vanilla-tahoe.pkr.hcl: adapt "boot_command" to recent installer changes (#271)

* Xcode 26 Beta 7 and macOS 26.0 beta 8

* fixed syntax

.ci/cirrus.base.yml

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+task:
+  name: "Update Base Images ($MACOS_VERSION)"
+  alias: update-base
+  matrix:
+    - env:
+        MACOS_VERSION: ventura
+        DISABLE_SIP_TEMPLATE: disable-sip.pkr.hcl
+    - env:
+        MACOS_VERSION: sonoma
+        DISABLE_SIP_TEMPLATE: disable-sip.pkr.hcl
+    - env:
+        MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
+        DISABLE_SIP_TEMPLATE: disable-sip-with-username.pkr.hcl
+    - env:
+        MACOS_VERSION: tahoe
+        DISABLE_SIP_TEMPLATE: disable-sip-with-username.pkr.hcl
+  <<: *defaults
+  pull_vanilla_script:
+    - tart pull ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-vanilla:latest
+  build_base_script:
+    - packer init templates/base.pkr.hcl
+    - packer build -var macos_version="$MACOS_VERSION" templates/base.pkr.hcl
+  disable_sip_script:
+    - packer build -var vm_name=$MACOS_VERSION-base "templates/${DISABLE_SIP_TEMPLATE}"
+  push_base_script:
+    - tart push $MACOS_VERSION-base ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-base:latest
+  always:
+    cleanup_script:
+      - tart delete $MACOS_VERSION-base

.ci/cirrus.release.yml

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+task:
+  name: "Release Xcode $CIRRUS_TAG ($MACOS_VERSION)"
+  matrix:
+    - env:
+        MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
+  <<: *defaults
+  pull_base_script:
+    - tart pull ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-base:latest
+  build_script:
+    - packer init templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
+    - packer build -var macos_version="$MACOS_VERSION" -var xcode_version="[\"$CIRRUS_TAG\"]" templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
+  push_script: |
+    if [[ $CIRRUS_TAG == *"beta"* ]]
+    then
+      tart push $MACOS_VERSION-xcode:$CIRRUS_TAG ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-xcode:$CIRRUS_TAG
+    else
+      tart push $MACOS_VERSION-xcode:$CIRRUS_TAG ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-xcode:$CIRRUS_TAG ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-xcode:latest
+    fi
+  always:
+    cleanup_script:
+      - tart delete $MACOS_VERSION-xcode:$CIRRUS_TAG || true

.ci/cirrus.runner.yml

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+task:
+  name: "Update Runner Image ($MACOS_VERSION)"
+  execution_lock: runner-image-update
+  env:
+    matrix:
+      - MACOS_VERSION: sonoma
+        XCODE_VERSIONS: "16.1,16,15.4"
+        ADDITIONAL_IOS_BUILDS: "17.5"
+        DISK_SIZE: 275
+      - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
+        XCODE_VERSIONS: "16.4,\"26-beta-7\",16.3,16.2,16.1,16"
+        ADDITIONAL_IOS_BUILDS: "18.5,18.4,18.2,17.5"
+        DISK_SIZE: 600
+  <<: *defaults
+  pull_base_script:
+    - tart pull ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-base:latest
+  init_xcode_script: packer init templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
+  build_xcode_script: |
+      packer build -var tag=runner -var disk_size=$DISK_SIZE \
+        -var disk_free_mb=100000 \
+        -var macos_version="$MACOS_VERSION" \
+        -var xcode_version="[$XCODE_VERSIONS]" \
+        -var additional_ios_builds="[$ADDITIONAL_IOS_BUILDS]" \
+        -var expected_runtimes_file="data/expected.$MACOS_VERSION.runtimes.txt" \
+        templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
+  push_script: |
+    if [[ -z "$CIRRUS_PR" ]]; then
+      tart push "$MACOS_VERSION-xcode:runner" ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-runner:$MACOS_VERSION
+    else
+      echo "Skipping pushing for PR..."
+    fi
+  always:
+    cleanup_script:
+      - tart delete "$MACOS_VERSION-xcode:runner"

.ci/cirrus.vanilla.yml

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+env:
+  RESOLVE_VM_NAME: "resolve-macos-number-task-id-${CIRRUS_TASK_ID}"
+  RESOLVE_FILE: "${RESOLVE_VM_NAME}.txt"
+
+task:
+  name: "Update Vanilla Image ($MACOS_VERSION)"
+  env:
+    matrix:
+      - MACOS_VERSION: tahoe
+      - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
+      - MACOS_VERSION: sonoma
+      - MACOS_VERSION: ventura
+      - MACOS_VERSION: monterey
+  only_if: $CIRRUS_BRANCH == $CIRRUS_DEFAULT_BRANCH && changesInclude("templates/vanilla-$MACOS_VERSION.pkr.hcl")
+  <<: *defaults
+  build_script:
+    - packer init templates/vanilla-$MACOS_VERSION.pkr.hcl
+    - packer build templates/vanilla-$MACOS_VERSION.pkr.hcl
+  resolve_macos_number_script:
+    - packer build -var vm_base_name=$MACOS_VERSION-vanilla -var vm_name=$RESOLVE_VM_NAME -var resolve_file=$RESOLVE_FILE templates/resolve-macos-number.pkr.hcl
+    - echo "MACOS_NUMBER=$(cat $RESOLVE_FILE)" >> $CIRRUS_ENV
+    - rm $RESOLVE_FILE
+    - tart delete $RESOLVE_VM_NAME
+  push_script:
+    - tart push $MACOS_VERSION-vanilla ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-vanilla:latest ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-vanilla:$MACOS_NUMBER
+  always:
+    cleanup_script:
+      - tart delete $MACOS_VERSION-vanilla

.ci/cirrus.xcode.yml

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+task:
+  name: "Update Xcode Images ($MACOS_VERSION $XCODE_VERSION)"
+  depends_on: update-base
+  env:
+    matrix:
+      - MACOS_VERSION: tahoe
+        XCODE_VERSION: 26-beta-7
+        XCODE_COMPONENTS: "MetalToolchain"
+        LATEST: true
+      - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
+        XCODE_VERSION: 16.4
+        LATEST: true
+      - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
+        XCODE_VERSION: 16.3
+      - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
+        XCODE_VERSION: 16.2
+      - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
+        XCODE_VERSION: 16.1
+      - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
+        XCODE_VERSION: 16
+      - MACOS_VERSION: sonoma
+        XCODE_VERSION: 16.1
+        LATEST: true
+      - MACOS_VERSION: sonoma
+        XCODE_VERSION: 16
+      - MACOS_VERSION: sonoma
+        XCODE_VERSION: 15.4
+      - MACOS_VERSION: ventura
+        XCODE_VERSION: 15.4
+        LATEST: true
+  <<: *defaults
+  pull_base_script:
+    - tart pull ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-base:latest
+  build_xcode_script:
+    - packer init templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
+    - packer build -var macos_version="$MACOS_VERSION" -var xcode_version="[\"$XCODE_VERSION\"]" -var xcode_components="[\"$XCODE_COMPONENTS\"]" templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
+  push_script: |
+    if [[ -z "$LATEST" ]]
+    then
+      tart push "$MACOS_VERSION-xcode:$XCODE_VERSION" ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-xcode:$XCODE_VERSION
+    else
+      tart push "$MACOS_VERSION-xcode:$XCODE_VERSION" ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-xcode:$XCODE_VERSION ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-xcode:latest
+    fi
+  always:
+    cleanup_script:
+      - tart delete "$MACOS_VERSION-xcode:$XCODE_VERSION"

.cirrus.star

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+load("cirrus", "env", "http", "fs", "changes_include")
+load("github.com/cirrus-modules/graphql", "rerun_task_if_issue_in_logs")
+
+
+def on_task_failed(ctx):
+  if ctx.payload.data.task.automaticReRun:
+    print("Task is already an automatic re-run! Won't even try to re-run it...")
+    return
+  rerun_task_if_issue_in_logs(ctx.payload.data.task.id, "The network connection was lost")
+
+
+def on_build_failed(ctx):
+  # Only send Slack notifications for failed cron builds[1]
+  #
+  # [1]: https://cirrus-ci.org/guide/writing-tasks/#cron-builds
+  if "Cron" not in ctx.payload.data.build.changeMessageTitle:
+    return
+
+  resp = http.post(env.get("SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL"), headers={
+    "Content-Type": "application/json",
+  }, json_body={
+    "text": "Build {build_id} (\"{change_message_title}\") failed on branch \"{branch_name}\" in repository \"{repository_name}\".".format(
+      build_id=ctx.payload.data.build.id,
+      change_message_title=ctx.payload.data.build.changeMessageTitle,
+      branch_name=ctx.payload.data.build.branch,
+      repository_name=ctx.payload.data.repository.name,
+    ),
+    "url": "https://cirrus-ci.com/build/{build_id}".format(
+      build_id=ctx.payload.data.build.id,
+    ),
+  })
+
+  if resp.status_code != 200:
+    fail("failed to post message to Slack: got unexpected HTTP {}".format(resp.status_code))
+
+  resp_json = resp.json()
+
+  if resp_json["ok"] != True:
+    fail("got error when posting message to Slack: {}".format(resp_json["error"]))
+
+
+def main(ctx):
+  result = fs.read(".ci/cirrus.vanilla.yml")
+  if env.get("CIRRUS_TAG") != None:
+    result += fs.read(".ci/cirrus.release.yml")
+  if env.get("CIRRUS_CRON") == "monthly":
+    result += fs.read(".ci/cirrus.base.yml")
+    result += fs.read(".ci/cirrus.xcode.yml")
+  prForRunners = env.get("CIRRUS_PR") and changes_include(".ci/cirrus.runner.yml")
+  if prForRunners or env.get("CIRRUS_TAG") != None:
+    result += fs.read(".ci/cirrus.runner.yml")
+  return result

