6.0.0-Alpha4

What's Changed

• Fix wrong version requirement of tricore instructions by @Changqing-JING in #2620
• Python bindings: Switch to ubuntu-24.04-arm runner image by @Antelox in #2625
• Build Tarball before DEB/RPM package. by @Rot127 in #2627
• Add aliases mapping for MIPS & test for id, alias_id by @wargio in #2635
• Add checks for MIPS details on cstest_py by @wargio in #2640
• Give the user some guidance where to add missing enumeration values. by @Rot127 in #2639
• Python bindings: sdist creation fix + relative test by @Antelox in #2624
• cmake: Fix building capstone as sub-project by @imphil in #2629
• Update operand type enums of all arch modules to the one in capstone.h by @Rot127 in #2633
• Enhance shift value and types of shift instructions. by @Rot127 in #2638
• Fix #2643 by @Rot127 in #2645
• Tms32c64x Little Endian by @Rot127 in #2648
• Add call group to svc, smc and hvc. by @Rot127 in #2651
• Decode BH field in print_insn_detail_ppc by @hainest in #2662
• Remove undefined constants in riscv_const.py (#2660) by @Asphaltt in #2661
• Stringify BH fields when printing ppc details by @hainest in #2663
• MIPS: Fix MIPS16 decoding, wrong flags and ghost registers by @wargio in #2665
• Add a script to compare the inc file content with the lastest generated ones. by @Rot127 in #2667
• Mips32r6_64r632 is for both mips32r6 and mips64r6 by @wargio in #2673
• Fix nanoMIPS decoding of jalrc by @wargio in #2672
• Revert "Add a script to compare the inc file content with the lastest generated ones." by @Rot127 in #2678
• Add workflow for building on Windows by @stevenjoezhang in #2675
• Update read/written registers for x87 comparison instructions by @hainest in #2680
• Version: Update to v6.0.0-alpha4 by @kabeor in #2682
• Build PDB for debugging on Windows by @stevenjoezhang in #2685

New Contributors

• @imphil made their first contribution in #2629
• @Asphaltt made their first contribution in #2661
• @stevenjoezhang made their first contribution in #2675

Full Changelog: 6.0.0-Alpha3...6.0.0-Alpha4

Version 5.0.6

What's Changed

• V5 - Fix sdist build and add CI job for testing it. by @Rot127 in #2623
• Build Tarball before DEB/RPM package. by @Rot127 in #2626
• Fix cmake error when build with capstone as submodule by @WerWolv in #2619
• [v5] Tms32c64x little endian by @Rot127 in #2649
• version: update v5 to 5.0.6 by @kabeor in #2655

New Contributors

• @WerWolv made their first contribution in #2619

Full Changelog: 5.0.5...5.0.6

Version 6.0.0-Alpha3

Highlights

Architecture modules

• New ARC module (by @R33v0LT, sponsored by RizinOrg).
• BPF was update based on RFC 9669 and other sources (by @Roeegg2).
• Added support for TriCore 1.8 (by @Changqing-JING).
• Update and fixes to EVM (by @andelf)
• PPC update to LLVM 18 (adding a few new instructions).

Others

• Add many more Python wheels for different architecture/OS combinations (by @Antelox).
• Provide deb and rpm packages (by @AndrewQuijano).
• Handful of bug fixes and improvements (see below).

