Add iOS 18.6 runtime to Tahoe (#306)

* Add iOS 18.7.2 runtime to Tahoe

* 18.6

* Updated expected runtimes

* Bump disk

.ci/cirrus.base.yml

@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ 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

.ci/cirrus.release.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 task:
   name: "Release Xcode $CIRRUS_TAG ($MACOS_VERSION)"
-  matrix:
-    - env:
-        MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
+  env:
+    XCODE_COMPONENTS: "MetalToolchain"
+    matrix:
+      - MACOS_VERSION: tahoe
+      - 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="[\"$CIRRUS_TAG\"]" templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
+    - packer build -var macos_version="$MACOS_VERSION" -var xcode_version="[\"$CIRRUS_TAG\"]" -var xcode_components="[\"$XCODE_COMPONENTS\"]" templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
   push_script: |
     if [[ $CIRRUS_TAG == *"beta"* ]]
     then

.ci/cirrus.runner.yml

@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 task:
   name: "Update Runner Image ($MACOS_VERSION)"
-  execution_lock: runner-image-update
   env:
     matrix:
       - MACOS_VERSION: sonoma
-        XCODE_VERSIONS: "16.1,16,15.4"
-        ADDITIONAL_IOS_BUILDS: "17.5"
-        DISK_SIZE: 275
+        XCODE_VERSIONS: "16.1,16"
+        DISK_SIZE: 230
       - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
-        XCODE_VERSIONS: "16.4,\"26-beta-7\",16.3,16.2,16.1,16"
+        XCODE_VERSIONS: "\"26.0.1\",16.4,16.3,16.2,16.1,16"
         ADDITIONAL_IOS_BUILDS: "18.5,18.4,18.2,17.5"
-        DISK_SIZE: 600
+        ADDITIONAL_TVOS_BUILDS: "17.5"
+        XCODE_COMPONENTS: "\"MetalToolchain\""
+        DISK_SIZE: 400
+      - MACOS_VERSION: tahoe
+        XCODE_VERSIONS: "\"26.1.1\",\"26.0.1\",\"26.2-beta\""
+        XCODE_COMPONENTS: "\"MetalToolchain\""
+        ADDITIONAL_IOS_BUILDS: "18.6"
+        DISK_SIZE: 290
   <<: *defaults
   pull_base_script:
     - tart pull ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-$MACOS_VERSION-base:latest
@@ -21,6 +26,8 @@ task:
         -var macos_version="$MACOS_VERSION" \
         -var xcode_version="[$XCODE_VERSIONS]" \
         -var additional_ios_builds="[$ADDITIONAL_IOS_BUILDS]" \
+        -var additional_tvos_builds="[$ADDITIONAL_TVOS_BUILDS]" \
+        -var xcode_components="[$XCODE_COMPONENTS]" \
         -var expected_runtimes_file="data/expected.$MACOS_VERSION.runtimes.txt" \
         templates/xcode.pkr.hcl
   push_script: |

.ci/cirrus.vanilla.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ task:
       - 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

.ci/cirrus.xcode.yml

@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ task:
   env:
     matrix:
       - MACOS_VERSION: tahoe
-        XCODE_VERSION: 26-beta-7
+        XCODE_VERSION: "26.1.1"
         XCODE_COMPONENTS: "MetalToolchain"
         LATEST: true
+      - MACOS_VERSION: tahoe
+        XCODE_VERSION: "26.0.1"
+        XCODE_COMPONENTS: "MetalToolchain"
       - MACOS_VERSION: sequoia
         XCODE_VERSION: 16.4
         LATEST: true
@@ -25,15 +28,12 @@ task:
         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
+    - 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

.cirrus.yml

@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ env:
 
 defaults: &defaults
   timeout_in: 3h
-  update_script:
-    - brew update || true
-    - brew upgrade || true
   info_script:
     - tart --version
     - packer --version

README.md

@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ Repository with Packer templates to build macOS [Tart](https://tart.run/) virtua
 
 The following image variants are currently available:
 
-* `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.
+* `macos-{tahoe,sequoia,sonoma}-vanilla` — a vanilla macOS installation with helpful tweaks such as auto-login, but no additional software preinstalled
+* `macos-{tahoe,sequoia,sonoma}-base` — based on `macos-{tahoe,sequoia,sonoma}-vanilla` image, it comes with `brew` and [other useful software](https://github.com/cirruslabs/macos-image-templates/blob/main/templates/base.pkr.hcl) pre-installed, but without Xcode
+* `macos-{tahoe,sequoia,sonoma}-xcode:N` — based on `macos-{tahoe,sequoia,sonoma}-base` image and has `Xcode N` with [`Flutter`](https://flutter.dev/) pre-installed
+* `macos-runner:{tahoe,sequoia,sonoma}` — a variant of `xcode:N` with several versions of `Xcode` pre-installed and [`xcodes` tool](https://github.com/XcodesOrg/xcodes) to switch between them.
 
 See a full list of VMs available [here](https://github.com/orgs/cirruslabs/packages?tab=packages&q=macos-).
 
 ## Release Cadence
 
 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.
+a new version of the `macos-{tahoe,sequoia}-xcode:N`. This generally happens the next weekend after a release.
 Please watch this repository releases to get notified about new images.
 
