4.4.0

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

What's Changed

• Exclude sorbet assignments from Style/MutableConstant cop by @dduugg in #18367
• keg: Install gziped info files during linking by @ywwry66 in #18372
• linux: drop ubuntu 18.04 devcontainer by @iMichka in #18384
• workflows/pkg-installer: create an issue when publish fails by @ZhongRuoyu in #18389
• workflows: use set -xeuo pipefail globally by @carlocab in #18369
• sponsors-maintainers-man-completions: fix unbound variable by @carlocab in #18393
• workflows/docker: publish homebrew/brew:master by @ZhongRuoyu in #18396
• Shorten brew tests temporary paths. by @MikeMcQuaid in #18391
• docker: deprecate Ubuntu 18.04 by @MikeMcQuaid in #18387
• compilers: drop support for GCC 4.9, 5 and 6 by @cho-m in #18127
• Add new odeprecated, odisabled, remove disabled code. by @MikeMcQuaid in #18388
• Speed up brew tap for no arguments by @ZhongRuoyu in #18402
• cmd/info: show size information by @cho-m in #18172
• env_config: deprecate setting boolean vars to falsy values by @carlocab in #18408
• fix: update remote_repo refs to fix autobump flows by @chenrui333 in #18412
• tests: add an extra byte of randomness by @carlocab in #18413
• github_runner_matrix: enable usage of macos-15 runners by @carlocab in #18414
• style: forbid url do blocks in homebrew/cask by @Rylan12 in #18404
• Cask-Cookbook: update verified example by @p-linnane in #18417
• Revert "github_runner_matrix: enable usage of macos-15 runners" by @cho-m in #18418
• Improve cask --adopt to only care about the installed version if auto… by @ctaintor in #18420
• os/mac: bump latest SDK version by @Bo98 in #18339
• create: show audit command on the next line by @abitrolly in #18419
• cask/url: deprecate url do blocks. by @MikeMcQuaid in #18407
• caveats: typed: strict by @cho-m in #18423
• cmd/--cache: avoid exception on missing HEAD by @cho-m in #18422
• Deprecate installing casks/formulae from paths. by @MikeMcQuaid in #18409
• Revert "Deprecate installing casks/formulae from paths." by @carlocab in #18436
• Portable Ruby 3.3.5 by @p-linnane in #18439
• .ruby-version: bump to 3.3.5 by @p-linnane in #18440
• Allow sockets to use longer paths on macOS by @Bo98 in #18434
• PATH: typed: strict by @cho-m in #18431
• test/cask/utils_spec: fix test failure when HOMEBREW_TEMP is a symlink by @Bo98 in #18435
• cmd/list: -t and -r support for some long options by @cho-m in #18425
• style: skip actionlint checks if an actionlint workflow is present by @carlocab in #18441
• unpack_strategy/dmg: more UID handling fixes by @carlocab in #18442
• completions formula_pin: typed: strict, cxxstdlib: typed: strong by @cho-m in #18430
• tap: restore old repo key by @carlocab in #18445
• brew vendor-gems: commit updates. by @boblail in #18450
• shims/super/cc: add modeline for vim-like editors by @carlocab in #18457
• completions: fix short option conflict in zsh completion by @cho-m in #18432
• tap: add repository key. by @MikeMcQuaid in #18461
• warnings: typed: strict by @cho-m in #18443
• livecheck: move #preprocess_url into strategies by @samford in #18455
• shims/super/cc: remove leftover usage of llvm-g++-4.2 by @cho-m in #18460
• workflows/tests: use the container and macos-14 for some jobs by @ZhongRuoyu in #18395
• os/linux/ld: handle nonexistent ld.so.conf more gracefully by @carlocab in #18459
• linkage_checker: skip files with incompatible architectures by @carlocab in #18456
• Gemfile.lock: bump Ruby version by @Bo98 in #18472
• dev-cmd/vendor-gems: fix UID handling by @Bo98 in #18473
• audit: audit deprecate/disable reasons by @bevanjkay in #18463
• feat(tap-info): display Git information about non-Core/non-API taps by @benknoble in #18464

New Contributors

• @ctaintor made their first contribution in #18420
• @benknoble made their first contribution in #18464

Full Changelog: 4.3.24...4.4.0