Vexel v0.4.0

[CrimsonCurious]

What's new?

Kotlin support

• Added Kotlin project support.
• Added bundled Kotlin compiler.
• Added automatic Kotlin compiler setup and execution.
• Added support for Kotlin source files in src/kotlin/.
• Added support for building mixed Java/Kotlin projects.

Project templates

• Added new Kotlin-based project templates.
• Added Native Activity templates for both Java and Kotlin.
• Fixed incorrect package names in project templates.
• Improved generated project structure.

Build system

• Improved Java, Kotlin, and C/C++ source detection.
• Improved build logging and build-step reporting.
• Added clearer messages when source types are not present.
• Improved generated Java source handling.
• Improved APK signing and debug signing-key handling.
• Added persistent debug signing credentials.
• Added dedicated build/signing/ directory for signing files.
• Improved build output organization.
• APK output now uses the project/app name in the filename.

Diagnostics

• Improved build and process error reporting.
• Improved compiler error output and debugging information.

Documentation

• Added and expanded Vexel documentation.
• Added better contribution guidelines.
• Updated examples and templates.

Other

• Fixed numerous bugs discovered in project templates and the build pipeline.
• Improved overall build reliability and project generation.
• General cleanup and internal improvements.

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This discussion was created from the release Vexel v0.4.0.