2.2.0

New features

copyright for [package]

The optional copyright value will appear in the EXE details.

[package]
name = "Copper"
copyright = "Copyright Ea-Nasir 1750 BCE - 2025

Other

• Did you mean... for dependency queries
• Showing Git commit hash for debug binaries in lover version

Changes and fixes

display_name instead of description for the program's display name on Windows

[package]
name = "coolGame"
display_name = "Cool Game"

[package]
name = "coolGame"
version = "1.0"

On Windows, file description in EXEs is the displayed program's title in the task manager. The description word is a bit problematic.

The description lover.toml [package] value has been changed to [display_name] to not confuse the users.
Also now the default value contains the name and version.

Getting in game:

os.getenv("LOVER_PKG_DISPLAY_NAME")

Default value:

{package name} {package version}

description is still available to use in the config and accessible with os.getenv("LOVER_PKG_DESCRIPTION") but for now has no other use.

Other

• rcedit now runs before embedding the game into the EXE to fix a bug where it wouldn't find the game's code
• [Y/N] confirmation now accepts both y and Y (#4 by @thefenriswolf)
• lover build without any arguments and not configured defaults will now pick the target matching your platform
• Minor performance improvements by using conditional compilation
• Progress bars now use units. Example Downloading thing [===== ] 0.1/1.3 MB
• Removed long description in lover create
• Some message changes
• Each target's build process is separated by an extra line for better readability
• Fixed some progress bar issues
• Fixed commands not being found on Windows
• Fixed lover run showing no output on windows, by using lovec instead of love by default
• Fixed file version not changing in the EXE details

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Full Changelog: v2.1.1...v2.2.0