4.0.0

release notes

Published 2/16/2023

MajorContains breaking changes

Release notes

Release notes for this release can be found on the Homebrew blog.

What's Changed

brew.sh: declare commands that call auto-update as an array by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14554
Pass only and except to cask audits. by @reitermarkus in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14510
README: add Mastodon link. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14558
New-Maintainer-Checklist: clarify 1Password groups. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14559
Changes for 4.0.0 by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14553
Don't force Ruby platform. by @reitermarkus in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14556
audit: check for closed issues in comments by @SMillerDev in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14326
utils/github: get artifact from last run by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14564
Tweak version :latest docs. by @reitermarkus in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14561
increase JSON_API_MAX_TIME by @flier in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14568
apply extend/os to dev-cmd/update-test by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14567
Ignore livecheckable casks in bump-unversioned-casks. by @reitermarkus in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14569
Use --speed-time over --max-time for API downloads by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14572
Fix HOMEBREW_BAT_CONFIG_PATH by @danielbayley in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14575
dev-cmd/cat: accept multiple formula/cask arguments by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14581
fix(utils/github): failure with fine-granted api tokens by @anatawa12 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14584
Revert "move dev-cmd/bottle methods to extend/os" by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14585
brew.sh: move shared curl speed limit settings here. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14588
Fixes for internal messaging by @EricFromCanada in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14571
Add HOMEBREW_API_AUTO_UPDATE_SECS by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14589
Fix duration calculation in bump-unversioned-casks. by @reitermarkus in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14603
cmd/edit: stop double warning by @apainintheneck in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14601
extend/os: remove cask install on linux by @apainintheneck in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14576
formula_creator: use tool-agnostic meson commands by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14193
Allow brew info --json=v2 without taps with JSON API by @Rylan12 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14587
Bash completions: use HOMEBREW_CELLAR, if set by @maxim-belkin in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14599
[ImgBot] Optimize images by @imgbot in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14605
cask: replace Caskroom in API for relocated artifacts by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14608
livecheck_version: only split on commas in cask version by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14596
Fix brew info --json regressions around install status by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14609
Stop including flight block source in json by @apainintheneck in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14611
Improve homebrew/{core,cask} autotapping. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14613
formula: fix to_hash tampering with requirement names by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14618
formulary: fix uses_from_macos handling on macOS by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14621
Enabling typing in Homebrew::API module by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14623
dev-cmd/contributions: Count commit signoffs, too by @issyl0 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14597
formulary: support requirements, aliases etc from API by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14617
Update documentation for brew install and FAQ regarding HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_FROM_API by @s4nji in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14570
sudo: pass env variables without /usr/bin/env by @Kentzo in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14620
Overhaul Formula/Cask JSON generation by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14615
cask/cask: fix non-absolute home error. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14627
prefix.sh: support API mode by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14622
test/cask/cask_spec: fix test by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14638
Fix analytics handling when core/cask taps are untapped by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14635
formulary: fix git clone handling for API formulae by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14637
bin/brew: refine generation of HOMEBREW_* env vars by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14640
Add audit for versions containing colons or slashes. by @reitermarkus in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14616
formula_auditor: allow references to merged PRs by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14580
docs: no more homedir installs by @gromgit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14633
Enable typing in Requirement classes by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14630
Enable typing in Homebrew::Upgrade by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14628
fix: add better keys and fuller values to influxDB analytics by @SMillerDev in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14583
env_config: reduce api_auto_update_secs. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14644
Further adjust HOMEBREW_AUTO_UPDATE_SECS by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14646
analytics: update token. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14648
analytics: report to InfluxDB by default. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14647

New Contributors

@flier made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14568
@anatawa12 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14584
@s4nji made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/14570

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/3.6.21...4.0.0