beeware/briefcase v0.3.18

0.3.18

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Features

• Existing projects with a pyproject.toml configuration can now be converted into Briefcase apps using the briefcase convert command. (#1202)
• Apps packaged as AppImages are no longer dependent on libcrypt.so.1. (#1383)
• The briefcase run command now supports the --target option to run Linux apps from within Docker for other distributions. (#1603)
• The hints and recommendations that Docker prints in the console are now silenced. (#1635)
• In non-interactive environments, such as CI, a message is now printed to signify a task has begun where an animated bar would be displayed in interactive console sessions. (#1649)
• Additional options can now be passed to the docker build command for building native Linux packages and AppImages via the --Xdocker-build argument. (#1661)
• The contents of pyproject.toml is now included in the log file. (#1674)
• When an app runs on an Android device or emulator, the logging output is now colored. (#1676)
• When deep debug is activated via -vv, pip now installs requirements for the app with verbose logging. (#1708)
• The listing of filenames for updating permissions for building native Linux packages is now only shown when verbose logging is enabled via -v. (#1720)
• When a platform supports a splash screen, that splash screen will be generated automatically based on the app icon, rather than requiring additional configuration. (#1737)
• New projects for Toga on GTK3 now recommend using gir1.2-webkit2-4.1 instead of gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 for WebView support. (#1748)

Bugfixes

• When Briefcase can't find rpmbuild on an RPM-based system, the message giving install instructions now uses the correct package name. (#1638)
• Creating new projects is now compatible with cookiecutter v2.6.0. (#1663)
• The minimum version of pip was bumped to 23.1.2 to ensure compatibility with Python 3.12. (#1681)
• On Windows, the Android emulator will always open without needing to press CTRL-C. (#1687)
• A spurious Android emulator named @INFO will no longer be included in the list of available emulators. (#1697)
• The configuration generated for iOS apps declaring geolocation permissions has been corrected. (#1713)
• When using -r/--update-requirements for building for Android, the app's requirements are always reinstalled now. (#1721)
• When creating a new project, the validation for App Name now rejects all non-ASCII values. (#1762)
• Packages created for OpenSUSE now depend on libcanberra-gtk3-module instead of libcanberra-gtk3-0. (#1774)

Backward Incompatible Changes

• WiX v3.14.1 is now used to package Windows apps. Run briefcase upgrade wix to start using this version. (#1707)
• Java JDK 17.0.11+9 is now used to package Android apps. Use briefcase upgrade java to update your Briefcase-installed JDK instance to this version. (#1736)
• The splash configuration option will no longer be honored. Splash screens are now generated based on the icon image. (#1737)
• iOS apps now require 640px, 1280px and 1920px icon image. (#1737)
• Android apps now require an adaptive variant for icons. This requires 108px, 162px, 216px, 324px and 432px images with a transparent background. The Android square icon variant requires additional 320px, 480px, 640px, 960px and 1280px images. (#1737)

Documentation

• The documentation contribution guide was updated to use a more authoritative reStructuredText reference. (#1695)
• The README badges were updated to display correctly on GitHub. (#1763)

Misc

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