chore(release): prepare v2.5.2

- Fix SVN deploy: add || true to grep pipelines under pipefail
- Add error reporting on svn commit failure
- Update changelog to include PR #781 (return type compat)

Author: superdav42

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ jobs:
           cd "${SVN_DIR}"
 
           # Add new files in batches of 500 to avoid arg list / memory limits
-          svn status trunk | grep '^\?' | awk '{print $2}' > /tmp/svn-new-files.txt
+          # Use '|| true' to prevent grep returning exit 1 (no match) from killing the script under pipefail
+          svn status trunk | grep '^\?' | awk '{print $2}' > /tmp/svn-new-files.txt || true
           NEW_COUNT=$(wc -l < /tmp/svn-new-files.txt)
           echo "New files to add: ${NEW_COUNT}"
           if [ "${NEW_COUNT}" -gt 0 ]; then
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           # Remove deleted files in batches
-          svn status trunk | grep '^\!' | awk '{print $2}' > /tmp/svn-del-files.txt
+          svn status trunk | grep '^\!' | awk '{print $2}' > /tmp/svn-del-files.txt || true
           DEL_COUNT=$(wc -l < /tmp/svn-del-files.txt)
           echo "Deleted files to remove: ${DEL_COUNT}"
           if [ "${DEL_COUNT}" -gt 0 ]; then
@@ -210,20 +211,24 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           echo "=== SVN Status (trunk) ==="
-          svn status trunk > /tmp/svn-status.txt
+          svn status trunk > /tmp/svn-status.txt || true
           head -50 /tmp/svn-status.txt
           CHANGES=$(wc -l < /tmp/svn-status.txt)
           echo "Total trunk changes: ${CHANGES}"
 
           if [ "${CHANGES}" -eq 0 ]; then
             echo "No changes to commit to trunk"
           else
+            echo "Committing ${CHANGES} changes to WordPress.org SVN..."
             svn commit \
               --username "${SVN_USERNAME}" \
               --password "${SVN_PASSWORD}" \
               --no-auth-cache \
               --non-interactive \
-              -m "Update trunk to ${VERSION}"
+              -m "Update trunk to ${VERSION}" 2>&1 || {
+              echo "::error::SVN commit failed. Check SVN_USERNAME and SVN_PASSWORD secrets."
+              exit 1
+            }
             echo "Trunk committed successfully"
           fi
 

readme.txt

@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ No personal data, domains, IP addresses, or payment information are collected.
 
 == Changelog ==
 Version [2.5.2] - Released on 2026-04-10
-- Fix: Return type declarations removed from base classes to restore addon compatibility.
-- Fix: Return type declarations removed from Base_Gateway abstract methods for PHP compatibility.
+- Fix: PHP return type declarations removed from base/abstract classes to restore addon compatibility.
+- Improved: SVN deploy reliability in release workflow.
 - Fix: DejaVuSansMono.ttf missing exception when viewing invoices.
 - Fix: Command palette icons missing and console errors on WordPress 7.
 - Fix: Menu icon not rendering on all admin pages (now uses SVG data URI).