v2.4.0

The 2.4.0 release is a minor LTS release for bugfixes and improvements

🙏Thanks to all contributers of axmol include financial sponsors: @scorewarrior,@peterkharitonov,@duong,@thienphuoc, @bingsoo, @asnagni, @paulocoutinhox, @DelinWorks

🙏Extremely thanks to @scorewarrior become new $3000.00/month financial sponsor, it's a very nice company.

Bug fixes

• Fix build wasm fail with -O0 by @halx99
• Fix #2370 module 'bitop' not found by @halx99
• Fix #2371 Video freezes on the first frame when played on Apple TV by @halx99
• Fix tile animation logic to use correct time per frame by @rh101 in #2345
• Fix: when these extensions set to OFF, compiles by @blairwang in #2347
• Fix tilemap culling by @DelinWorks in #2403

Improvements

• Improve build system, support select msvc toolset version by @halx99
• Improve Label: underline, strikethrough and color by @aismann in #2382
• Disable Spine references if Spine is not enabled by @rh101 in #2346
• Increase MAX_AUDIOINSTANCES value to 128 in AudioEngine by @MartinLutherSu in #2348
• Clipper2 ver. 1.5.0 by @aismann in #2350
• Remove folder DrawNodeExTest by @aismann in #2352
• Clipper2 1.5.2 by @aismann in #2360
• [Android] Allow project to specify Axmol engine root path by @rh101 in #2361
• Improve gradle by @halx99 in #2363
• Add zip in memory support by @AlexandreK38 in #2368
• Use axmol proguard file in template and clean by @AlexandreK38 in #2366
• [Windows] Ensure vertical scrolling is enabled when EditBox is in multiline mode by @rh101 in #2374
• Add Android event for Warm Start by @AlexandreK38 in #2367
• [Windows] Ensure EditBox shows text correctly when it receives focus for the first time by @rh101 in #2376
• Add Image flip Raw data vertically by @AlexandreK38 in #2369
• Committing luabindings for commit 0656f87 by @axmol-bot in #2377
• Improve site and add donate page with donate channels and sponsors list by @halx99
• Improve build system by @halx99
  • Install android cmdline-tools into android sdk root
  • Improve setup.ps1 on macOS
  • Update live2d SDK download url
  • Improve gradle scripts
• Remove unused 3rd lib: yaml-cpp by @halx99
• Fix wasm compile warnings
• Added methods to modify audio pitch by @Janglee123 in #2381
• Improve webgl render fps by @halx99 in #2379
• Add missing const qualifiers for DrawNode by @crazyhappygame in #2394
• Ensure opacity is applied to DrawNode used in Label by @rh101 in #2396
• Update button size if title renderer is changed and ignore size is true by @rh101 in #2401
• Calculate correct positions for underline and strikethrough by @rh101 in #2398
• [Android] Add a way to disable interactions on the SurfaceView by @AlexandreK38 in #2410

SDKs updates

• emsdk: 3.1.73 ==> 4.0.3

3rdparty updates

• astcenc: 5.1.0 ==> 5.2.0
• clipper2: 1.4.0 ==> 1.5.2
• curl: 8.11.1 ==> 8.12.1
• libpng: 1.6.45 ==> 1.6.47
• fmt: 11.1.2 ==> 11.1.3
• openssl: 3.0.15 ==> 3.0.16

MD5 Hash of the release artifacts

• axmol-2.4.0.zip: 88C9EBB706921846BFC0E65B021A0A67
• axmol-bs-2.4.0.zip: 3FEE1585C88334106A785AC349FD98B8

v2.3.2

The 2.3.2 release is a minor LTS release for bugfixes and improvements

🙏thanks to all contributers of axmol include financial sponsors: @thienphuoc, @bingsoo, @asnagni, @paulocoutinhox, @DelinWorks, @duong, @peterkharitonov

Bug fixes

• Fix bit op error on lua < 5.4 by @halx99
• Fix luajit luaL_openlibs crash on android by @halx99
• Fix setup.ps1 Error in parsing PowerShell and OS versions by @halx99
• Fix cpp template scene listeners leaked by @halx99

