# Changelog 1.8

## [1.8.2] - 2023-05-08

[1.8.2]: https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/releases/1.8.2

### Standard Library

#### Collection

- Fix codegen bug with `Iterator::ChainIterator` ([#13412](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13412), thanks @straight-shoota)

#### Log

- Fix `Log::Metadata#dup` crash with 2+ entries ([#13369](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13369), thanks @HertzDevil)

#### Serialization

- Fixup for `JSON::Serializable` on certain recursively defined types ([#13430](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13430), thanks @kostya)

#### Text

- Fix `String#scan` with empty `Regex` match at multibyte char ([#13387](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13387), thanks @HertzDevil)
- **(performance)** Check subject UTF-8 validity just once for `String#gsub`, `#scan`, `#split` ([#13406](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13406), thanks @HertzDevil)

### Compiler

#### Codegen

- Always use 0 for offset of `StaticArray`'s `@buffer` ([#13319](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13319), thanks @HertzDevil)

### Other

- Backport bugfixes to release/1.8 for release 1.8.2 ([#3435](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13435), thanks @straight-shoota)

## [1.8.1] - 2023-04-20

[1.8.1]: https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/releases/1.8.1

### Standard Library

#### Serialization

- Fix `JSON::Serializable` on certain recursively defined types ([#13344](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13344), thanks @HertzDevil)

#### Text

- Fix `String#gsub` with empty match at multibyte char ([#13342](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13342), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Fix PCRE2 `Regex` with more than 127 named capture groups ([#13349](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13349), thanks @HertzDevil)

## [1.8.0] - 2023-04-14

[1.8.0]: https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/releases/1.8.0

### Language

- The compiler uses PCRE2 to validate regex literals ([#13084](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13084), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Fill docs for `TupleLiteral` ([#12927](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12927), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Allow namespaced `Path`s as type names for `lib` ([#12903](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12903), thanks @HertzDevil)

### Standard Library

- Fix `SyntaxHighlighter::HTML` to escape identifier values ([#13212](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13212), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Add workaround for `Value#not_nil!` copying the receiver ([#13264](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13264), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Fix `Pointer#copy_to` overflow on unsigned size and different target type ([#13269](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13269), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Docs: Added note about imports where necessary ([#13026](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13026), [#13066](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13066), thanks @Tamnac, @straight-shoota)
- Suppress compiler output in `compile_file` spec helper ([#13228](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13228), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Define equality for `Process::Status` and `OAuth::RequestToken` ([#13014](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13014), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Fix some Linux glibc bindings ([#13242](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13242), [#13249](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13249), thanks @ysbaddaden, @HertzDevil)

#### Collection

- **(breaking-change)** Fix `Enum#includes?` to require all bits set ([#13229](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13229), thanks @straight-shoota)
- **(breaking-change)** Deprecate `Enum.flags` ([#12900](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12900), thanks @straight-shoota)
- **(breaking-change)** Remove compile-time error for `Range#size`, `#each`, `#sample` ([#13278](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13278), thanks @straight-shoota)
- **(breaking-change)** Docs: Require all `Indexable`s to be stable ([#13061](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13061), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Add `Enum.[]` convenience constructor ([#12900](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12900), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Rename internal `Iterator::Slice` type to not conflict with `::Slice` ([#12983](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12983), thanks @Blacksmoke16)
- Fix `Array#replace` on shifted arrays ([#13256](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13256), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Add `Tuple#to_static_array` ([#12930](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12930), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Add `Enum#inspect` ([#13004](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13004), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Add `Slice#+(Slice)` and `Slice.join` ([#12081](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12081), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Add `Enumerable#min(count)` and `#max(count)` ([#13057](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13057), thanks @nthiad)
- Fix `Array(T)#[]=(Int, Int, Array(T))` on shifted arrays ([#13275](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13275), thanks @HertzDevil)

#### Concurrency

- Fix: Make sure to dup `Array` in `Channel.select_impl` ([#12827](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12827), [#12962](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12962), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Add memory barriers on lock/unlock of SpinLock ([#13050](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13050), thanks @bcardiff)
- **(performance)** Avoid `Array` allocation in `Channel.select(Tuple)` ([#12960](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12960), thanks @straight-shoota)

