install4j full changelog

New features:
New UI for the IDE and updated artwork for installers
DMG styling for macOS media files with a default styling option enabled by default
Widget styles have been added to change fonts, colors, and other aspects of all widgets that are shown in installer applications
Command line launchers and services of macOS media files are now binary executables instead of POSIX scripts, support entitlements, and do not start a separate "java" process anymore
For macOS installer applications, the JVM is now started in-process, fixing problems with incorrect titles and icons in the Dock
For single-bundle archive media files on macOS, all launchers are now nested as separate application bundles in the main application bundle
For single-bundle archive media files on macOS, out-of-process installer applications are now nested application bundles and properly show in the Dock
Added a "Set installation directory" action with various installation scopes and optional handling of update installations. The action manages the sys.?installForAllUsers installer variable for coordinating with other components
Added the "Installation scope chooser" form component and the "Installation scope" screen for asking users whether to perform a user-specific or a global installation
Code signing is now a separate section in the install4j IDE
Added an optional separate PKCS #11 certificate file entry for situations where the certificate or the full certificate chain cannot be found in the keystore
Improved matching of private keys and certificates for PKCS #11, leading to fewer code signing errors
The environment variable DYLD_?LIBRARY_?PATH can now be set on macOS for the install4j command line compiler to load PKCS #11 libraries
Added an "Additional binaries to be signed" option for Windows code signing so you can sign external binaries as well
The PKCS #11 session is now kept alive to speed up code signing
Added support for the Apple Servi

New features:
Ant and Maven tasks now save auto-provisioned install4j distribution to the appropriate OS-specific cache directory
Bug fixes:
Security: Updated json-smart to address CVE-2024-59
Security: Updated eddsa to address CVE-2020-36843
Regression in 10.​0: Changes on the additional entries tab of the "Create program group" action were not saved if no changes were made on the properties tab
Regression in 11.​0: Fixed issues on Windows when starting launchers from UNC paths
Password field component: The caps-lock indicator icon and the reveal password icon overlapped if both were displayed at the same time
Windows launchers: Fixed issue with very long lines in .vmoptions file
macOS media files: Fixed exceptions during notarization upload
macOS app store media files: Add com.​apple.​security.​inherit entitlement for included executables. This allows creation of child processes.

New features:
Added a compiler variable sys.​year and an installer variable sys.​year
macOS code signing: Updated code signing to include DER encoded entitlements and exec segment information. This future-proofs code signing on macOS and raises the minimum supported macOS version to 10.​15.
macOS app store media files: Allow "Mac Developer" and "Apple Development" certificates for code signing so you can use a developer provisioning profile for local testing
Bug fixes:
Regression in 11.​0: Custom IntelliJ themes for FlatLaf look and feel were not saved correctly
Regression in 11.​0: Using different Windows service names did not work correctly on the command line
Regression in 11.​0: The system property "exe4j.​launchName" was not consistent when the service executable was started with the /run option
Regression in 11.​0: When setting the "Background Color" or "Foreground Color" properties for a wizard index, the installer would throw an exception at startup
Regression in 11.​0: In the dialog for editing version-specific JVM options, some menu items in the "Insert variable" drop-down in the toolbar had no text
Windows installers: The parent access for the temporary folder that is created by a Windows installer is not inherited anymore. This can prevent certain DLL hijacking scenarios.
Windows installers: Folders with non-ASCII characters could temporarily appear in the navigation bar of Windows Explorer during installation
macOS launchers: Fixed searching for JREs from previous installations
macOS launchers: Generate a new UUID for each UI launcher to avoid issues with "local network" permissions
macOS app store media files: If a provisioning profile is used, add "com.​apple.​application-identifier" and "com.​apple.​developer.​team-identifier" to the entitlements so that TestFlight is enabled
macOS single bundle archives: CFBundleVersion is now set to

