Install or Defer 4.1.1

• updated deferral deadline text to show days instead of hours when > 48 hours remain #50

Install or Defer 4.1

• added comma-separated list of pending software updates to display in user-facing dialog boxes
• added basic Apple Silicon architecture support #45
  • script prompts for manual update action, opens System Preferences - Software Update, and repeats until no recommended updates are detected or the system is restarted
• moved check_for_updates run before FORCE_DATE check (prevents the deferral countdown clock from starting until after update cache has finished on first script run)
• switched default logo path to use /System/Library/PreferencePanes/SoftwareUpdate.prefPane/Contents/Resources/SoftwareUpdate.icns (Big Sur does not have an icon for the Software Update app)

Install or Defer 4.0.2

• switched network connectivity check to use netcat (addresses issue where ping is blocked on some networks)
• switched URL check from OpenDNS IP to swscan.apple.com for more targeted software update service availability confirmation

Install or Defer 4.0.1

• rewrote preinstall script in POSIX Shell (ensures forward compatibility)

Install or Defer 4.0

• added macOS Big Sur support
  • blocked Apple Silicon support until script can be validated and updated to support that platform architecture #45
  • added --restart flag to softwareupdate command for macOS Big Sur #47
• removed %UPDATE_MECHANISM% strings (mechanism will be consistent on all supported macOS versions in the near future)
• updated wording in message strings
• renamed plist attributes
• removed legacy resource file and package receipt references
• README formatting improvements
• removed CHANGELOG (GitHub releases serve this function better)

Install or Defer 3.0.2

Changed

• removed CatalogURL check from macOS 11+ (custom catalog URL definition is deprecated in Catalina and not supported in Big Sur)
• removed all Python calls to prepare for eventual Python runtime removal in future macOS releases
  • replaced managed preferences read commands with defaults read pointed at the /Library/Managed Preferences/ file path
• restored StartInterval attribute read
  • added comment for context of purpose
• replaced [ERROR] with ❌ ERROR: in script output
• added full binary paths (except for built-ins)
• double-quote-surrounded file paths and variables
• removed error code parsing to avoid ShellCheck flags
• removed shellcheck disable definitions
• updated ShellCheck job to use latest version of azohra/shell-linter
• separated optional content from required in README for improved legibility

Install or Defer 3.0.1

Changed

• removed unused StartInterval attribute read
• preinstall script only attempts to forget legacy package receipt if it is present on the system
• postinstall script sets LaunchDaemon ownership and permissions (in case files were modified prior to distribution and ownership/permissions were not properly set) #36
• removed logger code from preinstall and postinstall scripts
• changed postinstall script to POSIX Shell

Install or Defer 3.0

Changed

• transitioned bundle ID (and all associated file names and references) to com.github.mpanighetti
• renamed script to match project name
• preinstall script removes both legacy and current resource files via array

Removed

• removed macOS Sierra support

install-or-defer 2.3.4

Changed

• clean_up function no longer unloads primary LaunchDaemon ahead of triggering system restart or shutdown #33
  • moved primary LaunchDaemon unload to exit_without_updating
• clean_up function moves all script resources to /private/tmp/install-or-defer

install-or-defer 2.3.3

Added

• added macOS Catalina support
  • accounted for new softwareupdate syntax #32
  • added explicit 10.15 support in version compatibility check #25
• removed legacy launchctl syntax