v1.8.0-RC2

Kotlin v1.8.0-RC2 addresses critical compiler and Gradle integration issues affecting JVM IR backend, Android builds, and serialization workflows. This release fixes reflection errors in lambda handling, SAM conversion with context receivers, and stdlib version alignment problems that were blocking builds with dynamic dependency versions.

Highlights

• Fixed IllegalStateException when reading classes delegating to Java with definitely-not-null types
• Resolved Kotlin Gradle DSL compilation errors on JVM IR backend
• Fixed SAM conversion support for methods with context receivers
• Corrected kaptGenerateStubs Android variant module name handling
• Resolved stdlib version alignment issues with dynamic versions in Gradle
• Fixed kotlinx.serialization UseSerializers argument validation