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Kotlin 1.7.21

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Kotlin·4 years ago · Nov 9, 2022, 07:51 AMDeprecationMay break your integrationAI-assisted summary

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Fixed multiple JVM/IR runtime errors (NoSuchFieldError, VerifyError, NoClassDefFoundError, NPE) caused by delegation, inline functions, and type inference issues.
Resolved false-positive warnings (MPP alpha stability, source‑set configuration, missing else in sealed when) and clarified the deprecation message for FreezingIsDeprecated.
Introduced a binary‑incompatible ABI change from Kotlin 1.7.20, impacting downstream libraries.

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