Homebrew 7.0.0(brew.sh)
607 points by mikemcquaid 1 day ago | 244 comments
tl;dr: Homebrew 7.0.0 delivers faster concurrent installs/upgrades, stronger sandboxing (Landlock on Linux, tighter macOS restrictions), a built-in `brew vulns` command with an OSV-format advisory database, and a new native macOS GUI app (BrewUI) for Tahoe 26+. Support for macOS 10.15 is dropped, Intel Macs move to Tier 3 (no new bottles, full removal by September 2027), and formula `post_install` and cask `*flight` Ruby blocks are deprecated in favor of declarative `*_steps` by December 2027.
HN Discussion:
  • Announcement and celebration of the release's key improvements by the maintainer
  • Intel Mac users lamenting the end of Homebrew support for their hardware
  • Gratitude and appreciation for Homebrew's long-standing utility and this update
  • Curiosity about the new sandboxing mechanism and technical implementation details
  • ~Preference for alternative tools (Mise, MacPorts, native Linux package managers) over Homebrew