[v2024.03.17] - 2024-03-17

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Highlights:

• Added support for ARM64 Simulator, and moved to .xcframework format for built artifacts
• Removed bitcode support, as is now deprecated by Apple
• Kivy recipe version now targets 2.3.0
• Python3 has been updated to 3.11.x

⚠️ Due to changes required by the switch from the static lib artifact libname.a to libname.xcframework, and other minor changes, a migration of your existing projects need to be performed.

Please follow the migration manual 📖: https://github.com/orgs/kivy/discussions/33

Fixed bugs:

• zbarlite recipe has hardcoded python version #677

Closed issues:

• Materialyoucolor-python Recipe #895
• libffi recipe build hangs during configuration #889
• Can't Input text on IOS17.2 Simulator with Xcode 15.1 #888
• [Request]: Pypi packages #886
• Add pdf2docx recipe #883
• [Question] : Pygame and pyexpat ? #873
• Support mail address is broken #872
• Toolchain python version mismatch #869
• how to show ip camera footage #868
• Working app crash on iOS 17 #864
• Crash during background execution #862
• Python3 build fails with unknown argument: '-fp-model' #860
• issue creating recipe for kiwsolver #857
• App runs fine from XCode, but terminates with an error if installed through TestFlight #850
• ffmpeg related errors after adding this recipe to the project #849
• how do you init your custom c module at app startup? #848
• Replacement for pycrypto #843
• Xcode build fails with ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'encodings' #842
• Invalid Signature when adding Python to iOS App Extension #826
• APP crashes easily #824
• when creating xcodeproj using kivy-ios, how to change the default bundleIdentifier #823
• toolchain build: no matching architecture in universal wrapper #792
• Explanation to build recipe in iOS #776
• Support arm64 simulator on Apple Silicon hardware #751
• PyObjC import error #741
• App Store Connect Operation Error Invalid Bundle Structure - The binary file '*myapp*.app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/google/protobuf/pyext/_message.cpython-39-darwin.so' is not permitted. #702
• libzbar recipe missing libiconv dependency #676
• Lib Not Found #674
• toolchain build kivy Error #668
• leverage conda to create the host* packages #655
• ImportError: dynamic module does not define module export function (PyInit__imaging) #644
• kivy ios and boto3 #641
• Recipe for OpenCV #637
• Issues with using threads on an iOS device #609
• Xcode fails to build: Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64 #607
• There is a memory leak in the program #419
• Include Unit tests and CI to test build for the toolchain #296

Merged pull requests:

• 👷 Fix the rebuild recipe script #900 (AndreMiras)
• recipes: add new materialyoucolor recipe #898 (T-Dynamos)
• Remove bitcode support, as is now deprecated by Apple #894 (misl6)
• Bump openssl version to 1.1.1w #891 (misl6)
• Bump Kivy version to 2.3.0 #890 (misl6)
• Set fetch-depth: 0 for updated recipes checkout and use actions/checkout@v4 instead of actions/checkout@v3 #884 (misl6)
• Update sdl2 deps to reflect the same targeted in kivy/kivy #881 (misl6)
• Make doc structure consistent and up-to-date #879 (Julian-O)
• Create no-response #878 (Julian-O)
• Support Section Updated issue #872 resolved #876 (seharbat00l)
• Install kivy-ios via pip during tests, so dependencies are automatically managed #871 (misl6)
• Update python3 recipe to 3.11.6 #870 (misl6)
• Do not use full path for system libraries and frameworks in .xcodeproj #867 (misl6)
• Fix for upstream issues with compiler path #866 (tcaduser)
• update to matplotlib 3.7.2 #861 (tcaduser)
• update for recent iOS platform changes #859 (tcaduser)
• matplotlib recipe #858 (tcaduser)
• Bump numpy version to 1.24.4 #856 (misl6)
• Support ARM64 Simulator + Introduce build platform concept + Introduce xcframework #778 (misl6)

[v2023.08.24] - 2023-08-24

Full Changelog

Highlights:

• This is the last version of kivy-ios that uses static libraries (.a) instead of an .xcframework (needed to support ARM64 simulator).
• Kivy recipe now builds 2.2.1 by default.
• Fixed an issue that prevented to link the main executable against libfreetype and SDL_ttf when both are needed.

