Support macOS Sequoia 15.4 (#224)

* Support macOS Sequoia 15.4

* Navigate to "Sharing" and "Privacy & Security" through menu bar

System Settings's search box does not always work as intended.

* Choose "Only Download Automatically"

* Use "Managed via Tart" full user name

Co-authored-by: Fedor Korotkov <fedor@cirruslabs.org>

* Use "Managed via Tart" user full name

Co-authored-by: Fedor Korotkov <fedor@cirruslabs.org>

* macOS 15.4 RC 2

Co-authored-by: Brett Best <6104381+Brett-Best@users.noreply.github.com>

* Use macOS 15.4 release IPSW

Co-authored-by: Brett Best <6104381+Brett-Best@users.noreply.github.com>

---------

Co-authored-by: Fedor Korotkov <fedor@cirruslabs.org>
Co-authored-by: Brett Best <6104381+Brett-Best@users.noreply.github.com>

.ci/cirrus.runner.yml

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ task:
         XCODE_VERSIONS: "16.1,16,15.4,15.3,15.2,15.1,\"15.0.1\""
         DISK_SIZE: 375
       - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
-        XCODE_VERSIONS: "16.1,\"16.2-rc\",16,15.4"
-        DISK_SIZE: 320
+        XCODE_VERSIONS: "16.2,\"16.3-beta-2\",16.1,16,15.4"
+        ADDITIONAL_IOS_BUILDS: "18.2"
+        DISK_SIZE: 375
   <<: *defaults
   pull_base_script:
     - tart pull ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-base:latest
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ task:
         -var disk_free_mb=100000 \
         -var macos_version="$MACOS_VERSION" \
         -var xcode_version="[$XCODE_VERSIONS]" \
-        -var additional_runtimes="[$ADDITIONAL_RUNTIMES]" \
+        -var additional_ios_builds="[$ADDITIONAL_IOS_BUILDS]" \
         templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
   push_script: |
     tart push "$MACOS_VERSION-xcode:runner" ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-runner:$MACOS_VERSION

.ci/cirrus.vanilla.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
+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 $MACOS_NUMBER)"
+  name: "Update Vanilla Image ($MACOS_VERSION)"
   env:
     matrix:
       - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
-        MACOS_NUMBER: 15.1.1
       - MACOS_VERSION: sonoma
-        MACOS_NUMBER: 14.6
       - MACOS_VERSION: ventura
-        MACOS_NUMBER: 13.6
       - MACOS_VERSION: monterey
-        MACOS_NUMBER: 12.6.1
   only_if: $CIRRUS_BRANCH == $CIRRUS_DEFAULT_BRANCH && changesInclude("templates/vanilla-$MACOS_VERSION.pkr.hcl")
   <<: *defaults
   build_script:
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ task:
     - packer build templates/vanilla-$MACOS_VERSION.pkr.hcl
   disable_sip_script:
     - packer build -var vm_name=$MACOS_VERSION-vanilla templates/disable-sip.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:

.ci/cirrus.xcode.yml

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ task:
   env:
     matrix:
       - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
-        XCODE_VERSION: 16.1
+        XCODE_VERSION: 16.2
         LATEST: true
       - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
-        XCODE_VERSION: 16.2-rc
+        XCODE_VERSION: 16.1
       - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
         XCODE_VERSION: 16
       - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia

.cirrus.star

@@ -16,14 +16,18 @@ def on_build_failed(ctx):
   if "Cron" not in ctx.payload.data.build.changeMessageTitle:
     return
 
-  resp = http.post("https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage", headers={
+  resp = http.post(env.get("SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL"), headers={
     "Content-Type": "application/json",
-    "Authorization": "Bearer " + env.get("SLACK_TOKEN"),
   }, json_body={
-    "channel": "#image-updates",
-    "text": "Build <https://cirrus-ci.com/build/{build_id}|{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),
+    "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:

README.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ monthly on the first Saturday of the month:
 
 * `ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-{sequoia,sonoma}-base`
 * `ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-runner:sonoma` which is a superset of `ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-sonoma-xcode:{latest,16.1,16,15.4,15.3,15.2,15.1,15.0.1}`
-* `ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-runner:sequoia` which is a superset of `ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-sequoia-xcode:{latest,16.1,16.2-rc,16,15.4}`
+* `ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-runner:sequoia` which is a superset of `ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-sequoia-xcode:{latest,16.2,16.3-beta-2,16.1,16,15.4}`
 