Improvements

• Fix clang-19 compile warnings
• Improve 7z cmdline compatibility
• DrawNode: new method: drawColoredTriangle(const Vec2* vertices3, const Color4B* color3) by @aismann in #2305
• Committing luabindings for commit 5c84ccd by @axmol-bot in #2307
• Correctly load resources that exist in a different folder to TMX file by @rh101 in #2316
• Update DevSetup.md for Android by @rh101 in #2319
• Add support for the creation of layers that are set to invisible in tilemap by @rh101 in #2321
• Committing luabindings for commit 2212048 by @axmol-bot in #2323
• Issue Template: Add Documentation_report.md by @aismann in #2326
• Use correct color type to fix debug drawing in PhysicsWorld by @rh101 in #2334
• Committing luabindings for commit 3da481f by @axmol-bot in #2335
• Add more fine-grained callbacks supports for MenuItem by @MartinLutherSu in #2342

3rdparty updates

• libpng: 1.6.44 ==> 1.6.45
• fmt: 11.1.1 ==> 11.1.2
• luajit: 2.1-f73e649 ==> 2.1-a4f56a4

MD5 Hash of the release artifacts

• axmol-2.3.2.zip: 0BE45A566733E6F5AF9CC8516289B808
• axmol-bs-2.3.2.zip: 782BD5642FB0E1FCCB3E2C992A42B9F6

v2.3.1

The 2.3.1 release is a minor LTS release for bugfixes and improvements

Bug fixes

• Fix RenderTexture internal sprite positioning and test cases by @rh101 in #2301
• Fix imgui compile and link error for wasm by @halx99 in #2297
• Fix continues drawCardinalSplines() drawing outside the control points on last control point by @aismann in #2303

Improvements

• Improve CI, raise error when build fail by @halx99
• Improve DevSetup.md by @rh101 in #2298

3rdparty updates

• xxhash: 0.8.2 ==> 0.8.3

MD5 Hash of the release artifacts

• axmol-2.3.1.zip: ADFC977211FBA017B2D36A914B35B72D
• axmol-bs-2.3.1.zip: F3651518A2711EB886950D7A3C6E63DE

v2.3.0

💥Happy New Year, we are happy publish this release in Jan.1 2025💥

The 2.3.0 release is a minor LTS release for bugfixes and improvements

🙏thanks to all contributers of axmol include financial sponsors: @thienphuoc, @bingsoo, @asnagni, @paulocoutinhox, @DelinWorks, @duong, @peterkharitonov

🙏very thanks to @peterkharitonov become new $250.00/month financial sponsor.

Significant changes relative to 2.2.x:

• Add android15 16KB page size support by @halx99 in #2268
• Improve build profiles by @halx99 in #2273
• Rename org.axmol* to dev.axmol* by @halx99 in #2272
• Rename glslcc to axslcc by @halx99 in #2271
• Add support to create a minmal axmol-bs package for common cross platform build purpose by @halx99
• Add vs2022 preview support in 1kiss.ps1 by @halx99
• Update libclang to 19.1.6 for luabinding generator by @halx99
• Download package to cache instead tools/external
• Add build android .aab support via axmol -p android -aab

Bug fixes

• Fix Label create with long string cause random crash in windows by @halx99
• Fix DrawNode::drawPie(DrawMode::Line, thickness =1) draw a closed line (like DrawMode::Semi) wrong by @aismann in #2217
• Fix for Android build issue by @rh101 in #2225
• Fix media player by @ paulocoutinhox in #2257
• Fix android class name paths incorrect by @rh101 in #2276
• Fix renderer test case batching by @rh101 in #2291