.cirrus.yml

@@ -1,52 +1,21 @@
-task:
-  name: "Update Base Image"
-  only_if: $CIRRUS_CRON != ""
-  persistent_worker:
-    labels:
-      name: dev-mini
-  env:
-    TART_REGISTRY_USERNAME: fkorotkov # GitHub supports only PATs
-    TART_REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ENCRYPTED[!82ed873afdf627284305afef4958c85a8f73127b09978a9786ac521559630ea6c9a5ab6e7f8315abf9ead09b6eff6eae!]
-  update_script: brew update && brew upgrade
-  info_script:
-    - tart --version
-    - packer --version
-  build_script:
-    - packer init templates/base.pkr.hcl
-    - packer build -var-file="variables.pkrvars.hcl" templates/base.pkr.hcl
-  push_script:
-    - tart push ventura-base ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-ventura-base:latest
-  always:
-    cleanup_script:
-      - tart delete ventura-base
+persistent_worker:
+  labels:
+    name: dev-mini
+  resources:
+    tart-vms: 1
 
-task:
-  name: "Release Xcode $CIRRUS_TAG"
-  only_if: $CIRRUS_TAG != ""
-  persistent_worker:
-    labels:
-      name: dev-mini
-  env:
-    TART_REGISTRY_USERNAME: fkorotkov # GitHub supports only PATs
-    TART_REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ENCRYPTED[!82ed873afdf627284305afef4958c85a8f73127b09978a9786ac521559630ea6c9a5ab6e7f8315abf9ead09b6eff6eae!]
-  update_script: brew update && brew upgrade
+env:
+  TART_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME: ghcr.io
+  TART_REGISTRY_USERNAME: fkorotkov # GitHub supports only PATs
+  TART_REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ENCRYPTED[!82ed873afdf627284305afef4958c85a8f73127b09978a9786ac521559630ea6c9a5ab6e7f8315abf9ead09b6eff6eae!]
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ENCRYPTED[c187b670a17eead88c1698849376273991d09678efe37ae2f0c9738c27a2422741a71c501ef4b6a4df7bff3eca5213a9]
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ENCRYPTED[e456254a53b82e3167f2da23e24c389620cb3f7d47e4e5e7d993813bf9bb18c784d5cb8d88d19632073acc9e1f6096c9]
+
+defaults: &defaults
+  timeout_in: 3h
+  update_script:
+    - brew update || true
+    - brew upgrade || true
   info_script:
     - tart --version
     - packer --version
-  pull_base_script:
-    - tart pull ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-ventura-base:latest
-    - tart clone ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-ventura-base:latest ventura-base
-  build_script:
-    - packer init templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
-    - packer build -var-file="variables.pkrvars.hcl" -var xcode_version="$CIRRUS_TAG" templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
-  push_script: |
-    if [[ $CIRRUS_TAG == *"beta"* ]]
-    then
-      tart push ventura-xcode:$CIRRUS_TAG ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-ventura-xcode:$CIRRUS_TAG
-    else
-      tart push ventura-xcode:$CIRRUS_TAG ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-ventura-xcode:$CIRRUS_TAG ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-ventura-xcode:latest
-    fi
-  always:
-    cleanup_script:
-      - tart delete ventura-base || true
-      - tart delete ventura-xcode:$CIRRUS_TAG || true

DEVELOPMENT.md

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+## Building Vanilla Image
+
+To build `macos-sonoma-vanilla`:
+
+```bash
+packer build templates/vanilla-sonoma.pkr.hcl
+```
+
+Optionally, SIP can be disabled for each image by running the following commands:
+
+```bash
+packer build -var vm_name=sonoma-vanilla templates/disable-sip.pkr.hcl
+```
+
+## Building Base Image
+
+```bash
+packer build -var macos_version=sonoma templates/base.pkr.hcl
+```
+
+## Building Xcode Image
+
+```bash
+packer build -var macos_version=sonoma -var xcode_version="[15.4]" templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
+```

README.md

@@ -1,45 +1,24 @@
-## macOS Packer Templates for Cirrus CI
+## macOS Packer Templates for Tart
 
-Repository with Packer templates to build [Tart VMs](https://github.com/cirruslabs/tart) to use with [Cirrus CI](https://cirrus-ci.org/guide/macOS/).
+Repository with Packer templates to build macOS [Tart](https://tart.run/) virtual machines to use with [Cirrus Runners](https://cirrus-runners.app/),
+[Cirrus CI](https://cirrus-ci.org/guide/macOS/) or [any other automation](https://tart.run/integrations/cirrus-cli/).
 
-* `macos-{monterey,ventura}-vanilla` image has nothing pre-installed
-* `macos-{monterey,ventura}-base` image has only `brew` pre-installed
-* `macos-{monterey,ventura}-xcode:N` image is based on `macos-{monterey,ventura}-base` image and has `Xcode N` with [`Flutter`](https://flutter.dev/) pre-installed
+The following image variants are currently available:
 
-See a full list of VMs available on Cirrus CI [here](https://github.com/orgs/cirruslabs/packages?tab=packages&q=macos-).
+* `macos-{sequoia,sonoma}-base` image has only `brew` pre-installed and the latest version of `macOS` available
+* `macos-{sequoia,sonoma}-xcode:N` image is based on `macos-{sequoia,sonoma}-base` image and has `Xcode N` with [`Flutter`](https://flutter.dev/) pre-installed
+* `macos-runner:{sequoia,sonoma}` image is a variant of `xcode:N` with several versions of `Xcode` pre-installed and [`xcodes` tool](https://github.com/XcodesOrg/xcodes) to switch between them.
 
-## Building Vanilla Image
+See a full list of VMs available [here](https://github.com/orgs/cirruslabs/packages?tab=packages&q=macos-).
 
-To build `macos-monterey-vanilla`:
+## Release Cadence
 
-```bash
-packer build templates/vanilla-monterey.pkr.hcl
-```
+Once a new version of Xcode is released, we will initiate a GitHub release which will automatically build and push
+a new version of the `macos-sequoia-xcode:N`. This generally happens the next weekend after a release.
+Please watch this repository releases to get notified about new images.
 
-To build `macos-ventura-vanilla`:
+## Update Cadence
 
-```bash
-packer build templates/vanilla-ventura.pkr.hcl
-```
+Some of the images are regularly getting rebuild in order to update the pre-installed packages. 
 
-Optionally, SIP can be disabled for each image by running the following commands:
-
-```bash
-packer build -var vm_name=monterey-vanilla templates/disable-sip.pkr.hcl
-```
-
-```bash
-packer build -var vm_name=ventura-vanilla templates/disable-sip.pkr.hcl
-```
-
-## Building Base Image
-
-```bash
-packer build -var-file="variables.pkrvars.hcl" templates/base.pkr.hcl
-```
-
-## Building Xcode Image
-
-```bash
-packer build -var-file="variables.pkrvars.hcl" templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
-```
+[This configuration file](.ci/cirrus.release.yml) defines images that are getting rebuilt monthly on the first Saturday of the month.

ansible/playbook-system-updater.yml

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+- hosts: default
+  roles:
+    - system-updater
+  vars:
+    ansible_password: admin

ansible/roles/system-updater/tasks/main.yml

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+- name: Perform first "softwareupdate" invocation
+  include_tasks: softwareupdate.yml
+
+# Needed after a major macOS update, otherwise things like
+# Command Line Tools won't be updated
+- name: Perform second "softwareupdate" invocation
+  include_tasks: softwareupdate.yml
+
+# This one looks weird, but unfortunately there's no other way around, because Homebrew
+# is not designed to run as root (see https://gist.github.com/irazasyed/7732946
+# for more details).
+- name: fix up /usr/local permissions for Homebrew
+  file:
+    path: /usr/local/share/man
+    state: directory
+    owner: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
+    recurse: yes
+  become: yes
+
+- name: "ensure that there are no more software updates available: check for available updates"
+  command:
+    cmd: "softwareupdate --all --list"
+  register: software_updates_result
+
+- name: "ensure that there are no more software updates available: parse available updates"
+  set_fact:
+    software_updates: "{{ software_updates_result.stdout | regex_findall('\\* Label: (.*)\\n\\tTitle: (.*), Version: (.*), Size: (.*), Recommended: (.*), Action: (.*), .*') | map('zip', ['label', 'title', 'version', 'size', 'recommended', 'action']) | map('map', 'reverse') | map('community.general.dict') }}"
+
+- name: "ensure that there are no more software updates available: print available updates"
+  debug:
+    var: software_updates
+
+- name: "ensure that there are no more software updates available: fail if some updates were not installed"
+  fail:
+    msg: "Found unapplied update: {{ item.label }}"
+  loop: "{{ software_updates }}"
+  when: "not item.label.startswith('macOS') or item.version.split('.')[0] == ansible_facts['distribution_version'].split('.')[0]"

