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Issue #439 - adjust README and branches in c-cpp #444

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions .github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
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Expand Up @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: C/C++ CI

on:
push:
branches: [ dev, stable, dev-0.9.9, dev-1.0.0, dev-nodejs-24]
branches: [ dev, stable, dev-1.0.0, dev-1.1.0]
pull_request:
branches: [ dev, stable, dev-0.9.9, dev-1.0.0, dev-nodejs-24]
branches: [ dev, stable, dev-1.0.0, dev-1.1.0]

env:
SPECS_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref || github.ref_name }}
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11-Sep-2026: Version 1.0.0 is here

What's new:
* All pre-built binaries now work with Python 3.12
* Support Python in `MSBuild` builds
* Added MSI and stand-alone Windows executable to release artifacts
* Debugging aids for GDB
* Rolling context support
* Rolling context allows processing previous and future records.
* Packages for Linux, Mac OS and Windows, bundled with Python 3.12.
* Python support in `MSBuild` builds.
* Exactness in Python function arguments and return value.
* Build information system-defined labels, such as `@build-info` and `@build-url`.
* Debugging aids for GDB.

***
1-May-2026: Version 0.9.9 is here

What's new:
* MSI package & standalone executable for Windows
* .pkg package for Mac OS
* RPM for Linux
* .deb package for Ubuntu/Debian
* Visual Studio infra for building for Windows
* Improved guessing of Python version
* New spec units: `SPLITW` and `SPLITF` for splitting input records by words or fields into multiple output records. These new spec units support optional custom separators, `OF` clauses (with the same semantics as SUBSTRING), and range output placement (e.g. `splitw 1-10`).
* A more exact `exact()` function

*Note:* Installing from package does not include Python support on Windows.

Sources
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==========================
The binaries for the latest release can be downloaded from [**the release page**](https://github.com/yoavnir/specs2016/releases/tag/v1.0.0)

**Requirements:**
* **Python 3.12 must be installed on your target machine.** All pre-built binaries (Linux RPM, Linux DEB, macOS .pkg, and Windows MSI/executable) are dynamically linked against Python 3.12.

**Notes:**
* On Windows for ARM, you may install the x64 version of Python 3.12.
* Recent Mac OS versions are very strict on where packages come from. You may need to issue the following command to get the .pkg file to install: `xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /path/to/specs-1.0.0.pkg`
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========
For detailed build instructions covering Linux, Mac OS, and Windows (both `make` and MSBuild), see [BUILDING.md](BUILDING.md).

**Note on Python versions:** The pre-built binaries are linked against Python 3.12. If you need to use a different version of Python, or if Python 3.12 is not available on your target platform, you must build `specs` locally from source. When building, you can specify which Python version to use via the `--python` option to `setup.py` (on Linux/macOS) or by setting the appropriate Python version in your Visual Studio environment (on Windows).
**Note on Python versions:** The pre-built binaries are linked against Python 3.12, and bundled with it. If you need to use a different version of Python, you can build `specs` locally from source. When building, you can specify which Python version to use via the `--python` option to `setup.py` (on Linux/macOS) or by setting the appropriate Python version in your Visual Studio environment (on Windows).

Known Issues
============
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License
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*specs2016* is licensed under the [MIT License](https://github.com/yoavnir/specs2016/blob/dev/LICENSE).
* *specs2016* is licensed under the [MIT License](https://github.com/yoavnir/specs2016/blob/dev/LICENSE).
* The *Python 3.12* library bundled with the GitHub-built packages is licensed under the [Python Software Foundation License](https://github.com/yoavnir/specs2016/blob/dev-1.0.0/PYTHON_LICENSE)