bdep/0.16.0

This package contains the build2 project dependency manager.

build2 is an open source, cross-platform toolchain for building and packaging
C++ code. Its aim is a modern build system and dependency manager for the C++
language that provide a consistent, out of the box interface across multiple
platforms and compilers. For more information see:

https://build2.org/

See the NEWS file for the user-visible changes from the previous release.

See the LICENSE file for the distribution conditions.

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Version 0.16.0

  * The bdep-deinit command can now deinitialize a package that still has
    dependents.

    In this case, the package is replaced with the closest available version
    from a repository. See also the new --no-fetch option in bdep-deinit(1).

  * New bdep-ci command --target-config and --package-config options to match
    the *-package-config package manifest values.

    Note that the existing --interactive|-i, --builds, and --build-config
    option values have been adjusted as well. See bdep-ci(1) for details.

  * The bdep-new command may now add `type` and `language` values to the newly
    created package manifests.

    These values can help determine the package type (executable, library) and
    language and are used, for example, by bpkg-pkg-bindist to produce correct
    binary distribution packages.

  * New `branch` suboption for the git vcs option in the bdep-new command.

    This suboption can be used to specify the initial branch name in the newly
    created repository.

  * New --sys-* options in the bdep-init and bdep-sync commands.

    This is a subset of the bpkg-pkg-build --sys-* options for controlling
    interaction with the system package manager. See the "System package
    manager query/installation support for Debian and Fedora" NEWS item in
    bpkg for background.

Version 0.15.0

  * Support for JSON output in the bdep-status, bdep-config-list commands.

    See the --stdout-format option in bdep-status(1) and bdep-config(1)
    for details.

  * Support for submitting to a CI server packages with a non-standard
    version.

    See bdep-ci(1) for details.

  * Support for publishing packages with a non-standard version.

    See bdep-publish(1) for details.

Version 0.14.0

  * Support for configuration types, configuration linking, and build-time
    dependencies.

    Configurations can now be linked with each other to allow a package to be
    built in one configuration while its dependencies -- in one or more linked
    configurations. This can be used to create a "base" configuration with
    common dependencies that are shared between multiple configurations.

    Configurations now also have types with the three predefined types being
    `target` (the default) `host` (used for build-time project packages and/or
    dependencies), and `build2` (used for build system modules). We can now
    also have multiple default configurations if they are of different types.
    This mechanism together with configuration linking is used to provide
    separate configurations for build-time dependencies, for example, tools
    that need to be executed or build system modules that need to be loaded
    during the build.

    If during initialization or synchronization a build-time dependency is
    encountered and there is no build configuration of a suitable type
    associated with the project, then the user is prompted to automatically
    create and associate such a configuration.

    New relevant commands: bdep-config-{link,unlink}.

    Command with relevant changes (new options, etc): bdep-config-create,
    bdep-init, bdep-sync.

    See bdep-config(1) and bdep-sync(1) for details on this functionality.
    See also the corresponding functionality in bpkg on which this support
    is based.

  * Project packages are now by default initialized for development.

    Specifically, a package is configured with config.<package>.develop=true
    unless an alternative value is specified on the command line. For example:

    $ bdep init @install config.hello.develop=false

    To change the development mode of an already initialized package, use
    bdep-sync:

    $ bdep sync @install config.hello.develop=false

    See the build system manual for details on the config.*.develop variable
    semantics.

  * Configuration of project packages is now preserved during synchronization.

    To reconfigure a package from scratch, use the new --disfigure bdep-sync
    option. For example:

    $ bdep sync config.hello.develop=false  # develop=false (new)
    $ bdep sync                             # develop=false (preserved)
    $ bdep sync --disfigure                 # develop=true  (default)

  * The bdep-new command can now create multi-language C/C++ projects.

  * The bdep-new command can now create binless (header-only) C libraries.

  * The bdep-new command now generates smarter glue buildfiles that read
    packages.manifest instead of using a directory wildcard.

  * New --immediate|-i and --recursive|-r bdep-{update,clean} options.

    These options can be used to additionally update or clean immediate or all
    dependencies of the project packages, respectively.

  * New --build-config bdep-ci option.

    This option provides an easier way to specify the desired build
    configuration or configuration pattern.

  * New --interactive|-i bdep-ci option.

    This option can be used to request an interactive CI session. In this mode
    the CI service... More