ansible/roles/system-updater/tasks/softwareupdate.yml

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+- name: check for available updates
+  command:
+    cmd: "softwareupdate --all --list"
+  register: software_updates_result
+
+- name: parse available updates
+  set_fact:
+    software_updates: "{{ software_updates_result.stdout | regex_findall('\\* Label: (.*)\\n\\tTitle: (.*), Version: (.*), Size: (.*), Recommended: (.*), Action: (.*), .*') | map('zip', ['label', 'title', 'version', 'size', 'recommended', 'action']) | map('map', 'reverse') | map('community.general.dict') }}"
+
+- name: print available updates
+  debug:
+    var: software_updates
+
+# It seems that we must always pass "--restart" command-line argument to "softwareupdate",
+# otherwise on the OS update the "softwareupdate" will be stuck at "Downloaded: macOS [...]"
+- name: install available update
+  command:
+    cmd: "softwareupdate --install --agree-to-license --force --restart --user admin --stdinpass {{ stdinpass | default('') }} '{{ item.label }}'"
+    stdin: "{{ ansible_password }}"
+  register: update_result
+  # Work around the following:
+  # > Data could not be sent to remote host [...].
+  # > Make sure this host can be reached over ssh:
+  # > ssh: connect to host [...] port 22: Connection refused.
+  ignore_unreachable: yes
+  # Ignore SIGTERM/SIGKILL sent "softwareupdate" process
+  # when the system reboots due to --restart and any other errors,
+  # since we'll check whether the update was installed in main.yml
+  # anyway.
+  ignore_errors: yes
+  become: yes
+  loop: "{{ software_updates }}"
+  when: "not item.label.startswith('macOS') or item.version.split('.')[0] == ansible_facts['distribution_version'].split('.')[0]"
+
+# Wait for the connection since the previous command could restart the host
+- name: wait for connection
+  wait_for_connection:
+    # We need to wait long enough for the "softwareupdate" to initiate the reboot,
+    # otherwise it's possible that we'll interrupt the process by running
+    # the commands below on a non-restarted system.
+    delay: 60
+    timeout: 1800
+  when: update_result is defined and not update_result.skipped | default(false)

data/expected.sequoia.runtimes.txt

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+== Runtimes ==
+iOS 17.5 (17.5 - 21F79) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-17-5
+iOS 18.0 (18.0 - 22A3351) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-0
+iOS 18.1 (18.1 - 22B81) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-1
+iOS 18.2 (18.2 - 22C150) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-2
+iOS 18.3 (18.3.1 - 22D8075) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-3
+iOS 18.4 (18.4 - 22E238) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-4
+iOS 18.5 (18.5 - 22F77) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-5
+iOS 18.6 (18.6 - 22G86) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-6
+iOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23A5326a) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-26-0
+tvOS 18.4 (18.4 - 22L254) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.tvOS-18-4
+tvOS 18.5 (18.5 - 22L572) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.tvOS-18-5
+tvOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23J5346a) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.tvOS-26-0
+watchOS 11.4 (11.4 - 22T250) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.watchOS-11-4
+watchOS 11.5 (11.5 - 22T572) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.watchOS-11-5
+watchOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23R5346a) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.watchOS-26-0
+visionOS 2.4 (2.4 - 22O237) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.xrOS-2-4
+visionOS 2.5 (2.5 - 22O473) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.xrOS-2-5
+visionOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23M5328a) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.xrOS-26-0

data/expected.sonoma.runtimes.txt

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+== Runtimes ==
+iOS 17.5 (17.5 - 21F79) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-17-5
+iOS 18.0 (18.0 - 22A3351) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-0
+iOS 18.1 (18.1 - 22B81) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-1
+tvOS 17.5 (17.5 - 21L569) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.tvOS-17-5
+tvOS 18.0 (18.0 - 22J356) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.tvOS-18-0
+tvOS 18.1 (18.1 - 22J578) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.tvOS-18-1
+watchOS 10.5 (10.5 - 21T575) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.watchOS-10-5
+watchOS 11.0 (11.0 - 22R349) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.watchOS-11-0
+watchOS 11.1 (11.1 - 22R581) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.watchOS-11-1
+visionOS 1.2 (1.2 - 21O5565d) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.xrOS-1-2
+visionOS 2.0 (2.0 - 22N318) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.xrOS-2-0
+visionOS 2.1 (2.1 - 22N580) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.xrOS-2-1

data/expected.tahoe.runtimes.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+== Runtimes ==
+iOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23A5287g) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-26-0
+tvOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23J5306f) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.tvOS-26-0
+watchOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23R5307g) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.watchOS-26-0
+visionOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23M5290f) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.xrOS-26-0

data/github_known_hosts

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+github.com ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIOMqqnkVzrm0SdG6UOoqKLsabgH5C9okWi0dh2l9GKJl
+github.com ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBEmKSENjQEezOmxkZMy7opKgwFB9nkt5YRrYMjNuG5N87uRgg6CLrbo5wAdT/y6v0mKV0U2w0WZ2YB/++Tpockg=
+github.com ssh-rsa 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

data/setup-info-template.json

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+[
+  {
+    "group": "Runner Detail",
+    "detail": [
+      {
+        "name": "OS Information",
+        "script": "echo \"macOS $(sw_vers -productVersion) ($(sw_vers -buildVersion))\""
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "Build Date",
+        "script": "date +\"%Y-%m-%d\""
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "group": "Software Detail",
+    "detail": [
+      {
+        "name": "Xcode Versions",
+        "script": "xcodes installed --no-color || echo \"Xcode not installed\""
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "Python Version",
+        "script": "python3 --version"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "Node Version",
+        "script": "node --version"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "Ruby Version",
+        "script": "ruby --version"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "Bundler Version",
+        "script": "bundler --version"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "CocoaPods Version",
+        "script": "pod --version"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "Fastlane Version",
+        "script": "fastlane --version"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "SwiftLint Version",
+        "script": "swiftlint --version"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]

data/tart-guest-agent.plist

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+    <dict>
+        <key>Label</key>
+        <string>org.cirruslabs.tart-guest-agent</string>
+        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+        <array>
+            <string>/opt/homebrew/bin/tart-guest-agent</string>
+            <string>--run-agent</string>
+        </array>
+        <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
+        <dict>
+            <key>PATH</key>
+            <string>/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin</string>
+            <key>TERM</key>
+            <string>xterm-256color</string>
+        </dict>
+        <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
+        <string>/Users/admin</string>
+        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+        <true/>
+        <key>KeepAlive</key>
+        <true/>
+        <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+        <string>/tmp/tart-guest-agent.log</string>
+        <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+        <string>/tmp/tart-guest-agent.log</string>
+    </dict>
+</plist>

data/tart-guest-daemon.plist

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+    <dict>
+        <key>Label</key>
+        <string>org.cirruslabs.tart-guest-daemon</string>
+        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+        <array>
+            <string>/opt/homebrew/bin/tart-guest-agent</string>
+            <string>--run-daemon</string>
+        </array>
+        <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
+        <dict>
+            <key>PATH</key>
+            <string>/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin</string>
+        </dict>
+        <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
+        <string>/var/empty</string>
+        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+        <true/>
+        <key>KeepAlive</key>
+        <true/>
+        <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+        <string>/tmp/tart-guest-daemon.log</string>
+        <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+        <string>/tmp/tart-guest-daemon.log</string>
+    </dict>
+</plist>

scripts/automationmodetool.expect

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/expect -f
+
+spawn automationmodetool enable-automationmode-without-authentication
+expect "Enter the password for user 'admin':"
+send "admin\n"
+expect "Setting up machine to allow Automation Mode without requiring user authentication... succeeded."

scripts/install-actions-runner.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Set shell options to enable fail-fast behavior
+#
+# * -e: fail the script when an error occurs or command fails
+# * -u: fail the script when attempting to reference unset parameters
+# * -o pipefail: by default an exit status of a pipeline is that of its
+#                last command, this fails the pipe early if an error in
+#                any of its commands occurs
+#
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source ~/.zprofile
+brew install jq
+
+DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl -sS 'https://api.github.com/repos/actions/runner/releases/latest' | jq --raw-output '.assets[] | select(.name | test("actions-runner-osx-arm64-[0-9.]+.tar.gz")) | .browser_download_url')
+
+rm -rf actions-runner && mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner
+
+wget -O - "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" | tar xz

templates/base.pkr.hcl

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 packer {
   required_plugins {
     tart = {
-      version = ">= 1.2.0"
+      version = ">= 1.12.0"
       source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
     }
   }
@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@ variable "macos_version" {
   type = string
 }
 
-variable "gha_version" {
-  type = string
-}
-
 source "tart-cli" "tart" {
-  vm_base_name = "ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-${var.macos_version}-vanilla:13.4"
+  vm_base_name = "ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-${var.macos_version}-vanilla:latest"
   vm_name      = "${var.macos_version}-base"
   cpu_count    = 4
   memory_gb    = 8
@@ -53,15 +49,6 @@ build {
     ]
   }
 