What's Changed

• Update Changelog Version to 6.0.0-Alpha2 by @kabeor in #2553
• PPC LLVM 18 by @Rot127 in #2540
• Arm regressions by @Rot127 in #2556
• Python bindings: Enable more archs + bump cibuildwheel action to the v2.22.0 by @Antelox in #2558
• Add arm64 and sysz compatibility layer to Python bindings by @peace-maker in #2559
• Make thumb, v8 and m-class positional cstool arguments. by @Rot127 in #2557
• Small arm64 compat header fixes by @satk0 in #2563
• PPC regressions by @Rot127 in #2575
• Fix 2572 by @Rot127 in #2574
• Clean up the cstest documentation and build instructions. by @Rot127 in #2580
• Update BPF arch by @Roeegg2 in #2568
• x86: update read/write registers for transfer instructions by @hainest in #2578
• cstest: use DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP conditionally by @hainest in #2581
• Capstone v6 now supports Debian Packaging by @AndrewQuijano in #2579
• Fix complex atomic instructions handling by @Roeegg2 in #2584
• Fix linking issue on Windows. by @Rot127 in #2587
• Clarify between machine used vs. Capstone module affected. by @Rot127 in #2586
• Fix LoongArch aliases and CS_OPT_SYNTAX_NO_DOLLAR support by @wargio in #2594
• Update Actions by @AndrewQuijano in #2593
• Downgrade labeler to v4 again due to failing CI. by @Rot127 in #2598
• Delete Travis by @AndrewQuijano in #2600
• Implement CPack for Debian/RPM by @AndrewQuijano in #2590
• Add tricore tc1.8 instructions by @Changqing-JING in #2595
• Apply new EVM opcode updates by @andelf in #2602
• Fix SystemZ macro in Makefile by @Changqing-JING in #2603
• Rebased #2570 by @Rot127 in #2614
• chore(version): Update Version to 6.0.0-Alpha3 by @kabeor in #2616

New Contributors

• @satk0 made their first contribution in #2563
• @Roeegg2 made their first contribution in #2568
• @hainest made their first contribution in #2578
• @Changqing-JING made their first contribution in #2595
• @andelf made their first contribution in #2602

Full Changelog: 6.0.0-Alpha2...6.0.0-Alpha3

Version 5.0.5

What's Changed

• Fix code missing issue in v5.0.4

What's Changed in v5.0.4

• [v5][SuperH] Fix missing setting detail->sh by @david942j in #2465
• tricore: fixes #2386 in v5 by @imbillow in #2527
• Creating a functional Debian Package for Capstone v5 by @AndrewQuijano in #2569
• Duplicate of #2590 for v5 Branch by @AndrewQuijano in #2596
• Update version to v5.0.4 by @kabeor in #2604
• chore(version): update changelog to v5.0.4 by @kabeor in #2605

Full Changelog: 5.0.3...5.0.4

Version 5.0.4

What's Changed

• [v5][SuperH] Fix missing setting detail->sh by @david942j in #2465
• tricore: fixes #2386 in v5 by @imbillow in #2527
• Creating a functional Debian Package for Capstone v5 by @AndrewQuijano in #2569
• Duplicate of #2590 for v5 Branch by @AndrewQuijano in #2596
• Update version to v5.0.4 by @kabeor in #2604
• chore(version): update changelog to v5.0.4 by @kabeor in #2605

Full Changelog: 5.0.3...5.0.4

Version 6.0.0-Alpha2

What's Changed

• Update changelog for V6.0.0-Alpha1 by @kabeor in #2493
• Remove irrelevant changes. by @Rot127 in #2495
• Fixing UB santizer, LITBASE and assert errors. by @Rot127 in #2499
• Update labeler with Xtensa and v6 files. by @Rot127 in #2500
• Add hard asserts to all SStream functions and memset MCInst. by @Rot127 in #2501
• Only trigger on released action. by @Rot127 in #2497
• Fix cstest build with Ninja by @thestr4ng3r in #2506
• Tricore EA calculation by @Rot127 in #2504
• Update libcyaml dependency in cstest to 1.4.2 by @thestr4ng3r in #2508
• xtensa: Fix Branch Target by @imbillow in #2516
• Fix #2509. by @Rot127 in #2510
• AArch64: Replace vararg add_cs_detail by multiple concrete functions by @thestr4ng3r in #2507
• Fix stringop-truncation warning some compilers raise. by @Rot127 in #2522
• Adds ARM and AArch64 compatibility macros for the CC/VAS enums by @Rot127 in #2525
• Fix endianess issue during assignment. by @Rot127 in #2528
• This time actually fix big endian issue. by @Rot127 in #2530
• tricore: fixes #2474 by @imbillow in #2523
• Change CI to create Debian Package to Release by @AndrewQuijano in #2521
• Rename cmake build arguments by @Rot127 in #2534
• xtensa: update to espressif/llvm-project by @imbillow in #2533
• fix coverity by @imbillow in #2546
• Move debian package generation to a dispatch only workflow by @Rot127 in #2543
• Python package building rework by @Antelox in #2538
• Auto-Sync reproducability + ARM update by @Rot127 in #2532
• fix xtensa DecodeMR23RegisterClass and add tests for MAC16 instru… by @imbillow in #2551
• Prepare for update by @kabeor in #2552
• Update Changelog Version to 6.0.0-Alpha2 by @kabeor in #2553