Improvements

• Improve DrawNode::drawPie() by @aismann in #2222
• Metal: enable mipmap support by @smilediver in #2235
• Add support for selecting all text in editbox via CTRL+A by @rh101 in #2238
• Ensure that git ignores build folders created in test projects by @rh101 in #2247
• Detect CTRL+A key combination to select all text in EditBox by @rh101 in #2251
• Prevent excessive calls to deleteBackward method which may cause crashes on Android by @rh101 in #2248
• Updated website. by @danialias in #2274
• Make win32 messageBox always TOPMOST by @aismann in #2221
• Add printLeaks call to alternative Win32 main method by @rh101 in #2278
• Add printLeaks call in appropriate location to help developers by @rh101 in #2275
• Remove TTF Font charCode 65535 limit by @halx99
• Allow publish from specified commitish for ci

sdks updates

• emsdk: 3.1.67 ==> 3.1.73
• AGP: 8.4.0 ==> 8.7.3
• gradle: 8.8.0 ==> 8.11.1
• android target sdk: 34 ==> 35

3rdparty updates

• astcenc: 4.8.0 ==> 5.1.0
• c-ares: 1.34.1 ==> 1.34.4
• curl: 8.10.1 ==> 8.11.1
• flatbuffers: 24.3.25 ==> 1.1.0-815e6e7
• fmt: 11.0.1 ==> 11.1.1
• oboe: 1.9.0 ==> 1.9.3
• webp: 1.4.0 ==> 1.5.0
• jpeg-turbo: 3.0.4 ==> 3.1.0
• luajit: 2.1-97813fb ==> 2.1-f73e649
• imgui: 1.90.6 ==> 1.91.6

Update guide

https://github.com/axmolengine/axmol/wiki/Update-guide-to-v2.3.0-for-Android

MD5 Hash of the release artifacts

• axmol-2.3.0.zip: 635F1D5E46EE938E7D57A9DC591D50BF
• axmol-bs-2.3.0.zip: 31845E841FC8604B768506E5F1B686F0

v2.2.1

The 2.2.1 release is a minor LTS release for bugfixes and improvements

Bug fixes

• Fix curl link error on macOS

MD5 Hash of the release artifacts

• axmol-2.2.1.zip: 8FB43DF6C258A25477C23010E54B2777

v2.2.0

The 2.2.0 release is a minor LTS release for bugfixes and improvements

🙏thanks to all contributers of axmol include financial sponsors: @thienphuoc, @bingsoo, @asnagni, @paulocoutinhox, @DelinWorks, @duong

Significant changes relative to 2.1.5:

• Enable vsync by default by @halx99 in #2118
• Improve android media player, also fix #2101 by @halx99 in #2109
• Add build on ubuntu 24.04 support by @halx99 in #2152
• No longer add sprite as child of RenderTexture by @halx99 in #2149
• API change too: remove all DrawNode setLineWidth() stuff by @aismann in #2172

Bug fixes

• Fix invalidated iterator access in Scheduler::unscheduleAllWithMinPriority() by @smilediver in #2194
• Fix label in PauseTest. by @Tosik86 in #2157
• Fix #2147 full screen incorrect on macOS by @halx99 in #2150
• Fix RenderTargetGL FBO not recreate when recv EVENT_RENDERER_RECREATED by @halx99 in #2148
• Fix EventMouse coords by @halx99 in #2141
• Fix for incorrect bits per pixel set on texture reload by @rh101 in #2138
• Fix move constructor comment in Data class by @Tosik86 in #2132
• Fix Node setPosition() and setPositionNormalized() not switching normalized mode if positions match by @smilediver in #2102
• Fix issue with widget positioning when using normalized coordinates by @rh101 in #2110
• Fix RenderTexture data needs to be saved to the cache before the GLSurfaceView context is lost by @rh101 in #2146
• Fix incorrect static value usage in JNI array methods by @rh101 in #2178
• Fix #2199 by @halx99 in #2200
• Fix LuaJit Compilations by @IamSanjid in #2159
• Fix #2163 by @halx99 in #2166
• Fix #2169 by @halx99 in #2170
• fix Crash Sprite when _texture null by @NgVThangBz in #2164
• Fix dangling ref in SpriteFrameCache::removeSpriteFramesFromTexture() by @smilediver in #2106
• Fix android fps issue when certain animation intervals are set by @rh101 in #2162
• Fix DownloaderCURL too many open files and other fixes by @smilediver in #2182

