Briefcase

Features

* On macOS, iOS, and Android, `briefcase run` now displays the application logs once the application has started. (591)
* Xcode detection code now allows for Xcode to be installed in locations other than `/Applications/Xcode.app`. (622)
* Deprecated support for Python 3.6. (653)


Bugfixes

* Existing app packages are now cleared before reinstalling dependencies. (644)
* Added binary patcher for linuxtools AppImage to increase compatibility. (667)


Improved Documentation

* Documentation on creating macOS/iOS code signing identities has been added (641)


Misc

* 587, 588, 592, 598, 621, 643, 654, 670

Features
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* macOS projects can now be generated as an Xcode project. (523)

Bugfixes
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* macOS apps are now built as an embedded native binary, rather than a shell script invoking a Python script. This was necessary to provide better support for macOS app notarization and sandboxing. (523)
* Fixed the registration of setuptools entry points caused by a change in case sensitivity handling in Setuptools 53.1.0. (574)

Features
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* Added signing options for all platforms. App signing is only implemented on macOS, but ``--no-sign`` can now be used regardless of your target platform. (486)
* Windows MSI installers can be configured to be per-machine, system-wide installers. (498)
* Projects can specify a custom branch for the template used to generate the app. (519)
* Added the `--no-run` flag to the *dev* command. This allows developers to install app dependencies without running the app. (522)
* The new project wizard will now warn users when they select a platform that doesn't support mobile deployment. (539)

Bugfixes
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* Modified the volume mounting process to allow for SELinux. (500)
* Fixed missing signature for Python executable in macOS app bundle. This enables the packaged dmg to be notarized by Apple. (514)
* Modified the Windows tests to allow them to pass on 32-bit machines. (521)
* Fixed a crash when running with verbose output. (532)

Improved Documentation
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* Clarified documentation around system_requires dependencies on Linux. (459)

Features
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* WiX is now auto-downloaded when the MSI backend is used. (389)
* The ``upgrade`` command now provides a way to upgrade tools that Briefcase has downloaded, including WiX, Java, linuxdeploy, and the Android SDK. (450)

Bugfixes
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* Binary modules in Linux AppImages are now processed correctly, ensuring that no references to system libraries are retained in the AppImage. (420)
* If pip is configured to use a per-user site_packages, this no longer clashes with the installation of application packages. (441)
* Docker-using commands now check whether the Docker daemon is running and if the user has permission to access it. (442)

Features
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* Added pytest coverage to CI/CD process. (417)
* Application metadata now contains a `Briefcase-Version` indicator. (425)
* The device list returned by `briefcase run android` now uses the Android device model name and unique ID e.g. a Pixel 3a shows up as `Pixel 3a (adbDeviceId)`. (433)
* Android apps are now packaged in Android App Bundle format. This allows the Play Store to dynmically build the smallest APK appropriate to a device installing an app. (438)
* PursuedPyBear is now included in the new project wizard. (440)

Bugfixes
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* iOS builds will now warn if the Xcode command line tools are the active development environment. (397)
* Linux Docker builds no longer use interactive mode, allowing builds to run on CI (or other TTY-less devices). (439)

Improved Documentation
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* Documented the process of signing Android apps & publishing them to the Google Play store. (342)

Misc
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* 428

Features
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* The Linux AppImage backend has been modified to use Docker. This ensures that
the AppImage is always built in an environment that is compatible with the
support package. It also enables Linux AppImages to be built on macOS and
Windows. "Native" builds (i.e., builds that *don't* use Docker) can be invoked
using the ``--no-docker`` argument. (344)
* A ``PYTHONPATH`` property has been added to ``AppConfig`` that describes the
``sys.path`` changes needed to run the app. (401)
* Ad-hoc code signing is now possible on macOS with ``briefcase package
--adhoc-sign``. (409)
* Android apps can now use use ``-`` in their bundle name; we now convert ``-``
to ``_`` in the resulting Android package identifier and Java package name. (415)
* Mobile applications now support setting the background color of the splash
screen, and setting a build identifier. (422)
* Android now has a ``package`` command that produces the release APK. After
manually signing this APK, it can be published to the Google Play Store. (423)

Bugfixes
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* Some stray punctuation in the Android device helper output has been removed. (396)
* An explicit version check for Docker is now performed. (402)
* The Linux build process ensures the Docker user matches the UID/GID of the host
user. (403)
* Briefcase now ensures that the Python installation ecosystem tools (``pip``,
``setuptools``, and ``wheel``), are all present and up to date. (421)

Improved Documentation
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* Documented that Windows MSI builds produce per-user installable MSI installers,
while still supporting per-maching installs via the CLI. (382)
* ``CONTRIBUTING.md`` has been updated to link to Briefcase-specific
documentation. (404)
* Removed references to the ``build-system`` table in ``pyproject.toml``. (410)