libssh2/RELEASE-NOTES

libssh2 1.11.1_DEV

This release includes the following enhancements and bugfixes:

- autotools: delete `--disable-tests` option, fix CI tests (e051ae34 #1271)
- autotools: show the default for `hidden-symbols` option (a3f5594a #1269)
- autotools: enable `-Wunused-macros` with gcc (ecdf5199 #1262 #1227 #1224)
- autotools: fix dotless gcc and Apple clang version detections (89ccc83c #1232 #1187)
- autotools: show more clang/gcc version details (fb580161 #1230)
- autotools: avoid warnings in libtool stub code (96682bd5 #1227 #1224)
- autotools: sync warning enabler code with curl (5996fefe #1223)
- autotools: rename variable (ce5f208a #1222)
- autotools: picky warning options tidy-up (cdca8cff #1221)
- autotools: fix selecting WinCNG in cross-builds (and more) (00a3b88c #1187 #1186)
- autotools: use comma separator in `Requires.private` of `libssh2.pc` (7f83de14 #1124)
- autotools: improve libz position (c89174a7 #1077 #1075 #1013 regr: 4f0f4bff)
- autotools: skip tests requiring static lib if `--disable-static` (572c57c9 #1072 #1056 regr: 83853f8a)
- build: add `LIBSSH2_NO_DEPRECATED` option (b1414503 #1267 #1266 #1260 #1259)
- build: enable missing OpenSSF-recommended warnings, with fixes (afa6b865 #1257)
- build: enable more compiler warnings and fix them (7ecc309c #1224)
- build: picky warning updates (328a96b3 #1219)
- build: stop requiring libssl from openssl (c84745e3 #1128)
- build: tidy-up `libssh2.pc.in` variable names (5720dd9f #1125)
- build: add/fix `Requires.private` packages in `libssh2.pc` (ef538069 #1123)
- checksrc: sync with curl (8cd473c9 #1272)
- checksrc: fix spelling in comment (a95d401f)
- checksrc: modernise perl file open (3d309f9b)
- checksrc: switch to dot file (d67a91aa #1052)
- ci: add FreeBSD 14 job, fix issues (46333adf #1277)
- ci: add OmniOS job, fix issues (5e0ec991)
- ci: show compiler in cross/cygwin job names (c9124088)
- ci: add OpenBSD (v7.4) job + fix build error in example (0c9a8e35 #1250)
- ci: add NetBSD (v9.3) job (65c7a7a5)
- ci: update and speed up FreeBSD job (eee4e805)
- ci: use absolute path in `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` (74948816 #1247)
- ci: boost mbedTLS build speed (236e79a1 #1245)
- ci: add BoringSSL job (cmake, gcc, amd64) (c9dd3566 #1233)
- ci: fixup FreeBSD version, bump mbedTLS (fea6664e #1217)
- ci: add FreeBSD 13.2 job (a7d2a573 #1215)
- ci: mbedTLS 3.5.0 (5e190442 #1202)
- ci: update actions, use shallow clones with appveyor (d468a33f #1199)
- ci: replace `mv` + `chmod` with `install` in `Dockerfile` (5754fed6 #1175)
- ci: set file mode early in `appveyor_docker.yml` (633db55f)
- ci: add spellcheck (codespell) (a79218d3)
- ci: add MSYS builds (autotools and cmake) (d43b8d9b #1162)
- ci: add Cygwin builds (autotools and cmake) (f1e96e73 #1161)
- ci: add mingw-w64 UWP build (1215aa5f #1155 #1147)
- ci: add missing timeout to 'autotools distcheck' step (6265ffdb)
- ci: add non-static autotools i386 build, ignore GHA updates on AppVeyor (c6e137f7 #1074 #1072)
- ci: prefer `=` operator in shell snippets (e5c03043 #1073)
- ci: drop redundant/unused vars, sync var names (ab8e95bc #1059)
- ci: add i386 Linux build (with mbedTLS) (abdf40c7 #1057 #1053)
- ci/appveyor: delete UWP job broken since Visual Studio upgrade (d0a7f1da #1275)
- ci/appveyor: YAML/PowerShell formatting, shorten variable name (06fd721f #1200)
- ci/appveyor: move to pure PowerShell (8a081fd9 #1197)
- ci/GHA: restore curly braces in `if` (36748270 #1145)
- ci/GHA: simplify `if` strings (cab3db58 #1140)
- cmake: rename picky warnings script (64d6789f #1225)
- cmake: fix multiple include of libssh2 package (932d6a32 #1216)
