Release beta-v1.2.0-rc0

Draft release of version beta-v1.2.0-rc0.

What's Changed

• Update Linea Besu to 24.11-develop-eb7bb53 by @fab-10 in #1480
• Remove redundant version declaration of dependencies by @fab-10 in #1484
• feat: support Variable Report Width for Corset by @DavePearce in #1486
• filter tests with invalid transactions. by @FlorianHuc in #1423
• HUB debugging continued by @OlivierBBB in #1481
• fix hub lineCounter when pop transaction by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1489
• feat: update corset to v9.7.17 by @DavePearce in #1496
• debug memory replay tests by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1473
• fix(modexp): add debuged failing ref test by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1500
• Mega "simple exceptions testing" issue by @OlivierBBB in #1450
• HUB debugging continued by @OlivierBBB in #1492
• remove nbAdded and nbRemoved columns by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1505
• fix: Disable Tx Outcome Checks by @DavePearce in #1522
• update linea-besu version by @macfarla in #1526
• Remove CONSTRAINTS_SSH_KEY from Github Actions by @DavePearce in #1512
• Update reference tests to latest develop by @daniellehrner in #1529
• fix: incorrect generation of Trace.java files by @DavePearce in #1524
• fix: update docs files with errors by @EricNorberg in #1506
• fix(modexpZero): mmio inst constant values by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1503
• fix(txSkip): address collisions by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1510
• Fix/revert ref tests by @FlorianHuc in #1530
• fix(MMU_BLAKE): add test + debug by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1519
• fix: remove non-determinism from tests by @DavePearce in #1537
• fix(Identity): tgt offset for partial return data copy by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1531
• revert ref test root folder as well. by @FlorianHuc in #1539
• HUB debugging continued --- CALL's by @OlivierBBB in #1508
• fix: name for "Weekly Tests" workflow by @DavePearce in #1550
• Slack Notification for Test Failures by @DavePearce in #1556
• Unifying ranges by @OlivierBBB in #1548
• IDENTITY size parameter fix by @OlivierBBB in #1561
• formatting only by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1562
• fix: go-corset running test in CI by @DavePearce in #1554
• change error thrown when too many requests. by @FlorianHuc in #1558
• revert due to performance regression by @FlorianHuc in #1557
• Fix/getaccount by @FlorianHuc in #1493
• fix last MMU call issues by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1569
• Reenable TX Outcome Checks for Replay Tests by @DavePearce in #1566
• update equals on wcpoperation due to Bytes32 equal method inconsistency. by @FlorianHuc in #1573
• 1568 some last mmio issues second part by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1571
• Refactoring to use test watcher for unit tests as well. by @FlorianHuc in #1513
• delete lt file if corset check passes by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1575
• Call gas work by @OlivierBBB in #1570
• Update Linea Besu to 24.11-delivery39 by @fab-10 in #1583
• Filter tests. by @FlorianHuc in #1579
• tmp: disbale MMIO constraints for the release by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1587
• skip ref test that are deployment transaction to an already existing … by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1584
• fix: Daily Blockchain Reference Test Workflow Failures by @DavePearce in #1588
• update version and changelog by @FlorianHuc in #1589
• clean: no need to store two times same hub in each section by @letypequividelespoubelles in #1585
• Only add needed dependencies in the uber jar by @fab-10 in #924
• always upload test report. by @FlorianHuc in #1597
• CHANGED - use updated config for self-hosted runners by @waskow-consensys in #1608
• CHANGED - revert runner for blockchain tests to git-hosted by @waskow-consensys in #1611
