Sync NEWS.md from 1.11 branch

Author: nickg

NEWS.md

@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@
 - Fixed a crash when subtype bounds depend on a package instance generic
   (#815).
 
+## Version 1.11.2 - 2024-01-04
+- Fixed an incorrect length check in the equivalent process for
+  non-static port map actuals (#817).
+- Library file names for design units that contain extended identifiers
+  such as `/Foo/` are now encoded in a way that avoids illegal
+  characters and case sensitivity issues on Windows and macOS (#816).
+- Implemented `vhpiIsNullP` and `vhpiIsDiscreteP` for ranges.
+- Fixed a crash when an aliased enumeration literal appears in a case
+  choice expression (#819).
+- Fixed calculation of longest static prefix with indexes and slices of
+  a constant array (#820).
+- Fixed a crash during elaboration when simplifying an if-statement that
+  depends on a generate parameter (#821).
+- Increased the limit on the number of subprogram arguments to allow
+  compiling some Lattice IPs (from @sean-anderson-seco).
+
 ## Version 1.11.1 - 2023-12-16
 - Fix crash during elaboration when an if-statement branch is always
   taken (#812).

README.md

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ NVC has both a release branch and a development master branch. The
 master branch should be stable enough for day-to-day use and has
 comprehensive regression tests, but the release branch is more suitable
 for third party packaging.  The latest released version is
-[1.11.1](https://github.com/nickg/nvc/releases/tag/r1.11.1).
+[1.11.2](https://github.com/nickg/nvc/releases/tag/r1.11.2).
 Significant changes since the last release are detailed in
 [NEWS.md](NEWS.md).
 

THANKS.md

@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ following people:
   module.
 
 Special thank you to @bpadalino, @tmeissner, @Blebowski, @amb5l,
-@m42uko, and @a-panella for sponsoring me!
+@m42uko, @a-panella, and @cmarqu for sponsoring me!

www/defs.m4

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-define(__version, `1.11.1')dnl
-define(__release_date, `16th December 2023')dnl
-define(__release_date_short, `2023-12-16')dnl
+define(__version, `1.11.2')dnl
+define(__release_date, `4th January 2024')dnl
+define(__release_date_short, `2024-01-04')dnl
 define(__release_notes, `news.html#version-'__version`---'__release_date_short)dnl
 define(__github_url, `https://github.com/nickg/nvc')dnl
 define(__sourcehut_url, `https://git.sr.ht/~nickg/nvc')dnl