New features:
Added support for concurrent builds on the same machine
If the environment variable INSTALL4J_​LICENSE_​KEY is set, its value is used as the license key. This is useful for CI pipelines.
Bug fixes:
Regression in 11.​0: Generated .deb files could be broken under some circumstances
Regression in 11.​0: After the "Install Files" action was executed, sys.​preferredJre was set to the temporary JRE location instead of the installed JRE location
Regression in 11.​0: The project XML file format was not stable on Linux/​Unix
Regression in 11.​0: Fixed exception during compilation when the name of the configured JDK for script compilation name is empty
"Add a desktop link" action: Desktop links were not created for the current user on Linux
"Run executable or batch file" action: Fixed an NPE when redirecting to a log file and the output is only one line break
Added missing messages in localizations
PKCS#​11 code signing: improved matching of private keys and code signing certificate in the new PKCS#​11 implementation
macOS folder installer: If no generated launchers were included, the uninstaller could not display error messages related to JRE detection
Drag and drop in compiler and installer variable edit dialogs was broken
When closing the editor for form component insets with Ctrl-Enter, the currently edited value was not saved
Auto-provisioning of the Gradle plugin did not work correctly on macOS and Linux
Gradle plugin: Fixed problems related to the Gradle configuration cache
Build tool integrations: The "license" parameter could not be empty

New features:
macOS notarization is now cross-platform, so you can fully build all media files on Linux or Windows
Added a PKCS #11 option for code signing on macOS
Added a selection dialog for the PKCS #11 slot index, listing HSM descriptions and manufacturers
Improved PKCS #11 certificate selection with better listings of available certificates.
A PKCS #11 certificate can now be selected by its label in addition to the issuer/serial selection.
For PKCS #11, an automatic selection option for the code signing certificate with the longest validity period is now available
When choosing certificate files on the "General Settings

New features:
Added configurable namespaces for XML actions that have an "XPath" property
Added a way to set the authentication file for the license server on the command line by specifying --license=KEY[,AUTH_FILE]
Bug fixes:
Regression in 10.0.8: "Run executable or batch file" action: When elevated to maximum privileges and "Show console window" was selected, the action failed with an NPE
Regression in 10.0.8: "Read value from XML file" action did not work with namespaces anymore
Overriding properties of form components in styles did not work for some form component types, such as buttons
When copying and pasting a screen with overridden style configurations, the project could not be saved
"Button" form component: If leaving the action list empty, an exception was thrown at runtime

New features:
Support JDK generation on Linux ARM and Alpine Linux
API changes:
Added UpdateDescriptor#getEntryForCurrentMediaFileId
Bugs fixed:
Regression in 10.0: Configuration of installation components: Saving of the settings "Initially selected for installation", "User can change selection state" as well as the dependencies was broken
Regression in 10.0: Project export was broken
Regression in 10.0: "Create common data files where possible" was broken for Windows installers
i18n messages were not replaced in the decriptions for macOS file associations
"Help->Show Directories->Show Directory Containing the Global Config File" showed the config file in the installation directory
Windows launchers: There was maximum length limit for the classpath which has been removed in this release
If a compiler variable entry in the distribution tree had an empty compiler variable value, the selection tree in the Files->Installation Components step was broken

New features:
In development environments, the API runtime dependency now automatically provides the native libraries that are required by some API calls
In development environments, the .install4j runtime directory can now be specified with the system property -Dinstall4j.runtimeDir. This allows all API calls to work, including those that require access to the config file, such as Variables.getCompilerVariable(...).

New features:
Added "Accept all SLL certificates" property to the "Install files" and the "Download and install component" action
Bugs fixed:
Fixed various exceptions when running installers with Java 12
"Modify text file action": Search values whose encoded bytes contained values larger than 127 were not found
Property modification actions discarded comments at the end of property files
Dialogs in the install4j runtime including alert dialogs did not center correctly in multi-monitor setups
Linux: Fixed exceptions in command line compiler on headless systems related to the Gnome accessibility bridge
macOS: Modular applications could not be started by the generated launchers

NEW FEATURES:
"Password field" component: Added property "Show icon to toggle password visibility"
"Create start menu entry" and "Add a desktop link" actions: Added an "Icon file" property in the "Unix" category that sets the icon for the generated desktop file
Updated ICEpdf to 6.2.1 for PDF actions