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Upgrading num-bigint 0.3 to 0.4

Breaking0.3.3 → 0.4.8Breaking2Security1Platform4New7Changed7Fixed5Other1

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2 breaking changes and 4 platform requirement changes and a security fix.

In plain terms
  • If you use these optional integrations, you may need a newer Rust compiler.
  • Debug printing now shows the number itself rather than its internal digit list.
  • [Upgrade to 2021 edition, MSRV 1.60][292].
  • The arbitrary integration now needs Rust 1.40 or newer.
Must act Top 5 of 7 that need code or config changes

Requires Rust 1.60 from 0.4.5 (none stated before).

Drops autocfg.

Installs 17 packages in all (was 22).

What you must change

Breaking2
Updates public dependencies on arbitrary, quickcheck, and rand, raising minimum Rust versions for each feature.
arbitraryquickcheckrand
0.4.0RELEASES.mdSummarizedView source
Changes Debug output for BigInt and BigUint to show plain numeric values instead of raw internal digits.
DebugBigIntBigUint
0.4.0RELEASES.mdSummarizedView source
Security1
Fixes unexpected panics in multiplication, tracked as GHSA-v935-pqmr-g8v9.
Moderate
0.4.3RELEASES.mdSummarizedView source
Platform4
[Upgrade to 2021 edition, MSRV 1.60][292].
0.4.5RELEASES.mdOriginalView source
Updates arbitrary support to 1.0, requiring Rust 1.40.
arbitrary
0.4.0RELEASES.mdSummarizedView source
Updates quickcheck support to 1.0, requiring Rust 1.46.
quickcheck
0.4.0RELEASES.mdSummarizedView source
Updates rand support to 0.8, requiring Rust 1.36.
rand
0.4.0RELEASES.mdSummarizedView source