- Corrected the backup path in the `_in_backup` function to reflect the new structure under `mackup/`.
- Improved error handling in `ssr::mackup::configure` to skip restore if the configuration file is not updated, providing user feedback.
- Updated `ssr::sync` to conditionally execute backup based on configuration validity, enhancing robustness.
- Revised documentation in configuration examples to clarify the new Mackup directory structure and its implications for users.
- Updated `ssr sync` and `ssr restore` commands to use `mackup backup` and `mackup restore`, replacing the previous symlink-based approach.
- Added guidance for users with legacy symlink setups to run `ssr mackup unlink` for recovery.
- Revised documentation in README, completions, and configuration examples to reflect the new copy-based methodology for improved reliability on newer macOS versions.
- Enhanced comments in the codebase to clarify the changes and their implications for users.
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Instead of silently writing ~/.mackup/ssr-*.cfg on every sync, generation
is now an explicit opt-in command: ssr mackup scan
ssr mackup scan — dry-run: shows NEW/UPD/DEL changes, prompts before writing
ssr mackup list — list existing generated files
ssr mackup clean — remove all generated files (with confirmation)
ssr sync no longer calls generate_custom_cfg automatically.
Completions updated for zsh, bash, fish.
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Adds a simple config file (~/.config/ssr/extra-installers.txt) where
users can list installer URLs for apps not available on Homebrew or MAS
(e.g. EasyMCP Desktop, internal tools).
lib/installers.sh:
- Supports .dmg (mount → cp .app or run .pkg), .pkg, .zip
- Skips entries already present in /Applications
- Non-fatal: logs warnings and continues on failure
ssr sync: copies extra-installers.txt to <backup_dir> alongside Brewfile
ssr restore: new `extra_installers` resumable step runs after shell_deps
Format: optional-name <url> (# comments and blank lines ignored)
Example entry:
EasyMCP https://github.com/Adobe-AIFoundations/easymcp/.../EasyMCP-Desktop-3.0.3-arm64.dmg
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Before each `ssr sync`, scan $HOME for dot-dirs/files not yet present
in the Mackup backup directory and write them into
~/.mackup/ssr-custom.cfg. This covers tools like .claude, .cursor,
.easymcp, .codex, .factory, and any future dot-dir without requiring
the user to write manual Mackup app definitions.
Curated list handles common developer tools; auto-discovery adds the
rest while skipping caches, credential dirs (.ssh, .gnupg, .aws,
.azure) and other volatile state.
Configurable via:
SSR_MACKUP_AUTODISCOVER=true (opt-out with false)
SSR_MACKUP_EXTRA_PATHS="..." (space-separated $HOME-relative paths)
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lib/icloud.sh (new):
ssr::icloud::prefetch <dir> — spawn background open -g requests for
all .icloud stubs; returns immediately so other work can run in parallel.
ssr::icloud::wait <dir> [sec] — poll until stubs are gone or timeout
(default 180s). Logs progress every 5s.
ssr::icloud::keep_local <dir> — after sync, removes
com.apple.icloud.evictable xattr from every real file + updates
access-time (LRU delay), preventing iCloud from re-creating stubs
before the next run. Best-effort (no public pin API on macOS CLI).
bin/ssr-sync:
- prefetch Mackup folder immediately after cloud is available (before
brew update/upgrade) so downloads proceed in the background.
- ssr::icloud::wait called just before mackup backup.
- ssr::icloud::keep_local called after sync completes.
- SSR_ICLOUD_WAIT_TIMEOUT (default 180) and SSR_ICLOUD_KEEP_LOCAL
(default true) config toggles added.
bin/ssr-restore:
- prefetch Mackup folder right after cloud is validated, before the
brew bundle install step, maximising download time available.
config/ssr.conf.example:
Added SSR_ICLOUD_WAIT_TIMEOUT and SSR_ICLOUD_KEEP_LOCAL keys.
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Adds a round-trip mechanism for macOS system preferences that are not
covered by Homebrew or Mackup (Dock layout, Finder options, global
keyboard shortcuts, input sources, Spaces config, menu-bar clock,
NSGlobalDomain).
sync: `ssr sync` exports each configured domain with `defaults export`
and writes one plist per domain to <backup_dir>/macos-prefs/. Export is
soft-fail per domain so one bad domain doesn't abort the sync. Gated by
SSR_SNAPSHOT_MACOS_PREFS=true (default on).
restore: `ssr restore` replays the snapshot with `defaults import` after
the declarative config/macos-defaults.sh runs, so the snapshot is the
last writer and wins for accepted domains. Before importing, the restore
detects domains that both the snapshot and macos-defaults.sh touch and
prompts interactively:
Domain `com.apple.dock`:
Snapshot will OVERRIDE values set by macos-defaults.sh.
[A]ccept snapshot / [r]eject (keep declarative)? [A/r]:
Non-TTY (launchd, CI) falls back to SSR_PREFS_CONFLICT_DEFAULT (default
"accept"). SSR_ASSUME_YES=true skips all prompts. After import, Dock,
Finder, SystemUIServer and cfprefsd are restarted once.
New config keys: SSR_SNAPSHOT_MACOS_PREFS, SSR_MACOS_PREF_DOMAINS,
SSR_MACOS_PREF_DOMAINS_EXTRA, SSR_PREFS_CONFLICT_DEFAULT, SSR_ASSUME_YES.
ssr-status surfaces the snapshotted-domain count.
README documents the snapshot flow, default domain table, conflict UX,
and the five new config keys.
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`ssr sync` now scans /Applications (and ~/Applications, configurable via
SSR_APP_DIRS) for top-level .app bundles that are neither Mac App Store
installs (Contents/_MASReceipt/receipt) nor Homebrew Cask installs, and
writes <backup_dir>/unmanaged-apps.md alongside the Brewfile. This closes
a long-standing gap in the restore story: such apps need manual reinstall
on a fresh machine, and were previously invisible to the sync workflow.
Cask detection runs fully offline against the local Caskroom and unions
four complementary strategies:
1. Caskroom walk for .app symlinks/bundles under
$(brew --caskroom)/<cask>/<version>/.
2. `app "Foo.app"` declarations parsed from .rb formula receipts.
3. `name "Foo"` field from .rb receipts (handles pkg-based casks like
Microsoft Edge, Teams, Zoom, Google Drive, etc., that never drop
a .app under the caskroom).
4. `"name":["Foo"]` field from modern .json receipts (multi-line aware).
For each unmanaged app the report includes version and bundle id from the
Info.plist plus a best-effort installer link, in preference order:
1. Sparkle SUFeedURL → derive the vendor homepage from the URL host.
2. Bundle-id prefix match against a curated vendor map (Adobe,
Microsoft, Docker, Cursor, Anthropic, OpenAI, JetBrains,
GitKraken, Signal, Zoom, Telegram, Slack, Synology, Jabra, ...).
3. DuckDuckGo search fallback (`<App name> macOS download`).
Toggles in ssr.conf.example: SSR_SCAN_UNMANAGED_APPS=true (default),
SSR_APP_DIRS=/Applications:~/Applications.
ssr-status gains a one-line summary referencing the report file.
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Oliver Surke