[RELEASE] Babeltrace 2.1.2 - Brossard

[Jérémie Galarneau]

Hi everyone!

Today marks the release of Babeltrace 2.1.2, coinciding with
"National Hammock Day" – the perfect excuse to kick back and relax while
this new release builds.

What's new since Babeltrace 2.1.1?
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Below is the full list of changes in this update:

2025-07-22 Babeltrace 2.1.2 (National Hammock Day)
    * src.ctf.fs: be less strict when encountering trailing byte at the end of packetized CTF 1.8 metadata
    * tests: add bt_test_cli
    * tests: make bt_cli accept non-positional options
    * tests: bt_diff_cli: don't pass unexpected extra args to bt_diff
    * tests: remove unnecessary nonlocal keywords
    * Fix: Python: set local `typing` version to that of 3.5.2
    * Fix: Python: missing __contains__ method for _PluginComponentClasses
    * Fix: tests: Add explicit items method for Mapping compatibility
    * Tests: sync normand.py with upstream
    * Fix: tests: Add explicit __iter__ method for Iterator compatibility
    * Fix: Use local_typing with Python < 3.5.3
    * Update working version to Babeltrace v2.1.2

We've worked hard to address issues and enhance the Babeltrace project, and we
appreciate the community's feedback and contributions. As always, we look
forward to hearing about your experiences with this release and how we can
continue to improve Babeltrace!

Happy coding, and treat yourself to something pecan-related today!

Important links
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Babeltrace 2.1.2 tarball:
    https://www.efficios.com/files/babeltrace/babeltrace2-2.1.2.tar.bz2

Babeltrace website:
    https://babeltrace.org

Mailing list (for support and development):
    `lttng-dev at lists.lttng.org`

IRC channel:
    `#lttng` on `irc.oftc.net`

Git repository:
    https://bugs.lttng.org/projects/babeltrace

GitHub project:
    https://github.com/efficios/babeltrace

Continuous integration:
    https://ci.lttng.org/view/Babeltrace/

Code review:
    https://review.lttng.org/q/project:babeltrace