berrybrew version 1.40 released

I have released version 1.40 of berrybrew. It comes with some extensive changes over this, and the previous 1.39 version. (See the changes list).

User facing changes include:

Ability to install and use the new 5.36 and 5.38 releases of Strawberry Perl
berrybrew archives hidden command. It displays the list of portable Strawberry Perl zip files previously downloaded
berrybrew download hidden command. Download, but do not extract the zip archive of a perl version
berrybrew snapshot command. Export an installed perl version to a zip archive, and import a previous zip snapshot to a new installed instance

berrybrew snapshot usage:

bb snapshot export <perl version> [snapshot name]
bb snapshot import <snapshot name> [new instance name]

As far as changes on the developer side, the changes are significant. Here's a high-level list:

Broke out like functionality in the main berrybrew.cs source file, and spread it across several new classes, each in their own source file
Removed the deprecated berrybrew upgrade command. Upgrades shall be done via the installer
Created a very extensive MANIFEST checking system for the installer. This ensures that all files that need to be installed are, those same files are removed upon uninstall, and no rogue files when building the installer are accidentally leaked in
Added a significant amount of documentation for the development, build, test and release lifecycle of the project. If I get hit by a bus, I've created a fantastic roadmap for someone to carry on the project quite readily (bb dev docs)
A few minor bug fixes, and one major one

-stevieb

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Re: berrybrew version 1.40 released by atcroft (Abbot) on Aug 03, 2023 at 03:11 UTC
Congratulations. And thank you for all your work on this project. One minor question (I can file it as a bug, if you prefer) -- when I downloaded and ran the installer, the upgrade box was titled was "berrybrew 1.41 Setup". Is that just a cosmetic issue, or is the installer a minor version ahead?	[reply]
Re^2: berrybrew version 1.40 released by stevieb (Canon) on Aug 03, 2023 at 09:55 UTC
You're welcome for the work, thanks for letting me know about the glitch! UPDATE: I've changed the master branch so that it can't be changed unless a PR is created. I frequently would update docs on master in between releases because I'm lazy. That laziness is what allowed that cherry-pick to get through :) It's not quite just cosmetic, but the 1.41 branch doesn't have any change (other than version) in the installer, so you're good. ~~I must have just cherry picked something I didn't mean by accident when I was touching up documentation after releasing 1.40.~~ I'm mistaken, you have uncovered a bug. I have a release script that bumps that version number on release. In the last couple of releases, I moved that code to a library so I could test building the installer outside of the release functionality. In this case, it shouldn't increase the version number to what the current branch is. In any case, it bumped the version, but I also did cherry pick a file I shouldn't have. I'll add a fix to the current branch, and I'll just release 1.41 today instead of reversing the accidental change. Thanks, -stevieb	[reply]