Improvements

• [ImGui] Allow setting of custom font config to enable merging of multiple fonts and other features by @rh101 in #2085
• Update DevSetup.md with iOS simulator build commands by @rh101 in #2087
• Remove couple bad warnings by @smilediver in #2088
• Trim trailing whitespace for files in core folder by @smilediver in #2089
• Remove the NS_AX_BEGIN and NS_AX_END macros. by @j-jorge in #2100
• Remove the USING_NS_AX and NS_AX macros. by @j-jorge in #2103
• Remove usage of the NS_AX macro. by @j-jorge in #2107
• Sprite: show stretch warning only if stretching is enabled by @smilediver in #2113
• Delay load mf.dll, mfplat.dll by @halx99 in #2116
• Remove unreferenced sprite from test scene by @rh101 in #2119
• Set RenderTexture content size on creation by @rh101 in #2120
• Update sweep.h (fix invalid UTF-8) by @aismann in #2121
• Math optimizations by @smilediver in #2115
• DrawNode V2 by @aismann in #2124
• USe gradle-8.8-bin.zip everywhere by @crazyhappygame in #2134
• Refine contributing.md guide by @Tosik86 in #2135
• Allow turn on/off deprecated features by @halx99 in #2136
• Math: remove and replace GP_ASSERT with AX_ASSERT by @smilediver in #2143
• Enable cache render data for webgl by default by @halx99 in #2151
• Fix some compiling deprecated issues by @halx99 in #2154
• Update DrawNode.cpp (fix #2140) by @aismann in #2158
• Add (missing) parameter 'drawLineToCenter' to 'drawSolidCircle(...)' by @aismann in #2160
• Optimize DrawNode by @smilediver in #2165
• remove DrawPrimitivesTests (Cocos2Dx) (redundant mit DrawNodeTest) by @aismann in #2179
• move ZwoptexTest to SpriteTest (better add it to the SpriteTest section as removing) by @aismann in #2180
• Update README.md (thirdparty) by @aismann in #2183
• AxmolActivity refactoring and fixes by @smilediver in #2185
• Update controller.cpp Add small hint that the DrawNode tests be "not finished": "Node: Draw (WIP)" by @aismann in #2189
• DrawNode calls: replacing Color4F with Color4B (without the 'test' folder!) by @aismann in #2192

sdks updates

• emsdk: 3.1.63 ==> 3.1.67

3rdparty updates

• glad: 2.0.6 ==> 2.0.8
• curl: 8.9.1 ==> 8.10.1
• simdjson: 3.10.0 ==> 3.10.1
• libpng: 1.6.43 ==> 1.6.44
• c-ares: 1.33.0 ==> 1.34.1
• openssl: 3.3.1 ==> 3.0.15
• yasio: 4.2.4 ==> 4.3.1
• jpeg-turbo: 3.0.3 ==> 3.0.4
• luajit: 2.1-04dca79 ==> 2.1-97813fb
• simdjson: 3.10.0 ==> 3.10.1
• rapidjson: 1.1.0-b4a6da3 ==> 1.1.0-815e6e7
• freetype: 2.13.2 ==> 2.13.3

MD5 Hash of the release artifacts

• axmol-2.2.0.zip: B1F6EF0B8A31F5B224D4D0FE38677908

v2.1.5

The 2.1.5 release is a minor LTS release for bugfixes and improvements

🙏thanks to all contributers of axmol include financial sponsors: @thienphuoc, @bingsoo, @asnagni, @paulocoutinhox, @DelinWorks, @duong

Significant changes relative to 2.1.4:

