Merge pull request #289 from totten/master-login

Login - Prefer `authx_login()` over `$userSystem->loadUser()`

releaser.php - Update dependencies

Merge pull request #282 from totten/master-test-standalone

Tests - Update for execution of Standalone

Merge pull request #277 from totten/master-dl-bare

cv dl - Work-around lab.c.o guard

Merge pull request #273 from wmortada/mysql-dependency

Return error if mysql cli not present

Merge pull request #262 from totten/master-api4-meta

cv api4 - Add options to provide result-metadata (e.g. "count" and "countFetched")

Merge pull request #256 from totten/cron-log

CronCommand - Add support for verbose and force flags (-v and -f)

Merge pull request #249 from totten/strict84

PHP 8.4 - Fix warning about E_STRICT

Merge pull request #247 from totten/master-dl-queue

(dev/core#5700) `cv dl` - Split download substeps. Fix upgrades of EFv1=>EFv2.

Merge pull request #243 from jaapjansma/issue_195

Use XDG_STATE_HOME environment variable as a preference above HOME