Merge branch 'master' into master_with_dummy_change

Author: rwgk

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ The valid options are:
 * Use `-G` and the name of a generator to use something different. `cmake
   --help` lists the generators available.
       - On Unix, setting `CMAKE_GENERATER=Ninja` in your environment will give
-        you automatic mulithreading on all your CMake projects!
+        you automatic multithreading on all your CMake projects!
 * Open the `CMakeLists.txt` with QtCreator to generate for that IDE.
 * You can use `-DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON` to generate the `.json` file
   that some tools expect.

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
+    groups:
+      actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -69,13 +69,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
-        allow-prereleases: true
 
     - name: Setup Boost (Linux)
       # Can't use boost + define _
@@ -195,20 +194,21 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
         # TODO: Fails on 3.10, investigate
-        - python-version: "3.9"
-          python-debug: true
-          valgrind: true
+        # JOB DISABLED (NEEDS WORK): https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/issues/4889
+        # - python-version: "3.9"
+        #   python-debug: true
+        #   valgrind: true
         - python-version: "3.11"
           python-debug: false
 
     name: "🐍 ${{ matrix.python-version }}${{ matrix.python-debug && '-dbg' || '' }} (deadsnakes)${{ matrix.valgrind && ' • Valgrind' || '' }} • x64"
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} (deadsnakes)
-      uses: deadsnakes/action@v3.0.1
+      uses: deadsnakes/action@v3.1.0
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         debug: ${{ matrix.python-debug }}
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ jobs:
     container: "silkeh/clang:${{ matrix.clang }}${{ matrix.container_suffix }}"
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Add wget and python3
       run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-dev python3-numpy python3-pytest libeigen3-dev
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ jobs:
     container: nvidia/cuda:12.2.0-devel-ubuntu22.04
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     # tzdata will try to ask for the timezone, so set the DEBIAN_FRONTEND
     - name: Install 🐍 3
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ jobs:
 #    container: centos:8
 #
 #    steps:
-#    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 #
 #    - name: Add Python 3 and a few requirements
 #      run: yum update -y && yum install -y git python3-devel python3-numpy python3-pytest make environment-modules
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ jobs:
       # tzdata will try to ask for the timezone, so set the DEBIAN_FRONTEND
       DEBIAN_FRONTEND: 'noninteractive'
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Add NVHPC Repo
       run: |
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ jobs:
     container: "gcc:${{ matrix.gcc }}"
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Add Python 3
       run: apt-get update; apt-get install -y python3-dev python3-numpy python3-pytest python3-pip libeigen3-dev
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "🐍 3 • ICC latest • x64"
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Add apt repo
       run: |
@@ -639,7 +639,13 @@ jobs:
     container: "${{ matrix.container }}"
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Latest actions/checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      if: matrix.container != 'centos:7'
+
+    - name: Pin actions/checkout as required for centos:7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      if: matrix.container == 'centos:7'
 
     - name: Add Python 3 (RHEL 7)
       if: matrix.container == 'centos:7'
@@ -687,7 +693,7 @@ jobs:
     container: i386/debian:buster
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1  # Required to run inside docker
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1  # v1 is required to run inside docker
 
     - name: Install requirements
       run: |
@@ -730,9 +736,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.x"
 
@@ -782,10 +788,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-2019
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
         architecture: x86
@@ -794,7 +800,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.14
 
     - name: Prepare MSVC
-      uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.12.1
+      uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.13.0
       with:
         arch: x86
 
@@ -835,10 +841,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-2019
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
         architecture: x86
@@ -847,7 +853,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.14
 
     - name: Prepare MSVC
-      uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.12.1
+      uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.13.0
       with:
         arch: x86
 
@@ -883,10 +889,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-2022
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
@@ -953,20 +959,30 @@ jobs:
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-gcc
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-python-pip
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-python-numpy
-          mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-python-scipy
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-cmake
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-make
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-python-pytest
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-eigen3
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-boost
           mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-catch
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+      if: matrix.sys == 'mingw64'
+      with:
+        msystem: ${{matrix.sys}}
+        install: >-
+          git
+          mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-python-scipy
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Configure C++11
       # LTO leads to many undefined reference like
       # `pybind11::detail::function_call::function_call(pybind11::detail::function_call&&)
-      run: cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11 -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON -S . -B build
+      run: >-
+        cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11 -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON
+        -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(python -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)")
+        -S . -B build
 
     - name: Build C++11
       run: cmake --build build -j 2
@@ -984,7 +1000,10 @@ jobs:
       run: git clean -fdx
 
     - name: Configure C++14
-      run: cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON -S . -B build2
+      run: >-
+        cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON
+        -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(python -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)")
+        -S . -B build2
 
     - name: Build C++14
       run: cmake --build build2 -j 2
@@ -1002,7 +1021,10 @@ jobs:
       run: git clean -fdx
 
     - name: Configure C++17
-      run: cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON -S . -B build3
+      run: >-
+        cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON
+        -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(python -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)")
+        -S . -B build3
 
     - name: Build C++17
       run: cmake --build build3 -j 2
@@ -1032,21 +1054,21 @@ jobs:
         run: env
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Clang
         uses: egor-tensin/setup-clang@v1
 
       - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
       - name: Update CMake
         uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.14
 
       - name: Install ninja-build tool
-        uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@v3
+        uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@v4
 
       - name: Run pip installs
         run: |
@@ -1101,7 +1123,7 @@ jobs:
         run: env
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Show Clang++ version before brew install llvm
         run: clang++ --version

.github/workflows/configure.yml

@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Setup Python 3.7
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: 3.7
         architecture: ${{ matrix.arch }}

.github/workflows/format.yml

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Format
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.x"
     - name: Add matchers
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: silkeh/clang:15-bullseye
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install requirements
       run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y git python3-dev python3-pytest

.github/workflows/pip.yml

@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Setup 🐍 3.6
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: 3.6
 
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Setup 🐍 3.8
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: 3.8
 
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ jobs:
       run: twine check dist/*
 
     - name: Save standard package
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: standard
         path: dist/pybind11-*
 
     - name: Save global package
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: global
         path: dist/pybind11_global-*
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ jobs:
     needs: [packaging]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.x"
 
     # Downloads all to directories matching the artifact names
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
 
     - name: Publish standard package
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1