4.4.22

release notes

Published 2/24/2025

PatchSafe upgrade

Release notes

What's Changed

feat: allow linux binaries in casks by @SMillerDev in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19121
Revert "cmd/info: only display keg info if tap matches" by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19324
formula: don't include DATA patches in initial Git repo by @gromgit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19310
diagnostics: add formula/cask dup check by @gromgit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19326
rubocop/lines: prefer assert_path_exists and refute_path_exists by @nandahkrishna in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19313
Enable strict typing in DependenciesHelpers by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19314
Fix type error in DependenciesHelpers#dependents by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19331
diagnostic: skip duplicate formulae and casks check inside test-bot. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19332
Adds post-installation steps to installation with extend version in tips by @colindean in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19304
diagnostic: recommend untap where possible by @gromgit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19340
livecheck: refactor HEAD-only formula handling by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19338
update-python-resources: work on bare formula by @gromgit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19344
Zig template and std args by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19346
dev-cmd/bottle: check for prefix when not /usr/local by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19357
livecheck: restrict POST hashes to symbol keys by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19352
livecheck: refactor livecheck_strategy_names by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19351
refactor: inline use of attr_rw by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19359

New Contributors

@botantony made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19346

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/4.4.21...4.4.22

What's Changed

feat: allow linux binaries in casks by @SMillerDev in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19121

Revert "cmd/info: only display keg info if tap matches" by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19324

formula: don't include DATA patches in initial Git repo by @gromgit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19310

diagnostics: add formula/cask dup check by @gromgit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19326

rubocop/lines: prefer assert_path_exists and refute_path_exists by @nandahkrishna in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19313

Enable strict typing in DependenciesHelpers by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19314

Fix type error in DependenciesHelpers#dependents by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19331

diagnostic: skip duplicate formulae and casks check inside test-bot. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19332

Adds post-installation steps to installation with extend version in tips by @colindean in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19304

diagnostic: recommend untap where possible by @gromgit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19340

livecheck: refactor HEAD-only formula handling by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19338

update-python-resources: work on bare formula by @gromgit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19344

Zig template and std args by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19346

dev-cmd/bottle: check for prefix when not /usr/local by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19357

livecheck: restrict POST hashes to symbol keys by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19352

livecheck: refactor livecheck_strategy_names by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19351

refactor: inline use of attr_rw by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/19359