Support R 4.x, modernise the build, and bring the console up to current libraries - #220

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Commits on Sep 3, 2026

chore: ignore vcpkg trees, ARM64EC output and local R installs

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build: upgrade protobuf to 5.29 (C++) and 3.21 (JavaScript)

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R: store controlr.cc as UTF-8

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build: retarget to the v145 toolset and add ARM64EC configurations

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R: replace the hard-coded 3.5 version test with a minimum-version gate

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R: select console output encoding at runtime from the hosted R version

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build: compile ControlR against R 4.5.2

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console: strip CRAN markup from package names, gate untranslated logging

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docs: describe the build, the R version policy, and the modernisation roadmap

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build: mark R's exported variables as DATA so the ARM64X import libraries link

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build: tag the add-in version with the branch and build time

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console: skip the release update check for tagged development builds

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console: move to Electron 44, TypeScript 7 and Monaco 0.56

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console: update rxjs, xterm, protobuf and the smaller libraries

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docs: record the console upgrade and the npm build

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console: use navigator.clipboard; R: parse only the numeric part of the version

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R: handle string encoding explicitly on every R version

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R: run with the UTF-8 code page, and send console text by length

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installer: 64-bit only, no bundled R, settings kept on upgrade; release script

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build: link protobuf statically so the binaries need no VC++ redistributable

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console: restore cut, copy and paste in the editor and the Edit menu

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Excel function help: fix single-line descriptions, document, export for IntelliSense

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docs: record that the IntelliSense tooltip was tested end to end

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installer: make function help an optional component, and look harder for R

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add-in: fix the console coming back blank when it is shown again

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console: fix the package installer, and make the list readable

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console: reach the menus from the devtools console under dev flags

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Ask before closing a file with unsaved changes

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Space out alert answers

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Commits on Sep 4, 2026

add-in: hand R's callbacks to the thread that is waiting for them

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R: fix argument completion on R 4.3 and later

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docs: keep a changelog, and show it in the console

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version: 2.4.3-r7

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R: let console completion fail quietly on a future R

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console: put split frames back together

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R: offer at most 500 completions

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console: ask for completions once typing pauses

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changelog and version: 2.4.3-r8

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console: show the release notes that are on disk

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console: load monaco through script tags, not node's vm

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readme: say what this fork is, and stop sending people upstream

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ci: build the console and check startup.R on every push

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ci: turn on vcpkg's msbuild integration for the native job

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build: pin the vcpkg baseline for every project, not just the add-in

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ci: build the controller against R 4.5.2, the version the tree supports

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say plainly that this supports R 3.5 to 4.5, and not 4.6

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R: match ReadConsole's signature to the R headers, not a patched copy

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ci: park the native job, and write down why

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changelog and version: 2.4.3-r9

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support R 4.6, and ship a graphics module for each R series

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build: $home is read-only in powershell

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ci: build the graphics modules for every R series

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ci: the module cleanup step killed every build

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changelog: say exactly what works on each version of R

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ci: take the R series from the matrix, not from asking R

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ci: call R.exe, not R

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2.4.3-r11: a graphics module for every supported R

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