4.4.2

Changes since 4.4.1

• Added SourceLink support
• Fixed an issue with TFM generation and identification
• Fixed an issue where generating a RuntimeIdentifier could result in a thrown exception
• Optimized TFM related code
• Replaced OS Extensions dependency with RuntimeExtensions dependency

4.4.1

Changes since 4.4.0

• Bumped minimum SystemExtensions required version from 5.1.0 to 5.3.0
• Compatibility improvements with System Extensions 5
• Compatibility improvements with OS Extensions

3.7.4

Changes since 3.7.3

• Compatibility improvements with System Extensions 5

5.0.0 Alpha 1

Changes since 4.4 series

Additions

• WindowsOperatingSystem class - This replaces WindowsAnalyzer
• MacOperatingSystem class - This replaces MacOsAnalyzer
• LinuxOperatingSystem class - This replaces LinuxAnalyzer
• FreeBsdOperatingSystem class - This replaces FreeBsdAnalyzer

Changes

• Replaced many built in methods with Extension methods
• Re-structured Operating System detection functionality
• Made PlatformKit more extensible and made it easier to add support for additional operating systems in the future
• Changed namespaces and internal folder structure

Deprecations

• Removed deprecated classes and methods.

OS Support and Discontinuations

• Discontinued detection support for Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
• Discontinued detection support for Windows 10 Mobile Build 15254
• Discontinued detection support for macOS 10.13 "High Sierra" and macOS 10.14 "Mojave"

Full Changelog: 4.4.0...5.0.0-alpha.1

4.4.0

Changes since 4.3.0

Additions

• Added a replacement model for MacOsSystemInformation called MacOsSystemInformationModel
• Added additional methods to LinuxOsReleaseRetriever

General Changes

• Improved performance of LinuxOsReleaseRetriever
• Removed commented out code
• Cleaned up PlatformKitIdentification
• Started work on re-structuring PlatformKit going forward
• Minor internal tweaks and improvements

Deprecations

• Deprecated MacOsSystemInformation
• Deprecated a number of methods in MacOsAnalyzer
• Deprecated a number of methods in LinuxAnalyzer
• Deprecated FreeBsdAnalyzer
• Deprecated Platform enum
• Deprecated NetworkCardModel enum

4.3.0

Changes since 4.2 series

Additions

• Added some missing xml doc comments
• Added LinuxOsReleaseModel - This replaces LinuxOsRelease.
• Added NetworkCardModel - This replaces NetworkCard.
• Added HyperVRequirementsModel - This replaces HyperVRequirements.
• Added WindowsSystemInformationModel - This replaces WindowsSystemInformation.

General Improvements

• Simplified Windows 10 detection code.
• Improved maintainability of TFM generation code.

Deprecations

• Deprecated support for Windows 10 Build 10240 (including Windows Server 2016) and Windows 10 Build 10586 - Support for these versions will be removed in PlatformKit 5.
• Deprecated support for Windows 10 Mobile Build 15254 - Support for this version will be removed in PlatformKit 5.
• Deprecated support for Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds - Support for this will be removed in PlatformKit 5.
• Deprecated support for macOS 10.15 "Catalina" - Support for this version will be removed in PlatformKit 5.
• Deprecated LinuxOsRelease - This has been replaced by LinuxOsReleaseModel and will be removed in PlatformKit 5.
• Deprecated NetworkCard - This has been replaced by NetworkCardModel and will be removed in PlatformKit 5.
• Deprecated HyperVRequirements - This has been replaced by HyperVRequirementsModel and will be removed in PlatformKit 5.
• Deprecated WindowsSystemInformation - This has been replaced by WindowsSystemInformationModel and will be removed in PlatformKit 5.

4.2.2

Changes since 4.2.1

• Improved efficiency and performance of TargetFrameworkIdentification class
• Deprecated support for the GetLinuxDistributionVersionAsString method in the LinuxAnalyzer class - This will be removed in PlatformKit 5.
• Deprecated support for macOS 10.15 "Catalina" - Support for this version will be removed in PlatformKit 5.
• Clarified that support for Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 will be removed in PlatformKit 5

4.2.1

Changes since 4.2.0

• Updated dependency on System Extensions to version 5 from version 4.

3.7.3

Changes since 3.7.2

• Updated dependency on System Extensions to version 5 from version 4.

4.2.0

Changes since 4.1.0

Additions

• Added LinuxOsReleaseRetriever class with static methods
• Added method to allow library users to detect .NET Version

Changes

• Improved XML doc comments
• Simplify switch statements to switch expressions
• Optimizations and improvements

Deprecations

• Deprecated GetLinuxDistributionInformation method
• Deprecated GetLinuxDistributionVersion method

Full Changelog: 4.1.0...4.2.0