v1.2.4.14

What's Changed

Breaking Changes 🛠

• P4C Options cleanup by @fruffy in #4790
• Make preprocess and getIncludePath const functions. by @fruffy in #4785

P4 Specification Implementation

• Forbid case-after-default, tweak error messages by @vlstill in #4831

Changes to the Compiler Core

• Improve cstring cache internals by @asl in #4780
• Fix loop unrolling bugs related to issue4739 by @ChrisDodd in #4783
• Make HasTableApply a resolution context, so it could resolve declarations on its own if desired by @asl in #4781
• [#4661] Do not unconditionally mark extern method calls as compile-time constants. by @kfcripps in #4726
• Fix loc_t::operator< when parent is nullptr by @kfcripps in #4798
• Introduce string map class and switch to it by @asl in #4774
• Require type decl in for..in loops by @ChrisDodd in #4808
• Add UnrollLoops::Policy to control unrolling per backend by @ChrisDodd in #4809
• Extend & fix FunctionInliner by @asl in #4801
• [NFC] Split TypeInference by @asl in #4814
• Map written LocationSets to program locations (loc_t) instead of IR::Expression*s by @kfcripps in #4797
• Store exact type, not one of the base class to inhibit assertion by @asl in #4818
• misc fixes/additions by @ChrisDodd in #4820
• Remove multimap usage from memoizeDeclsByName by @asl in #4821
• Make don't care args action-local when used in actions by @kfcripps in #4817
• Add string literal support in constant folding. by @fruffy in #4837
• Truncate shifts to the maximum constant bit-width in the constant folding pass. by @fruffy in #4836
• Make SymbolicVariable part of the core IR. by @fruffy in #4840

Changes to the BMv2 Back Ends

• Move ProgramStructure out the BMv2 folder such that it can be used in other back ends. by @fruffy in #4770
• Add skeleton implementation for BMv2 PNA Backend by @rupesh-chiluka-marvell in #4729

Changes to the TC Back End

• Support of InternetChecksum in P4TC by @komaljai in #4782
• Fix broken CI runs because missing override in TC code. by @fruffy in #4794

Changes to the P4Tools Back End

• P4Testgen logging cleanups. by @fruffy in #4684
• For-loop and for-in-loop support for P4Smith by @zzmic in #4772
• [P4Testgen] Refactor the P4Testgen extern implementation. by @fruffy in #4728
• [P4Testgen] Initialize the testgen targets when invoking the library API by @fruffy in #4706
• [P4Testgen] Pass compiler options as argument, instead of getting them with static methods. by @fruffy in #4833
• [P4Testgen] Hotfix for failing P4Testgen benchmark test. by @fruffy in #4839
• [P4Testgen] Fix problems with the reachability pass. by @fruffy in #4789
• Replace boost::container::flat_map with absl::btree_map in P4Tools. by @fruffy in #4768

Other Changes

• Docs : Changelogs release update for v1.2.4.13 by @AdarshRawat1 in #4788
• Docs : Add Home page for documentation by @AdarshRawat1 in #4764
• P4Fmt reference checker by @snapdgn in #4778
• Update the PINS programs. by @fruffy in #4799
• Add test program to verify compile-time error if no type in for-in loop by @jafingerhut in #4812
• Add tests from issue #4507 by @kfcripps in #4816
• Update README.md instructions for running doxygen by @jafingerhut in #4807
• Fix: Links in Generated Documentation by @AdarshRawat1 in #4793
• Minor Fix: links in P4Smith page by @AdarshRawat1 in #4828
• Add missing BUILD file dependencies. by @matthewtlam in #4846
• Minor fix : Heading of portable_common by @AdarshRawat1 in #4847
• Automated Release v1.2.4.14 by @github-actions in #4844

New Contributors

• @zzmic made their first contribution in #4772
• @rupesh-chiluka-marvell made their first contribution in #4729
• @matthewtlam made their first contribution in #4846

Full Changelog: v1.2.4.13...v1.2.4.14