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Changes since 2.479
Major bug fix
Bug fix
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Restore compatibility with plugins calling
Jenkins#doSafeRestart(StaplerRequest, String).
JENKINS-73838
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Restore compatibility with plugins contributing new views with custom XML, such as the Nested Views plugin.
JENKINS-73801
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Wrap long lines in the build history.
JENKINS-73437
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Prevent an old version of ASM from appearing as a managed dependency in plugin builds.
JENKINS-73867
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Update ASM to 9.7.1 to match the most recent release of the ASM API and Jenkins ASM API plugin.
JENKINS-73917
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Do not allow builds to be deleted while they are still building.
Ensure build discarders only process builds which have fully completed.
JENKINS-73835
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Allow null to be passed as the first argument to
doSafeRestart.
pull 9882
Notable changes since 2.462.3
Major enhancement
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Require Java 17 or newer.
pull 9358, JENKINS-67907, Java 17 requirement blog post
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Upgrade Spring Framework from 5.3.39 to 6.1.14, upgrade Spring Security from 5.8.14 to 6.3.4, and upgrade Java EE from 8 to 9.
Users of the LDAP plugin must upgrade to version 733.vd3700c27b_043 in combination with upgrading Jenkins core.
Users of the CAS plugin must upgrade to version 1.7.0 in combination with upgrading Jenkins core.
Users of third-party servlet containers must upgrade their servlet container to an EE 9 version in accordance with the Jenkins Servlet Container Support Policy.
Spring Framework 6.0.23 release notes, Spring Framework 6.1.12 release notes, Spring Framework 6.1.13 release notes, Spring Framework 6.1.14 release notes, Spring Security 6.2.6 release notes, Spring Security 6.3.2 release notes, Spring Security 6.3.3 release notes, Spring Security 6.3.4 release notes, Jarkata EE 9 release page, LDAP plugin 733.vd3700c27b_043, CAS plugin 1.7.0, Servlet Container Support Policy, pull 9672, JENKINS-73278
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Upgrade Jetty from 10.0.24 to 12.0.12.
pull 9590, JENKINS-73130, Jetty 12.0.10 release notes, Jetty 12.0.11 release notes, Jetty 12.0.12 release notes
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Allow all builds to be removed by the build discarder.
JENKINS-68822
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Remove Windows path traversal vulnerability escape hatch that was provided with the SECURITY-2481 fix..
pull 9387, JENKINS-73129, Path traversal vulnerability on Windows - SECURITY-2481
Major bug fix
Enhancement
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Enhancements and refinements for the appearance of several pages in Jenkins.
pull 9521, pull 9707, pull 9461, pull 9411, pull 9393, pull 9381
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Refinements and modernizations to sections of the Jenkins UI.
pull 9453, pull 9380, pull 9365, pull 9395, pull 9641
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User properties are now categorized in different pages.
JENKINS-69869
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Update the design of the build history widget.
pull 9148
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Use Notice component for views lacking jobs.
pull 9724
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Do not edit unrelated checkboxes in
rowSelectionController.
JENKINS-73669
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Improve display of HTTP handshake errors (such as authentication issues) from the CLI in
-webSocket mode.
pull 9591
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Use webSocket in the inbound agent command line sample.
pull 9665
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Allow plugins to customize the maximum number of suggestions in autocomplete text fields.
pull 9616
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Remove obsolete
RekeySecretAdminMonitor.
JENKINS-73597
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Use
makeButton to create a jenkins-button on the fly instead of using YUI.
JENKINS-73563
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Clarify that the plugin incompatibility message applies to the current plugin.
JENKINS-73495
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Add end of life dates for Alpine 3.20, Ubuntu 24.04, and Fedora 40.
Correct several end of life dates, including CentOS 8.
pull 9501
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Avoid unnecessary download of bundled plugins during the setup wizard.
pull 9476
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Scroll fields from the added hetero-list entry into the viewport.
pull 9488
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Modernize the build time trend page with a "time since" column and a link to the console, and allow the table to be resized.
Remove the agent column for the Pipeline build trend.
pull 9465
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When using
ExitLifecycle, exit the process immediately upon a boot failure.
Also allow custom lifecycles to exit immediately.
pull 9483
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Display the source URL in logs when installing a plugin.
pull 9449
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Allow some administrative monitors to be displayed for users with
Overall/MANAGE permission.
pull 9437
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Increase the minimum required Remoting version from 4.13 to 3107.v665000b_51092.
pull 9440
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Update Stapler from 1880.vb_6d94a_3b_05db_ to 1881.vd39f3ee5c629 and Winstone-Jetty from 6.19 to 6.20 to let Jetty handle HTTP response compression.
A new command-line option
--compression can be used to disable compression if desired.
pull 9379, Stapler 1881.vd39f3ee5c629 release notes, Winstone-Jetty 6.20 release notes
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Remove idle executors from the Build Executor widget.
pull 9177
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The latency for bringing up offline agents can be improved using a new global config option Computer Retention Check Interval and setting an In demand delay of zero on the agents.
JENKINS-14789
Bug fix
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Several bug fixes for the Jenkins UI.
pull 9695, JENKINS-73695, pull 9667, pull 9654, JENKINS-73330, pull 9649, pull 9625, pull 9658, JENKINS-73302
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Restore compatibility with plugins contributing new objects with context menus, such as the Nested Views plugin.
JENKINS-73785
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Make deserialization of
Map fields in XML files more robust.
JENKINS-73687
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Restore compatibility with the OpenId Connect Authentication and Reverse Proxy Authentication plugins.
pull 9696
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Validate display name only against items in the same ItemGroup.
JENKINS-72988
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Correct the styling for plugins that can't be disabled in plugin manager when user has system read permission.
pull 9463
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Refresh the build history widget in all cases, including on background tabs or hidden tabs.
JENKINS-73613
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Fix
IndexOutOfBoundsException in cloud management pages when the controller has no executors.
pull 9519, JENKINS-73554
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Fix the
hudson.slaves.SlaveComputer.allowUnsupportedRemotingVersions escape hatch, which was previously not working with inbound agents.
JENKINS-73467