chore: bump version

README.md

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ OPTIONS
 VERSION
     Last update:
     Eat-Me-App version:
-    Sharg version: 1.2.0
+    Sharg version: 1.2.1-rc.1
 ```
 <!-- MARKDOWN-AUTO-DOCS:END -->
 

include/sharg/version.hpp

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 //!\brief The minor version as MACRO.
 #define SHARG_VERSION_MINOR 2
 //!\brief The patch version as MACRO.
-#define SHARG_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define SHARG_VERSION_PATCH 1
 //!\brief The release candidate number. 0 means stable release, >= 1 means release candidate.
-#define SHARG_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 0
+#define SHARG_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 1
 
 //!\brief The full version as MACRO (number).
 #define SHARG_VERSION (SHARG_VERSION_MAJOR * 10000 + SHARG_VERSION_MINOR * 100 + SHARG_VERSION_PATCH)

test/api_stability/1.2.0/0001-NOAPI-Bump-version.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+From 7353a6da25516f7532339b0b647d5a767e4ccad4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Enrico Seiler <enrico.seiler@hotmail.de>
+Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:25:02 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] [NOAPI] Bump version
+
+---
+ test/snippet/readme_sneak_peek.out   | 2 +-
+ test/unit/detail/format_ctd_test.cpp | 2 +-
+ test/unit/detail/format_cwl_test.cpp | 2 +-
+ 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/test/snippet/readme_sneak_peek.out b/test/snippet/readme_sneak_peek.out
+index e51f728..1e30290 100644
+--- a/test/snippet/readme_sneak_peek.out
++++ b/test/snippet/readme_sneak_peek.out
+@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ OPTIONS
+ VERSION
+     Last update:
+     Eat-Me-App version:
+-    Sharg version: 1.2.0
++    Sharg version: 1.2.1-rc.1
+diff --git a/test/unit/detail/format_ctd_test.cpp b/test/unit/detail/format_ctd_test.cpp
+index 320119b..b8d8523 100644
+--- a/test/unit/detail/format_ctd_test.cpp
++++ b/test/unit/detail/format_ctd_test.cpp
+@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ TEST_F(format_ctd_test, empty_information)
+     // Create the dummy parser.
+     auto parser = get_parser("--export-help", "ctd");
+     parser.info.date = "December 01, 1994";
+-    parser.info.version = "1.2.0";
++    parser.info.version = "1.2.1-rc.1";
+     parser.info.man_page_title = "default_man_page_title";
+     parser.info.short_description = "A short description here.";
+
+diff --git a/test/unit/detail/format_cwl_test.cpp b/test/unit/detail/format_cwl_test.cpp
+index dece1f7..990ea66 100644
+--- a/test/unit/detail/format_cwl_test.cpp
++++ b/test/unit/detail/format_cwl_test.cpp
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TEST_F(format_cwl_test, empty_information)
+     // Create the dummy parser.
+     auto parser = get_parser("--export-help", "cwl");
+     parser.info.date = "December 01, 1994";
+-    parser.info.version = "1.2.0";
++    parser.info.version = "1.2.1-rc.1";
+     parser.info.man_page_title = "default_man_page_title";
+     parser.info.short_description = "A short description here.";
+
+-- 
+2.47.3
+

test/api_stability/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ find_package (Git)
 include (../sharg-test.cmake)
 
 include (ExternalProject)
-set (SHARG_LAST_STABLE_VERSION "1.1.1")
+set (SHARG_LAST_STABLE_VERSION "1.2.0")
 set (SHARG_LAST_STABLE_SOURCE_URL
      "https://github.com/seqan/sharg-parser/releases/download/${SHARG_LAST_STABLE_VERSION}/sharg-${SHARG_LAST_STABLE_VERSION}-Source.tar.xz"
 )
-set (SHARG_LAST_STABLE_SOURCE_SHA256 "7330f06501718e7871e55e5fd70d0e41472cc8b34bd0e3519f8c5547510c671c")
+set (SHARG_LAST_STABLE_SOURCE_SHA256 "aac491bbde0d4d5446277c7c1f6cb4b814b2b4793b14b77f9838f139d50ae29f")
 
 set (SHARG_API_STABILITY_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DSHARG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS=1")
 

test/api_stability/README.md

@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=40 cmake --build .
 
 ### How does this work?
 
-In the following we will use `1.1.1` as the latest stable release (LSR).
+In the following we will use `1.2.0` as the latest stable release (LSR).
 
 The workflow entails these steps:
 1. Download and unzip the LSR.
 2. Remove everything from the LSR except the tests in `<sharg_lsr_source>/test/`.
 3. Apply patches from the current git version on the LSR, i.e., patches found in
-   `<sharg_git_source>/test/api_stability/1.1.1`.
+   `<sharg_git_source>/test/api_stability/1.2.0`.
   * These patches will only apply changes on the tests.
   * This step is necessary as some of our tests also test non-public / non-stable API.
 3. Use the current version of `find_package (Sharg)` found in `<sharg_git_source>/cmake`.
@@ -84,25 +84,50 @@ There are two categories of API changes that are reflected in the patches (prefi
 
 ### How to create patches?
 
-In the following, we will use `1.1.1` as the latest stable release (LSR).
+<details><summary>Click for tl;dr<summary>
 
-Create a new branch based on the LSR and apply all existing patches in `<sharg_git_source>/test/api_stability/1.1.1`.
+```bash
+git update-ref -d refs/heads/api-stability-patches
+mkdir -p /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches
+cp -u=all test/api_stability/1.2.0/*.patch /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches
+git checkout -b api-stability-patches 1.2.0
+git am --keep-non-patch /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches/*.patch
+rm -f /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches/*.patch
+
+git cherry-pick <commit>
+
+git format-patch 1.2.0
+mv *.patch /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches
+git checkout -
+cp -u /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches/*.patch test/api_stability/1.2.0/
+rm -rf /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches
+git branch -D api-stability-patches
+
+git add test/api_stability/1.2.0/
+git commit
+```
+
+</details>
+
+In the following, we will use `1.2.0` as the latest stable release (LSR).
+
+Create a new branch based on the LSR and apply all existing patches in `<sharg_git_source>/test/api_stability/1.2.0`.
 