 Note that `ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-runner:{sequoia,sonoma}` are updated every Sunday and these images are [optimised for startup](https://cirrus-runners.app/blog/2024/04/11/optimizing-startup-time-of-cirrus-runners/)
 on Cirrus Runners and Cirrus CI services.

ansible/playbook-system-updater.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- hosts: default
+  roles:
+    - system-updater
+  vars:
+    ansible_password: admin

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

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+- 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

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+- 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/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 +1,40 @@
+[
+  {
+    "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": "Python Version",
+        "script": "python3 --version"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "Node Version",
+        "script": "node --version"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "Ruby Version",
+        "script": "ruby --version"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "CocoaPods Version",
+        "script": "pod --version"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "Fastlane Version",
+        "script": "fastlane --version"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]

templates/base.pkr.hcl

@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ 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",
@@ -67,6 +72,18 @@ build {
     ]
   }
 
+  // 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"
@@ -127,7 +144,9 @@ build {
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
       "source ~/.zprofile",
-      "test -d /Users/runner"
+      "test -d /Users/runner",
+      "test -f ~/.ssh/known_hosts",
+      "brew doctor"
     ]
   }
 }

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

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ packer {
       version = ">= 1.2.0"
       source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
     }
+    ansible = {
+      version = "~> 1"
+      source = "github.com/hashicorp/ansible"
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -13,7 +17,7 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
   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"
@@ -79,6 +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 {
@@ -116,4 +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

@@ -4,15 +4,19 @@ packer {
       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/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-30094/44BD016F-6EE3-4EE5-8890-6F9AA008C537/UniversalMac_15.1.1_24B91_Restore.ipsw"
+  from_ipsw    = "https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2025SpringFCS/fullrestores/082-16517/AACDDC33-9683-4431-98AF-F04EF7C15EE3/UniversalMac_15.4_24E248_Restore.ipsw"
   vm_name      = "sequoia-vanilla"
   cpu_count    = 4
   memory_gb    = 8
-  disk_size_gb = 40
+  disk_size_gb = 50
   ssh_password = "admin"
   ssh_username = "admin"
   ssh_timeout  = "300s"
@@ -27,28 +31,30 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
     #
     # [1]: should be named "English (US)", but oh well 🤷
     "<wait30s>italiano<esc>english<enter>",
-    # Select Your Country and Region
+    # 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>",
-    # Migration Assistant
-    "<wait10s><tab><tab><tab><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><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    "<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>",
-    # Create a Computer Account
-    "<wait10s>admin<tab><tab>admin<tab>admin<tab><tab><tab><spacebar>",
     # Enable Location Services
-    "<wait120s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
+    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
     # Are you sure you don't want to use Location Services?
     "<wait10s><tab><spacebar>",
     # Select Your Time Zone
@@ -61,8 +67,12 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
     "<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>",
@@ -71,18 +81,35 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
     # Now that the installation is done, open "System Settings"
     "<wait10s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>System Settings<enter>",
     # Navigate to "Sharing"
-    "<wait10s><leftAltOn>f<leftAltOff>sharing<enter>",
+    "<wait10s><leftCtrlOn><f2><leftCtrlOff><right><right><right><down>Sharing<enter>",
     # Navigate to "Screen Sharing" and enable it
-    "<wait10s><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>",
+    "<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 {
@@ -118,4 +145,32 @@ build {
       "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

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ packer {
       version = ">= 1.12.0"
       source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
     }
+    ansible = {
+      version = "~> 1"
+      source = "github.com/hashicorp/ansible"
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
   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"
@@ -78,6 +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 {
@@ -115,4 +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-ventura.pkr.hcl

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ packer {
       version = ">= 1.12.0"
       source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
     }
+    ansible = {
+      version = "~> 1"
+      source = "github.com/hashicorp/ansible"
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -14,7 +18,7 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
   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"
@@ -86,6 +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 {
@@ -124,4 +131,25 @@ build {
       "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

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ variable "xcode_version" {
   type = list(string)
 }
 
-variable "additional_runtimes" {
+variable "additional_ios_builds" {
   type = list(string)
   default = []
 }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ build {
     inline = concat(
       ["source ~/.zprofile"],
       [
-        for runtime in var.additional_runtimes : "sudo xcodes runtimes install ${runtime}"
+        for runtime in var.additional_ios_builds : "xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS -buildVersion ${runtime}"
       ]
     )
   }
@@ -240,6 +240,17 @@ build {
     ]
   }
 
+  # 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
   #
@@ -250,4 +261,27 @@ build {
       "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"
+    ]
+  }
 }