#### Files

- **(breaking-change)** Deprecate `Termios` ([#12940](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12940), thanks @HertzDevil)
- **(breaking-change)** Windows: make `File.delete` remove symlink directories, not `Dir.delete` ([#13224](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13224), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Leverage `fileapi` for opening files on windows ([#13178](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13178), thanks @Blacksmoke16)
- Windows: fix error condition when `File.open` fails ([#13235](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13235), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Skip eacces spec for superuser ([#13227](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13227), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Improve `File.symlink` on Windows ([#13141](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13141), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Implement `File.readlink` on Windows ([#13195](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13195), thanks @HertzDevil)

#### LLVM

- **(breaking-change)** Drop support for LLVM < 8 ([#12906](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12906), thanks @straight-shoota)
- **(breaking-change)** Support LLVM 15 ([#13173](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13173), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Error when `find-llvm-config` is unsuccessful ([#13045](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13045), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Remove `LibLLVM.has_constant?(:AttributeRef)` checks ([#13162](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13162), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Refactor `LLVM::Attribute#each_kind` to use `Enum#each` ([#13234](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13234), thanks @straight-shoota)

#### Networking

- Fix socket specs when network not available ([#12961](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12961), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Fix wrong default address when binding sockets ([#13006](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13006), thanks @etra0)
- Clarify WebSocket documentation ([#13096](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13096), thanks @j8r)
- Add `Socket::IPAddress#link_local?` ([#13204](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13204), thanks @GeopJr)
- Clean up `back\slash.txt` in `HTTP::StaticFileHandler` specs ([#12984](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12984), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Add `MIME::Multipart.parse(HTTP::Client::Response, &)` ([#12890](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12890), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Replace `LibC.ntohs` and `htons` with native code ([#13027](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13027), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Add `OAuth2::Client#make_token_request` returning HTTP response ([#12921](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12921), thanks @cyangle)
- Use exhaustive case in `HTTP::WebSocket#run` ([#13097](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13097), thanks @j8r)
- Increase time drift for `HTTP::StaticFileHandler`'s gzip check ([#13138](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13138), thanks @HertzDevil)
- OpenSSL: use Windows' system root certificate store ([#13187](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13187), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Handle `Range` requests in `HTTP::StaticFileHandler` ([#12886](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12886), thanks @jgaskins, @straight-shoota)
- Skip hostname spec if `hostname` command fails ([#12987](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12987), thanks @Blacksmoke16)
- Fix `Socket#tty?` to `false` on Windows ([#13175](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13175), thanks @Blacksmoke16)
- Fix `HTTP::Server::Response#reset` for `status_message` ([#13282](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13282), thanks @straight-shoota)

#### Numeric

- Define `Math.pw2ceil` for all integer types ([#13127](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13127), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Workaround for more `Int128`-and-float methods on Windows with LLVM 14+ ([#13218](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13218), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Fix `Int128`-and-float conversion overflow checks on Windows LLVM 14+ ([#13222](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13222), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Add `Char.to_i128` and `.to_u128` ([#12958](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12958), thanks @meatball133)
- Docs: Add references to `Number` collection convenience constructors ([#13020](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13020), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Docs: Fix examples for `#byte_swap` with different int types ([#13154](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13154), [#13180](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13180), thanks @pan, @Blacksmoke16)
- Make `BigRational.new(BigFloat)` exact ([#13295](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13295), thanks @HertzDevil)

#### Runtime

- Increase timeout for slow specs ([#13043](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13043), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Use `Crystal::System.print_error` instead of `LibC.printf` ([#13161](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13161), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Windows: detect stack overflows on non-main `Fiber`s ([#13220](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13220), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Add missing require for `Crystal::ThreadLocalValue` ([#13092](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13092), thanks @Sija)

#### Serialization

- Remove obsolete error handling in `XPathContext` ([#13038](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13038), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Fix JSON, YAML `use_*_discriminator` for recursive `Serializable::Strict` types ([#13238](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13238), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Add more specs for `YAML::Any#[]` and `#[]?` ([#11646](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/11646), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Add `from_json` for 128-bit integers ([#13041](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13041), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Reduce JSON, YAML serializable test types ([#13042](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13042), thanks @straight-shoota)

#### Specs

- Format spec results with pretty inspect ([#11635](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/11635), thanks @JamesGood626)
- Spec: Add `--color` option to spec runner ([#12932](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12932), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Add `Spec::Item#all_tags` ([#12915](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12915), thanks @compumike)

