TODO:

• Merge Merge release/5.8 #5358
• Fix Cannot import the main module of a executable in the test module #5375
• Check core libraries and tools are compatible with the toolchain
  • JavaScriptKit: Add 5.8 toolchain matrix JavaScriptKit#227
  • carton
    • Update SwiftPM branch to 5.8 and fix build errors carton#395
    • Update default toolchain version to 5.8 channel snapshot carton#398
  • Tokamak: [DNM] Add 5.8 snapshot for ci testing TokamakUI/Tokamak#533
• Set swift-compiler-version=5.8.0 in utils/webassembly/build-presets.ini: 4f2a82a
• Dispatch distribution workflow

gh workflow run manual-distribution.yml -f channel=5.8 -f toolchain_name=swift-wasm-5.8.0-RELEASE -f display_name="Swift for WebAssembly 5.8.0 Release $(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" -f display_name_short="Swift for WebAssembly 5.8.0 Release"

After tagging the toolchain version

• Release a new version of JavaScriptKit (No release required because it's already compatible with 5.8)
• Release a new version of carton
• Push a new version of switwasm-docker
• Push a new version of swiftwasm-action
• Update the setup guide in https://github.com/swiftwasm/swiftwasm-book/blob/main/src/getting-started/setup.md
• Announcement blog post Add 5.8 release announcement draft blog.swiftwasm.org#16

Current blockers

Please report any other issues found in the latest release snapshots to help us prioritize them.

References

• Previous release: SwiftWasm 5.7 release #4903