• Add render I420 video support by @halx99 in #2050 , also fix issue #2049 reported by @SimplyJpk
• Refactor math simd by @halx99 in #2070, proposed by @huiguochen and @smilediver
  • Implement NEON transformVertices & transformIndices by @smilediver in #2065
  • Implement SSE transformVertices & transformIndices, proposed by @huiguochen
  • Add cmake option AX_WASM_ISA_SIMD to support build wasm with SIMD support, supports values sse, neon
  • Rewrite all neon inline asm code with NEON intrinsics, this will allow WASM and winuwp-arm64 can compile with NEON intrinsic
• Improve FileUtils by @halx99
  • Rename FileUtils::createDirectory to FileUtils::createDirectories
  • Use splitpath_cb to optimize FileUtils::createDirectories
  • Rename FileUtils::getFileShortName to FileUtils::getPathBaseName
  • Add FileUtils::getPathDirName
  • Add FileUtils::getPathBaseNameNoExtension
  • Mark all renamed FileUtils stubs old name deprecated
  • Mark all FileUtils offthread APIs deprecated
• Remove arch suffix of host default build output directory for axmol cmdline

Bug Fixes

• Fix checkReallySupportsASTC does not work on ios device reported by @BIGCATDOG in #2078
• Fix ImGui index draw info incorrect by @rh101 in #2052
• Fix ArchLinux setup dependencies always fail by @halx99
• Fix android VolatileTexture memory leak when addImage(img,k,fmt)
• Fix cmake prebuilt link error by @IamSanjid in #2058
• Fix prebuilt openssl dll path incorrect for winuwp by @halx99
• Fix #2060, make http request/respose reference counter thread-safe by @halx99 in #2064, reported by @qq461787436
• Fix Curl downloader not observing set task limits by @smilediver in #2067
• Fix a regression introduced by 2.1.4 that live2d compile error by @halx99, reported by @Sevael
• Fix unexpected libpng from system used
• Fix #1751, use coroutine control AutoTest flow

Improvements

• Enhance Color4F and method naming change by @rh101 in #2072
• Improve FastRNG implementation by @DelinWorks in #2056
  • Move FastRNG to ax ns and more improvements by @DelinWorks in #2057
  • Add missing include for AXASSERT by @smilediver in #2081
• Handle premultiplied alpha for grayscale PNGs by @j-jorge in #2047
• Optimize ProgramState::setTexture() to avoid vector (de)allocations by @smilediver in #2061
• Add OpenType font (.otf) to the noCompress list by @danialias in #2077
• Update DrawNodeEx aka DrawNodeV2 to 0.95.1 by @aismann in #2079

sdks updates

• cppwinrt: 2.0.240111.5 ==> 2.0.240405.15

3rdparty updates

• box2d: 2.4.1 ==> 2.4.2
• curl: 8.8.0 ==> 8.9.1
• simdjson: 3.9.5 ==> 3.10.0
• lz4: 1.9.4 ==> 1.10.0
• c-ares: 1.32.2 ==> 1.33.0

MD5 Hash of the release artifacts

• axmol-2.1.5.zip: D42B00A4FBFEF44E8AB38A56C2028A5E

v2.1.4

The 2.1.4 release is a minor LTS release for bugfixes and improvements

Significant changes relative to 2.1.3:

• Add JobSystem support by @halx99
• Add cmake option AX_WASM_INITIAL_MEMORY
• Add Linux WebView implementation by @IamSanjid in #1985
• Improve curl download implementation by @halx99 in #1999
  • Use curl_multi_poll instead select
  • Use curl_xferinfo_callback instead deprecated curl_progress_callback
  • Don't use CURL_HEADER to get content length, get it in xferinfo_callback
• Improve RenderTarget by @smilediver in #1996
• Make apple controller to support four players by @paulocoutinhox in #2009

Deprecated

• AsyncTaskPool, use JobSystem instead.
• AXLOG, AXLOGINFO, AXLOGWARN, AXLOGERROR, use AXLOGD, AXLOGI, AXLOGE instead.
  • Mark AXLOG, AXLOGINFO, AXLOGWARN, AXLOGERROR deprecated in #2017
  • Rename all AXLOG/printf to AXLOGD (without .\core, .\3rdparty) by @aismann in #2020
  • Set several log messages to verbose level by @rh101 in #2021
  • Change AXLOGI to more appropriate AXLOGD for several log calls by @rh101 in #2028
• StringUtils::format, use fmt::format instead.

