Release Notification - 97.1.x

[amaitland]

Due to upstream changes starting in version 93 the minimum VC++ version has changed from 2015 to 2019 see #3636 for details.

Release 97.1.x-pre

• Update to latest CEF build
• Create release notes
• Update DevTools client API
• Create cefsharp/97 release branch
• Release -pre packages to nuget.org

Release 97.1.x

• Resolve remaining issues attached to 97 Milestone
• Create release notes
• Update General Usage API doc links
• Update Issue Template CEF Sample application links
• Generate new API Doc and upload to http://cefsharp.github.io/api/
• Release 97.1.x packages to nuget.org

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CEF has disabled BackForwardCache until some stability issues are resolved. See https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3237/alloy-m97-back-forward-cache-causes

[amaitland]

Failing test for #3867 has been disabled in the cefsharp/97 branch so builds will pass. Have to delete and recreate the -pre release unfortunately. Build should complete and be available on nuget.org later today.

[amaitland]

The 97.1.10-pre release packages have been pushed to Nuget.org and should be available shortly.

All packages require Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 or greater.

For the .Net 4.5.2 and above

• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.WinForms/97.1.10-pre
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.Wpf/97.1.10-pre
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.OffScreen/97.1.10-pre

For .Net Core 3.1/.Net 5.0+

• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.WinForms.NETCore/97.1.10-pre
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.Wpf.NETCore/97.1.10-pre
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.OffScreen.NETCore/97.1.10-pre

NOTE A minimum of .Net Core 3.1 is required.

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• The CefSharp.MinimalExample/tree/cefsharp/97 branch has been created for testing purposes.
• For .Net Core/5 the Ijwhost.dll file is required, see below for details

Ijwhost.dll
To support C++/CLI libraries in .NET Core, ijwhost was created as a shim for finding and loading the runtime. All C++/CLI libraries are linked to this shim, such that ijwhost.dll is found/loaded when the C++/CLI library is loaded.

[amaitland]

The 97.1.12 release packages have been pushed to Nuget.org

All packages require Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 or greater.

For the .Net 4.5.2 and above

• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.WinForms/97.1.12
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.Wpf/97.1.12
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.OffScreen/97.1.12

For .Net Core 3.1/.Net 5.0+

• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.WinForms.NETCore/97.1.12
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.Wpf.NETCore/97.1.12
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.OffScreen.NETCore/97.1.12

NOTE A minimum of .Net Core 3.1 is required.

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• The CefSharp.MinimalExample/tree/cefsharp/97 branch has been created for testing purposes.
• For .Net Core/5 the Ijwhost.dll file is required, see below for details

Ijwhost.dll
To support C++/CLI libraries in .NET Core, ijwhost was created as a shim for finding and loading the runtime. All C++/CLI libraries are linked to this shim, such that ijwhost.dll is found/loaded when the C++/CLI library is loaded.

[bchoksi]

I noticed that for the latest release v97.1.12 the build.ps1 file still contains the old version 97.0.8

I also noticed the CI build is failing https://ci.appveyor.com/project/cefsharp/cefsharp/builds/42246176

[amaitland]

I noticed that for the latest release v97.1.12 the build.ps1 file still contains the old version 97.0.8

The build script takes care of this for official versions. The packages on Nuget.org will have the correct version numbers.

I also noticed the CI build is failing https://ci.appveyor.com/project/cefsharp/cefsharp/builds/42246176

I am aware I get notifications for all build failures, no need to let me know. There is already issue #3867 open to track the problem.

[amaitland]

The 97.1.61 release packages have been pushed to Nuget.org

All packages require Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 or greater.

For the .Net 4.5.2 and above

• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.WinForms/97.1.61
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.Wpf/97.1.61
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.OffScreen/97.1.61

For .Net Core 3.1/.Net 5.0+

• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.WinForms.NETCore/97.1.61
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.Wpf.NETCore/97.1.61
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.OffScreen.NETCore/97.1.61

NOTE A minimum of .Net Core 3.1 is required.

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• The CefSharp.MinimalExample/tree/cefsharp/97 branch has been created for testing purposes.
• For .Net Core/5 the Ijwhost.dll file is required, see below for details

Ijwhost.dll
To support C++/CLI libraries in .NET Core, ijwhost was created as a shim for finding and loading the runtime. All C++/CLI libraries are linked to this shim, such that ijwhost.dll is found/loaded when the C++/CLI library is loaded.