0.8.6 (#1772): update for recent nightly rustc and backport #1764

Author: dhardy

.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Publish to crates.io and create GitHub release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ['[0-9].[0-9].*', '[0-9].[1-9][0-9].*']
+jobs:
+  # Source: https://crates.io/docs/trusted-publishing
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: rust-lang/crates-io-auth-action@v1
+      id: auth
+    - run: cargo publish
+      env:
+        CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ steps.auth.outputs.token }}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ jobs:
           cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --benches --features=nightly
           cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --manifest-path rand_distr/Cargo.toml --benches
           cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --lib --tests --no-default-features --features min_const_gen
+      - name: Use Cargo.lock.msrv (1.36)
+        if: ${{ matrix.toolchain == '1.36.0' }}
+        run: |
+          cp Cargo.lock.msrv Cargo.lock
       - name: Test rand
         run: |
           cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --lib --tests --no-default-features
@@ -87,12 +91,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test rand (all stable features, non-MSRV)
         if: ${{ matrix.toolchain != '1.36.0' }}
         run: |
-          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --features=serde1,log,small_rng,min_const_gen
+          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --features=serde1,small_rng,min_const_gen
       - name: Test rand (all stable features, MSRV)
         if: ${{ matrix.toolchain == '1.36.0' }}
         run: |
           # const generics are not stable on 1.36.0
-          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --features=serde1,log,small_rng
+          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --features=serde1,small_rng
       - name: Test rand_core
         run: |
           cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --manifest-path rand_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -115,20 +119,18 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            target: mips-unknown-linux-gnu
+            target: powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
             toolchain: stable
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Install toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
-          profile: minimal
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
-          override: true
       - name: Cache cargo plugins
-        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ~/.cargo/bin/
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-plugins
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test
         run: |
           # all stable features:
-          cross test --no-fail-fast --target ${{ matrix.target }} --features=serde1,log,small_rng
+          cross test --no-fail-fast --target ${{ matrix.target }} --features=serde1,small_rng
           cross test --no-fail-fast --target ${{ matrix.target }} --examples
           cross test --no-fail-fast --target ${{ matrix.target }} --manifest-path rand_core/Cargo.toml
           cross test --no-fail-fast --target ${{ matrix.target }} --manifest-path rand_distr/Cargo.toml --features=serde1
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test rand
         run: |
           cargo miri test --no-default-features --lib --tests
-          cargo miri test --features=log,small_rng
+          cargo miri test --features=small_rng
           cargo miri test --manifest-path rand_core/Cargo.toml
           cargo miri test --manifest-path rand_core/Cargo.toml --features=serde1
           cargo miri test --manifest-path rand_core/Cargo.toml --no-default-features

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ A [separate changelog is kept for rand_core](rand_core/CHANGELOG.md).
 
 You may also find the [Upgrade Guide](https://rust-random.github.io/book/update.html) useful.
 
+## [0.8.6] - 2026-04-14
+This release back-ports a fix from v0.10. See also [#1763].
+
+### Changes
+- Deprecate feature `log` ([#1772])
+
+[#1763]: https://github.com/rust-random/rand/pull/1763
+[#1772]: https://github.com/rust-random/rand/pull/1772
+
+- Drop the experimental `simd_support` feature.
+
 ## [0.8.5] - 2021-08-20
 ### Fixes
 - Fix build on non-32/64-bit architectures (#1144)