feat(release): an rc's notes list what's new since the rc before, then the earlier release candidates

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2026-11-15 09:16:10 +00:00

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A release candidate's page lists only what changed since the rc before, so someone coming from the last stable, or trying the launcher for the first time, can't see everything the version brings. With two lists, players on the previous rc see what's new for them, and the second list shows the rest.

What changed

release.py notes for an rc after the first (e.g. rc.3) writes:

## v1.0.0-rc.3 (<date>), new since rc.2: git-cliff over rc.2..rc.3, as before (only the heading's suffix is new).
## Earlier release candidates: rc.1, rc.2 (since <stable>): what those brought since the last stable, in one list. This is git-cliff over <stable>..rc.2 with --ignore-tags for rc tags, so it doesn't split into one section per rc. With no stable yet (the launcher now), it covers the whole history and skips the commits after rc.2 (--skip-commit).

A first rc, a stable (still everything since the previous stable) and nightlies keep a single list.

scripts/release.py: earlier_rcs, git_cliff, and notes' second list.
tests/test_release.py: two tests, one for the two lists and one for the no-stable case.
docs/releases.md, Release notes: the two lists.
.claude/skills/release/SKILL.md: for an rc after the first, the What's new summarizes the first list.

The same change goes to Longshot (release.py and docs/releases.md are shared): MagicBeanDev/Longshot#745.

Testing

python -I scripts/release.py notes v1.0.0-rc.6 with the pinned git-cliff: ## v1.0.0-rc.6 (2026-11-15), new since rc.5 with rc.6's 12 lines, then ## Earlier release candidates: rc.1, rc.2, rc.3, rc.4, rc.5 with 47 lines from #1 to #77 and none of rc.6's.
python -I tests/test_release.py: 31 tests OK.

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A release candidate's page lists only what changed since the rc before, so someone coming from the last stable, or trying the launcher for the first time, can't see everything the version brings. With two lists, players on the previous rc see what's new for them, and the second list shows the rest. ## What changed `release.py notes` for an rc after the first (e.g. rc.3) writes: 1. `## v1.0.0-rc.3 (<date>), new since rc.2`: git-cliff over rc.2..rc.3, as before (only the heading's suffix is new). 2. `## Earlier release candidates: rc.1, rc.2 (since <stable>)`: what those brought since the last stable, in one list. This is git-cliff over `<stable>..rc.2` with `--ignore-tags` for rc tags, so it doesn't split into one section per rc. With no stable yet (the launcher now), it covers the whole history and skips the commits after rc.2 (`--skip-commit`). A first rc, a stable (still everything since the previous stable) and nightlies keep a single list. - `scripts/release.py`: `earlier_rcs`, `git_cliff`, and `notes`' second list. - `tests/test_release.py`: two tests, one for the two lists and one for the no-stable case. - `docs/releases.md`, *Release notes*: the two lists. - `.claude/skills/release/SKILL.md`: for an rc after the first, the What's new summarizes the first list. The same change goes to Longshot (`release.py` and docs/releases.md are shared): MagicBeanDev/Longshot#745. ## Testing - `python -I scripts/release.py notes v1.0.0-rc.6` with the pinned git-cliff: `## v1.0.0-rc.6 (2026-11-15), new since rc.5` with rc.6's 12 lines, then `## Earlier release candidates: rc.1, rc.2, rc.3, rc.4, rc.5` with 47 lines from #1 to #77 and none of rc.6's. - `python -I tests/test_release.py`: 31 tests OK. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

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feat(release): an rc's notes list what's new since the rc before, then the earlier release candidates #745

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