-  provisioner "shell" {
-    inline = [
-      "cd $HOME",
-      "mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner",
-      "curl -O -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v${var.gha_version}/actions-runner-osx-arm64-${var.gha_version}.tar.gz",
-      "tar xzf ./actions-runner-osx-arm64-${var.gha_version}.tar.gz",
-      "rm actions-runner-osx-arm64-${var.gha_version}.tar.gz",
-    ]
-  }
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
       "/bin/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)\"",
@@ -69,13 +56,49 @@ build {
       "echo 'eval \"$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)\"' >> ~/.zprofile",
       "echo \"export HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1\" >> ~/.zprofile",
       "echo \"export HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP=1\" >> ~/.zprofile",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
       "source ~/.zprofile",
       "brew --version",
       "brew update",
-      "brew install wget cmake gcc git-lfs jq gh gitlab-runner",
+      "brew install wget unzip zip ca-certificates cmake gcc git-lfs jq yq gh gitlab-runner",
+      "brew install curl || true", // doesn't work on Monterey
+      "brew install --cask git-credential-manager",
       "git lfs install",
+      "sudo softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license"
     ]
   }
+
+  // Add GitHub to known hosts
+  // Similar to https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/scripts/build/configure-ssh.sh
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "mkdir -p ~/.ssh"
+    ]
+  }
+  provisioner "file" {
+    source      = "data/github_known_hosts"
+    destination = "~/.ssh/known_hosts"
+  }
+
+  // Install the GitHub Actions runner
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    script = "scripts/install-actions-runner.sh"
+  }
+
+  // Create a /Users/runner → /Users/admin symlink to support certain GitHub Actions
+  // like ruby/setup-ruby that hard-code the "/Users/runner/hostedtoolcache" path[1]
+  //
+  // [1]: https://github.com/ruby/setup-ruby/blob/6bd3d993c602f6b675728ebaecb2b569ff86e99b/common.js#L268
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "sudo ln -s /Users/admin /Users/runner"
+    ]
+  }
+
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
       "source ~/.zprofile",
@@ -84,7 +107,7 @@ build {
       "echo 'if which rbenv > /dev/null; then eval \"$(rbenv init -)\"; fi' >> ~/.zprofile",
       "source ~/.zprofile",
       "rbenv install 2.7.8", // latest 2.x.x before EOL
-      "rbenv install $(rbenv install -l | grep -v - | tail -1)",
+      "rbenv install -l | grep -v - | tail -2 | xargs -L1 rbenv install",
       "rbenv global $(rbenv install -l | grep -v - | tail -1)",
       "gem install bundler",
     ]
@@ -92,7 +115,9 @@ build {
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
       "source ~/.zprofile",
-      "brew install node",
+      "brew install node@20",
+      "echo 'export PATH=\"/opt/homebrew/opt/node@20/bin:$PATH\"' >> ~/.zprofile",
+      "source ~/.zprofile",
       "node --version",
       "npm install --global yarn",
       "yarn --version",
@@ -109,4 +134,45 @@ build {
       "brew install awscli"
     ]
   }
+
+  # Enable UI automation, see https://github.com/cirruslabs/macos-image-templates/issues/136
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    script = "scripts/automationmodetool.expect"
+  }
+
+  // some other health checks
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "source ~/.zprofile",
+      "test -d /Users/runner",
+      "test -f ~/.ssh/known_hosts"
+    ]
+  }
+
+  // Guest agent for Tart VMs
+  provisioner "file" {
+    source      = "data/tart-guest-daemon.plist"
+    destination = "~/tart-guest-daemon.plist"
+  }
+  provisioner "file" {
+    source      = "data/tart-guest-agent.plist"
+    destination = "~/tart-guest-agent.plist"
+  }
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      # Install Tart Guest Agent
+      "source ~/.zprofile",
+      "brew install cirruslabs/cli/tart-guest-agent",
+
+      # Install daemon variant of the Tart Guest Agent
+      "sudo mv ~/tart-guest-daemon.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.cirruslabs.tart-guest-daemon.plist",
+      "sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.cirruslabs.tart-guest-daemon.plist",
+      "sudo chmod 0644 /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.cirruslabs.tart-guest-daemon.plist",
+
+      # Install agent variant of the Tart Guest Agent
+      "sudo mv ~/tart-guest-agent.plist /Library/LaunchAgents/org.cirruslabs.tart-guest-agent.plist",
+      "sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchAgents/org.cirruslabs.tart-guest-agent.plist",
+      "sudo chmod 0644 /Library/LaunchAgents/org.cirruslabs.tart-guest-agent.plist",
+    ]
+  }
 }

templates/disable-sip-with-username.pkr.hcl

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+packer {
+  required_plugins {
+    tart = {
+      version = ">= 1.12.0"
+      source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+variable "vm_name" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+source "tart-cli" "tart" {
+  vm_name      = "${var.vm_name}"
+  recovery     = true
+  cpu_count    = 4
+  memory_gb    = 8
+  disk_size_gb = 50
+  communicator = "none"
+  boot_command = [
+    # Skip over "Macintosh" and select "Options"
+    # to boot into macOS Recovery
+    "<wait60s><right><right><enter>",
+    # Open Terminal
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn>T<leftAltOff>",
+    # Disable SIP
+    "<wait10s>csrutil disable<enter>",
+    "<wait10s>y<enter>",
+    "<wait10s>admin<enter>",
+    "<wait10s>admin<enter>",
+    # Shutdown
+    "<wait10s>halt<enter>"
+  ]
+}
+
+build {
+  sources = ["source.tart-cli.tart"]
+}

templates/disable-sip.pkr.hcl

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 packer {
   required_plugins {
     tart = {
-      version = ">= 1.2.0"
+      version = ">= 1.12.0"
       source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
     }
   }
@@ -22,11 +22,8 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
     # Skip over "Macintosh" and select "Options"
     # to boot into macOS Recovery
     "<wait60s><right><right><enter>",
-    # Select default language
-    "<wait10s><enter>",
     # Open Terminal
-    "<wait10s><leftCtrlOn><f2><leftCtrlOff>",
-    "<right><right><right><right><down><down><down><enter>",
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn>T<leftAltOff>",
     # Disable SIP
     "<wait10s>csrutil disable<enter>",
     "<wait10s>y<enter>",

templates/resolve-macos-number.pkr.hcl

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+packer {
+  required_plugins {
+    tart = {
+      version = ">= 1.12.0"
+      source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+variable "vm_base_name" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+variable "vm_name" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+variable "resolve_file" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+source "tart-cli" "tart" {
+  vm_base_name = "${var.vm_base_name}"
+  vm_name      = "${var.vm_name}"
+  cpu_count    = 4
+  memory_gb    = 8
+  ssh_password = "admin"
+  ssh_username = "admin"
+  ssh_timeout  = "120s"
+}
+
+build {
+  sources = ["source.tart-cli.tart"]
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      # Use "-productVersion" instead of "--productVersion"
+      # to support old-style syntax used on macOS Monterey
+      "sw_vers -productVersion > /tmp/sw-vers-product-version.txt",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  provisioner "file" {
+    source = "/tmp/sw-vers-product-version.txt"
+    destination = "${var.resolve_file}"
+    direction = "download"
+  }
+}

templates/vanilla-monterey.pkr.hcl

@@ -4,25 +4,34 @@ packer {
       version = ">= 1.2.0"
       source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
     }
+    ansible = {
+      version = "~> 1"
+      source = "github.com/hashicorp/ansible"
+    }
   }
 }
 
 source "tart-cli" "tart" {
   # You can find macOS IPSW URLs on various websites like https://ipsw.me/
-  # and https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Beta_Firmware/Mac/13.x
-  from_ipsw    = "https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2022FallFCS/fullrestores/012-40537/0EC7C669-13E9-49FB-BD64-9EECC1D174B2/UniversalMac_12.6_21G115_Restore.ipsw"
+  from_ipsw    = "https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2022FallFCS/fullrestores/012-66032/8D8D90C6-A876-4FFF-BBF4-D158939B3841/UniversalMac_12.6.1_21G217_Restore.ipsw"
   vm_name      = "monterey-vanilla"
   cpu_count    = 4
   memory_gb    = 8
-  disk_size_gb = 40
+  disk_size_gb = 50
   ssh_password = "admin"
   ssh_username = "admin"
   ssh_timeout  = "120s"
   boot_command = [
     # hello, hola, bonjour, etc.
     "<wait60s><spacebar>",
-    # Language
-    "<wait30s><enter>",
+    # Language: most of the times we have a list of "English"[1], "English (UK)", etc. with
+    # "English" language already selected. If we type "english", it'll cause us to switch
+    # to the "English (UK)", which is not what we want. To solve this, we switch to some other
+    # language first, e.g. "Italiano" and then switch back to "English". We'll then jump to the
+    # first entry in a list of "english"-prefixed items, which will be "English".
+    #
+    # [1]: should be named "English (US)", but oh well 🤷
+    "<wait30s>italiano<esc>english<enter>",
     # Select Your Country and Region
     "<wait30s>united states<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
     # Written and Spoken Languages
@@ -74,6 +83,9 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
   // A (hopefully) temporary workaround for Virtualization.Framework's
   // installation process not fully finishing in a timely manner
   create_grace_time = "30s"
+
+  // Keep the recovery partition, otherwise it's not possible to "softwareupdate"
+  recovery_partition = "keep"
 }
 
