Merge pull request #6508 from kit-ty-kate/rel-2.4.0-alpha2

Release 2.4.0~alpha2

Author: kit-ty-kate

CHANGES

@@ -3,6 +3,46 @@ repositories (changes that are automatically handled by the format upgrade tools
 are not marked). Those prefixed with "(+)" are new command/option (since
 2.1.0~alpha2).
 
+2.4.0~alpha2:
+* Do not include compiler packages flagged with `avoid-version`/`deprecated`
+  in the generated invariant when calling `opam switch create [name] <version>`
+  [#6494 @kit-ty-kate]
+* Cygwin: Fallback to the existing `setup-x86_64.exe` if its upgrade failed
+  to be fetched [#6482 @kit-ty-kate - fix #6495, partial fix #6474]
+* Regression fixes from `2.4.0~alpha1`:
+  * Fix a crash when updating a repository that is deleting or adding empty
+    files [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
+  * Fix an extreme performance issue (takes several hours) when applying a
+    large repository update [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
+  * Fix a crash when updating a git repository that moved a file to a new
+    directory [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
+* Fix a memory leak happening when running large numbers of commands or
+  opening large number of opam files [#6485 @hannesm - fix #6484]
+* Remove handling of the `OPAMSTATS` environment variable [#6485 @hannesm]
+* Build changes:
+  * Update the requirement for the `patch` library to `3.0.0~alpha2`
+    [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
+  * Upgrade the downloaded-if-missing `patch` library to `3.0.0~alpha2`
+    [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
+* Improve and extend the testsuite [#6490 #6494 @rjbou @kit-ty-kate]
+* Improve and extend the test infrastructure [#6277 @rjbou @kit-ty-kate]
+* API changes in `opam-client`:
+  * `OpamClientConfig`: remove `STATS` variant and related `print_stats`
+    field in config record [#6485 @hannesm]
+  * `OpamArg.environment_variable`: make `STATS` as removed from cli 2.3
+    [#6485 @rjbou]
+* API changes in `opam-format`:
+  * `OpamFile`: remove `Stats` module [#6485 @hannesm]
+* API changes in `opam-core`:
+  * `OpamSystem`: remove `print_stats` function [#6485 @hannesm]
+  * `OpamSystem`: add the `rmdir_cleanup` function [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
+  * `OpamSystem.dir_is_empty`: Speedup and change its type to handle
+    unreachable directories better [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
+  * `OpamSystem.internal_patch`: remove parent directories when all of their
+    content has been moved somewhere else [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
+  * `OpamSystem.internal_patch`: fix moving files to new directories when
+    receiving a git diff [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
+
 2.4.0~alpha1:
 * (*) Remove `ocaml-system` from the list of default compilers chosen at
   `opam init` time [#6307 @kit-ty-kate - fix #3509]

configure

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl The line below must be formatted AC_INIT([opam],[VERSION]) with no extra spaces
-AC_INIT([opam],[2.4.0~alpha2~dev])
+AC_INIT([opam],[2.4.0~alpha2])
 AC_COPYRIGHT(Copyright 2012-2019 OcamlPro SAS)
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])

configure.ac

@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ moved, etc.), please update the _API updates_ part (it helps opam library
 users)
 
 ## Version
-  * Bump the version number to `2.4.0~alpha2~dev` [#6476 @kit-ty-kate]
 
 ## Global CLI
-  * Remove handling of the `OPAMSTATS` environment variable [#6485 @hannesm]
 
 ## Plugins
 
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ users)
 ## UI
 
 ## Switch
-  * Do not include compiler packages flagged with `avoid-version`/`deprecated` in the invariant when calling `opam switch create [name] <version>` [#6494 @kit-ty-kate]
 
 ## Config
 
@@ -46,9 +43,6 @@ users)
 ## Var/Option
 
 ## Update / Upgrade
-  * Fix a crash when updating a repository that is deleting or adding empty files [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
-  * Fix an extreme performance issue (takes several hours) when applying a large repository update [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
-  * Fix a crash when updating a git repository that moved a file to a new directory [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
 
 ## Tree
 
@@ -69,7 +63,6 @@ users)
 ## Opamfile
 
 ## External dependencies
-  * Cygwin: Fallback to the existing `setup-x86_64.exe` if its upgrade failed to be fetched [#6482 @kit-ty-kate - fix #6495, partial fix #6474]
 
