1.0.3

Bugs Fixed

• ci: skip GitHub release API call in nightly dry run
  • PR: #322
• fix: inject --auto-servernum via executable property to fix xvfb-run on kernel restart
  • PR: #323

1.0.2

Bugs Fixed

• fix: add --auto-servernum to xvfb-run validation to prevent kernel restart failures
  • PR: #321

Maintenance and upkeep improvements

• ci: rename make_sdist to build, add dynamic Python matrix, and free-threading support
  • PR: #317
• chore: pre-commit autoupdate
  • PR: #318
• chore: pre-commit autoupdate
  • PR: #319

1.0.1

Bugs Fixed

• fix: include tests in sdist and only skip CI on forks when secrets needed
  • PR: #316

1.0.0

Highlights

This is the first stable 1.0 release of octave_kernel. It includes a significant round of bug fixes for long-standing
interactive prompt issues, a new documentation site, Docker image publishing, performance improvements, and a
modernized project toolchain.

Bugs fixed

• Fix input() prompt garbled when called inside a for-loop (closes #179) #283
• Fix kernel hang when calling doc() or open() (closes #184) #282
• Fix pause() prompt not shown when called from a user-defined function #279
• Fix do_shutdown coroutine warning and improve console UX #280

Enhancements

• Add load_octaverc trait to allow skipping ~/.octaverc on startup #290
• Add --no-line-editing flag to Octave startup command for improved performance #296
• Improve check.py diagnostics and add GitHub issue templates #295
• Publish Docker image to quay.io on release #305
• Modernize Dockerfile #303

Documentation

• Add MkDocs documentation site #277
• Add debugging instructions for the kernel #278
• Add dedicated docs section for managing the Octave executable #274
• Add Docker usage documentation #306

Dependency updates

• Drop support for outdated dependencies and Python versions following SPEC 0 #298
• Require metakernel >= 1.0 #299, #312

Maintenance and upkeep

• Adopt poetry for dependency management and development workflows #301
• Add ASV benchmark suite with CI performance comparison job #285
• Add Codecov integration with 95% coverage thresholds #286
• Cache apt, Homebrew, and Windows Octave installers in CI for faster builds #302
• Migrate CI to calysto/maintainer_tools #304

1.0.0rc3

Maintenance and upkeep improvements

• ci: fix quay.io Docker login
  • PR: #307

1.0.0rc2

Enhancements Made

• ci: publish Docker image to quay.io on release
  • PR: #305

Maintenance and upkeep improvements

• chore: pre-commit maintenance updates
  • PR: #300
• Migrate from uv to Poetry
  • PR: #301
• ci: cache apt, Homebrew, and Windows installer for Octave installs
  • PR: #302
• ci: add dedicated docker-build job and modernize Dockerfile
  • PR: #303
• ci: migrate to calysto/maintainer_tools
  • PR: #304
• Add Docker docs and test-docker justfile target
  • PR: #306

v1.0.0rc1

1.0.0rc1

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Maintenance and upkeep improvements

• Bump minimum metakernel version to 1.0.0rc0 #299 (@blink1073, @claude)
• Bump minimum dependency versions to drop outdated releases #298 (@blink1073, @claude)
• Add validate-pyproject hook and lint justfile target #297 (@blink1073, @claude)

Contributors to this release

The following people contributed discussions, new ideas, code and documentation contributions, and review.
See our definition of contributors.

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v1.0.0rc0

1.0.0rc0

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Enhancements made

• Add --no-line-editing flag to Octave startup command #296 (@blink1073)
• Add load_octaverc trait to skip sourcing ~/.octaverc on startup #290 (@blink1073)
• Fix kernel hang when calling doc() or open() #282 (@blink1073)
• Add MkDocs documentation site #277 (@blink1073)

Bugs fixed

• Use importlib.resources to load kernel.json #284 (@blink1073)
• Fix input() prompt garbled when called inside a for-loop #283 (@blink1073)
• Fix do_shutdown coroutine warning and improve console UX #280 (@blink1073)
• Fix pause() prompt not shown when called from a user-defined function #279 (@blink1073)

Maintenance and upkeep improvements

• Add GitHub issue templates and improve check.py diagnostics #295 (@blink1073)
• Add S (flake8-bandit) ruff checks #294 (@blink1073)
• Add pull request template #293 (@blink1073)
• Restructure coverage handling with dedicated cover-linux job #291 (@blink1073)
• Fix project coverage threshold and add docstrings to semiprivate methods #289 (@blink1073)
• Fix codecov.yml: move after_n_builds to codecov.notify #288 (@blink1073, @codecov-commenter)
• Allow benchmark job to be skipped in tests_check #287 (@blink1073, @codecov-commenter)
• Add Codecov integration with 95% coverage thresholds #286 (@blink1073, @codecov-commenter)
• Add ASV benchmark suite with CI comparison job #285 (@blink1073)
• Tear down kernel after each test in OctaveKernelTests #281 (@blink1073)
• Add run-notebook justfile target #276 (@blink1073)
• Add cleanup steps to binder #275 (@blink1073)

Documentation improvements

• Add debugging instructions for the kernel #278 (@blink1073, @claude)
• Add dedicated docs section for managing the Octave executable #274 (@blink1073)

Contributors to this release

The following people contributed discussions, new ideas, code and documentation contributions, and review.
See our definition of contributors.

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v0.39.0

0.39.0

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Enhancements made

• Validate Octave executable on engine init and clean up diagnostics #273 (@blink1073)
• Add Binder support with Qt/Xvfb and document JupyterHub setup #271 (@blink1073)
• Change default executable to octave and always pass --no-gui #270 (@blink1073)
• Start Xvfb globally in action instead of per-command #269 (@blink1073)

Maintenance and upkeep improvements

• Test Python 3.10 on ubuntu-22.04 in test-linux matrix #272 (@blink1073, @claude)

Contributors to this release

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v0.38.0

0.38.0

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Enhancements made

• Improve snap support and update supported platforms #267 (@blink1073)
• Document qt backend and expose executable as configurable trait #266 (@blink1073, @claude)

Contributors to this release

The following people contributed discussions, new ideas, code and documentation contributions, and review.
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