#### System

- **(breaking-change)** Add full stub for Windows signals ([#13131](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13131), thanks @HertzDevil)
- **(breaking-change)** Deprecate and internalize `Process.fork` ([#12934](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12934), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Fix `Process` spec to wait on started processes ([#12941](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12941), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Drop privileges in chroot spec ([#13226](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13226), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Drop deprecated `from_winerror` overload for `flock_*` ([#13039](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13039), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Add `Process.on_interrupt` ([#13034](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13034), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Add `Process::Status#to_s` and `#inspect` ([#13044](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13044), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Add `graceful` parameter to `Process#terminate` ([#13070](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13070), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Add `Process::ExitReason` and `Process::Status#exit_reason` ([#13052](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13052), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Implement `File.tempfile` in Crystal ([#12111](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12111), thanks @straight-shoota)
- `System::User#name`: Fall back to `#username` if unavailable ([#13137](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13137), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Implement `Process.ppid` on Windows ([#13140](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13140), thanks @HertzDevil)
- AArch64 Android support ([#13065](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13065), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Windows 7 support ([#11505](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/11505), thanks @konovod)

#### Text

- **(breaking-change)** Fix PCRE crashing on invalid UTF-8 ([#13240](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13240), [#13311](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13311), [#13313](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13313), thanks @straight-shoota)
- **(breaking-change)** Switch default regex engine to PCRE2 ([#12978](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12978), thanks @straight-shoota)
- **(breaking-change)** Add more members to `Regex::Options` ([#13223](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13223), thanks @straight-shoota)
- **(breaking-change)** Add `Regex::MatchOptions` ([#13248](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13248), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Fix PCRE2 implementation and tests ([#13105](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13105), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Remove pending spec for `Path#drive` with IPv6 UNC host names ([#13190](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13190), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Remove `Regex::PCRE2#finalize` redefinition ([#13309](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13309), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Clarify behavior of strings with invalid UTF-8 byte sequences ([#13314](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13314), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Refer to PCRE2 in `Regex`'s summary ([#13318](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13318), thanks @HertzDevil)

### Compiler

- Escape filenames when running `crystal spec` with multiple files ([#12929](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12929), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Handle ARM64 MSVC paths when cross-compiling on Windows ([#13073](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13073), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Use relative paths to vendored shards" ([#13315](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13315), thanks @straight-shoota)

#### Debugger

- Always use 0 for offsets of lib / extern union members ([#13305](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13305), thanks @HertzDevil)

#### Codegen

- **(breaking-change)** Support LLVM 15 ([#13173](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13173), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Remove obsolete functions from `llvm_ext.cc` ([#13177](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13177), thanks @HertzDevil)

#### Generics

- Fix type names for generic instances with empty splat type vars ([#13189](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13189), thanks @HertzDevil)

#### Interpreter

- Fix: Interpreter `value_to_bool` for module, generic module and generic module metaclass ([#12920](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12920), thanks @asterite)
- Fix redundant cast in interpreter ([#12996](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12996), thanks @asterite)
- Dynamic library loader: search in `-L` directories before default ones ([#13069](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13069), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Simplify expectation of loader spec error messages ([#12858](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12858), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Add support for 128-bit literals in the interpreter ([#12859](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12859), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Fix interpreter `value_to_bool` for `NoReturn` ([#13290](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13290), thanks @straight-shoota)

#### Parser

- Fix `x @y` and `x @@y` in def parameters when `y` is reserved ([#12922](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12922), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Disallow empty exponents in number literals ([#12910](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12910), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Stricter checks for multiple assignment syntax ([#12919](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12919), thanks @HertzDevil)

#### Semantic

- Compiler: type declaration with initial value gets the value's type ([#13025](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13025), thanks @asterite)
- Stricter checks for enum definitions ([#12945](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12945), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Fix error handling in macro system method when execution fails ([#12893](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12893), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Add comment for `LiteralExpander` `select` ([#12926](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12926), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Improve locations of some AST nodes ([#12933](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12933), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Refactor `SemanticVisitor` tighter `rescue` scope in `Require` visitor ([#12887](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12887), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Add specs for regex literal expansion ([#13253](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13253), thanks @straight-shoota)

### Tools

- Fix Crystal tool cursor parsing for filenames containing `:` ([#13129](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13129), thanks @HertzDevil)

