Bump actions ubuntu 24.04

.github/conda_pgm_env.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 name: conda-pgm-env
 dependencies:
   # build env
-  - python=3.11
+  - python=3.12
   - pip
   - wheel
   - setuptools

.github/workflows/check-code-quality.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   check-code-quality:
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.12'
 
       - name: Upgrade pip
         run: pip install --upgrade pip

.github/workflows/citations.yml

@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   validate-citations:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - name: checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Install R
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y r-base
     - name: Validate CITATION.cff
       uses: dieghernan/cff-validator@v3

.github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   clang-tidy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         build-option: [ debug, release ]
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install packages
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build clang-15 clang-tidy-15
-          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang-15 /usr/local/bin/clang
-          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang++-15 /usr/local/bin/clang++
-          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang-tidy-15 /usr/local/bin/clang-tidy
+          sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build clang-18 clang-tidy-18
+          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang-18 /usr/local/bin/clang
+          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang++-18 /usr/local/bin/clang++
+          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang-tidy-18 /usr/local/bin/clang-tidy
 
       - name: Enable brew
         run: |

.github/workflows/dco-merge-group.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   dco-merge-group:
     name: DCO
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
     steps:
       - name: "Workaround for DCO on merge groups"

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ jobs:
 
   acquire-python-version-build-sdist:
     name: Build sdist and set version
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+          python-version: "3.12"
 
       - name: Set PyPI Version
         run: |
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.tar.gz
 
   build-cpp-test-linux:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         build-option: [ debug, release ]
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install packages
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build gcc-12 g++-12 clang-15
-          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang-15 /usr/local/bin/clang
-          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang++-15 /usr/local/bin/clang++
-          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-12 /usr/local/bin/gcc
-          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/g++-12 /usr/local/bin/g++
+          sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build gcc-13 g++-13 clang-18
+          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang-18 /usr/local/bin/clang
+          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang++-18 /usr/local/bin/clang++
+          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-13 /usr/local/bin/gcc
+          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/g++-13 /usr/local/bin/g++
 
       - name: Enable brew
         run: |
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ jobs:
         platform: [ linux-x64, linux-aarch64, macos, windows ]
         include:
           - platform: linux-x64
-            os: ubuntu-latest
+            os: ubuntu-24.04
             cibw_build: "*_x86_64"
           - platform: linux-aarch64
-            os: ubuntu-latest
+            os: ubuntu-24.04
             cibw_build: "*_aarch64"
           - platform: macos
             os: macos-14
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
           path: .
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-24.04'
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
 
       - name: Set up XCode
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-cpp-test-linux, build-cpp-test-windows, build-cpp-test-macos, build-and-test-python, build-and-test-conda]
     # always run publish job but fail at the first step if previous jobs have been failed
     if: always()
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: write
     env:
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.12'
           architecture: x64
 
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4

.github/workflows/reuse-compliance.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   reuse-compliance-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - name: checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/sonar.yml

@@ -22,21 +22,21 @@ jobs:
   sonar-cloud:
     if: (github.event_name == 'push') || (!startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release'))
     name: SonarCloud
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     env:
       BUILD_WRAPPER_OUT_DIR: build_wrapper_output_directory # Directory where build-wrapper output will be placed
       CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH: /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew
-      LLVM_COV: llvm-cov-15
+      LLVM_COV: llvm-cov-18
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Shallow clones should be disabled for a better relevancy of analysis
       - name: Install packages
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build clang-15 lcov gcovr
-          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang-15 /usr/local/bin/clang
-          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang++-15 /usr/local/bin/clang++
+          sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build clang-18 lcov gcovr
+          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang-18 /usr/local/bin/clang
+          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang++-18 /usr/local/bin/clang++
       - name: Enable brew
         run: |
           echo "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin:/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/sbin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.12"
       - name: Install sonar-scanner and build-wrapper
         uses: SonarSource/sonarcloud-github-c-cpp@v3
 

docs/advanced_documentation/build-guide.md

@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ WSL), or in a physical/virtual machine.
 Append the following lines into the file `${HOME}/.bashrc`.
 
 ```shell
-export CXX=clang++-15            # or g++-13
-export CC=clang-15               # gcc-13
+export CXX=clang++-18            # or g++-13
+export CC=clang-18               # gcc-13
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew
-export LLVM_COV=llvm-cov-15
+export LLVM_COV=llvm-cov-18
 export CLANG_TIDY=clang-tidy-15  # only if you want to use one of the clang-tidy presets
 ```
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ Install the following packages from Ubuntu.
 
 ```shell
 sudo apt update && sudo apt -y upgrade
-sudo apt install -y wget curl zip unzip tar git build-essential gcovr lcov gcc g++ clang-15 make gdb ninja-build pkg-config python3.10 python3.10-dev python3.10-venv python3-pip
+sudo apt install -y wget curl zip unzip tar git build-essential gcovr lcov gcc g++ clang-18 make gdb ninja-build pkg-config python3.10 python3.10-dev python3.10-venv python3-pip
 ```
 
 ### C++ packages