Elixir v1.15.8 released

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1. Bug fixes

Elixir

  • [bin/elixir] Properly handle the --dbg flag in Elixir’s CLI
  • [System] Add a note that arguments are unsafe when invoking .bat/.com scripts on Windows via System.cmd/3
  • [Port] Add a note that arguments are unsafe when invoking .bat/.com scripts on Windows
  • [URI] Ensure :undefined fields are properly converted to nil when invoking Erlang’s API

Logger

  • [Logger] Ensure translators are persisted across logger restarts

Mix

  • [mix compile] Ensure compile paths are accessible during compilation
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This is the first time, that I am aware of, that there has been a point release of a minor that is not the newest minor version.

I see that there is no mention of security in the release notes. (EDIT: I mean the use of a [security] tag. Wondering if this is an “upgrade ASAP” type of scenario.)

Is this just a bugfix release? The deprecation policy would suggest otherwise.

Thanks

https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/compatibility-and-deprecations.html

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These are technically security fixes? Perhaps the [security] tag was an oversight.

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The notes above are updates to the documentation but important enough to backport. There are other important fixes such as ensuring that Logger does not drop translators and making sure compile paths are accessible.

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