Commentary: Changes update

Changes

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ contributors that suggested or implemented a given issue are shown in []. Thanks
 Verilator 5.043 devel
 ==========================
 
+**Important:**
+
+* This is the last release supporting the deprecated `--xml-only` and
+  `--make cmake` options.
+
 **Other:**
 
 * Add `--unroll-limit` option (#6654) (#6668). [Geza Lore, Fractile Ltd.]
@@ -25,6 +30,7 @@ Verilator 5.043 devel
 * Support randsequence (#6131).
 * Support array reference arguments into 'std::randomize()' (#6384) (#6719). [Yilou Wang]
 * Support basic global constraints (#6551) (#6552). [Yilou Wang]
+* Support SystemC time resolution with step 10/100 (#6633) (#6715). [Aliaksei Chapyzhenka]
 * Support this.randomize() with constraints (#6634). [Artur Bieniek, Antmicro Ltd.]
 * Support multi-expression sequences (#6639). [Bartłomiej Chmiel, Antmicro Ltd.]
 * Support `#1step` delay as statement  (#6671). [Pawel Kojma, Antmicro Ltd.]
@@ -44,6 +50,9 @@ Verilator 5.043 devel
 * Optimize $past delayed variable reuse (#6689). [Geza Lore, Fractile Ltd.]
 * Optimize combinational loops through sign extension (#6724). [Geza Lore]
 * Optimize trace initialization code size (#6749). [Geza Lore]
+* Optimize combinational cycles in DFG (#6744) (#6746) (#6744). [Geza Lore]
+* Fix generate function(s) inside of generate blocks (#1011) (#6789). [em2machine]
+* Fix typedef derived from type defined inside interface (#3441) (#6776). [em2machine]
 * Fix extern function that returns parameterized class (#4924).
 * Fix randomize called within func/task (#6144) (#6753). [Yilou Wang]
 * Fix pre/post_randomize on extended classes (#6467). [Alex Solomatnikov]
@@ -78,6 +87,7 @@ Verilator 5.043 devel
 * Fix `--prof-exec` using `--lib-create`. [Geza Lore]
 * Fix fork scheduling semantics (#6730). [Artur Bieniek, Antmicro Ltd.]
 * Fix internal fault when cross-class calling with DPI (#6735) (#6742). [Matthew Ballance]
+* Fix write variable placement for global constraints (#6740) (#6750) (#6797). [Yilou Wang]
 * Fix UNSUPPORTED on force / release with complex selects (#6755). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd.]
 * Fix select assignment expansion (#6757). [Geza Lore]
 * Fix `--lib-create` with multi-bit clocks (#6759). [Geza Lore]
@@ -87,6 +97,11 @@ Verilator 5.043 devel
 * Fix crash when super.new() called without a base class (#6772). [Matthew Ballance]
 * Fix class-in-class extends with parameters (#6773).
 * Fix enum item references in class extends with parameters.
+* Fix reordering of function body inlined on RHS of <= NBA (#6780). [Geza Lore]
+* Fix clang `-Wno-vla-cxx-extension` warning for UVM DPI tests (#6782)
+* Fix `disable iff` in simple properties (#6783). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd.]
+* Fix input sampling of clocking block signals (#6788). [Pawel Kojma, Antmicro Ltd.]
+* Fix O(n*2) analysis in const-bit-op-tree (#6791). [Geza Lore]
 
 
 Verilator 5.042 2025-11-02

docs/guide/deprecations.rst

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ C++14 compiler support
 
    Verilator will require C++20 or newer compilers for both compiling
    Verilator and compiling all Verilated models no sooner than May 2025.
-   (Likely to be removed shortly after GitHub removes Ubuntu 20.04
+   (Although this date has expired, this change is currently on hold until
-   continuous-integration action runners, which are used to test the older
+   the Ubuntu LTS versions of GCC and clang use C++20 by default, estimated
-   C++ standard).
+   May 2028.)
 
 XML output
    Verilator currently supports XML parser output (enabled with

docs/spelling.txt

@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ cpure
 ctor
 ctrace
 cutable
+cxx
 cygwin
 dM
 da
@@ -1159,6 +1160,7 @@ verimake
 veriuser
 vl
 vlSelf
+vla
 vlopt
 vlt
 vltstd