New Contributors

• @AndrewQuijano made their first contribution in #2521
• @Antelox made their first contribution in #2538

Full Changelog: 6.0.0-Alpha1...6.0.0-Alpha2

Version 6.0.0-Alpha1

With the v6 release we added a new update mechanism called Auto-Sync. This is a huge step for Capstone, because it allows for easy module updates, easier addition of new architectures, easy features addition and guarantees less faulty disassembly.

This release adds a huge amount of new architectures, extensions, bug fixes and quality of life improvements.

Almost all the work was sponsored by RizinOrg. This release would have simply not happened without them.

The developers with the biggest contributions were (alphabetically):

• TriCore - @billow (Sponsored)
• LoongArch - @jiegec and @FurryAcetylCoA
• Alpha, HPPA - @R33v0LT (Sponsored)
• AArch64, ARM, Auto-Sync, PPC, SystemZ, modernized testing - @Rot127 (Sponsored)
• Mips, NanoMips - @wargio

There are also multiple smaller additions

• Reviewing all PRs - @kabeor
• Architecture module registration - @oleavr
• Building of thin binaries for Apple - @rickmark
• Python packaging and testing - @twizmwazin, @peace-maker
• RISCV operand access info - @wxrdnx

And of course there were many more improvements done by other contributors, which add to the release just as the ones above. For a full list of all the developers, please see the below.

With all that said, we hope you enjoy the new release!

Breaking Changes

• ARM64 was renamed to AArch64 everywhere (compatibility header is provided).
• SysZ was renamed to SystemZ everywhere (compatibility header is provided).
• Changes happened especially to the PPC, ARM and AArch64 API, as well as changes to enumeration values and stucts.
  Please be sure to read the release guide carefully!
  You can find all the breaking changes and justifications for them!

What's New

• LoongArch, HPPA and Alpha support added.
• AArch64, SystemZ and Mips updated to LLVM 18.
• NanoMips extension added.
• ARM and PPC updated to LLVM 16.
• Exotic PPC PairedSingle extension added.
• Instruction formats for PPC, SystemZ and LoongArch added.
• Instruction alias support added.
• RISCV operand access information added.
• Testing was rewritten from scratch.
• All tests are run with the address sanitizer.
• Several improvements to the API of the ARM, AArch64 and PPC modules.

For an exhaustive list, see the release guide at https://github.com/capstone-engine/capstone/blob/next/docs/cs_v6_release_guide.md

• Thank you @FinnWilkinson for testing the AArch64 module and its extensions so thoroughly.