- cmake: show crypto backend in feature summary (20387285 #1211)
- cmake: simplify showing CMake version (fc00bdd7 #1203)
- cmake: cleanup mbedTLS version detection more (4c241d5c #1196 #1192)
- cmake: delete duplicate `include()` (30eef0a6)
- cmake: improve/fix mbedTLS detection (41594675 #1192 #1191)
- cmake: tidy-up `foreach()` syntax (4a64ca14 #1180)
- cmake: also test for `libssh2_VERSION` (a20572e9)
- cmake: show cmake versions in ci (87f5769b)
- cmake: quote more strings (e9c7d3af #1173)
- cmake: add `ExternalProject` integration test (aeaefaf6 #1171)
- cmake: add integration tests (8715c3d5 #1170)
- cmake: (re-)add aliases for `add_subdirectory()` builds (4ff64ae3 #1169)
- cmake: style tidy-up (3fa5282d #1166)
- cmake: add `LIB_NAME` variable (5453fc80 #1159)
- cmake: tidy-up concatenation in `CMAKE_MODULE_PATH` (ae7d5108 #1157)
- cmake: replace `libssh2` literals with `PROJECT_NAME` variable (72fd2595 #1152)
- cmake: fix `STREQUAL` check in error branch (42d3bf13 #1151)
- cmake: cache more config values on Windows (11a03690 #1142)
- cmake: streamline invocation (f58f77b5 #1138)
- cmake: merge `set_target_properties()` calls (a9091007 #1132)
- cmake: (re-)add zlib to `Libs.private` in `libssh2.pc` (64643018 #1131)
- cmake: use `wolfssl/options.h` for detection, like autotools (c5ec6c49 #1130)
- cmake: add openssl libs to `Libs.private` in `libssh2.pc` (5cfa59d3 #1127)
- cmake: bump minimum CMake version to v3.7.0 (9cd18f45 #1126)
- cmake: CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR -> PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR (0f396aa9 #1121)
- cmake: tidy-ups (2fc36790 #1122)
- cmake: re-add `Libssh2:libssh2` for compatibility + lowercase namespace (2da13c13 #1104 #1103)
- configure.ac: remove AB_INIT (f4f52ccc)
- copyright: remove years from copyright headers (187d89bb #1082)
- docs: replace SHA1 with SHA256 in CMake example (766bde9f)
- drop `www.` from `www.libssh2.org` (6e3e8839 #1172)
- example: use `libssh2_socket_t` in X11 example (3f60ccb7)
- example: replace remaining libssh2_scp_recv with libssh2_scp_recv2 in output messages (8d69e63d #1258 cont: 6c84a426)
- example: fix regression in `ssh2_exec.c` (279a2e57 #1106 #1105 regr: b13936bd)
- example, tests: fix/silence `-Wformat-truncation=2` gcc warnings (744e059f)
- hostkey: do not advertise ssh-rsa when SHA1 is disabled (82d1b8ff #1093 #1092)
- libssh2.h: add portable `LIBSSH2_SOCKET_CLOSE()` macro (28dbf016 #1278)
- libssh2.h: use `_WIN32` for Windows detection instead of rolling our own (631e7734 #1238)
- libssh2.pc: re-add & extend support for static-only libssh2 builds (624abe27 #1119 #1114)
- libssh2.pc: don't put `@LIBS@` in pc file (1209c16d)
- Makefile.am: fix `cp` to preserve attributes and timestamp (f64e6318)
- Makefile.mk: delete Windows-focused raw GNU Make build (43485579 #1204)
- man: fix double spaces and dash escaping (a3ffc422 #1210)
- man: add description to `libssh2_session_get_blocking.3` (67e39091 #1185)
- mbedtls: improve disabling `-Wredundant-decls` (ecec68a2 #1226 #1224)
- mbedtls: include `version.h` for `MBEDTLS_VERSION_NUMBER` (9d7bc253 #1095 #1094)
- mbedtls: use more `size_t` to sync up with `crypto.h` (1153ebde #1054 #1053)
- md5: allow disabling old-style encrypted private keys at build-time (eb9f9de2 #1181)
- mingw: fix printf mask for 64-bit integers (36c1e1d1 #1091 #1090)
- misc: flatten `_libssh2_explicit_zero` if tree (74e74288 #1149)
- NMakefile: delete (c515eed3 #1134 #1129)
- openssl: use OpenSSL 3 HMAC API, add `no-deprecated` CI job (363dcbf4 #1243 #1235 #1207)
- openssl: make a function static, add `#ifdef` comments (efee9133 #1246 cont: 03092292)
