2.2.0~rc1

This is the first release candidate of opam 2.2.0.

This release candidate contains enhancements, updates & fixes compared to the previous 2.2.0~beta3 release. Please see blog post for main new features highlights and upgrade instructions.

Binaries and full archive are signed by by opam dev team (fingerprint 92C5 26AE 50DF 3947 0EB2 911B ED4C F1CA 67CB AA92).

Changelog:

Major changes

Update / Upgrade

• Fix opam upgrade wanting to recompile opam files containing the x-env-path-rewrite field [#6029 @kit-ty-kate - fix #6028]

Init

• Provide defaults so opam init -y no longer asks questions [#6033 @dra27 - fix #6013]

Miscellaneous changes

Global CLI

• Fix OpamConsole.menu > 9 options [#6026 @kit-ty-kate]

Build

• Fix the lower-bound constraint on ocaml-re (bump from >= 1.9.0 to >= 1.10.0) [#6016 @kit-ty-kate]
• Update source file location as caml.inria.fr is unavailable [#6032 #5789 @mtelvers @kit-ty-kate]

Release scripts

• Add Windows to opam's release script [#5789 @kit-ty-kate]

Internal

• Fix a wrong use of OpamFilename.of_string [#6024 @kit-ty-kate]

Testing

• Improve and extend the tests [#6029 @kit-ty-kate]

API updates

opam-format

• OpamTypesBase: Add nullify_pos_map and nullify_pos_value [#6029 @kit-ty-kate]