Release 3.5.40 ISIS 2025 McStas school + plus pre-school fixes

What's Changed

• Run the 'autobuild' workflows for McStas and McXtrace on any new tag by @willend in #2079
• Merge newest commit to phonon branch by @Lomholy in #2082
• Update SANS_Spheres to align with analytical validations. by @Lomholy in #2083
• Add in support for splitting a scan into many cpu processes by @Lomholy in #2081
• Fix for ppc64 Linux (via conda) by @willend in #2085
• Implement env var to override mpirun setting by @willend in #2087
• Debugging fixes, removal of warnings by @willend in #2088
• Implement 'cppcheck' linting support on Unix, can be utilised via mcrun or mctest by @willend in #2090
• Missing patch required for use from Jupyter... by @willend in #2091
• Let mcdisplay-webgl and -classic honour -d directory by @willend in #2093
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 by @willend in #2095
• Allow Phonon_simple to accept more than 1 solution by @Lomholy in #2094
• Adapt test target value to new normalisation from PR #2094 by @willend in #2097
• Fix to OFF parsing: Parser always used z=0, not actual OFF data... by @willend in #2099
• Add in order parameter to make it possibly to use no multiple scattering by @Lomholy in #2098
• Prototype "automated testing of modified instrs/comps" by @willend in #2100
• Automatic CI test trigger with -1 return code in case of errors by @willend in #2101
• Enable 'change-triggered' instrument/comp CI test also on Windows by @willend in #2102
• Mono_bent_updates by @Lomholy in #2103
• Adding script for flexible+convenient creation of .yml files by @tkittel in #2105
• Nightly tests based on conda, new test/devel tool and more by @willend in #2106
• Remove workaround for NVHPC issue, now fixed by NVIDIA by @willend in #2107
• Minor fixes for recent contributions from Daniel Lomholt by @willend in #2108
• Fix header typo by @willend in #2109
• GPU-related edits for V Transmission_V_polarisator.comp and Test_StatisticalChopper.instr by @willend in #2110
• Update note.js/vite dependency by request of dependabot by @willend in #2111
• Minimal config change for DTU gpu box by @willend in #2113
• Minor docstring fixes McStas samples sources by @willend in #2117
• Docstring fixes related to McStas Monochromator_bent by @willend in #2118
• Minor fixes, retire comps and instruments by @willend in #2116
• Minor docstring fixes for McStas union comps by @willend in #2120
• Minor docstring fixes in McStas misc by @willend in #2119
• Minor fixes - deprecation of components and doc header repairs by @willend in #2115
• Mcdoc more tolerant by @willend in #2121
• Loads of comp header edits to populate mcdoc page properly by @willend in #2122
• Sync from main by @willend in #2124
• Automatically fill in "short description" if not found by mcdoc parsing by @willend in #2123
• More instrument header fixes for McStas by @willend in #2125
• CI: Run "full test" in case 10 or more comps/instrs have been changed. by @willend in #2126
• Update pull_request_template.md by @willend in #2129
• Update pull_request_template.md by @willend in #2130
• Edits to PR template by @willend in #2131
• Fix typos (thanks for spotting them Erik ;-) ) by @willend in #2132
• Links to GRAMMAR and NOMENCLATURE records by @willend in #2133
• Add tickmark for data/input file by @willend in #2134
• Win32 "define-massage" to ensure proper execution with recent MinGW releases by @willend in #2135
• Linter-oritented fixes in various components by @willend in #2136
• Revise PR template for clearer checklist instructions by @willend in #2138
• Rectification after discussion with Jan Saroun, j-loop was lost by @willend in #2137
• Improved error-handling in mccode.py by @willend in #2139
• Issue warning for mcdisplay 1st run + Remove duplicate rpaths on macOS by @willend in #2140
• Increase user understanding of Generate buttion and clipboard by @willend in #2141
• If running under conda, add env prefix when saving/loading user config by @willend in #2142
• Fix problematic chars in component header by @willend in #2144
• Temporarily, avoid deploying xraylib via brew on macOS 15 by @willend in #2145
• Skip only xraylib install on macOS 15 McXtrace by @willend in #2146
• Allow mcdoc to work with --dir . by @willend in #2147
• Safety valve for search with filter (returned bad list in search mcdoc powder) by @willend in #2148
• Fix NCrystal_sample 3D visualisation. by @tkittel in #2150
• Fixes for parameter quoting issues by @tkittel in #2151
• Add grep in "monolithic" windows builds by @willend in #2152
• Minor doc header fixes for optics comps by @willend in #2153
• Header fixes for McStas samples by @willend in #2154
• Make ./devel/bin/mccode-build-conda script work with no args or bld dir by @tkittel in #2155
• Union surface and fix of focus system by @mads-bertelsen in #2149
• Fix SDKROOT assignment for macOS configuration by @willend in #2157
• mcdoc header fixes for McStas contrib, misc, monitors by @willend in #2156
• Edits for install docs, release 3.5.38 by @willend in #2158
• Fixes condabuild script for use on macOS and potentially also Windows by @willend in #2160
• Update NCrystal_example.instr to account for, and test, cmdline arg parsing by @tkittel in #2159
• Update mctest with log of attained test value if test ran by @willend in #2161
• Make beamstop components SCATTER for nicer visualisation by @tkittel in #2163
• Qt message box for error message by @willend in #2164
• Include all %{%} section in Arm comp(s) as we propose these as "template" comps by @willend in #2165
• Fix mcdoc for single-file search (e.g. BNL_H8.instr) by @willend in #2166
• -DUSE_NEXUS defines were missing for Windows / NeXus by @willend in #2167
• Add release 3.5.39 by @willend in #2168
• Fix to autobuild scripts, remove v from tag... by @willend in #2170
• added MPI_MASTER to selected printf statements by @aaronfinke in #2169
• 3.5.40... by @willend in #2171

New Contributors

• @aaronfinke made their first contribution in #2169

Full Changelog: v3.5.32...v3.5.40