[clang] 3f33c84 - [clang] Add release note for int->enum conversion change. (#144407)

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Author: Eli Friedman
Date: 2025-06-17T15:27:41-07:00
New Revision: 3f33c8482fc0b8dd0d2596262ebd0ed73d41665d

URL: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/3f33c8482fc0b8dd0d2596262ebd0ed73d41665d
DIFF: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/3f33c8482fc0b8dd0d2596262ebd0ed73d41665d.diff

LOG: [clang] Add release note for int->enum conversion change. (#144407)

This seems to be having some practical impact, so we should let people
know.

Added: 
    

Modified: 
    clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst

Removed: 
    


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diff  --git a/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
index 6f28dbd03ca2a..12816eed2e8b5 100644
--- a/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ C++ Specific Potentially Breaking Changes
   standard library already have their own bespoke builtins.
 - A workaround for libstdc++4.7 has been removed. Note that 4.8.3 remains the oldest
   supported libstdc++ version.
-
 - Added ``!nonnull/!align`` metadata to load of references for better codegen.
+- Checking for int->enum conversions in constant expressions is more strict;
+  in particular, ``const E x = (E)-1;`` is not treated as a constant if it's
+  out of range. This impacts old versions of Boost.  (#GH143034)
 
 ABI Changes in This Version
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