This represents UE4/Main @17911760, Release-5.0 @17915875 and Dev-PerfTest @17914035
[CL 17918595 by aurel cordonnier in ue5-release-engine-test branch]
#rb none
#rnx
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 16967550 in //UE5/Main/...
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: STARSHIP (Main -> Release-Engine-Test) (v838-16927207)
[CL 16967553 by tim smith in ue5-release-engine-test branch]
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 16763061 in //UE5/Main/...
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: STARSHIP (Main -> Release-Engine-Test) (v835-16672529)
[CL 16763918 by joe kirchoff in ue5-release-engine-test branch]
Added message that packaging can fail if assets reference new changes.
#rb
#rnx
#jira UE-115558
#preflight 60c39c8e8d00b80001b1e85f
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 16645001 in //UE5/Main/...
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: STARSHIP (Main -> Release-Engine-Test) (v833-16641396)
[CL 16645007 by tim smith in ue5-release-engine-test branch]
1) Changed the pre/post compile notifications from module notifications to process commands.
2) Added server command to notify that we want re-instance patching (two phase)
3) Added support for two phase patching to enable re-instancing without all the limitations.
4) Added a null CDO check for old blueprint classes (approved by Phillip)
#rb ben.marsh
#rnx
#preflight 6086e3481046fb000183c2d4
[CL 16115620 by Tim Smith in ue5-main branch]
#rb none
#jira UE-111710
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 15852066 in //UE5/Release-5.0-EarlyAccess/...
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: STARSHIP (Release-5.0-EarlyAccess -> Main) (v786-15839533)
[CL 15852981 by tim smith in ue5-main branch]
LIMITATIONS:
1) Re-instancing will only update UClass instance data.
2) Adding and removing properties should only be done towards the end of a class or structure and can not be followed by complex data types.
3) Adding and removing properties from a base class should not be done if a derived class contains complex data types.
KNOWN ISSUES:
1) Changes to enumerations and structures will not be reflected in existing blueprints. However, adding new nodes to the blueprint will show the updated enumeration or structure.
2) If a class contains an enumeration or structure as a member, the class will not be re-instanced if enumeration or structure is changed.
CHANGES:
1) LiveCodingServer
1a) Modified to always execute certain static instances during load.
1b) Modified to exclude the _Statics static structures to avoid patching to old copies.
2) Added support for LiveCoding reinstancing
2a) Refactored deferred registration system for UClass, UEnum, and UScriptStruct to use a common system that works for normal game, hot reload and live coding.
2b) Type specific version check data is possible (i.e. enum doesn't have a size)
2c) Single registration static for UClass
2d) Single registration class for all types that is just a blind forward to API.
2e) Static and dynamic registrations use different API entry points to avoid having overloaded argument lists that just apply to one or the other.
2f) Shims for older API
3) New common "Reload" system to avoid using HotReload code.
3a) Support common delegates regardless of who is reloading/reinstancing.
3b) Re-instancing code moved from HotReload to Kismet2 (where the bulk of the re-instance code already existed).
3c) Modified PyWrapper to use new helper class instead of depending on HotRelaod
3d) Added WITH_RELOAD which is defined if HotReload or LiveCoding is enabled.
3e) Modifed existing code to use new #define and delegates.
Robert did the review on the changes covered by Part 2. Remaining changes are all straightforward.
#rb robert.manuszewski
#jira UE-74493
[CL 15736777 by Tim Smith in ue5-main branch]
This fixes and re-enables a feature of 1.6 that didn't work in an Unreal environment.
#jira none
#rb trivial
#rnx
[CL 15131026 by Tim Smith in ue5-main branch]
warning V781: The value of the 'XYZ' index is checked after it was used. Perhaps there is a mistake in program logic.
#rb trivial
#jira UE-91644
[CL 15066377 by Tim Smith in ue5-main branch]
#rnx
#rb none
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 10869240 via CL 10869516 via CL 10869902
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: (v613-10869866)
[CL 10870584 by ryan durand in Main branch]