 build {
@@ -90,18 +102,20 @@ build {
       "sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow autoLoginUser admin",
       // Disable screensaver at login screen
       "sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver loginWindowIdleTime 0",
+      // Disable screensaver for admin user
+      "defaults -currentHost write com.apple.screensaver idleTime 0",
       // Prevent the VM from sleeping
-      "sudo systemsetup -setdisplaysleep Off",
-      "sudo systemsetup -setsleep Off",
-      "sudo systemsetup -setcomputersleep Off",
+      "sudo systemsetup -setdisplaysleep Off 2>/dev/null",
+      "sudo systemsetup -setsleep Off 2>/dev/null",
+      "sudo systemsetup -setcomputersleep Off 2>/dev/null",
       // Launch Safari to populate the defaults
       "/Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari &",
-      "sleep 3",
-      "kill -9 %1",
-      // Enable Safari's remote automation and "Develop" menu
+      "SAFARI_PID=$!",
+      "disown",
+      "sleep 30",
+      "kill -9 $SAFARI_PID",
+      // Enable Safari's remote automation
       "sudo safaridriver --enable",
-      "defaults write com.apple.Safari.SandboxBroker ShowDevelopMenu -bool true",
-      "defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDevelopMenu -bool true",
       // Disable screen lock
       //
       // Note that this only works if the user is logged-in,
@@ -109,4 +123,26 @@ build {
       "sysadminctl -screenLock off -password admin",
     ]
   }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      # Install command-line tools
+      "touch /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress",
+      "softwareupdate --list | sed -n 's/.*Label: \\(Command Line Tools for Xcode-.*\\)/\\1/p' | xargs -I {} softwareupdate --install '{}'",
+      "rm /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  provisioner "ansible" {
+    playbook_file = "ansible/playbook-system-updater.yml"
+    extra_arguments = [
+      "-vvv",
+      "--extra-vars", "stdinpass=admin",
+    ]
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_TRANSPORT=paramiko",
+      "ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False",
+    ]
+    use_proxy = false
+  }
 }

templates/vanilla-sequoia.pkr.hcl

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+packer {
+  required_plugins {
+    tart = {
+      version = ">= 1.12.0"
+      source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
+    }
+    ansible = {
+      version = "~> 1"
+      source = "github.com/hashicorp/ansible"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+source "tart-cli" "tart" {
+  from_ipsw    = "https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2025SummerFCS/fullrestores/093-10809/CFD6DD38-DAF0-40DA-854F-31AAD1294C6F/UniversalMac_15.6.1_24G90_Restore.ipsw"
+  vm_name      = "sequoia-vanilla"
+  cpu_count    = 4
+  memory_gb    = 8
+  disk_size_gb = 50
+  ssh_password = "admin"
+  ssh_username = "admin"
+  ssh_timeout  = "180s"
+  boot_command = [
+    # hello, hola, bonjour, etc.
+    "<wait60s><spacebar>",
+    # Language: most of the times we have a list of "English"[1], "English (UK)", etc. with
+    # "English" language already selected. If we type "english", it'll cause us to switch
+    # to the "English (UK)", which is not what we want. To solve this, we switch to some other
+    # language first, e.g. "Italiano" and then switch back to "English". We'll then jump to the
+    # first entry in a list of "english"-prefixed items, which will be "English".
+    #
+    # [1]: should be named "English (US)", but oh well 🤷
+    "<wait30s>italiano<esc>english<enter>",
+    # Select Your Country or Region
+    "<wait30s>united states<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Transfer Your Data to This Mac
+    "<wait10s><tab><tab><tab><spacebar><tab><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Written and Spoken Languages
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Accessibility
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Data & Privacy
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Create a Mac Account
+    "<wait10s>Managed via Tart<tab>admin<tab>admin<tab>admin<tab><tab><spacebar><tab><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Enable Voice Over
+    "<wait120s><leftAltOn><f5><leftAltOff>",
+    # Sign In with Your Apple ID
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Are you sure you want to skip signing in with an Apple ID?
+    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Terms and Conditions
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # I have read and agree to the macOS Software License Agreement
+    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Enable Location Services
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Are you sure you don't want to use Location Services?
+    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Select Your Time Zone
+    "<wait10s><tab><tab>UTC<enter><leftShiftOn><tab><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Analytics
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Screen Time
+    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Siri
+    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Choose Your Look
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Update Mac Automatically
+    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Welcome to Mac
+    "<wait10s><spacebar>",
+    # Disable Voice Over
+    "<leftAltOn><f5><leftAltOff>",
+    # Enable Keyboard navigation
+    # This is so that we can navigate the System Settings app using the keyboard
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>Terminal<enter>",
+    "<wait10s>defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3<enter>",
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn>q<leftAltOff>",
+    # Now that the installation is done, open "System Settings"
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>System Settings<enter>",
+    # Navigate to "Sharing"
+    "<wait10s><leftCtrlOn><f2><leftCtrlOff><right><right><right><down>Sharing<enter>",
+    # Navigate to "Screen Sharing" and enable it
+    "<wait10s><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Navigate to "Remote Login" and enable it
+    "<wait10s><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Quit System Settings
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn>q<leftAltOff>",
+    # Disable Gatekeeper (1/2)
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>Terminal<enter>",
+    "<wait10s>sudo spctl --global-disable<enter>",
+    "<wait10s>admin<enter>",
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn>q<leftAltOff>",
+    # Disable Gatekeeper (2/2)
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>System Settings<enter>",
+    "<wait10s><leftCtrlOn><f2><leftCtrlOff><right><right><right><down>Privacy & Security<enter>",
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff>",
+    "<wait10s><down><wait1s><down><wait1s><enter>",
+    "<wait10s>admin<enter>",
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><wait1s><spacebar>",
+    # Quit System Settings
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn>q<leftAltOff>",
+  ]
+
+  // A (hopefully) temporary workaround for Virtualization.Framework's
+  // installation process not fully finishing in a timely manner
+  create_grace_time = "30s"
+
+  // Keep the recovery partition, otherwise it's not possible to "softwareupdate"
+  recovery_partition = "keep"
+}
+
+build {
+  sources = ["source.tart-cli.tart"]
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      // Enable passwordless sudo
+      "echo admin | sudo -S sh -c \"mkdir -p /etc/sudoers.d/; echo 'admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' | EDITOR=tee visudo /etc/sudoers.d/admin-nopasswd\"",
+      // Enable auto-login
+      //
+      // See https://github.com/xfreebird/kcpassword for details.
+      "echo '00000000: 1ced 3f4a bcbc ba2c caca 4e82' | sudo xxd -r - /etc/kcpassword",
+      "sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow autoLoginUser admin",
+      // Disable screensaver at login screen
+      "sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver loginWindowIdleTime 0",
+      // Disable screensaver for admin user
+      "defaults -currentHost write com.apple.screensaver idleTime 0",
+      // Prevent the VM from sleeping
+      "sudo systemsetup -setsleep Off 2>/dev/null",
+      // Launch Safari to populate the defaults
+      "/Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari &",
+      "SAFARI_PID=$!",
+      "disown",
+      "sleep 30",
+      "kill -9 $SAFARI_PID",
+      // Enable Safari's remote automation
+      "sudo safaridriver --enable",
+      // Disable screen lock
+      //
+      // Note that this only works if the user is logged-in,
+      // i.e. not on login screen.
+      "sysadminctl -screenLock off -password admin",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      # Ensure that Gatekeeper is disabled
+      "spctl --status | grep -q 'assessments disabled'"
+    ]
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      # Install command-line tools
+      "touch /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress",
+      "softwareupdate --list | sed -n 's/.*Label: \\(Command Line Tools for Xcode-.*\\)/\\1/p' | xargs -I {} softwareupdate --install '{}'",
+      "rm /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  provisioner "ansible" {
+    playbook_file = "ansible/playbook-system-updater.yml"
+    extra_arguments = [
+      "-vvv",
+    ]
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_TRANSPORT=paramiko",
+      "ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False",
+    ]
+    use_proxy = false
+  }
+}

templates/vanilla-sonoma.pkr.hcl

@@ -1,31 +1,36 @@
 packer {
   required_plugins {
     tart = {
-      version = ">= 1.2.0"
+      version = ">= 1.12.0"
       source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
     }
+    ansible = {
+      version = "~> 1"
+      source = "github.com/hashicorp/ansible"
+    }
   }
 }
 
