From f806431b77fdb0b1c8a0128660c11e5457285d85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ollie-bell <56110893+ollie-bell@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:27:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix: remove highs log file default

---
 linopy/solvers.py | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/linopy/solvers.py b/linopy/solvers.py
index 1cf31705..7aae5585 100644
--- a/linopy/solvers.py
+++ b/linopy/solvers.py
@@ -733,9 +733,6 @@ def solve_problem_from_model(
 
         h = model.to_highspy(explicit_coordinate_names=explicit_coordinate_names)
 
-        if log_fn is None and model is not None:
-            log_fn = model.solver_dir / "highs.log"
-
         return self._solve(
             h,
             solution_fn,

From 69ea0646e97c434a7aec6c6c3a1ca4811247bf42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ollie-bell <56110893+ollie-bell@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:47:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: add release note

---
 doc/release_notes.rst | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst
index c00e8535..8f8cf9e3 100644
--- a/doc/release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/release_notes.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
-.. Upcoming Version
-.. ----------------
+Upcoming Version
+----------------
 
+**Bug Fixes**
+
+* Remove default highs log file when `log_fn=None` and `io_api="direct"`. This caused `log_file` in
+`solver_options` to be ignored.
 
 Version 0.5.3
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