#### Formatter

- Formatter: fix end indent after comment inside begin ([#12994](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12994), thanks @asterite)
- Parser: remove obsolete handling of `else` inside lib struct ([#13028](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13028), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Fix formatter empty array literal with comment on extra line ([#12907](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12907), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Fix formatter comment on extra line at end of method args ([#12908](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12908), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Fix formatter not merge consecutive but separated comment lines ([#12909](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12909), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Formatter: add `(&)` to param-less yielding defs before comment line ([#13126](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13126), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Formatter: add `&` to yielding methods without a block parameter ([#12951](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12951), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Formatter: Add feature flag for `method_signature_yield` ([#13215](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13215), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Macro interpolation: add `&` to yielding `Def`s without a block parameter ([#12952](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12952), thanks @HertzDevil)

### Infrastructure

- Fix `bin/crystal` print no error message when `crystal` is missing ([#12981](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12981), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Prevent infinitely recursive wrapper script ([#11712](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/11712), thanks @ThunderKey)
- Changelog helper: Report error from HTTP request ([#13011](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13011), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Fix wrapper script to handle `CRYSTAL` variable pointing to itself ([#13032](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13032), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Propagate exit code correctly in Windows wrapper batch script ([#13048](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13048), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Remove `__declspec(dllimport)` from Windows libiconv build ([#13219](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13219), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Update previous Crystal release - 1.7.0 ([#12925](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12925), thanks @straight-shoota)
- [CI] Remove `verbose=1` in `test_llvm` ([#12931](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12931), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Missing quotes in Wrapper Script ([#12955](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12955), thanks @stellarpower)
- Makefile: refactor test recipe ([#12979](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12979), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Merge release branch for 1.7 into master ([#12998](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12998), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Update previous Crystal release - 1.7.2 ([#13001](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13001), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Update distribution-scripts ([#13051](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13051), [#13068](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13068), [#13188](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13188), [#13213](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13213), [#13298](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13298), thanks @straight-shoota)
- [CI] Use Ubuntu 22.04 base image for LLVM tests ([#13035](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13035), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Add instructions for other repos to pre-commit hook ([#10535](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/10535), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Makefile: Add `./scripts` to `format` recipe ([#13064](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13064), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Crystal wrapper script enhancements ([#12959](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/12959), thanks @j8r)
- Fix sed command in `scripts/update-distribution-scripts.cr` ([#13071](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13071), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Update GH Actions ([#13075](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13075), [#13132](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13132), thanks @renovate)
- CI: Enable testing with `libpcre2` on wasm32 ([#13109](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13109), thanks @lbguilherme)
- Build the compiler with PCRE2 ([#13084](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13084), [#13133](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13133), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Prefer matching `llvm-config` in  `find-llvm-config` ([#13087](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13087), thanks @straight-shoota)
- **(performance)** Run compiler specs in release mode ([#13122](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13122), thanks @straight-shoota)
- [CI] Increase `no_output_timeout` on circleci ([#13151](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13151), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Update NOTICE.md ([#13159](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13159), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Merge `release/1.7`@1.7.3 ([#13168](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13168), thanks @straight-shoota)
- [CI] Cancel in-progress jobs when another commit is pushed ([#13179](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13179), thanks @Blacksmoke16)
- Mute shell comments in Makefile ([#13201](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13201), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Update previous Crystal release - 1.7.3 ([#13167](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13167), thanks @straight-shoota)
- [CI] Remove cross-compilation on Windows ([#13207](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13207), thanks @straight-shoota)
- [CI] Increase `no_output_timeout` on circleci (cont.) ([#13185](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13185), thanks @straight-shoota)
- [CI] Update Windows job to LLVM 15 ([#13208](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13208), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Clean up `.gitignore` ([#13241](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13241), thanks @straight-shoota)
- [CI] Extract LLVM tests in separate workflow ([#13246](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13246), thanks @straight-shoota)
- [CI] Extract interpreter workflow and split `std_spec` execution ([#13267](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13267), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Avoid `test.cr` in root of repo conflicting with parser warning specs ([#13259](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13259), thanks @Blacksmoke16)
- Fix `bin/crystal` in symlink working directory ([#13281](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13281), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Fix `bin/crystal` when no global `crystal` command is installed ([#13286](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13286), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Makefile: Add `interpreter_spec` ([#13251](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13251), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Makefile: Add `all` target as default before including `Makefile.local` ([#13276](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13276), thanks @straight-shoota)
- Update shards 0.17.3 ([#13296](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13296), thanks @straight-shoota)

### Other

- Do not match expectations outside specs ([#13079](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13079), thanks @HertzDevil)
- Enable or fix specs that already work on Windows ([#13186](https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/pull/13186), thanks @HertzDevil)