 source "tart-cli" "tart" {
-  # Currently macOS 14 (Sonoma) can only be obtained via the following links:
-  # unauthenticated[1] and authenticated[2].
-  #
-  # [1]: https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2023SummerSeed/fullrestores/032-95861/67600C59-8516-4A46-B9D7-4007D395CEF5/UniversalMac_14.0_23A5276g_Restore.ipsw
-  # [2]: https://download.developer.apple.com/WWDC_2023/macOS_14_Beta_Restore_Images/UniversalMac_14.0_23A5257q_Restore.ipsw
-  from_ipsw    = "https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2023SummerSeed/fullrestores/032-95861/67600C59-8516-4A46-B9D7-4007D395CEF5/UniversalMac_14.0_23A5276g_Restore.ipsw"
+  from_ipsw    = "https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024SummerFCS/fullrestores/062-52859/932E0A8F-6644-4759-82DA-F8FA8DEA806A/UniversalMac_14.6.1_23G93_Restore.ipsw"
   vm_name      = "sonoma-vanilla"
   cpu_count    = 4
   memory_gb    = 8
-  disk_size_gb = 40
+  disk_size_gb = 50
   ssh_password = "admin"
   ssh_username = "admin"
-  ssh_timeout  = "120s"
+  ssh_timeout  = "180s"
   boot_command = [
     # hello, hola, bonjour, etc.
     "<wait60s><spacebar>",
-    # Language
-    "<wait30s>english<enter>",
+    # Language: most of the times we have a list of "English"[1], "English (UK)", etc. with
+    # "English" language already selected. If we type "english", it'll cause us to switch
+    # to the "English (UK)", which is not what we want. To solve this, we switch to some other
+    # language first, e.g. "Italiano" and then switch back to "English". We'll then jump to the
+    # first entry in a list of "english"-prefixed items, which will be "English".
+    #
+    # [1]: should be named "English (US)", but oh well 🤷
+    "<wait30s>italiano<esc>english<enter>",
     # Select Your Country and Region
     "<wait30s>united states<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
     # Written and Spoken Languages
@@ -70,12 +75,6 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
     "<wait10s><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>",
     # Navigate to "Remote Login" and enable it
     "<wait10s><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>",
-    # Open "Remote Login" details
-    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar>",
-    # Enable "Full Disk Access"
-    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar>",
-    # Click "Done"
-    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
     # Disable Voice Over
     "<leftAltOn><f5><leftAltOff>",
   ]
@@ -83,6 +82,9 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
   // A (hopefully) temporary workaround for Virtualization.Framework's
   // installation process not fully finishing in a timely manner
   create_grace_time = "30s"
+
+  // Keep the recovery partition, otherwise it's not possible to "softwareupdate"
+  recovery_partition = "keep"
 }
 
 build {
@@ -99,18 +101,20 @@ build {
       "sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow autoLoginUser admin",
       // Disable screensaver at login screen
       "sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver loginWindowIdleTime 0",
+      // Disable screensaver for admin user
+      "defaults -currentHost write com.apple.screensaver idleTime 0",
       // Prevent the VM from sleeping
-      "sudo systemsetup -setdisplaysleep Off",
-      "sudo systemsetup -setsleep Off",
-      "sudo systemsetup -setcomputersleep Off",
+      "sudo systemsetup -setdisplaysleep Off 2>/dev/null",
+      "sudo systemsetup -setsleep Off 2>/dev/null",
+      "sudo systemsetup -setcomputersleep Off 2>/dev/null",
       // Launch Safari to populate the defaults
       "/Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari &",
+      "SAFARI_PID=$!",
+      "disown",
       "sleep 30",
-      "kill -9 %1",
-      // Enable Safari's remote automation and "Develop" menu
+      "kill -9 $SAFARI_PID",
+      // Enable Safari's remote automation
       "sudo safaridriver --enable",
-      "defaults write com.apple.Safari.SandboxBroker ShowDevelopMenu -bool true",
-      "defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDevelopMenu -bool true",
       // Disable screen lock
       //
       // Note that this only works if the user is logged-in,
@@ -118,4 +122,25 @@ build {
       "sysadminctl -screenLock off -password admin",
     ]
   }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      # Install command-line tools
+      "touch /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress",
+      "softwareupdate --list | sed -n 's/.*Label: \\(Command Line Tools for Xcode-.*\\)/\\1/p' | xargs -I {} softwareupdate --install '{}'",
+      "rm /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  provisioner "ansible" {
+    playbook_file = "ansible/playbook-system-updater.yml"
+    extra_arguments = [
+      "-vvv",
+    ]
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_TRANSPORT=paramiko",
+      "ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False",
+    ]
+    use_proxy = false
+  }
 }

templates/vanilla-tahoe.pkr.hcl

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+packer {
+  required_plugins {
+    tart = {
+      version = ">= 1.12.0"
+      source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
+    }
+    ansible = {
+      version = "~> 1"
+      source = "github.com/hashicorp/ansible"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+source "tart-cli" "tart" {
+  from_ipsw    = "https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2025SummerSeed/fullrestores/093-26148/FDF54F82-98DF-4285-A0DB-CB30F4F93C71/UniversalMac_26.0_25A5349a_Restore.ipsw"
+  vm_name      = "tahoe-vanilla"
+  cpu_count    = 4
+  memory_gb    = 8
+  disk_size_gb = 50
+  ssh_password = "admin"
+  ssh_username = "admin"
+  ssh_timeout  = "180s"
+  boot_command = [
+    # hello, hola, bonjour, etc.
+    "<wait60s><spacebar>",
+    # Language: most of the times we have a list of "English"[1], "English (UK)", etc. with
+    # "English" language already selected. If we type "english", it'll cause us to switch
+    # to the "English (UK)", which is not what we want. To solve this, we switch to some other
+    # language first, e.g. "Italiano" and then switch back to "English". We'll then jump to the
+    # first entry in a list of "english"-prefixed items, which will be "English".
+    #
+    # [1]: should be named "English (US)", but oh well 🤷
+    "<wait30s>italiano<esc>english<enter>",
+    # Select Your Country or Region
+    "<wait60s>united states<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Transfer Your Data to This Mac
+    "<wait10s><tab><tab><tab><spacebar><tab><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Written and Spoken Languages
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Accessibility
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Data & Privacy
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Create a Mac Account
+    "<wait10s><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab>Managed via Tart<tab>admin<tab>admin<tab>admin<tab><tab><spacebar><tab><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Enable Voice Over
+    "<wait120s><leftAltOn><f5><leftAltOff>",
+    # Sign In with Your Apple ID
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Are you sure you want to skip signing in with an Apple ID?
+    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Terms and Conditions
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # I have read and agree to the macOS Software License Agreement
+    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Enable Location Services
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Are you sure you don't want to use Location Services?
+    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Select Your Time Zone
+    "<wait10s><tab><tab><tab>UTC<enter><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Analytics
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Screen Time
+    "<wait10s><tab><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Siri
+    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # You Mac is Ready for FileVault
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Mac Data Will Not Be Securely Encrypted
+    "<wait10s><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Choose Your Look
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    # Update Mac Automatically
+    "<wait10s><tab><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Welcome to Mac
+    "<wait30s><spacebar>",
+    # Disable Voice Over
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn><f5><leftAltOff>",
+    # Enable Keyboard navigation
+    # This is so that we can navigate the System Settings app using the keyboard
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>Terminal<wait10s><enter>",
+    "<wait10s><wait10s>defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3<enter>",
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn>q<leftAltOff>",
+    # Now that the installation is done, open "System Settings"
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>System Settings<wait10s><enter>",
+    # Navigate to "Sharing"
+    "<wait10s><leftCtrlOn><f2><leftCtrlOff><right><right><right><down>Sharing<enter>",
+    # Navigate to "Screen Sharing" and enable it
+    "<wait10s><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Navigate to "Remote Login" and enable it
+    "<wait10s><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>",
+    # Quit System Settings
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn>q<leftAltOff>",
+    # Disable Gatekeeper (1/2)
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>Terminal<enter>",
+    "<wait10s>sudo spctl --global-disable<enter>",
+    "<wait10s>admin<enter>",
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn>q<leftAltOff>",
+    # Disable Gatekeeper (2/2)
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>System Settings<enter>",
+    "<wait10s><leftCtrlOn><f2><leftCtrlOff><right><right><right><down>Privacy & Security<enter>",
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><leftShiftOff>",
+    "<wait10s><down><wait1s><down><wait1s><enter>",
+    "<wait10s>admin<enter>",
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><wait1s><spacebar>",
+    # Quit System Settings
+    "<wait10s><leftAltOn>q<leftAltOff>",
+  ]
+
+  // A (hopefully) temporary workaround for Virtualization.Framework's
+  // installation process not fully finishing in a timely manner
+  create_grace_time = "30s"
+
+  // Keep the recovery partition, otherwise it's not possible to "softwareupdate"
+  recovery_partition = "keep"
+}
+
+build {
+  sources = ["source.tart-cli.tart"]
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      // Enable passwordless sudo
+      "echo admin | sudo -S sh -c \"mkdir -p /etc/sudoers.d/; echo 'admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' | EDITOR=tee visudo /etc/sudoers.d/admin-nopasswd\"",
+      // Enable auto-login
+      //
+      // See https://github.com/xfreebird/kcpassword for details.
+      "echo '00000000: 1ced 3f4a bcbc ba2c caca 4e82' | sudo xxd -r - /etc/kcpassword",
+      "sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow autoLoginUser admin",
+      // Disable screensaver at login screen
+      "sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver loginWindowIdleTime 0",
+      // Disable screensaver for admin user
+      "defaults -currentHost write com.apple.screensaver idleTime 0",
+      // Prevent the VM from sleeping
+      "sudo systemsetup -setsleep Off 2>/dev/null",
+      // Launch Safari to populate the defaults
+      "/Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari &",
+      "SAFARI_PID=$!",
+      "disown",
+      "sleep 30",
+      "kill -9 $SAFARI_PID",
+      // Enable Safari's remote automation
+      "sudo safaridriver --enable",
+      // Disable screen lock
+      //
+      // Note that this only works if the user is logged-in,
+      // i.e. not on login screen.
+      "sysadminctl -screenLock off -password admin",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      # Ensure that Gatekeeper is disabled
+      "spctl --status | grep -q 'assessments disabled'"
+    ]
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      # Install command-line tools
+      "touch /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress",
+      "softwareupdate --list | sed -n 's/.*Label: \\(Command Line Tools .*\\)/\\1/p' | tr '\\n' '\\0' | xargs -0 -I {} softwareupdate --install '{}'",
+      "rm /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  provisioner "ansible" {
+    playbook_file = "ansible/playbook-system-updater.yml"
+    extra_arguments = [
+      "-vvv",
+    ]
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_TRANSPORT=paramiko",
+      "ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False",
+    ]
+    use_proxy = false
+  }
+}