 ## Update Cadence

data/expected.sequoia.runtimes.txt

@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ 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
+iOS 26.0 (26.0.1 - 23A8464) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-26-0
+tvOS 17.5 (17.5 - 21L569) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.tvOS-17-5
 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
+tvOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23J352) - 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
+watchOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23R353) - 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
+visionOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23M336) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.xrOS-26-0

data/expected.sonoma.runtimes.txt

@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 == 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

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 == 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
+iOS 18.6 (18.6 - 22G86) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-6
+iOS 26.0 (26.0.1 - 23A8464) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-26-0
+iOS 26.1 (26.1 - 23B86) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-26-1
+iOS 26.2 (26.2 - 23C5027f) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-26-2
+tvOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23J352) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.tvOS-26-0
+tvOS 26.1 (26.1 - 23J579) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.tvOS-26-1
+tvOS 26.2 (26.2 - 23K5029e) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.tvOS-26-2
+watchOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23R353) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.watchOS-26-0
+watchOS 26.1 (26.1 - 23S36) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.watchOS-26-1
+watchOS 26.2 (26.2 - 23S5280e) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.watchOS-26-2
+visionOS 26.0 (26.0 - 23M336) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.xrOS-26-0
+visionOS 26.1 (26.1 - 23N47) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.xrOS-26-1
+visionOS 26.2 (26.2 - 23N5279e) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.xrOS-26-2

templates/base.pkr.hcl

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ build {
       "brew --version",
       "brew update",
       "brew install wget unzip zip ca-certificates cmake gcc git-lfs jq yq gh gitlab-runner",
+      "brew install equinix-labs/otel-cli/otel-cli",
       "brew install curl || true", // doesn't work on Monterey
       "brew install --cask git-credential-manager",
       "git lfs install",
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ build {
       "brew install libyaml", # https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build/discussions/2118
       "brew install rbenv",
       "echo 'if which rbenv > /dev/null; then eval \"$(rbenv init -)\"; fi' >> ~/.zprofile",
+      "brew install mise",
       "source ~/.zprofile",
       "rbenv install 2.7.8", // latest 2.x.x before EOL
       "rbenv install -l | grep -v - | tail -2 | xargs -L1 rbenv install",

templates/vanilla-sequoia.pkr.hcl

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ packer {
 }
 
 source "tart-cli" "tart" {
+  // will be update to 15.7
   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

templates/vanilla-sonoma.pkr.hcl

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ packer {
 }
 
 source "tart-cli" "tart" {
+  // will be update to 14.8
   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

templates/vanilla-tahoe.pkr.hcl

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ packer {
 }
 
 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"
+  from_ipsw    = "https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2025FallFCS/fullrestores/089-04148/791B6F00-A30B-4EB0-B2E3-257167F7715B/UniversalMac_26.1_25B78_Restore.ipsw"
   vm_name      = "tahoe-vanilla"
   cpu_count    = 4
   memory_gb    = 8
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
     "<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
@@ -81,9 +77,9 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
     # 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>",
+    # On Tahoe opening System Settings through Spotlight is not very reliable, sometimes opens System information
+    "<wait10s>open '/System/Applications/System Settings.app'<enter>",
     # Navigate to "Sharing"
     "<wait10s><leftCtrlOn><f2><leftCtrlOff><right><right><right><down>Sharing<enter>",
     # Navigate to "Screen Sharing" and enable it
@@ -93,12 +89,11 @@ source "tart-cli" "tart" {
     # 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>",
+    # On Tahoe opening System Settings through Spotlight is not very reliable, sometimes opens System information
+    "<wait10s>open '/System/Applications/System Settings.app'<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>",
@@ -156,25 +151,4 @@ build {
       "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/xcode.pkr.hcl

@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ variable "additional_ios_builds" {
   default = []
 }
 
+variable "additional_tvos_builds" {
+  type = list(string)
+  default = []
+}
+
 variable "xcode_components" {
   type    = list(string)
   default = []
@@ -132,7 +137,7 @@ build {
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
       "source ~/.zprofile",
-      "brew install xcodesorg/made/xcodes",
+      "brew install xcodes",
       "xcodes version",
     ]
   }
@@ -200,6 +205,15 @@ build {
     )
   }
 
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = concat(
+      ["source ~/.zprofile"],
+      [
+        for runtime in var.additional_tvos_builds : "xcodebuild -downloadPlatform tvOS -buildVersion ${runtime}"
+      ]
+    )
+  }
+
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = concat(
       ["source ~/.zprofile"],
@@ -215,7 +229,7 @@ build {
       "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
+      "rbenv global 3.3.10", # fastlane conflicts with 3.4.0+ https://github.com/fastlane/fastlane/issues/29527
       "gem update",
       "gem install fastlane",
       "gem install cocoapods",
@@ -322,6 +336,37 @@ build {
     ]
   }
 
+  # 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 = [
+      "source ~/.zprofile",
+      "xcrun simctl runtime dyld_shared_cache update --all || sleep 180",
+      "xcrun simctl list -v",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  // Restart the VM
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "sudo shutdown -r now"
+    ]
+    expect_disconnect = true
+  }
+
+  // Wait for VM to come back up and run simctl commands again
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "source ~/.zprofile",
+      "xcrun simctl runtime dyld_shared_cache update --all || sleep 180",
+      "xcrun simctl list -v"
+    ]
+    pause_before = "60s"
+  }
+
   # Compatibility with GitHub Actions Runner Images, where
   # /usr/local/bin belongs to the default user. Also see [2].
   #
@@ -333,17 +378,6 @@ build {
     ]
   }
 
-  # 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 = [