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@Sparkle-Bot Sparkle-Bot released this 27 Dec 16:47
· 1 commit to 2.x since this release
2.7.0-beta.1
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Changes:

  • Unarchiver / validation improvements (Zorg)
    • Remove old checksum verification checks for dmg archives to improve extraction speed (#2568) (Zorg)
    • Skip extracting auxiliary files and improve extraction progress for disk images (#2569) (Zorg)
    • Improve robustness around extracting dmg's with passwords (#2627, #2571) (Zorg)
    • Randomize the download archive name the installer extracts/executes (#2584) (Zorg)
    • Retry extracting zip file without piping if extraction fails to workaround bug prior to macOS 15 (#2616) (Zorg)
    • Add opt-in SUVerifyUpdateBeforeExtraction option to force verification of updates before extraction (#2667) (Zorg)
    • Add support for extracting Apple Archives (.aar files; requires SUVerifyUpdateBeforeExtraction, macOS 10.15+) (#2586, #2588, #2590) (Zorg)
    • Don't allow removal of signing keys more strictly (#2647) (Zorg)
  • Add new BinaryDelta format (version 4) (Zorg)
    • Preserve bundle creation date when creating and applying delta updates (#2583) (Zorg)
    • Use faster crc32 hashes for binary delta version 4 (#2638) (Zorg)
    • Make binary delta version 4 the default (#2668) (Zorg)
  • Language / layout improvements
    • Fix typo in Dutch localisation (#2642) (Eitot)
    • Add baseline alignment to status text in SUStatus dialog (#2587) (Eitot)
    • Make horizontal hugging priority required for status text field (#2614) (Zorg)
    • Adjust the layout of anonymous system profile info to align better with the rest of the panel's UI (#2564) (Daniel Jalkut)
    • Fix typo in Dutch localisation (#2642) (Eitot)
    • Internationalize system profile display keys (#2577) (Zorg)
    • Update hebrew locale and add right-to-left characters (#2573, #2576, #2578, #2579) (Shlomo)
    • Update localisations for Dutch and German (#2582) (Eitot)
    • Add unlocalized strings in Japanese (#2589) (1024jp)
    • Fix typo in LICENSE (#2648) (fujisoft)
  • Deprecate custom version comparators (#2639) (Zorg)
  • Skip preflight update check in sparkle-cli if user is root (#2645) (Zorg)
  • Avoid assert/crash when app is moved before update alert shows (#2658) (Zorg)
  • Use default NSURLRequest timeoutInterval for the downloader (currently 60s) (#2673) (Zorg)
  • Fix process substitution failing to work for providing the private key as file argument (#2615) (Zorg)
  • Improve unable decode private key error messages in generate_appcast (#2675) (Zorg)
  • Clarify that default channel must be in allowed channels set in API documentation (#2676) (Zorg)
  • Call update permission prompt delegate method only when needed (#2622) (Zorg)
  • Resolve duplicate class definitions from BinaryDelta, Sparkle Test App, and unit tests (#2570, #2629) (Zorg)

This release includes unarchiver/validation and localization/layout improvements.

This update also introduces a new format for delta updates. If you don’t use generate_appcast, please check the compatibility notes for creating delta updates.

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