Version 4.8 was recently released but...

[Ten_Mile_Hike]

There isn't enough info in the 4.x change documentation.
All I want to know is what changed between 4.6 and 4.8.

1. What are the new features in 4.8 specifically?
2. What are the fixes?
3. What might break?
4. What are the known issues with 4.8 if any?

No! I shouldn't have to scour the "fixes" and "commits" branches
when a simple post right here in this forum where I come everyday would suffice.

[Martin_fr]

The announcement usually doesn’t give a list of exact fixes. (or well it does by pointing at the fixes branch)
https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/lazarus/lazarus/-/commits/fixes_4/
https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/lazarus/lazarus/-/milestones/96

The release announcement would also have the links to what changed between 3.n and 4.n.

Very long time ago, we had a wiki with a copy of the commit messages. But that is kind of pointless, now that they are visible on Gitlab.

1) 4.8 is a "minor" or "fixes" release. So it has no new features (at least it isn't supposed to)
2) See above
3) Hopefully nothing. In 4.6 though there was a breakage regarding tab-controls. Came as complete surprise. (It was my change, but I would not have merged it if I had though it might break something)
4) Any known bug, that wasn't fixed? There is a huge list on the tracker, not repeating it here. They aren't specific to 4.8 though.


If someone wants to volunteer rewriting the commit log into a different format... Currently no one is doing that.

[Martin_fr]

If it helps, here is the commit list, in text form. Sorted (so commits affecting the same area, are put together)

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1. * Cocoa/MouseAndKeyInput: add missing kVK_SubMenu to Cocoa_Extra
2. * Cocoa: avoid calling MainForm.OnCloseQuery twice when exiting by CMD+Q
3. * Cocoa: better support for Quiting APP (CMD+Q/[X]Button/System Shutdown), issue #20955 related
4. * Cocoa: continue to reorganize
5. * Cocoa: eliminate dependency of All Units on CocoaInt/TCocoaWidgetset
6. * Cocoa: fix and optimize enclosingScrollView offset calculation
7. * Cocoa: fix the CMD+Q issue introduced in 40faf7f
8. * Cocoa: fix the Return Value of TCocoaTextFieldUtil.setLCLFont()
9. * Cocoa: fix the cursor issue when activating the Form. it should resolve the issue where crHourGlass might not restore after resources are reloaded when the IDE gains focus
10. * Cocoa: fix the issue in App Delegate @0c2cb4e
11. * Cocoa: fix the issue of MouseMove in TListView/TListBox(TCocoaTableListView)
12. * Cocoa: fix the issue of not being able to select Tabs in PageControl by mouse at design time, issue #42054
13. * Cocoa: fix the issue of not supporting TListBox.Font/TListView.Font, issue #36004
14. * Cocoa: fix the issue of the cursor moving to an inactive window. it should resolve another issue where crHourGlass might not restore after resources are reloaded when the IDE gains focus
15. * Cocoa: fix the issue that TGraphicControl can still be clicked when its ancestor is disabled
16. * Cocoa: fix the issue that right edge is clipped in TStatusBar, patch by Slidescape, #42190
17. * Cocoa: fix the issue that the Cursor might be reset to the default arrow by macOS when scrolling with the Overlay Style Scrollbar
18. * Cocoa: improve TBitBtn.Layout
19. * Cocoa: integrate Text related standalone functions into TCocoaTextFieldUtil
20. * Cocoa: integrate standalone functions into TCocoaThemeUtil (remove IsAppDark etc.)
21. * Cocoa: integrate standalone functions into categorized TCocoaXXXUtil
22. * Cocoa: integrate units
23. * Cocoa: refactor Callback related
24. * Cocoa: refactor CocoaApplication/CocoaInt
25. * Cocoa: refactor CocoaCaret/CocoaApplication
26. * Cocoa: remove most of NSAutoRelease (the current overall mechanism is robust enough, and there is no need to use the decentralized approach)
27. * Cocoa: reorganize CocoaGDIObjects
28. * Cocoa: reorganize CocoaInt
29. * Cocoa: reorganize CocoaInt
30. * Cocoa: reorganize CocoaInt
31. * Cocoa: reorganize CocoaMenus/CocoaWSMenus
32. * Cocoa: reorganize CocoaPrivate
33. * Cocoa: reorganize CocoaWSStdCtrls
34. * Cocoa: support Event Tap
35. * Converter: Change missing types correctly. LoadLFM was wrongly added 3 years ago in 68eb8b0232. Issue #41625.
36. * Converter: Convert dotted unit names. Optimization. Issue #40979.
37. * Examples: Improved scrolling behavior of the grid demo of merged cells.
38. * FpDebug: fix bounds (array/string-len) for nested/structure in arrays. ResetValueBounds was not forwarded to all contained dwarf-types.
39. * FpDebug: fix mem leak in get address from mangled name
40. * IDE, Debugger: Watch navigation, don't show "word wrap" button, unless enabled by containing frame (hide in inspect dlg)
41. * IDE, Debugger: fix watch-property dialog, for editing multiple watches. ValueFormatter/Converter were incorrectly changed.
42. * IDE, SourceEdit: Begin/EndUpdate for fold operations. Issue #42248
43. * IDE/Options: Do not disable the "New project type" option when the "Open last project on startup" is checked
44. * IDE: Fix too-small treeview expand signs in NewDialog (manually cherry-picked from 4f1324ef)
45. * IdeIntf: Mark form as modified when setting default property value via popup menu in OI. Issue #42069.
46. * IdeIntf: Simplify setting default property value via popup menu in OI. Issue #42069.
47. * Installer, Win: Cross-Add-Ons, Language updates, Missing settings / copyright
48. * Installer, Win: Language updates
49. * Installer, Win: Missing settings / copyright
50. * Installer, Win: add some translations
51. * Installer, Win: add some translations, Italian / patch by bovirus
52. * Installer, Win: updated Russian translation
53. * LCL/TBitBtn: Fix Delphi imcompatibility related to Glyph and bkCustom. Issue #34261, based on patch by @onpok
54. * LCL: Prevent exception in Notebook.Pages.Move when page index is -1. Issue #42171.
55. * LCL: TTabControl, Fix access-after-free of FCanvas in DestroyWnd
56. * LCL: adjusted IFDEF in Graphics unit to match the current situation in FPC, issue #42097
57. * LCL: adjusted one more IFDEF in Graphics unit to match the current situation in FPC, issue #42097
58. * LCL: fix the issue that ItemHeight could not be set when there were no items in the TListBox
59. * LCL: fixed TCustomListView crash when changing MultiSelection property at design time. issue #42289
60. * LazUtils: Fix range checking error for SaveStringToFile function
61. * OpenGL: new version Cocoa compatibility
62. * OpenGL: new version Cocoa compatibility, issue #42136
63. * OpenGL: new version Cocoa compatibility, issue #42203
64. * TAChart: Fix incorrect axis ZPosition when chart is scaled. Issue #42061, patch by Joeny Ang.
65. * codetools: skip over $if errors
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[Ten_Mile_Hike]

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1. Thank you Martin. Very kind of you.
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