release: 2.3

Bump version to 2.3 across ccfe.pl, debian/changelog, the rpm spec, the
Alpine APKBUILD, the man-page .TH lines and the README. A feature release
over 2.2: config variables, the guided config wizard, builder edit-item,
the docker-compose remembered-commands shell, output-pane background fill,
the exec: command-not-found pop-up and the expanded sysmon demo -- plus
the internal ccfe.pl sub breakup and its new perltidy/perlcritic CI gate.
Full detail is in the git history.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: claude

README.MD

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ the manual pages are under `src/man/`.
 
 ## Status
 
-`src/ccfe.pl` is the program (currently version **2.2**). The ongoing
+`src/ccfe.pl` is the program (currently version **2.3**). The ongoing
 modernisation — packaging, security hardening, optional colour and a move to a
 modular, more functional structure — is described in
 [`REFACTOR.md`](REFACTOR.md) and [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md). CCFE depends on

debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+ccfe (2.3) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Config variables: a new `variables {}` config section defines $NAME values
+    (cross-referencing each other) that are substituted into menu/form actions
+    and field list_cmds -- to cut duplication across objects. See ccfe.conf(5).
+  * Guided configuration wizard (`ccfe config`): forms that walk through screen
+    layout, behaviour toggles, shell/restricted mode and defining a variable,
+    writing the user's personal ccfe.conf via ccfe-build.
+  * Builder: edit an existing menu item's description (`ccfe builder`).
+  * A docker-compose "remembered commands" shell (a curated admin/debug menu).
+  * Output browser fills its whole pane with the panel background under a theme
+    (no more "themed text, black gaps"); a missing `exec:` command now shows a
+    clear pop-up instead of an opaque exit; the bundled sysmon demo gained
+    core-tool tasks (df/du/ps/ss/free/uptime/who) that need no sysstat package.
+  * Internal: the oversized ccfe.pl subs (do_form, load_config, run_browse,
+    do_menu, do_list, load_form) were broken up behind a strengthened pty test
+    net, and ccfe.pl is now perltidy-clean and under the CI lint gate.
+  * No change to the menu/form/config file formats or to normal interactive
+    behaviour. Full detail is in the git history.
+
+ -- CCFE maintainers <ccfedevel@gmail.com>  Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000
+
 ccfe (2.2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Completes the M7 de-globalisation: the .menu/.form/.conf parsers, the

packaging/alpine/APKBUILD

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 # NOTE: not built/tested in this environment (no abuild available here).
 pkgname=ccfe
-pkgver=2.2
+pkgver=2.3
 pkgrel=0
 pkgdesc="Curses Command Front-end"
 url="https://github.com/OpusVL/perl-ccfe"

packaging/rpm/ccfe.spec

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # NOTE: not built/tested in this environment (no rpmbuild available here).
 
 Name:           ccfe
-Version:        2.2
+Version:        2.3
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Curses Command Front-end
 License:        GPLv2+

src/ccfe.pl

@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@
 # rather than scattered package globals; see M7-CTX-PLAN.md (Phase 4).
 our $ctx = CCFE::Context::new();
 
-$VERSION      = '2.2';
-$VERSION_DATE = '11/06/2026';
+$VERSION      = '2.3';
+$VERSION_DATE = '12/06/2026';
 $VERSION_YEAR = '2009, 2026';
 
 # Install paths are resolved at runtime from this program's own location, so

src/man/ccfe.1

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 .\" along with this manual; if not, write to the Free Software
 .\" Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 .\"
-.TH CCFE 1 "June 2026" "ccfe 2.2" "User Commands"
+.TH CCFE 1 "June 2026" "ccfe 2.3" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 ccfe - the Curses Command Front-end.
 .SH SYNOPSIS

src/man/ccfe.conf.5

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 .\" Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 .\"
 .\" $Id: ccfe.conf.5,v 1.2 2010/03/14 09:51:00 mloschi Exp mloschi $
-.TH "CCFE.CONF" 5 "June 2026" "ccfe 2.2" "Curses Command Front-end"
+.TH "CCFE.CONF" 5 "June 2026" "ccfe 2.3" "Curses Command Front-end"
 .SH NAME
 ccfe.conf \- the Curses Command Front-end configuration file.
 .SH DESCRIPTION

src/man/ccfe_form.5

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 .\" along with this manual; if not, write to the Free Software
 .\" Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 .\"
-.TH "CCFE FORM" 5 "June 2026" "ccfe 2.2" "Curses Command Front-end"
+.TH "CCFE FORM" 5 "June 2026" "ccfe 2.3" "Curses Command Front-end"
 .SH NAME
 ccfe form \- the Curses Command Front-end form definition file.
 

src/man/ccfe_help.5

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 .\" along with this manual; if not, write to the Free Software
 .\" Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 .\"
-.TH "CCFE HELP" 5 "June 2026" "ccfe 2.2" "Curses Command Front-end"
+.TH "CCFE HELP" 5 "June 2026" "ccfe 2.3" "Curses Command Front-end"
 .SH NAME
 ccfe help \- the Curses Command Front-end contextual help configuration
 .SH DESCRIPTION

src/man/ccfe_menu.5

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 .\" along with this manual; if not, write to the Free Software
 .\" Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 .\"
-.TH "CCFE MENU" 5 "June 2026" "ccfe 2.2" "Curses Command Front-end"
+.TH "CCFE MENU" 5 "June 2026" "ccfe 2.3" "Curses Command Front-end"
 .SH NAME
 ccfe menu \- the Curses Command Front-end menu definition file.
 .SH DESCRIPTION