Bug Fixes

• Fix call to incorrect java method by @rh101 in #2015
• Fix Callback and store Renderer Image type by @AlexandreK38 in #1945
• Fix char8_t not disable on msvc by @halx99
• Fix Renderer recreated by @smilediver in #1988
• Fix AvfMediaEngine assetion when play some HLS video files by @halx99 in #1984
• Fix compiling errors when on linux ubuntu2204 by @bwaiox in #2012
• Fix prebuilt, add ax_link_ext macro by @iAndyHD3 in #2022
• Fix #1943, Make extension luabinding can be controlled by AX_EXT_HINT by @halx99, reported by @iAndyHD3

Improvements

• Add ability to change Inspector's font size by @IamSanjid in #1932
• Calculate safe area inset values for android devices with rounded corners by @rh101 in #1934
• Update documentation for axmol build commands when targetting the iOS simulator by @rh101 in #1938
• Added glyph ranges manager for ImGuiPresenter, added ability to use glyph ranges for Inspector's font by @IamSanjid in #1936
• Add support for necessary events to be sent regardless of event dispatcher enabled state by @rh101 in #1940
• Enable DrawNodeEx by default by @aismann in #1950
• Apply child stencils correctly to the clipping node by @rh101 in #1957
• Fix some compiler warnings on windows by @IamSanjid in #1954
• Update DevSetup.md by @caryyu in #1965
• Sprite and TextureCache from ax::Data by @AlexandreK38 in #1967
• Remove duplicate cmake options by @halx99
• Count run action finish to call final finish when two run actions are performed by @AlexandreK38 in #1946
• Only pause GLSurfaceView if activity is moved to the background, and not if it just loses focus by @rh101 in #1942
• Update spine README.md by @rh101 in #1975
• Update llvm setup
  • Remove llvm setup from gh action yml config, since 1kiss will setup it
  • Update 1kiss.ps1 llvm min requirement to 17.0.6 for msvc14.40 support
  • Remove llvm version config from 1k/manifest.ps1 since 1kiss.ps1 already set properly for msvc14.40 support
• Update TLD to axmol.dev in sources by @halx99
• Don't output log when custom ILogOutput was set by @halx99
• Use new logging system for audio by @halx99
• Update DrawNodeV2 0.94 by @aismann in #2008
• Ensure the RenderTexture reference is valid on threaded saveToFile task completion by @rh101 in #2024
• Some warning and other minor fixes by @smilediver in #2038

sdks & tools updates

• gradle: 8.7 ==> 8.8
• AGP: 8.2.2 ==> 8.4.0
• emsdk: 3.1.59 ==> 3.1.63

3rdparty updates

• openssl: 3.0.13 ==> 3.3.1
• Clipper2: 1.3.0 ==> 1.4.0
• simdjson: 3.9.2 ==> 3.9.5
• fmtlib: 10.2.1 ==> 11.0.1
• yasio: 4.2.2 ==> 4.2.3
• oboe: 1.8.1 ==> 1.9.0
• plainlua: 5.4.6 ==> 5.4.7
• c-ares: 1.29.0 ==> 1.32.2
• luajit: 2.1-d06beb0 ==> 2.1-04dca79

MD5 Hash of the release artifacts

• axmol-2.1.4.zip: 849AA31DD6235945A88B7C60360EBB1A

v2.1.20240714-28013e9-nightly

MD5 Hash of the release artifacts

• axmol-2.1.20240714-28013e9-nightly.zip: 10461D9340203A9D5938E07C51E96199

v2.1.20240613-6cb7618-nightly

MD5 Hash of the release artifacts

• axmol-2.1.20240613-6cb7618-nightly.zip: 9179F4154AB389117A12772491F5AB93