Merge branch 'main' into fix-premul-alpha-bytewidth

# Conflicts:
#	src_c/alphablit.c
#	src_c/simd_blitters_sse2.c

Author: MyreMylar

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+language: en-US
+tone_instructions: ''
+early_access: false
+enable_free_tier: true
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+  request_changes_workflow: false
+  high_level_summary: false
+  high_level_summary_placeholder: '@coderabbitai summary'
+  high_level_summary_in_walkthrough: true
+  auto_title_placeholder: '@coderabbitai'
+  auto_title_instructions: ''
+  review_status: true
+  commit_status: true
+  fail_commit_status: false
+  collapse_walkthrough: true
+  changed_files_summary: true
+  sequence_diagrams: true
+  estimate_code_review_effort: true
+  assess_linked_issues: true
+  related_issues: true
+  related_prs: true
+  suggested_labels: true
+  auto_apply_labels: false
+  suggested_reviewers: true
+  auto_assign_reviewers: false
+  poem: false
+  labeling_instructions: []
+  path_filters:
+    - '!src_c/doc/*' # autogenerated C header files
+    - '!src_c/freetype/*' # freetype vendored files
+    - '!src_c/include/pythoncapi_compat.h' # vendored python file
+    - '!docs/LGPL.txt' # license file
+    - '!docs/licenses/*' # licenses for dependencies
+  path_instructions: []
+  abort_on_close: false
+  disable_cache: false
+  auto_review:
+    enabled: true
+    auto_incremental_review: true
+    ignore_title_keywords: []
+    labels: []
+    drafts: false
+    base_branches: []
+  finishing_touches:
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+      threshold: 80
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+    brakeman:
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+    dotenvLint:
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+    htmlhint:
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+    checkmake:
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+  auto_reply: true
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+    linear:
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+knowledge_base:
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+    enabled: true
+    filePatterns: []
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.coderabbit.yaml

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # define files/directories that won't be exported in an sdist
 # Keep in sync with MANIFEST.in
-.circleci/ export-ignore
 .github/ export-ignore
-buildconfig/ci/ export-ignore
 buildconfig/macdependencies/ export-ignore
 buildconfig/manylinux-build/ export-ignore
 

.gitattributes

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: 🗎 Blank Issue
 about: A blank issue. For those who know what they are doing.
 title: ''
-labels: 
+labels:
 assignees: ''
 
----
+---

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/blank_issue.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ assignees: ''
 
 **Environment:**
 
-If possible, please include the output of `pygame.print_debug_info()` from your program in your bug report. It looks something 
+If possible, please include the output of `pygame.print_debug_info()` from your program in your bug report. It looks something
 like this:
 
 ```
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Freetype versions:	Linked: 2.11.1	Compiled: 2.11.1
 Display Driver:		windows
 Mixer Driver:		wasapi
 ```
-If you can't get the debug output, any of the environment details included in it that you do know would be useful 
+If you can't get the debug output, any of the environment details included in it that you do know would be useful
 in diagnosing the issue & helping you.
 
 Other environment details, not included in `print_debug_info()`, that might help:

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ assignees: ''
 
 **Description**
 
-Describe your enhancement, as clearly as possible.
+Describe your enhancement, as clearly as possible.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement.md

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ env:
     apt-get install libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev -y
     apt-get install libfreetype6-dev libportmidi-dev fontconfig -y
     apt-get install python3-dev python3-pip python3-wheel python3-sphinx -y
-    pip3 install meson-python --break-system-packages
+    pip3 install meson-python "sphinx-autoapi<=3.3.2" --break-system-packages
 
 jobs:
   build-multiarch:
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ jobs:
           - { arch: armv7, base_image: 'balenalib/raspberrypi3-debian:bookworm' }
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
 
     - name: Build sources and run tests
-      uses: uraimo/run-on-arch-action@v2.7.2
+      uses: uraimo/run-on-arch-action@v3.0.1
       id: build
       with:
         arch: ${{ matrix.base_image && 'none' || matrix.arch }}
@@ -96,18 +96,16 @@ jobs:
         install: ${{ env.INSTALL_CMD }}
 
         # Build a wheel, install it for running unit tests.
-        # --no-build-isolation is passed so that preinstalled meson-python can be used
-        # (done for optimization reasons)
+        # pip does not know that ninja is installed, and tries to install it again.
+        # so pass --ignore-dep ninja explicitly
         run: |
-          echo "\nBuilding pygame wheel\n"
-          pip3 wheel . --no-build-isolation --wheel-dir /artifacts -vvv
-          echo "\nInstalling wheel\n"
-          pip3 install --no-index --pre --break-system-packages --find-links /artifacts pygame-ce
+          echo "\nBuilding and installing pygame wheel\n"
+          PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES=1 python3 dev.py --ignore-dep ninja build --wheel /artifacts --lax
           echo "\nRunning tests\n"
           export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy
           export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=disk
           python3 -m pygame.tests -v --exclude opengl,music,timing --time_out 300
-    
+
     # Upload the generated files under github actions assets section
     - name: Upload dist
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Download all multiarch artifacts
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
       with:
         name: pygame-multiarch-armv7-dist
         path: ~/artifacts
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
         done
 
     - name: Test armv7 wheel on armv6
-      uses: uraimo/run-on-arch-action@v2.7.2
+      uses: uraimo/run-on-arch-action@v3.0.1
       with:
         arch: armv6
         distro: bookworm

.github/workflows/build-debian-multiarch.yml

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       SDKROOT: /opt/python-wasm-sdk
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
 
     - name: Regen with latest cython (using system python3)
       run: |