templates/vanilla-ventura.pkr.hcl

@@ -1,28 +1,38 @@
 packer {
   required_plugins {
     tart = {
-      version = ">= 1.2.0"
+      version = ">= 1.12.0"
       source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
     }
+    ansible = {
+      version = "~> 1"
+      source = "github.com/hashicorp/ansible"
+    }
   }
 }
 
 source "tart-cli" "tart" {
   # You can find macOS IPSW URLs on various websites like https://ipsw.me/
   # and https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Beta_Firmware/Mac/13.x
-  from_ipsw    = "https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2023SpringFCS/fullrestores/032-84884/F97A22EE-9B5E-4FD5-94C1-B39DCEE8D80F/UniversalMac_13.4_22F66_Restore.ipsw"
+  from_ipsw    = "https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2023FallFCS/fullrestores/042-55833/C0830847-A2F8-458F-B680-967991820931/UniversalMac_13.6_22G120_Restore.ipsw"
   vm_name      = "ventura-vanilla"
   cpu_count    = 4
   memory_gb    = 8
-  disk_size_gb = 40
+  disk_size_gb = 50
   ssh_password = "admin"
   ssh_username = "admin"
   ssh_timeout  = "120s"
   boot_command = [
     # hello, hola, bonjour, etc.
     "<wait60s><spacebar>",
-    # Language
-    "<wait30s>english<enter>",
+    # Language: most of the times we have a list of "English"[1], "English (UK)", etc. with
+    # "English" language already selected. If we type "english", it'll cause us to switch
+    # to the "English (UK)", which is not what we want. To solve this, we switch to some other
+    # language first, e.g. "Italiano" and then switch back to "English". We'll then jump to the
+    # first entry in a list of "english"-prefixed items, which will be "English".
+    #
+    # [1]: should be named "English (US)", but oh well 🤷
+    "<wait30s>italiano<esc>english<enter>",
     # Select Your Country and Region
     "<wait30s>united states<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
     # Written and Spoken Languages
@@ -80,6 +90,9 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
   // A (hopefully) temporary workaround for Virtualization.Framework's
   // installation process not fully finishing in a timely manner
   create_grace_time = "30s"
+
+  // Keep the recovery partition, otherwise it's not possible to "softwareupdate"
+  recovery_partition = "keep"
 }
 
 build {
@@ -96,23 +109,47 @@ build {
       "sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow autoLoginUser admin",
       // Disable screensaver at login screen
       "sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver loginWindowIdleTime 0",
+      // Disable screensaver for admin user
+      "defaults -currentHost write com.apple.screensaver idleTime 0",
       // Prevent the VM from sleeping
-      "sudo systemsetup -setdisplaysleep Off",
-      "sudo systemsetup -setsleep Off",
-      "sudo systemsetup -setcomputersleep Off",
+      "sudo systemsetup -setdisplaysleep Off 2>/dev/null",
+      "sudo systemsetup -setsleep Off 2>/dev/null",
+      "sudo systemsetup -setcomputersleep Off 2>/dev/null",
       // Launch Safari to populate the defaults
       "/Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari &",
+      "SAFARI_PID=$!",
+      "disown",
       "sleep 30",
-      "kill -9 %1",
-      // Enable Safari's remote automation and "Develop" menu
+      "kill -9 $SAFARI_PID",
+      // Enable Safari's remote automation
       "sudo safaridriver --enable",
-      "defaults write com.apple.Safari.SandboxBroker ShowDevelopMenu -bool true",
-      "defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDevelopMenu -bool true",
       // Disable screen lock
       //
       // Note that this only works if the user is logged-in,
       // i.e. not on login screen.
       "sysadminctl -screenLock off -password admin",
+      "defaults -currentHost write com.apple.screensaver idleTime 0"
     ]
   }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      # Install command-line tools
+      "touch /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress",
+      "softwareupdate --list | sed -n 's/.*Label: \\(Command Line Tools for Xcode-.*\\)/\\1/p' | xargs -I {} softwareupdate --install '{}'",
+      "rm /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  provisioner "ansible" {
+    playbook_file = "ansible/playbook-system-updater.yml"
+    extra_arguments = [
+      "-vvv",
+    ]
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_TRANSPORT=paramiko",
+      "ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False",
+    ]
+    use_proxy = false
+  }
 }

templates/xcode.pkr.hcl

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 packer {
   required_plugins {
     tart = {
-      version = ">= 1.2.0"
+      version = ">= 1.12.0"
       source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
     }
   }
@@ -12,60 +12,109 @@ variable "macos_version" {
 }
 
 variable "xcode_version" {
-  type = string
+  type = list(string)
 }
 
-variable "gha_version" {
+variable "additional_ios_builds" {
+  type = list(string)
+  default = []
+}
+
+variable "xcode_components" {
+  type    = list(string)
+  default = []
+  description = "Additional Xcode components to download."
+}
+
+variable "expected_runtimes_file" {
+  type    = string
+  default = ""
+  description = "Path to file containing expected simulator runtimes. If empty, runtime verification is skipped."
+}
+
+variable "tag" {
   type = string
+  default = ""
+}
+
+variable "disk_size" {
+  type = number
+  default = 120
+}
+
+variable "disk_free_mb" {
+  type = number
+  default = 15000
 }
 
 variable "android_sdk_tools_version" {
   type    = string
-  default = "9477386" # https://developer.android.com/studio/#command-tools
+  default = "11076708" # https://developer.android.com/studio#command-line-tools-only
 }
 
 source "tart-cli" "tart" {
-  vm_base_name = "${var.macos_version}-base"
-  vm_name      = "${var.macos_version}-xcode:${var.xcode_version}"
+  vm_base_name = "ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-${var.macos_version}-base:latest"
+  // use tag or the last element of the xcode_version list
+  vm_name      = "${var.macos_version}-xcode:${var.tag != "" ? var.tag : var.xcode_version[0]}"
   cpu_count    = 4
   memory_gb    = 8
-  disk_size_gb = 90
+  disk_size_gb = var.disk_size
   headless     = true
   ssh_password = "admin"
   ssh_username = "admin"
   ssh_timeout  = "120s"
 }
 
+locals {
+  xcode_install_provisioners = [
+    for version in reverse(sort(var.xcode_version)) : {
+      type = "shell"
+      inline = [
+        "source ~/.zprofile",
+        "sudo xcodes install ${version} --experimental-unxip --path /Users/admin/Downloads/Xcode_${version}.xip --select --empty-trash",
+        // get selected xcode path, strip /Contents/Developer and move to GitHub compatible locations
+        "INSTALLED_PATH=$(xcodes select -p)",
+        "CONTENTS_DIR=$(dirname $INSTALLED_PATH)",
+        "APP_DIR=$(dirname $CONTENTS_DIR)",
+        "sudo mv $APP_DIR /Applications/Xcode_${version}.app",
+        "sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_${version}.app",
+        "xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS",
+        "xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch",
+        "df -h",
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
+
 build {
   sources = ["source.tart-cli.tart"]
 
-  // re-install the actions runner
-  provisioner "shell" {
-    inline = [
-      "cd $HOME",
-      "rm -rf actions-runner",
-      "mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner",
-      "curl -O -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v${var.gha_version}/actions-runner-osx-arm64-${var.gha_version}.tar.gz",
-      "tar xzf ./actions-runner-osx-arm64-${var.gha_version}.tar.gz",
-      "rm actions-runner-osx-arm64-${var.gha_version}.tar.gz",
-    ]
-  }
-
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
       "source ~/.zprofile",
       "brew --version",
       "brew update",
       "brew upgrade",
-      "brew install curl wget unzip zip ca-certificates",
-      "sudo softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license"
+    ]
+  }
+
+  // Re-install the GitHub Actions runner
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    script = "scripts/install-actions-runner.sh"
+  }
+
+  // make sure our workaround from base is still valid
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "sudo ln -s /Users/admin /Users/runner || true"
     ]
   }
 