What's Changed

• [v6] Move meta-programming macros for ARM64/AArch64 to capstone.h by @Rot127 in #2201
• Remove no longer used td files. by @Rot127 in #2205
• tricore: fix runtime errors of integer overflow by @imbillow in #2204
• Disable maybe-uninitialized warning all together. by @Rot127 in #2210
• [ARM] Add alias support by @Rot127 in #2209
• [TriCore] Replace one- and sign-extend with MathExtra.h functions. by @Rot127 in #2212
• [ARM] Add RET group to pop instructions which write to the PC. by @Rot127 in #2216
• V6 release guide by @Rot127 in #2124
• Add CS_aarch64 macro without parameter. by @Rot127 in #2218
• Fix broken disassembly of floating point immediates on big endian hosts by @huth in #2222
• Add Alpha architecture by @R33v0LT in #2071
• Ignore JetBrains based IDE data for clean PRs by @rickmark in #2224
• Add Big-endian mode for Alpha by @R33v0LT in #2227
• Fix typos in COMPILE_CMAKE.TXT by @kobykahane in #2229
• LIBDIRARCH does not propagate to Makefile by @YaSuenag in #2214
• Fix type punning in AArch64_AM_isSVEMaskOfIdenticalElements by @kazarmy in #2237
• Raise minimum requirement to VS2017 by @XVilka in #2228
• Update docs wit ASUpdater.py script by @Rot127 in #2217
• Add autolabeler GitHub Action by @XVilka in #2239
• By default compile as universal2 for macOS by @rickmark in #2221
• Use union in AArch64_AM_isSVEMaskOfIdenticalElements type punning fix by @kazarmy in #2238
• Fix #2234. by @Rot127 in #2236
• Remove comment stating support for multiple clang-format versions by @kazarmy in #2242
• Fix label assignment for LLVM generated files. by @Rot127 in #2243
• Constify Alpha and TriCore by @rth7680 in #2245
• Fix compilation with DIET + X86_REDUCE by @oleavr in #2248
• Fix warnings when building with CAPSTONE_DIET by @oleavr in #2249
• Fix MSVC warning overrides when using non-MSVC toolchains by @oleavr in #2250
• Add support for architecture registration by @oleavr in #2252
• auto-sync: Fix some tree-sitter queries by @kazarmy in #2255
• cstool: Fix ppc_br_hint comparison by @oleavr in #2254
• Fix crash on x86 when building with MSVC by @oleavr in #2253
• Fix regressions in custom memory allocator support by @oleavr in #2251
• Fix compilation with CAPSTONE_X86_REDUCE by @oleavr in #2256
• auto-sync BitCastStdArray.py: Transform to union instead by @kazarmy in #2257
• Make helper functions static to prevent multiple defintions. by @Rot127 in #2266
• Drop distutils in python binding by @Xeonacid in #2271
• Fix #2233 by @Rot127 in #2267
• Fix OOB read and wries by @Rot127 in #2273
• [AArch64] Fix incorrect alignment of labels. by @Rot127 in #2277
• Makefile: Improve Apple detection by @sevan in #2263
• [CMake] Architecture definition fix by @Rot127 in #2272
• [PPC] Expose instruction formats by @Rot127 in #2276
• Add issue and PR templates by @Rot127 in #2294
• Avoid random access values for operands in not-yet-specified instructions. by @mur47x111 in #2259
• Remove repetitive words by @majorteach in #2297
• Add HPPA(PA-RISC) architecture by @R33v0LT in #2265
• Fix invalid comparison with HPPA_OP_INVALID by @R33v0LT in #2300
• HPPA dissassembler fix unitialized variables errors by @R33v0LT in #2309
• Weaken requirements to document functions. by @Rot127 in #2324
• [Auto-Sync] LLVM 18 update by @Rot127 in #2296
• chore: remove repetitive words by @careworry in #2326
• Fix cstool Makefile for non-C99-defaulting compilers by @thestr4ng3r in #2315
• check if decode[idx] is callable by @Ced2911 in #2322
• Add eBPF bswap16/32/64 instruction by @chengshuyi in #2323
• Add a clang-tidy checks and warnings by @Rot127 in #2312
• [next] Fix #2128 by adding missing mapping values. by @Rot127 in #2335
• Replace manually compile tree-sitter-cpp with their Python bindings. by @Rot127 in #2337
• [next] Fix #2079: Add missing 1 immediate to rcl by @Rot127 in #2330
• fix typos by @RainRat in #2344
• Fix clang tidy by @Rot127 in #2347
• Fix pkgconfig file to make #include <capstone/capstone.h> work by @ret2libc in #2307
• Rewrite str_replace using snprintf for security and fix clang-tidy by @jiegec in #2350
• Clang tidy quality of life by @Rot127 in #2348
• [next] Fix #2244: Don't apply pseudo-instr. offset to vcmp id by @Rot127 in https://github.com/capstone-engine/capstone/pul...

