Sync NEWS.md from 1.15 branch

Author: nickg

NEWS.md

@@ -14,29 +14,33 @@
   without the git commit hash (#1131).
 - Improved error messages when design units have circular dependencies
   or depend on obsolete design units (#1152).
-- Functional coverage is now reported correctly when summing from nested
-  hierarchies (#1154).
-- External names can now be the target of concurrent signal assignment
-  statements (#1156).
-- Fixed a crash when packages are passed through multiple layers of
-  generics.
 - Toggle coverage count is displayed correctly for unreachable constant
   driven toggle bins and transitions from `X` are counted with
   `--count-from-undefined` instead of just `U`.
-- Fixed a crash when a record subtype has a partially constrained
-  element (#1155).
 - Added an experimental `--preserve-case` analysis option to retain the
   original spelling of VHDL identifiers (#723).
-- Fixed wrong result of VHDL-2019 `std.env.file_path` when the source
-  file was analysed using a relative path (#1162).
 - `--ieee-warnings` is now a global option and should be placed before
   the `-r` command.  Passing it to the `-r` command is still supported
   but deprecated and may not take effect in some situations (#1151).
 - Fixed a crash when a partial association in a port map has a
   conversion function (#1161).
+- Improved the formatting of the `--help` output.
+
+## Version 1.15.2 - 2025-03-01
+- Fixed invalid LLVM IR generation which could cause a crash with LLVM
+  14 (#1145).
+- Functional coverage is now reported correctly when summing from nested
+  hierarchies (#1154).
+- External names can now be the target of concurrent signal assignment
+  statements (#1156).
+- Fixed a crash when packages are passed through multiple layers of
+  generics.
+- Fixed a crash when a record subtype has a partially constrained
+  element (#1155).
+- Fixed wrong result of VHDL-2019 `std.env.file_path` when the source
+  file was analysed using a relative path (#1162).
 - Fixed a crash when `'last_event` or `'last_active` is used with a
   record type (#1164).
-- Improved the formatting of the `--help` output.
 
 ## Version 1.15.1 - 2025-01-22
 - Fixed a crash when a subprogram is called with too many named arguments

README.md

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ 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
-[1.15.1](https://github.com/nickg/nvc/releases/tag/r1.15.1).
+[1.15.2](https://github.com/nickg/nvc/releases/tag/r1.15.2).
 Significant changes since the last release are detailed in
 [NEWS.md](NEWS.md).
 

www/defs.m4

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-define(__version, `1.15.1')dnl
-define(__release_date, `22nd January 2025')dnl
-define(__release_date_short, `2025-01-22')dnl
+define(__version, `1.15.2')dnl
+define(__release_date, `1st March 2025')dnl
+define(__release_date_short, `2025-03-01')dnl
 define(__release_notes, `news.html#version-'__version`---'__release_date_short)dnl
 define(__github_url, `https://github.com/nickg/nvc')dnl
 define(__download_base, `https://www.nickg.me.uk/files')dnl