 ## Format upgrade
 
@@ -78,13 +71,10 @@ users)
 ## VCS
 
 ## Build
-  * Update the requirement for the `patch` library to `3.0.0~alpha2` [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
-  * Upgrade the downloaded-if-missing `patch` to `3.0.0~alpha2` [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
 
 ## Infrastructure
 
 ## Release scripts
-  * Add `2.4.0~alpha1` to the install scripts [#6475 @kit-ty-kate]
 
 ## Install script
 
@@ -103,37 +93,28 @@ users)
 ## Shell
 
 ## Internal
-  * Fix a memory leak happening when running large numbers of commands or opening large number of opam files [#6485 @hannesm - fix #6484]
 
 ## Internal: Unix
 
 ## Internal: Windows
 
 ## Test
-  * patchDiff: add some tests showing the handling of empty files and new directories [#6490 @rjbou]
-  * patchDiff: test the diff parser when generated using `git diff` [#6490 @rjbou]
 
 ## Benchmarks
 
 ## Reftests
 ### Tests
-  * Show the behaviour of `opam switch create` in presence of `avoid-version`/`deprecated` packages [#6494 @kit-ty-kate]
-  * Add some tests showing the behaviour of the internal patch implementation [#6490 @rjbou]
 
 ### Engine
 
 ## Github Actions
-  * Add depext job for depext test on Altlinux [#6277 @rjbou]
-  * Upgrade the opam binary used for the depexts run to `2.4.0~alpha1` [#6277 @kit-ty-kate]
 
 ## Doc
 
 ## Security fixes
 
 # API updates
 ## opam-client
-  * `OpamClientConfig`: remove `STATS` variant and related `print_stats` field in config record [#6485 @hannesm]
-  * `OpamArg.environment_variable`: make `STATS` as removed from cli 2.3 [#6485 @rjbou]
 
 ## opam-repository
 
@@ -142,11 +123,5 @@ users)
 ## opam-solver
 
 ## opam-format
-  * `OpamFile`: remove `Stats` module [#6485 @hannesm]
 
 ## opam-core
-  * `OpamSystem`: remove `print_stats` function [#6485 @hannesm]
-  * `OpamSystem`: add the `rmdir_cleanup` function [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
-  * `OpamSystem.dir_is_empty`: Speedup and change its type to handle unreachable directories better [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
-  * `OpamSystem.internal_patch`: remove parent directories when all of their content has been moved somewhere else [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]
-  * `OpamSystem.internal_patch`: fix moving files to new directories when receiving a git diff [#6490 @kit-ty-kate]

master_changes.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 opam-version: "2.0"
-version: "2.4.0~alpha2~dev"
+version: "2.4.0~alpha2"
 synopsis: "Client library for opam 2.4"
 description: """
 Actions on the opam root, switches, installations, and front-end.

opam-client.opam

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 opam-version: "2.0"
-version: "2.4.0~alpha2~dev"
+version: "2.4.0~alpha2"
 synopsis: "Core library for opam 2.4"
 description:
   "Small standard library extensions, and generic system interaction modules used by opam."

opam-core.opam

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 opam-version: "2.0"
-version: "2.4.0~alpha2~dev"
+version: "2.4.0~alpha2"
 synopsis: "Bootstrapped development binary for opam 2.4"
 description: """
 This package compiles (bootstraps) opam. For consistency and safety of the installation, the binaries are not installed into the PATH, but into lib/opam-devel, from where the user can manually install them system-wide.

opam-devel.opam

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 opam-version: "2.0"
-version: "2.4.0~alpha2~dev"
+version: "2.4.0~alpha2"
 synopsis: "Format library for opam 2.4"
 description: """
 Definition of opam datastructures and its file interface.

opam-format.opam

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 opam-version: "2.0"
-version: "2.4.0~alpha2~dev"
+version: "2.4.0~alpha2"
 synopsis: "Installation of files to a prefix, following opam conventions"
 description: """
 opam-installer is a small tool that can read *.install files, as defined by opam [1], and execute them to install or remove package files without going through opam.

opam-installer.opam

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 opam-version: "2.0"
-version: "2.4.0~alpha2~dev"
+version: "2.4.0~alpha2"
 synopsis: "Repository library for opam 2.4"
 description: """
 This library includes repository and remote sources handling, including curl/wget, rsync, git, mercurial, darcs backends.