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[Jaka Kranjc <smgl AT lynxlynx.info>]

Sorcery 1.15.0 has finally been released! Yep, check the date. A long time 
has 
passed since the inception, so the changelog is long and full of bugfixes, 
optimisations and new features. Thanks to all involved!

The release notes are worst viewed on the wiki at
http://sourcemage.org/projects/sorcery/wiki/ReleaseNotes1150

Here are just the big highlights:
* sorcery queue and queue-security are now much faster by avoiding disk IO 
(~10 times in my case) and optionally (default: VERBOSE_QUEUING=on) more 
verbose. It displays all the reasons why the particular spell is being put 
into the queue. For security updates it states if there was more than one. 
    * as a side effect, also cast -Z is much faster when searching for 
possible 
updates (look it up, it is very handy)
* partly improved resurrect: better resurrection and its integration into the 
casting process 
    * a new tool (called resurrect) specifically for dealing with 
resurrecting 
(downgrades, upgrades, cache manipulation)
* timing functionality. It can be accessed via gaze time, gaze time-system 
and 
their subcommands. The functions print various casting times. Especially gaze 
time --full can be useful for estimating future casting time. 
* the spell's FINAL outputs are duplicated at the end of cast 
* when a spell fails, a short reason for the failure is displayed in the 
summary 
* improved cleanup algorithm when a spell fails in the dependency resolution 
part of cast 
* conflicts and security questions are now asked during the dependency 
resolution phase
    * the conflicts are then dispelled right before the spell is cast or 
resurrected

IMPORTANT: To get any of the benefits of staging, you need to install castfs.
IMPORTANT: Don't forget there is now a new cool tool called resurrect.

This release also marks a new development stream, so if you want to work on 
any (new) features, the time is right. Bugzilla, users and me are full of 
ideas. There are already a few projects submitted to bugzilla, but most need 
a 
bit more work and polish. In any case, there's plenty of fun or painful stuff 
to work on and I'd gladly help with any of it.

My plan for 1.16 is to work on (more or less) what is filed on 
bugzilla/chillizila, especially if it has attachments. And maybe the 
completion of improved resurrect.

Go forth and testify. But first wait for the mirrors to sync. :)

LP
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