- openssl: fix DSA code to use OpenSSL 3 API (82581941 #1244 #1207)
- openssl: fix `EC_KEY` reference with OpenSSL 3 `no-deprecated` build (487152f4 #1236 #1235 #1207)
- openssl: use non-deprecated APIs with OpenSSL 3.x (b0ab005f #1207)
- openssl: silence `-Wunused-value` warnings (bf285500 #1205)
- openssl: use automatic initialization with LibreSSL 2.7.0+ (d79047c9 #1146)
- openssl: add missing check for `LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER` before use (4a42f42e #1117 #1115)
- packet: properly bounds check packet_authagent_open() (88a960a8 #1179)
- pem: fix private keys encrypted with AES-GCM methods (e87bdefa #1133)
- reuse: fix duplicate copyright warning (b9a4ed83)
- reuse: comply with 3.1 spec and 2.0.0 checker (fe6239a1 #1102 #1101 #1098)
- reuse: provide SPDX identifiers (f6aa31f4 #1084)
- revert: build: respect autotools `DLL_EXPORT` in `libssh2.h` (481be044 #1141)
- scp: fix missing cast for targets without large file support (c317e06f #1060 #1057 #1002 regr: 5db836b2)
- session: handle EINTR from send/recv/poll/select to try again as the error is not fatal (798ed4a7 #1058)
- src: fix gcc 13 `-Wconversion` warning on Darwin (8cca7b77 #1209 cont: 08354e0a)
- src: drop a redundant `#include` (1f0174d0 #1153)
- src: improve MSVC C4701 warning fix (8b924999 #1086 #1083)
- src: bump `hash_len` to `size_t` in `LIBSSH2_HOSTKEY_METHOD` (8b917d76 #1076)
- src: bump DSA and ECDSA sign `hash_len` to `size_t` (7b8e0225 #1055)
- stop using leading underscores in macro names (c6589b88 #1248)
- tests: sync port number type with the rest of codebase (eb996af8)
- tests: fall back to `$LOGNAME` for username (5326a5ce #1241 #1240)
- tests: show cmake version used in integration tests (2cd2f40e #1201)
- tests: formatting and tidy-ups (e61987a3)
- tests: replace FIXME with comments (1a99a86a)
- tests: add aes256-gcm encrypted key test (802336cf #1135 #1133)
- tests: trap signals in scripts (b2916b28 #1098)
- tests: cast to avoid `-Wchar-subscripts` with Cygwin (43df6a46 #1081 #1080)
- test_read: make it run without Docker (57e9d18e #1139)
- test_sshd.test: show sshd and test connect logs on harness failure (299c2040 #1097)
- test_sshd.test: set a safe PID directory (e8cabdcf #1089)
- test_sshd.test: minor cleanups (d29eea1d)
- tidy-up: bump casts from int to long for large C99 types in printfs (2e5a8719 #1264 #1257)
- tidy-up: `unsigned` -> `unsigned int` (b136c379)
- tidy-up: around `stdint.h` (bfa00f1b #1212)
- tidy-up: fix typo in `readme.vms` (a9a79e7a)
- tidy-up: delete duplicate word from comment (76307435)
- tidy-up: avoid exclamations, prefer single quotes, in outputs (003fb454 #1079)
- TODO: disable or drop weak algos (0b4bdc85 #1261)
- transport: fix incorrect byte offset in debug message (2388a3aa #1096)
- userauth: add a new structure to separate memory read and file read (63b4c20e)
- userauth: check whether `*key_method` is a NULL pointer instead of `key_method` (bec57c40)
- wincng: prefer `ULONG`/`DWORD` over `unsigned long` (186c1d63 #1165)
- wincng: tidy-ups (7bb669b5 #1164)
- windows: use built-in `_WIN32` macro to detect Windows (6fbc9505 #1195)

This release would not have looked like this without help, code, reports and
advice from friends like these:

  Viktor Szakats, Ren Mingshuai, Daniel Stenberg, Michael Buckley, Aaron Stone,
  Brian Inglis, concussious on Github, Dan Fandrich, Haowei Hsu,
  Harmen Stoppels, Harry Mallon, Jack L, Jakob Egger, João M. S. Silva,
  Joel Depooter, Kai Pastor, Kenneth Davidson, mike-jumper, naddy,
  Nicolas Mora, Nursan Valeyev, PewPewPew, Radek Brich, rahmanih on Github,
  Steve McIntyre, Xi Ruoyao