Cut a new Blaise compiler release. Bumps the version in Blaise.pas + project.xml,
rebuilds compiler + RTL + stage-2 binary, verifies all four self-hosting
fixpoints (QBE, native, internal-assembler, warm-cache), runs the full test
suite, commits, tags, archives the NATIVE stage-2 binary under releases/vX.Y.Z/
(NOT committed — releases/ is gitignored), renames + refreshes the -pre
bootstrap dir to the next cycle, cross-compiles a FreeBSD x86_64 binary, builds
self-contained Linux + FreeBSD release tarballs (binary + blaise.cfg + RTL +
stdlib source), writes the community post + changelog, then
bumps Blaise.pas + project.xml + uCompilerId.pas to the next -SNAPSHOT version.
Use when asked to "cut a release", "release v0.X.Y", "tag a release", or after
the user confirms a fixpoint is achieved.
2026-07-11