• feat: archiving shadow node make files by @amkCha in #1596
• fix: enable previously disabled tests by @DavePearce in #1552
• Split Unit and Replay Tests by @DavePearce in #1593
• Build and upload plugin archive artifact on release by @fab-10 in #1613
• Fix publish task by @fab-10 in #1623
• CREATE tests by @OlivierBBB in #1572
• Feat/watch unit tests activate by @FlorianHuc in #1581
• HUB debugging by @OlivierBBB in #1625
• Constraints commit update by @OlivierBBB in #1629
• release branch 0.8.0-rc7 by @FlorianHuc in #1632
• update to latest linea-besu by @macfarla in #1624
• upgrade version only by @FlorianHuc in #1634
• add trivial change clause to contributing md by @macfarla in #1633
• test(mxp): improving naming by @lorenzogentile404 in #1606
• HUB -> ROM lookup fix by @OlivierBBB in #1640
• CREATE debugging continued by @OlivierBBB in #1635
• Include HUB into ZKEVM_MODULES_FOR_REFERENCE_TESTS by @OlivierBBB in #1641
• Move plugins into a separate project by @fab-10 in #1637
• Fixing the 3rd account rows for CREATE's of the FAILURE_WILL_REVERT variety by @OlivierBBB in #1649
• Remove extra MISC row for calls to the IDENTITY precompile of the FAILURE_KNOWN_TO_HUB variety by @OlivierBBB in #1650
• Fine tune dependencies by @fab-10 in #1653
• Converting from long to int may reveal unintended valid jump destinations by @OlivierBBB in #1654
• TX_WARM fix for addresses which don't exist in the state by @OlivierBBB in #1655
• Constraints commit update by @OlivierBBB in #1656
• test: extend INVALID opcode by @lorenzogentile404 in #1645
• test: program invoking all OpCodes by @lorenzogentile404 in #1647
• PUSHVALUE fix for exceptional PUSHes by @OlivierBBB in #1658
• Fix inherited REVERT_STAMP of context that GET_REVERTED but don't SELF_REVERT + some SSTORE and SLOAD fixes for the DOM/SUB stamps by @OlivierBBB in #1659
• Various SELFDESTRUCT related fixes by @OlivierBBB in #1661
• EXTCODECOPY requires the CFI as its MMU_SRC_ID only for addresses not currently under deployment by @OlivierBBB in #1665
• Update constraints to latest master by @OlivierBBB in #1666
• Update Linea Besu to 24.12-delivery41 by @fab-10 in #1668
• fix: use self hosted runner for blockchain tests by @DavePearce in #1620
• 1627 blockdata redesign by @lorenzogentile404 in #1630
• Constraints catch up for BLOCKDATA by @OlivierBBB in #1675
• feat: use informative names for temporary lt files by @DavePearce in #1673
• feat: improve slack report for daily blockchain tests by @DavePearce in #1677
• Fix for initialization and finalization sections by @lorenzogentile404 in #1657
• Constraints update (back to master) by @OlivierBBB in #1687
• 1679 blockhash update by @lorenzogentile404 in #1681
• feat: always rebuild Trace.java files by @DavePearce in #1696
• CHANGED - use github actions concurrency to reduce outdated runs by @waskow-consensys in #1691
• fix: support default filter for cron job by @DavePearce in #1698
• Feat/blockdata unique gas limit constant by @amkCha in #1699
• 1444 call corner cases testing by @lorenzogentile404 in #1700
• feat: update to delivery-25.1-develop-1be83c5 by @DavePearce in #1694
• Feat/multi transaction with create tests by @amkCha in #1615
• init chain id in zktracer. by @FlorianHuc in #1702
• Fix: .gitignore ignores Trace.java files and GlobalConstants.java by @OlivierBBB in #1703
• release: bump version to beta-v1.2.0-rc0 and updated CHANGELOG.md by @OlivierBBB in #1704
• feat: update release action to install corset by @DavePearce in #1706
• Add actions/checkout to release.yml by @DavePearce in #1708
• fix location of distribution for release by @DavePearce in #1710
• fix: tweak publish task by @DavePearce in #1713

New Contributors

• @EricNorberg made their first contribution in #1506
• @waskow-consensys made their first contribution in #1608
• @amkCha made their first contribution in #1596

Full Changelog: v0.8.0-rc5...beta-v1.2.0-rc0