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
       "source ~/.zprofile",
-      "brew install homebrew/cask-versions/temurin17",
+      "brew install openjdk@17",
+      "echo 'export PATH=\"/opt/homebrew/opt/openjdk@17/bin:$PATH\"' >> ~/.zprofile",
       "echo 'export ANDROID_HOME=$HOME/android-sdk' >> ~/.zprofile",
       "echo 'export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_HOME' >> ~/.zprofile",
       "echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools:$ANDROID_HOME/emulator' >> ~/.zprofile",
@@ -76,28 +125,129 @@ build {
       "rm android-sdk-tools.zip",
       "mv $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/cmdline-tools $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest",
       "yes | sdkmanager --licenses",
-      "yes | sdkmanager 'platform-tools' 'platforms;android-33' 'build-tools;34.0.0' 'ndk;25.2.9519653'"
+      "yes | sdkmanager 'platform-tools' 'platforms;android-35' 'build-tools;35.0.0' 'ndk;27.2.12479018'"
     ]
   }
+
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
-      "echo 'export PATH=/usr/local/bin/:$PATH' >> ~/.zprofile",
       "source ~/.zprofile",
-      "wget --quiet https://github.com/RobotsAndPencils/xcodes/releases/latest/download/xcodes.zip",
-      "unzip xcodes.zip",
-      "rm xcodes.zip",
-      "chmod +x xcodes",
-      "sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin/",
-      "sudo mv xcodes /usr/local/bin/xcodes",
+      "brew install xcodesorg/made/xcodes",
       "xcodes version",
-      "wget --quiet https://storage.googleapis.com/xcodes-cache/Xcode_${var.xcode_version}.xip",
-      "xcodes install ${var.xcode_version} --experimental-unxip --path $PWD/Xcode_${var.xcode_version}.xip",
-      "sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash/*",
-      "xcodes select ${var.xcode_version}",
-      "xcodebuild -downloadAllPlatforms",
-      "xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch",
     ]
   }
+
+  provisioner "file" {
+    sources      = [ for version in var.xcode_version : pathexpand("~/XcodesCache/Xcode_${version}.xip")]
+    destination = "/Users/admin/Downloads/"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "source ~/.zprofile",
+      "df -h",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  // iterate over all Xcode versions and install them
+  // select the latest one as the default
+  dynamic "provisioner" {
+    for_each = local.xcode_install_provisioners
+    labels = ["shell"]
+    content {
+      inline = provisioner.value.inline
+    }
+  }
+
+  dynamic "provisioner" {
+    for_each = length(var.xcode_version) > 2 ? [2] : []
+    labels = ["shell"]
+    content {
+      inline = [
+        "source ~/.zprofile",
+        "sudo xcodes select '${var.xcode_version[2]}'",
+        "xcodebuild -downloadAllPlatforms",
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+
+  dynamic "provisioner" {
+    for_each = length(var.xcode_version) > 1 ? [1] : []
+    labels = ["shell"]
+    content {
+      inline = [
+        "source ~/.zprofile",
+        "sudo xcodes select '${var.xcode_version[1]}'",
+        "xcodebuild -downloadAllPlatforms",
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "source ~/.zprofile",
+      "sudo xcodes select '${var.xcode_version[0]}'",
+      "xcodebuild -downloadAllPlatforms",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = concat(
+      ["source ~/.zprofile"],
+      [
+        for runtime in var.additional_ios_builds : "xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS -buildVersion ${runtime}"
+      ]
+    )
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = concat(
+      ["source ~/.zprofile"],
+      [
+        for component in var.xcode_components : "xcodebuild -downloadComponent ${component}"
+      ]
+    )
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "source ~/.zprofile",
+      "brew install libimobiledevice ideviceinstaller ios-deploy carthage",
+      "brew install xcbeautify swiftformat swiftlint swiftgen licenseplist",
+      "brew install mint tuist/tuist/tuist",
+      "rbenv global 3.3.9", # fastlane conflicts with 3.4.0+ https://github.com/fastlane/fastlane/issues/29527
+      "gem update",
+      "gem install fastlane",
+      "gem install cocoapods",
+      "gem install xcpretty",
+      "gem uninstall --ignore-dependencies ffi && gem install ffi -- --enable-libffi-alloc"
+    ]
+  }
+
+  // Copy expected runtimes file if provided
+  dynamic "provisioner" {
+    for_each = var.expected_runtimes_file != "" ? [1] : []
+    labels = ["file"]
+    content {
+      source      = var.expected_runtimes_file
+      destination = "/Users/admin/runtimes.expected.txt"
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Verify simulator runtimes match expected list if file was provided
+  dynamic "provisioner" {
+    for_each = var.expected_runtimes_file != "" ? [1] : []
+    labels = ["shell"]
+    content {
+      inline = [
+        "source ~/.zprofile",
+        "xcrun simctl list runtimes > /Users/admin/runtimes.actual.txt",
+        "diff -q /Users/admin/runtimes.actual.txt /Users/admin/runtimes.expected.txt || (echo 'Simulator runtimes do not match expected list' && cat /Users/admin/runtimes.actual.txt && exit 1)",
+        "rm /Users/admin/runtimes.actual.txt /Users/admin/runtimes.expected.txt"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
       "source ~/.zprofile",
@@ -112,22 +262,14 @@ build {
       "flutter precache",
     ]
   }
-  provisioner "shell" {
-    inline = [
-      "source ~/.zprofile",
-      "brew install libimobiledevice ideviceinstaller ios-deploy fastlane carthage",
-      "sudo gem update",
-      "sudo gem install cocoapods",
-      "sudo gem uninstall --ignore-dependencies ffi && sudo gem install ffi -- --enable-libffi-alloc"
-    ]
-  }
 
   # useful utils for mobile development
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
       "source ~/.zprofile",
       "brew install graphicsmagick imagemagick",
-      "brew install wix/brew/applesimutils"
+      "brew install wix/brew/applesimutils",
+      "brew install gnupg"
     ]
   }
 
@@ -135,14 +277,12 @@ build {
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
       "source ~/.zprofile",
-      "sudo security delete-certificate -Z FF6797793A3CD798DC5B2ABEF56F73EDC9F83A64 /Library/Keychains/System.keychain",
-      "curl -o add-certificate.swift https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/runner-images/fb3b6fd69957772c1596848e2daaec69eabca1bb/images/macos/provision/configuration/add-certificate.swift",
-      "swiftc add-certificate.swift",
-      "sudo mv ./add-certificate /usr/local/bin/add-certificate",
       "curl -o AppleWWDRCAG3.cer https://www.apple.com/certificateauthority/AppleWWDRCAG3.cer",
       "curl -o DeveloperIDG2CA.cer https://www.apple.com/certificateauthority/DeveloperIDG2CA.cer",
-      "sudo add-certificate AppleWWDRCAG3.cer",
-      "sudo add-certificate DeveloperIDG2CA.cer",
+      "curl -o add-certificate.swift https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/runner-images/fb3b6fd69957772c1596848e2daaec69eabca1bb/images/macos/provision/configuration/add-certificate.swift",
+      "swiftc -suppress-warnings add-certificate.swift",
+      "sudo ./add-certificate AppleWWDRCAG3.cer",
+      "sudo ./add-certificate DeveloperIDG2CA.cer",
       "rm add-certificate* *.cer"
     ]
   }
@@ -153,4 +293,77 @@ build {
       "flutter doctor"
     ]
   }
+
+  // check there is at least 15GB of free space and fail if not
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "source ~/.zprofile",
+      "df -h",
+      "export FREE_MB=$(df -m | awk '{print $4}' | head -n 2 | tail -n 1)",
+      "[[ $FREE_MB -gt ${var.disk_free_mb} ]] && echo OK || exit 1"
+    ]
+  }
+
+  // some other health checks
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "source ~/.zprofile",
+      "test -d /Users/runner"
+    ]
+  }
+
+  # Disable apsd[1][2] daemon as it causes high CPU usage after boot
+  #
+  # [1]: https://iboysoft.com/wiki/apsd-mac.html
+  # [2]: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4459153
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.apsd.plist"
+    ]
+  }
+
+  # Compatibility with GitHub Actions Runner Images, where
+  # /usr/local/bin belongs to the default user. Also see [2].
+  #
+  # [1]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/6bbddd20d76d61606bea5a0133c950cc44c370d3/images/macos/scripts/build/configure-machine.sh#L96
+  # [2]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/discussions/7607
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "sudo chown admin /usr/local/bin"
+    ]
+  }
+
+  # Wait for the "update_dyld_sim_shared_cache" process[1][2] to finish
+  # to avoid wasting CPU cycles after boot
+  #
+  # [1]: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/412101/update-dyld-sim-shared-cache-is-taking-up-a-lot-of-memory
+  # [2]: https://stackoverflow.com/a/68394101/9316533
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "sleep 1800"
+    ]
+  }
+
+  // Install setup-info-generator
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "source ~/.zprofile",
+      "brew install cirruslabs/cli/setup-info-generator"
+    ]
+  }
+
+  // Copy setup info template
+  provisioner "file" {
+    source      = "data/setup-info-template.json"
+    destination = "~/setup-info-template.json"
+  }
+
+  // Generate setup info
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "source ~/.zprofile",
+      "cat ~/setup-info-template.json | setup-info-generator > ~/actions-runner/.setup_info",
+      "rm ~/setup-info-template.json"
+    ]
+  }
 }

variables.pkrvars.hcl

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-macos_version = "ventura"
-gha_version   = "2.304.0"
-xcode_version = "14.3.1"