Merge 5.0 release candidate into main

.github/cross-linux-riscv64/Dockerfile

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ RUN apt-get update  && \
 # install rust tools
 RUN curl --proto "=https" --tlsv1.2 --retry 3 -sSfL https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
 ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
-RUN rustup -v toolchain install 1.74
+RUN rustup -v toolchain install 1.81
 # add docker the manual way
 COPY install_docker.sh /
 RUN /install_docker.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ENV CARGO_TARGET_RISCV64GC_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER="$CROSS_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX"gcc
     RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 \
     PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/lib/riscv64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}"
 
-RUN rustup target add riscv64gc-unknown-linux-gnu --toolchain 1.74-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+RUN rustup target add riscv64gc-unknown-linux-gnu --toolchain 1.81-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
 
 #compile libssl-dev for riscv64!
 COPY build_openssl.sh /

.github/workflows/benchmark.yaml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: git
-  MSRV: "1.74"
+  MSRV: "1.79"
 
 jobs:
   run_benchmark:

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Builds
 env:
   RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
   CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: git
-  MSRV: "1.74"
+  MSRV: "1.79"
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ jobs:
           - build: linux-x64
             os: ubuntu-20.04
             artifact_name: 'wasmer-linux-amd64'
-            llvm_url: 'https://github.com/wasmerio/llvm-custom-builds/releases/download/15.x/llvm-linux-amd64.tar.xz'
+            llvm_url: 'https://github.com/wasmerio/llvm-custom-builds/releases/download/18.x/llvm-linux-amd64.tar.xz'
             cross_compilation_artifact_name: 'cross_compiled_from_linux'
             use_sccache: false
             use_llvm: true
             build_wasm: true
           - build: macos-x64
             os: macos-12
-            llvm_url: 'https://github.com/wasmerio/llvm-custom-builds/releases/download/15.x/llvm-darwin-amd64.tar.xz'
+            llvm_url: 'https://github.com/wasmerio/llvm-custom-builds/releases/download/18.x/llvm-darwin-amd64.tar.xz'
             artifact_name: 'wasmer-darwin-amd64'
             cross_compilation_artifact_name: 'cross_compiled_from_mac'
             use_sccache: false
@@ -66,18 +66,19 @@ jobs:
             use_sccache: false
             use_llvm: false
             build_wasm: false
+            # [todo] xdoardo: Reinstate when the code we generate for aarch64 is working correctly. 
+            # llvm_url: 'https://github.com/wasmerio/llvm-custom-builds/releases/download/18.x/llvm-darwin-aarch64.tar.xz'
           - build: windows-x64
             os: windows-2019
             artifact_name: 'wasmer-windows-amd64'
-            llvm_url: 'https://github.com/wasmerio/llvm-custom-builds/releases/download/15.x/llvm-windows-amd64.tar.xz'
+            llvm_url: 'https://github.com/wasmerio/llvm-custom-builds/releases/download/18.x/llvm-windows-amd64.tar.xz'
             cross_compilation_artifact_name: 'cross_compiled_from_win'
             use_sccache: false
             use_llvm: true
             build_wasm: false
           - build: linux-musl-x64
             os: ubuntu-latest
             artifact_name: 'wasmer-linux-musl-amd64'
-            #llvm_url: 'https://github.com/wasmerio/llvm-custom-builds/releases/download/15.x/llvm-linux-amd64.tar.xz'
             container: alpine:latest
             use_sccache: false
             use_llvm: false
@@ -113,13 +114,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "${LLVM_DIR}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
         env:
           LLVM_DIR: .llvm
+      - name: Install MSVC dev-cmd (Windows)
+        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+        if: ${{ matrix.metadata.build == 'windows-x64' }}
       - name: Configure LLVM (Windows)
         # The Custom Windows build does not contains llvm-config.exe, so need to setup manualy here
         if: matrix.build == 'windows-x64' && matrix.llvm_url
         shell: bash
         run: |
           LLVM_DIR=$(pwd)/${{ env.LLVM_DIR }}
-          echo LLVM_SYS_150_PREFIX="${LLVM_DIR}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo LLVM_SYS_180_PREFIX="${LLVM_DIR}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo LLVM_ENABLE=1 >> $GITHUB_ENV
         env:
           LLVM_DIR: .llvm

.github/workflows/cloudcompiler.yaml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Release cloudcompiler.wasm
 
 env:
   RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
-  MSRV: "1.74"
+  MSRV: "1.79"
 
 on:
   push:

.github/workflows/documentation.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
       - 'lib/**'
 
 env:
-  MSRV: "1.74"
+  MSRV: "1.79"
 
 jobs:
   documentation: