Merge pull request #4174 from conan-io/release/2.19

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Author: czoido

changelog.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,34 @@ Changelog
 
 For a more detailed description of the major changes that Conan 2 brings, compared with Conan 1.X, please read :ref:`whatsnew`
 
+2.19.0 (23-Jul-2025)
+--------------------
+
+- Feature: Changed some private attributes in MesonToolchain as public ones, e.g., `b_ndebug`,  `b_staticpic`. `#18676 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18676>`_
+- Feature: PremakeDeps will now correctly propagate libraries, headers and binaries depending on the requirement traits. `#18663 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18663>`_
+- Feature: Add `cmake_target_aliases` support for `CMakeConfigDeps`. `#18662 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18662>`_
+- Feature: Add ``self.conan_data`` to the information serialized by ConanFile, so it is printed in ``conan graph info`` and other commands. `#18661 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18661>`_ . Docs `here <https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/4172>`__
+- Feature: Let :command:`conan source` reference the backup sources it generates in more cases. `#18655 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18655>`_
+- Feature: Add user channel to CycloneDX SBOM ``sbom_ref`` field. `#18649 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18649>`_
+- Feature: Enable ``test_package_folder`` attribute for :command:`conan export-pkg` command. `#18621 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18621>`_ . Docs `here <https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/4173>`__
+- Feature: Add support for GCC 12.5. `#18587 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18587>`_ . Docs `here <https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/4169>`__
+- Feature: New `makefile` parameter in Autotools `make`/`install` methods to allow specifying the name of the Makefile file. `#18578 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18578>`_
+- Feature: Let graph html focus on searched package when pressing Intro in search box. `#18575 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18575>`_
+- Feature: Allow defining a custom platform on Premake generator for Windows. `#18572 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18572>`_
+- Feature: Allow profile composition while using conan runners. `#18534 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18534>`_
+- Fix: Add explicit error when trying to export a reference with `channel` but no `user`. `#18646 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18646>`_ . Docs `here <https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/4167>`__
+- Fix: Check `required_conan_version` before loading hooks. `#18644 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18644>`_
+- Fix: Avoid logging levels hiding the login username/password request messages. `#18642 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18642>`_
+- Fix: Allow ``cc`` compiler to be defined with spaces for profile auto detection. `#18628 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18628>`_
+- Fix: Fixed untargz when the destination path  uses the Windows long paths prefix `\\?\`. `#18612 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18612>`_
+- Fix: `CMakeConfigDeps` filter `requires()` to `package_type=application`. `#18611 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18611>`_
+- Fix: Fix multithreading for self-contained Conan binaries. `#18603 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18603>`_
+- Fix: Improve version detection for `cc` compilers. `#18600 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18600>`_
+- Fix: Pass deployment target from profile to ``XcodeBuild``. `#18496 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18496>`_ . Docs `here <https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/4129>`__
+- Fix: Project path and target name are quoted now for ``XcodeBuild``. `#18496 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18496>`_ . Docs `here <https://github.com/conan-io/docs/pull/4129>`__
+- Bugfix: Make `package_type="configuration"` packages independent of the `config_mode` for their `package_id`. `#18671 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18671>`_
+- Bugfix: PremakeDeps: ensure correct linkage on dependent libraries. `#18631 <https://github.com/conan-io/conan/pull/18631>`_
+
 2.18.1 (04-Jul-2025)
 --------------------
 

conf.py

@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
 
 
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = "2.18"
+version = "2.19"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'2.18.1'
+release = u'2.19.0'
 
 dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(dir_path, "versions.json")):

knowledge/faq.rst

@@ -222,3 +222,40 @@ The general best practices are:
 - Keep the versions aligned. If using a version range try to use the same version range everywhere.
 - Declare first dependencies that use fixed version, not version ranges
 - Use the ``conan graph info ... --format=html > graph.html`` graphical interactive output to understand and navigate conflicts.
+
+.. _faq_stdout_stderr_redirects:
+
+Conan is redirecting its output to stderr
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+As explained :ref:`in the commands reference<commands_output>`,
+by design Conan redirects its logging information to the standard error output (stderr),
+while the actual results of the commands are sent to the standard output (stdout).
+
+This is done to allow users to easily redirect the output of Conan commands to files or other
+processes without having the logging information mixed with the actual results.
+
+For example, running a command like:
+
+.. code-block:: text
+
+   $ conan graph info --requires=zlib/1.3.1 --format=json > graph.json
+
+   ...
+
+   ======== Computing dependency graph ========
+   Graph root
+       cli
+   Requirements
+       zlib/1.3.1#b8bc2603263cf7eccbd6e17e66b0ed76 - Cache
+
+   ======== Computing necessary packages ========
+   Connecting to remote 'conancenter' anonymously
+   Requirements
+       zlib/1.3.1#b8bc2603263cf7eccbd6e17e66b0ed76:dbb40f41e6e9a5c4a9a1fd8d9e6ccf6d92676c92#8976086f07d37e3f6288e2fccf9650ae - Cache
+
+will create a file named ``graph.json`` with the JSON output of the command, but it will not
+include any logging information, which will be printed to the console.
+
+Note that this approach is common in many command-line tools such as ``git`` and ``curl``,
+and it is not specific to Conan.

reference/commands.rst

@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ common practices in many CLI tools and the `POSIX standard
 - ``stderr``: For diagnostic output, including logs, warnings, errors, and progress
   messages.
 
+More info can be found more in the :ref:`FAQ section<faq_stdout_stderr_redirects>`.
+
 **Redirecting Output to Files**
 
 You can redirect Conan output to files using shell redirection: