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Homebrew 4.4.0
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| title: 4.4.0 | ||
| author: MikeMcQuaid | ||
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| Today, I'd like to announce Homebrew 4.4.0. | ||
| The most significant changes since 4.3.0 are official macOS Sequoia (15) support, `INSTALL_RECEIPT.json` files for casks, macOS Monterey (12) deprecation and various other deprecations. | ||
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| Major changes and deprecations since 4.3.0: | ||
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| - [macOS Sequoia (15) is officially supported by Homebrew.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18296) | ||
| - [Newly installed casks have install receipts (`INSTALL_RECEIPT.json` files).](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/17554) | ||
| - [macOS Monterey (12) is no longer supported by Homebrew and no longer a CI target for Homebrew.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18314) | ||
| - [External commands in the old, non-AbstractCommand style are deprecated and should be migrated to AbstractCommand.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18008) | ||
| - [Disabled packages output the date when they will be disabled.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/17721) | ||
| - [`url do` blocks are deprecated for casks.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18407) | ||
| - [An Ubuntu 24.04 Docker image was added.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/17293) | ||
| - [The Ubuntu 18.04 Homebrew Docker image is deprecated.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18387) | ||
| - [`brew tab` is a new command for editing tab information.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/17449) | ||
| - [Setting Homebrew's boolean environment variables to falsey values is deprecated.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18408) | ||
| - [Homebrew no longer supports building with GCC 4.9, 5 and 6.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18127) | ||
| - [The usual cycle of deprecations, disables and code removals.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18388) | ||
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| Other changes since 4.3.0 I'd like to highlight are the following: | ||
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| - [Homebrew uses Ruby 3.3.5.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18439) | ||
| - [`brew upgrade --cask --quiet` is quieter.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/17761) | ||
| - [`brew outdated` assumes the `--greedy` flag was passed when `HOMEBREW_UPGRADE_GREEDY` is set.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/17668) | ||
| - [`brew install --cask --adopt` only cares if the cask doesn't auto-update.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18420) | ||
| - [`brew search --desc` and `brew desc --search` use the JSON API's data for description searches.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/17582) | ||
| - [`brew autoremove` does not remove formulae that were built from source.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/17508) | ||
| - [Homebrew will rewrite `node` shebangs on installation (mirroring `python` and `perl`).](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/17773) | ||
| - [`brew install` will prioritise homebrew-cask casks over non-Homebrew organisation formulae.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/17681) | ||
| - [`brew info` will show size information for bottles.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18172) | ||
| - [`brew list` has new `--poured-from-bottle` and `--built-from-source` flags.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18133) | ||
| - [`brew shellenv` will set `XDG_DATA_DIRS` on Linux.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18326) | ||
| - [`brew typecheck` supports using Sorbet for typechecking in taps.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18027) | ||
| - [`HOMEBREW_NO_BUILD_ERROR_ISSUES` is a new environment variable that prevents Homebrew from searching for relevant GitHub issues on a build error.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18313) | ||
| - [`brew search` allows searching with `@` and `+` characters.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18345) | ||
| - [A `homebrew/brew:master` Docker image was added.](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/18396) | ||
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| Finally: | ||
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| - Homebrew's [501c3 OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/brew) is empty. | ||
| We are only using our [501c6 OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/homebrew). | ||
| - In case you missed it, Homebrew had a [2023 security audit](https://brew.sh/2024/07/30/homebrew-security-audit/) that was released in July. | ||
| - Homebrew had a [Summer 2024 Hackathon](https://brew.sh/2024/07/26/homebrew-summer-2024-hackathon/) in July which focused on implementing the results of the security audit and improving performance of many parts of Homebrew. | ||
| - [Homebrew accepts donations through GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/Homebrew) and [still accepts donations through Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/homebrew). If you can afford it, please consider donating. If you'd rather not use GitHub Sponsors or Patreon (our preferred donation methods), [check out the other ways to donate in our README](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/#donations). | ||
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| Thanks to all our hard-working maintainers, contributors, sponsors and supporters for getting us this far. |