v12.3.0

What's Changed

• Version.njk: Update to container version 4bebc96 @makubacki (#384)
  
  Change Details

    Main reason to update is to pick up the latest Ubuntu container build that uses Python 3.12.

  A complete list of changes compared to the previous container version (d1e4ff1) is in:

  d1e4ff1...4bebc96
  

  
  

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• .sync/Dockerfile: Add Python 3.12 installation steps @makubacki (#383)
  
  Change Details

    Some additional steps are needed to move the container build to Python 3.12.

  The Deadsnakes PPA is needed to get Python 3.12. Add a step to add that repo and then use apt to install Python 3.12 from it. gnupg is needed to add the key for Deadsnakes. Distutils was removed from Python 3.12 but we still need it to build QEMU so that is added as a separate installation.

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  Changes tested in #382
  

  
  

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🚀 Features & ✨ Enhancements

• Add release branch backport workflow @makubacki (#386)
  
  Change Details

    Closes #372

  This new workflow will attempt to automatically cherry-pick marked contributions to a development branch to its corresponding release branch. If a merge conflict occurs, the commit is committed to a new branch with merge markers and then a PR is created into the target branch with those markers. The PR is labeled with
  type:release-merge-conflict to indicate that it needs manual resolution.

  The PR (if created) is expected to fail compilation and status checks of course due to the merge conflict markers. A human should then checkout the PR branch, resolve the conflicts, and push the changes back to the PR branch.

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  • To mark a PR going into the development branch so that it should be cherry-picked to the release branch, add the type:backport label to the PR.

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  Notes:

  • The workflow is synced to all repos that currently have a dev branch.
  • Each repo that backport-to-release-branch.yml is synced to must have a CHERRY_PICK_TOKEN defined with repo write permission.
    

  
  

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Full Changelog: v12.2.0...v12.3.0

v12.2.0

What's Changed

• Use a Single Python Version Definition [Rebase \& FF] @makubacki (#380)
  
  Change Details

    **Define Python version once**

  Defines the Python version in a single location Version.njk and
  syncs that version to other files. Sets the Python version to 3.12
  (although 3.13 was recently released) for continued compatibility
  with the version already used in Windows pipelines.

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  .sync/Version.njk: Update to Mu DevOps v12.2.0

  See the following comparison for details of the changes
  between these releases:

  v12.0.2...v12.2.0

  Note: Testing is in progress.
  

  
  

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• Containers: Update QEMU to version 9.0.0 @cfernald (#377)
  
  Change Details

    QEMU Version 9.0.0 is required for SMMU and GIC support on the sbsa-ref machine. This version is already used in the mu_tiano_platforms ext-dep

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Full Changelog: v12.1.0...v12.2.0

v12.1.0

What's Changed

• .sync/Version.njk: Update to Mu DevOps v12.0.2 @makubacki (#375)
  
  Change Details

    See the following comparison for details of the changes between these releases:

  v10.0.0...v12.0.2
  

  
  

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🚀 Features & ✨ Enhancements

• PrGate.yml: Add extra\_pre\_build\_steps param @makubacki (#378)
  
  Change Details

    Adds a new template parameter called `extra_pre_build_steps` that allows a step list to run before any stuart build related commands are executed.

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Full Changelog: v12.0.2...v12.1.0

v12.0.2

What's Changed

• Version.njk: Update to container version d1e4ff1 @makubacki (#374)
  
  Change Details

    Main reason to update is to use the latest Rust versions in Version.njk.

  {# The Rust toolchain version to use. #}
  {% set rust_toolchain = "1.80.0" %}
  
  {# Rust tool versions. #}
  {% set cargo_make = "0.37.9" %}
  {% set cargo_tarpaulin = "0.31.2" %}
  

  A complete list of changes compared to the previous container
  version (0e124c1) is in:

  0e124c1...d1e4ff1
  

  
  

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• Build-Containers.yml: Trigger on Version.njk change @makubacki (#373)
  
  Change Details

    Builds the container on a change to the version file.

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Full Changelog: v12.0.1...v12.0.2

v12.0.1

What's Changed

• .sync: Update codeql to run on dev/\* branches @Javagedes (#371)
  
  Change Details

    Updates `codeql.yml` and `codeql-platform.yml` to run on dev/* branches.

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Full Changelog: v12.0.0...v12.0.1

v12.0.0

What's Changed

• .sync/dependabot: Add Features/DEBUGGER to ignore list @makubacki (#369)
  
  Change Details

    Let the submodule-release-updater GitHub action handle updates based on versioned GitHub releases.

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⚠️ Breaking Changes

• RustSetupSteps.yml: Update to latest cargo\_tarpaulin 31.2 and Rust Toolchain @antklein (#363)
  
  Change Details

    Update to the latest version of cargo_tarpaulin, release 31.2. This change is required to allow tarpaulin to function with Rust toolchain 1.80. Running tarpaulin 27.3 with toolchain 1.80 results in the tool failing with a "Parse error".

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Full Changelog: v11.1.0...v12.0.0

v11.1.0

What's Changed

• Steps/BuildPlatform: Add toggle for stuart\_pr\_eval @Javagedes (#368)
  
  Change Details

    Adds a True / False parameter to the BuildPlatform step to allow disabling PR evaluation, similar to that of Steps/PrGate.yml. Default value is True to match current behavior.

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• Minor fix to PR template @zurcher (#367)
  
  Change Details

    ## Description

  Remove redundant "to complete" from PR template
  

  
  

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• Update the Rust toolchain to version 1.80.0 @antklein (#362)
  
  Change Details

    Update to a newer Rust toolchain in order to incorporate improvements with newer versions. For example, an improvement on the size optimization of output rust binaries.

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Full Changelog: v11.0.3...v12.0.0

v11.0.3

What's Changed

• .sync/version.njk: Update latest Mu branch to 202405 @makubacki (#360)
  
  Change Details

    Also updates references to 202302 throughout the repo to prevent the examples from getting too stale over time.

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Full Changelog: v11.0.2...v11.0.3

v11.0.2

What's Changed

• Add extra\_npm\_args for InstallMarkdownLink.yml and InstallSpellCheck @MarcChen46 (#361)
  
  Change Details

    Add "extra_npm_args" for InstallMarkdownLint.yml and InstallSpellCheck.yml steps to increase the flexibility to npm actions.

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Full Changelog: v11.0.1...v11.0.2

v11.0.1

What's Changed

• .sync: Simply PR description template @makubacki (#359)
  
  Change Details

    - Remove a lot of boilerplate text - Point to checkbox instructions instead of inplace instructions - Points to a single consistent location on the "mu" repo - Update the `CONTRIBUTING.md` file in each repo to elaborate on how to fill out the PR template

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  There is a follow up item tracked in #358 to make PR descriptions more consistently filled out so they appear as expected in release notes.
  

  
  

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• Set ImageBase to 0 and Subsystem to EFI Boot Services in config.toml @makubacki (#356)
  
  Change Details

    Currently sets the ImageBase in the PE/COFF header to `0` as expected for UEFI images.

  The cargo config file will be synced to Rust enabled
  repos to apply the linker flags regardless of whether
  the Rust code is compiled directly or through the
  firmware build system.
  

  
  

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Full Changelog: v11.0.0...v11.0.1