v1.18.4

This release includes initial support for Erlang/OTP 28, for those who want to try it out. In such cases, you may use Elixir v1.18.4 precompiled for Erlang/OTP 27, as it is binary compatible with Erlang/OTP 28. Note, however, that Erlang/OTP 28 no longer allows regexes to be defined in the module body and interpolated into an attribute. If you do this:

@some_attribute ~r/foo/
def some_fun, do: @some_attribute

You must rewrite it to:

def some_fun, do: ~r/foo/

1. Enhancements

IEx

• [IEx.Helpers] Add IEx.Helpers.process_info/1 which prints process information

Mix

• [mix compile] Support the --no-listeners option
• [mix local] Retry HTTP requests with disabled middlebox comp mode depending on the failure reason
• [mix local.hex] Install Hex per OTP release
• [mix local.rebar] Install Hex per OTP release
• [mix run] Support the --no-listeners option

2. Bug fixes

Elixir

• [Kernel] Emit trace events for @on_definition callbacks
• [Kernel] Emit trace events for @on_load callbacks
• [Kernel] Emit trace events for super calls
• [Kernel] Emit trace events for imported function calls
• [Kernel] Optimize map unions to avoid building long lists
• [Kernel] Do not crash when type checking nested bitstrings in patterns
• [Kernel] Do not crash when non-binary bitstring is given as struct default value
• [Kernel] Recompile regexes when escaped from module attributes for Erlang/OTP 28 compatibility
• [Kernel] Preserve backwards compatibility in elixir_erl

Mix

• [mix deps.get] Ensure git checkout works when there are untracked files in the dependency
• [mix loadpaths] Do not run listeners when not checking the deps