Release 4.7.1

Created by ./build_tools/release.sh 4.7.1

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+fish 4.7.1 (released May 08, 2026)
+==================================
+
+This release fixes a regression in 4.7.0 that caused the web config (``fish_config``) to fail to start (:issue:`12717`).
+
 fish 4.7.0 (released May 05, 2026)
 ==================================
 

Cargo.lock

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ checksum = "5baebc0774151f905a1a2cc41989300b1e6fbb29aff0ceffa1064fdd3088d582"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fish"
-version = "4.7.0"
+version = "4.7.1"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_matches",
  "bitflags",

Cargo.toml

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ debug = true
 
 [package]
 name = "fish"
-version = "4.7.0"
+version = "4.7.1"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 default-run = "fish"

contrib/debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+fish (4.7.1-1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Release of new version 4.7.1.
+
+  See https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/releases/tag/4.7.1 for details.
+
+ -- Johannes Altmanninger <aclopte@gmail.com>  Fri, 08 May 2026 00:02:14 +0800
+
 fish (4.7.0-1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * Release of new version 4.7.0.

share/config.fish

@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ end
 
 if status is-interactive
     __fish_migrate
+end
+if status is-interactive || set -qgx __fish_force_load_default_theme
     fish_config theme choose default --no-override
 end
 

share/tools/web_config/webconfig.py

@@ -100,13 +100,14 @@ def is_chromeos_garcon():
         return False
 
 
-def run_fish_cmd(text, strict=False):
+def run_fish_cmd(text, strict=False, env=None):
     print("$ " + text)
     p = subprocess.Popen(
         [FISH_BIN_PATH],
         stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
         stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+        env=env,
     )
     out, err = p.communicate(text.encode("utf-8"))
     out = out.decode("utf-8", "replace")
@@ -811,7 +812,8 @@ class FishConfigHTTPRequestHandler(SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
                 TERMINAL_COLOR_THEME
             )
             + "or __fish_color_theme=unknown __fish_apply_theme\n"
-            + "__fish_theme_export_for_webconfig"
+            + "__fish_theme_export_for_webconfig",
+            env=os.environ | {"__fish_force_load_default_theme": "1"},
         )
         assert err == ""