- Pull request [#130](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/130): Adds ignore_paths option to DSL. ([@ianwhite][])
- Pull request [#128](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/128): Users can add additional settings to ~/.guard.rb that augment the existing Guardfile. ([@tpope][])
- Re-add the possibility to use the `growl` gem since the `growl_notify` gem this is currently known to not work in conjunction with Spork. ([@netzpirat][])
- Ensure that scoped groups and group name are symbolized before checking for inclusion. ([@rymai][])
- Pull request [#120](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/120): remove guardfile_contents when re-evaluating so that the Guardfile gets reloaded correctly. ([@mordaroso][])
- Pull request [#119](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/119): Dsl.evaluate_guardfile uses all groups if none specified. ([@ches][])
- Pull request [#95](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/95): Output system commands and options to be executed when in debug mode. ([@uk-ar][] and [@netzpirat][])
- Pull request [#88](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/88): Write exception trace in the terminal when a supervised task fail. ([@mcmire][])
- Color in red the "ERROR:" flag when using `UI.error`. ([@rymai][])
- Issue [#79](https://github.com/guard/guard/issues/79) and Pull request [#82](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/82): Improve INotify support on Linux. ([@Gazer][] & [@yannlugrin][])
- Issue [#12](https://github.com/guard/guard/issues/12) and Pull request [#86](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/86): Eventually exits with SystemStackError. ([@stereobooster][])
- Pull request [#84](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/84): Use RbConfig instead of obsolete and deprecated Config. ([@etehtsea][])
- Pull request [#77](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/77): Refactor `get_guard_class` to first try the constant and fallback to require + various tweaks. ([@mislav][])
- Notifier improvement, don't use system notification library if could not be required. ([@yannlugrin][])
- Pull request [#51](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/51): Allow options (like `:priority`) to be passed through to the Notifier. ([@indirect][] & [@netzpirat][])
- Pull request [#74](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/74): Added link definitions to make the CHANGELOG more DRY! That's for sure now, we have the cleanest CHANGELOG ever! (even the link definitions are sorted alphabetically!) ([@pcreux][])
- Pull request [#67](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/67): Allow Guardfile in `$HOME` folder. ([@hashrocketeer][])
- Pull request [#64](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/64): Windows notifications support. ([@stereobooster][])
- Pull request [#63](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/63): Refactor listeners to work as a library. ([@niklas][])
- Use `ENV["GUARD_NOTIFY"]` to disable notifications. ([@thibaudgg][])
- Cleaning up all specs. ([@netzpirat][])
- Pull request [#60](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/60): Added Windows support. ([@stereobooster][])
- Pull request [#58](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/58): Extract code from signal handlers into methods. ([@nicksieger][])
- Pull request [#55](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/55): It is now possible to pass `:guardfile` (a Guardfile path) or `:guardfile_contents` (the content of a Guardfile) to `Guard::Dsl.evaluate_guardfile`. Hence this allows the use of `Guard::Dsl.evaluate_guardfile` in a programmatic manner. ([@anithri][], improved by [@rymai][])
-`Guard.get_guard_class` return wrong class when loaded nested class. ([@koshigoe][])
- Issue [#35](https://github.com/guard/guard/issues/35): Fixed open-gem/gem_open dependency problem by using `gem which` to locate guards gem path. (reported by [@thierryhenrio][], fixed by [@thibaudgg][])
- Issue [#38](https://github.com/guard/guard/issues/38) & Pull request [#39](https://github.com/guard/guard/issues/39): Fixed an invalid ANSI escape code in `Guard::UI.reset_line`. ([@gix][])
- The whole directory is now watched during `run_on_change` to detect new files modifications. ([@thibaudgg][])
- Pull request [#26](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/26): New DSL method: `group` allows you to group several guards. New CLI option: `--group group_name` to specify certain groups of guards to start. ([@netzpirat][])
-`watch` patterns are now more strict: strings are matched with `String#==`, `Regexp` are matched with `Regexp#match`. ([@rymai][])
- A deprecation warning is displayed if your `Guardfile` contains `String` that look like `Regexp` (bad!). ([@rymai][])
- It's now possible to return an `Enumerable` in the `watch` optional blocks in the `Guardfile`. ([@rymai][])
- Issue [#5](https://github.com/guard/guard/issues/5): avoid creating new copy of `fsevent_watch` every time a file is changed. (reported by [@stouset][], fixed by [@thibaudgg][])
- Issue [#3](https://github.com/guard/guard/issues/3): `guard init <guard-name>` no more need `Gemfile` but `open_gem` is required now. (reported by [@wereHamster][], fixed by [@thibaudgg][])
- Issue [#2](https://github.com/guard/guard/issues/2): 1.8.6 compatibility. (reported by [@veged][], fixed by [@thibaudgg][])