Version 5.0.3

Highlight

• This release mainly fixes a series of issues with python wheel in the previous version.

What's Changed

• [v5] Updates and fixes to the Python wheel builder workflow by @Rot127 in #2440
• Relocatable package v5 by @mrexodia in #2447
• [v5] Wheel build fixes: manylinux1, trigger upload on release, Linux AArch64 by @Rot127 in #2443

Full Changelog: 5.0.2...5.0.3

Version 5.0.2

What's Changed

• [v5] Add meta-programming macros for ARM64/AArch64 name change to capstone.h by @Rot127 in #2199
• [v5] Add CS_aarch64 macro without parameter. by @Rot127 in #2219
• [v5] python: Fix definition of capstone syntax value option constants by @nmeum in #2240
• Constify TriCore by @rth7680 in #2246
• Revert constant value of CS_OP_MEM to v5.0.1 by @Rot127 in #2275
• Do not use 0b prefix, not supported on old compilers by @trufae in #2306
• Update CMakeLists.txt version (See #2310) by @PerikiyoXD in #2311
• [v5] Fix #2128 by adding missing mapping values. by @Rot127 in #2334
• [v5] Fix #2079: Add missing 1 immediate to rcl by @Rot127 in #2329
• [v5] Fix incorrect ID mappings for PPC by @Rot127 in #2333
• [v5] Fix #2244: Don't apply pseudo-instr. offset to vcmp id by @Rot127 in #2332
• Fix comparison using narrow types in loop condition by @trufae in #2360
• SH: Use bitwise OR with mask for sign extension by @lhsazevedo in #2371
• Remove deprecated packaging and cython by @twizmwazin in #2400
• [v5] Fix typo in AArch64 Python binding by @david942j in #2412
• Backport python-publish.yml from next by @twizmwazin in #2408
• [v5] Add release wheel build workflow for all Python versions by @Rot127 in #2415
• [v5] Fix unintended zero set in Sparc printInst by @david942j in #2420
• [v5][arm] Consider SpecRegRBit on setting SYSREG by @david942j in #2422
• Prepare for release v5.0.2 by @kabeor in #2425
• Update ChangeLog for v5.0.2 by @kabeor in #2426
• [V5] Fix Python package build action by @kabeor in #2428
• Fix CI fuzz job yml syntax by @Rot127 in #2430
• Fix static lib (#2433) by @hsebs in #2434
• Update changelog v5.0.2 release time by @kabeor in #2435
• [CI] downguard actions/download-artifact to v3 by @kabeor in #2436

New Contributors

• @nmeum made their first contribution in #2240
• @PerikiyoXD made their first contribution in #2311
• @lhsazevedo made their first contribution in #2371
• @hsebs made their first contribution in #2434

Full Changelog: 5.0.1...5.0.2

Version 5.0.1

What's Changed

• [ARM] Fix VFP feature check by @Rot127 in #2090
• Restore the ARM register naming from v4. by @gerph in #2108
• Use OS independent printf formatting. by @Rot127 in #2109
• Cherry-pick from next for v5.0.1 by @kabeor in #2141
  • Add Python bindings for WASM by @peace-maker #2095
  • Sync Python bindings for x86, m68k, and mos65xx by @peace-maker #2100
  • Add Python bindings for SH by @peace-maker #2096
  • Update Python binding constants by @peace-maker #2097
  • Fixing TriCore disasm instructions by @bkoppelmann #2088
  • allow absolute CMAKE_INSTALL_*DIR @chayleaf #2134
• Prepare for release v5.0.1 by @kabeor in #2143

New Contributors

• @gerph made their first contribution in #2108
• @bkoppelmann made their first contribution in #2088
• @chayleaf made their first contribution in #2134

Full Changelog: 5.0...5.0.1