
Several tutorial examples were updated to better match the current Neat APIs and expected runtime behavior.
This includes:
- corrected ResNet preprocessing in Tutorial 001;
- updated Python tutorial code for model options and preprocessing configuration;
- clearer runtime failures when tutorials do not produce outputs;
- RTSP tutorial validation updates;
- installed CMake metadata for tutorials in the extras package.
These changes make the tutorial package more reliable as a copy-and-run starting point for application development.
Build and Release Reliability
- Updated tutorial CI coverage to exercise installed tutorial tests and RTSP validation paths.
- Stabilized strict link checking to reduce false failures in release validation.
- Added release issue validation and PR sanitization workflow support.
- Added core issue triage workflow support.
Upgrade Notes
No application source migration is required solely because of this release.