3.9.3

Bug fixes

• Fix a couple issues in the virtual_specs feature (set CONDA_PKGS_DIRS for micromamba, do not rely on $BATCH for PKG, update the Windows example). (#843)

3.9.2

Bug fixes

• Fix typo in pyproject.toml package data. (#839)

Contributors

• @marcoesters

3.9.1

Bug fixes

• Prevent error on Windows where the text-based images cannot be generated because the TrueType font cannot be loaded. (#837)

Contributors

• @jaimergp

3.9.0

Enhancements

• A new setting virtual_specs allows the installer to run some checks before the installation proceeds. Useful for checking whether certain virtual package versions or system requirements can be satisfied. (#809)
• Add option to output hashes of installer files. (#816)
• Merge setup.* files into pyproject.toml. (#829)

Bug fixes

• Add setuptools to recipe host requirements. (#829)

Contributors

• @jaimergp
• @marcoesters

3.8.1

Bug fixes

• Fix channels_remap sanitization when included as part of an item in extra_envs. (#808)
• Fix a regression in the PKG installers where the installer would fail if ~/.conda did not exist before trying to fix the directory permissions. (#820)

Docs

• Clarify that channels must be passed as URLs in channels_remap. (#808)

Other

• Mention conda/conda-standalone repository as a source for conda-standalone downloads in relevant error messages. (#808)

Full Changelog: 3.8.0...3.8.1

3.8.0

Enhancements

• Add support for AzureSignTool to sign Windows installers. (#767 via #771 and #792)

Bug fixes

• Fix ownership of files created by the PKG installer outside of $PREFIX. (#784)

Other

• Change wording for shortcut creation on Windows. (#785)
• Automatically create issues when tests fail after pushing to main or creating tags. (#775 via #776 and #778)
• Configure repository to use dependabot and update dependencies. (#786 via #787)

Contributors

• @jaimergp
• @marcoesters

3.7.0

Enhancements

• In SH installers, error early if available disk space for chosen installation path is insufficient. (#749 via #751)
• Do not render progress bars when SH installers are run with -b (batch). (#756 via #757)
• Add a new --config-filename argument to specify an input file not named construct.yaml. (#727 via #758)

Docs

• Clarify environment variables role in default_prefix and friends on Windows. (#748 via #750)
• Add some tips for debugging the creation and execution of constructor-made installers. (#752)

Other

• Adjust metadata to require Python 3.8 or above, as needed by 3.6.0. (#747)

Contributors

• @jaimergp
• @millsks

3.6.0

Enhancements

• Add support for menuinst v2, which extends shortcut (menu items) creation from Windows to Linux and macOS. See menuinst documentation for more information. Note that this feature requires conda-standalone 23.11.0 or later. micromamba doesn't support v2-style menu items yet. (#474, #743)
• Add support for ruamel.yaml 0.18 API. (#729 via #739)
• Add pkg_domains setting to allow customization of the domains attribute in PKG installers. (#731 via #744)

Other

• Unix installers now bundle conda-standalone (or micromamba) as _conda, instead of conda.exe.
  (#741 via #474)

Contributors

• @jaimergp
• @marcoesters

3.5.0

Enhancements

• Add support for the register_envs option. (#705 via #716)
• Add new option script_env_variables. Allows defining environment variables in construct.yaml for use by pre- and post-install scripts. (#718)

Bug fixes

• Fix imports and skips for constructor tests. (#709)
• Fix a regression in the license prompt on SH installers to require a explicit answer instead of defaulting to no on Enter. (#721 via #722)

Other

• Test conda-standalone canaries in CI. (#711)
• Clarify consequences for when conda init is run during the installation. (#713)
• Log which subprocesses are run in osxpkg. (#715)

Contributors

• @jaimergp
• @jlstevens
• @marcoesters
• @m-kuhn

New contributors

• @m-kuhn made their first contribution in #710

3.4.5

Enhancements

• Support both .yaml and .txt files in the environment_file key. This enables support for explicit lockfiles (.txt). (#477)

Bug fixes

• Ensure conda metadata is accurate when installers are created from existing environments. (#477)
• On Windows installers, only insert conclusion_file if the extension is .nsi. Ignore otherwise. Also prevents a double final page. (#700 via #701)
• Skip imaging tests if not Windows or MacOS to avoid import errors. (#702)

Docs

• Document generic uninstall mechanisms for all operating systems. (#698)

Other

• Prohibit parentheses in $INSTDIR. (#699)
• Ensure requirements are in sync across different sources (setup.py, conda recipe, feedstocks). (#703)

Contributors

• @jaimergp
• @marcoesters
• @mcg1969
• @pre-commit-ci[bot]