 ```
 cd <sharg_git_source>
 
 # copy over patches to a tmp directory (`git am` seems to not support applying patches onto a different branch)
 mkdir -p /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches
-cp test/api_stability/1.1.1/*.patch /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches
+cp test/api_stability/1.2.0/*.patch /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches
 
 # create a new branch based on the LSR and switch to it
-git checkout -b api-stability-patches 1.1.1
+git checkout -b api-stability-patches 1.2.0
 
-# apply all patches onto 1.1.1 (--keep-non-patch will keep `[NOAPI]` tags in the commit message)
+# apply all patches onto 1.2.0 (--keep-non-patch will keep `[NOAPI]` tags in the commit message)
 git am --keep-non-patch /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches/*.patch
 
 # clean up applied patches
-rm /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches/*.patch
+rm -f /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches/*.patch
 ```
 
 Now re-apply the commit(s) that changed the API.
@@ -129,8 +154,8 @@ It is also important that you double check if the patch only contains changes th
 After that, we can export all patches.
 
 ```
-# export all patches since 1.1.1
-git format-patch 1.1.1
+# export all patches since 1.2.0
+git format-patch 1.2.0
 
 # move them to tmp directory
 mv *.patch /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches
@@ -141,15 +166,18 @@ Now change to your branch that you were working on and check-in the patches.
 ```
 git checkout -
 
-cp /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches/*.patch test/api_stability/1.1.1/
+cp -u /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches/*.patch test/api_stability/1.2.0/
 
 rm -rf /tmp/sharg-api-stability-patches
 
 # add new patches
-git add test/api_stability/1.1.1/
+git add test/api_stability/1.2.0/
 
 # commit changes
 git commit
+
+# delete local branch
+git branch -D api-stability-patches
 ```
 
 Before pushing, try whether the patches work as intended.

test/snippet/readme_sneak_peek.out

@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ OPTIONS
 VERSION
     Last update:
     Eat-Me-App version:
-    Sharg version: 1.2.0
+    Sharg version: 1.2.1-rc.1

test/unit/detail/format_ctd_test.cpp

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ TEST_F(format_ctd_test, empty_information)
     // Create the dummy parser.
     auto parser = get_parser("--export-help", "ctd");
     parser.info.date = "December 01, 1994";
-    parser.info.version = "1.2.0";
+    parser.info.version = "1.2.1-rc.1";
     parser.info.man_page_title = "default_man_page_title";
     parser.info.short_description = "A short description here.";
 

test/unit/detail/format_cwl_test.cpp

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TEST_F(format_cwl_test, empty_information)
     // Create the dummy parser.
     auto parser = get_parser("--export-help", "cwl");
     parser.info.date = "December 01, 1994";
-    parser.info.version = "1.2.0";
+    parser.info.version = "1.2.1-rc.1";
     parser.info.man_page_title = "default_man_page_title";
     parser.info.short_description = "A short description here.";