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BUILDBTW SHOW LANDS IN MAIN, FOUNDATION GETS LEANER

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The buildbtw toolchain shipped its show command yesterday, cutting dead test code and landing a significant CLI overhaul that clears the way for the next phase.

The buildbtw project merged the show feature [1] after weeks of conditional compilation fixes [2], adding yansi for proper CLI coloring [3] and implementing the core show command [4]. This lands cleanly because the team already removed the unused bbtw tests module [5], keeping the codebase tight before the expansion. On the package side, LibreSSL bumped to 4.3.2-1 in extra [6], a solid maintenance release worth pulling in before you hit any SSL handshake edge cases. The rest of the overnight state updates are routine but worth noting: ParaView to 6.1.1-1 [7], Deepin Calendar to 6.5.37-1 [8], libheif to 1.22.2-1 in testing [9], and luajson to 1.3.5-1 [10] all moved through their respective repositories without incident.

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References

  1. [1] Merge branch 'bbtw-show' into 'main' ↗ archlinux/buildbtw
  2. [2] Fix conditional compilation for show_demo_builds ↗ archlinux/buildbtw
  3. [3] Add yansi for CLI coloring ↗ archlinux/buildbtw
  4. [4] Implement bbtw show ↗ archlinux/buildbtw
  5. [5] Remove unused bbtw tests module ↗ archlinux/buildbtw
  6. [6] update libressl to 4.3.2-1 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state ↗
  7. [7] update paraview to 6.1.1-1 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state ↗
  8. [8] update deepin-calendar to 6.5.37-1 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state ↗
  9. [9] update libheif to 1.22.2-1 in extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state ↗
  10. [10] update luajson to 1.3.5-1 in extra-any archlinux/state ↗

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Quick answers

What shipped in Arch Linux on May 26, 2026?
The buildbtw toolchain shipped its show command yesterday, cutting dead test code and landing a significant CLI overhaul that clears the way for the next phase. In total, 59 commits landed.
What were the notable Arch Linux updates?
Merge branch 'bbtw-show' into 'main', Fix conditional compilation for show_demo_builds, and Add yansi for CLI coloring.
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