Fixed bugs:

• ld: 407 duplicate symbols for architecture arm64 #787

Closed issues:

• please delete #846
• Label and MDLabel don't work correctly on iOS #845
• ImportError: dynamic module does not define module export function (PyInit__bcrypt) #841
• Build failure #838
• Custom recipes just like p4a #837
• pandas recipe #836
• Build numpy: '['/kivy/dist/hostpython3/bin/python', '-m', 'cython', '-3', '--fast-fail', '-o', '_philox.c', '_philox.pyx']' returned non-zero exit status 1.' #835
• ios.c not found when building ios for kivy #833
• Imvaild symlink #825
• dynamic module does not define module export function (PyInit__multiarray_umath) #822
• Toolchain build openssl not working #819
• OSError: codec configuration error when reading image file #818
• Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code #817
• We discovered that the content didn’t load after lauched. #816
• Asset validation failed Invalid bundle structure. The “soccer.app/lib/python3.10/site-packages/charset_normalizer/md.cpython-310-darwin.so” binary file is not permitted. #815
• Asset validation failed Invalid Bundle Structure for libnpyrandom.a and libnpymath.a #814
• kivy-ios Not found '_SHA256.so' #813
• The toggling of the 'readonly' attribute (True/False) for the MDTextField is not functioning as expected in the xcode build #811
• libpng recipe won't build #808
• build error in Python3.8 #796

Merged pull requests:

• Use a pinned version of Cython for now, as most of the recipes are incompatible with Cython==3.x.x #844 (misl6)
• Remove Unused Dependency: requests #840 (gdrosos)
• Fix download from sourceforge (and possibly many others) #830 (misl6)
• Now Github Actions provides python3 via setup-python also for Apple Silicon macs #829 (misl6)
• Bump Kivy version to 2.2.1 #828 (misl6)
• Update libpng recipe and build SDL2_ttf vendored freetype with png support, so can render colored emoji #827 (misl6)
• SDL_ttf: Hide internal symbols via single-object prelink #820 (misl6)
• Update zbarlight recipe to 3.0, refactor #805 (Cheaterman)
• Refactor biglink ; add extra assertions to help debug failures #804 (Cheaterman)

[v2023.05.21] - 2023-05-21

Full Changelog

Highlights:

• Python recipe now builds 3.10 by default. 🎉
• Kivy recipe now builds 2.2.0 by default. 🎉
• Updated ffmpeg/ffpyplayer recipes
• Updated numpy recipe

Closed issues:

• Issue adding Pillow to Kivy-ios build #807
• I have created and app using kivy. it works in python through VS code but when I run throgh Xcode it gets no module named "application name" in main.py, line number 4 error and close the app in simulator. I tried all the ways in previus discussions but still not working. is there any other way I can try? #800
• Kivy ios save an screen as an image to the users ios photos #799
• Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code #793
• ImportError: PyInit_interval #788
• Recipe for the cryptography module #786
• Pyaudio #785
• Check #783 #784
• Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code #783
• Cocoapods import not found when kivy is installed #777
• sh.CommandNotFound: /Users/suhaan/Documents/weatherappkivy/dist/hostpython3/bin/pip3 #775
• check #773 issue #774
• Asset validation failed Invalid bundle structure. The “theweatherreporterapp.app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/charset_normalizer/md__mypyc.cpython-39-darwin.so” binary file is not permitted. Your app cannot contain standalone executables or libraries, other than a valid CFBundleExecutable of supported bundles. For details, visit: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/placing\_content\_in\_a\_bundle (ID: eb2a7a62-515c-459b-a222-5330e609551d) #773
• dynamic module does not define module export function (PyInit_md) error #772
• Toolchain 407 duplicate error of arm64 #771
• bash: toolchain: command not found #770
• when running toolchain build python3 kivy pillow with arch arm64 with apple sicion geting list index out of range #769
• Error compiling SDL_Image #763
• ImportError: dynamic module does not define module export function (PyInit_PIL__imaging) #711
• Build python3 with mmap module #659

Merged pull requests:

• Fix AnyIO (and asks) support #803 (Cheaterman)
• Update Kivy recipe for 2.2.0 #802 (misl6)
• Use --no-deps and --platform during install of recipe python deps #801 (misl6)
• Fixes crash on ios.get_safe_area() in iOS 16 #790 (tito)
• Update bridge.m/h to make plyer works with severals implementation #789 (tito)
• Bump numpy version to 1.24.2 ( and fix the build on Python 3.10 ✅ ) #780 (misl6)
• Disable SDL2 hidapi in order to avoid dependency on CoreBluetooth #779 (misl6)
• 🎉 Python 3.10 support #768 (misl6)
• Upgrade more GitHub Actions plus Python 3.11.1 and Cython 0.29.33 #767 (cclauss)
• Upgrade GitHub Actions #765 (cclauss)
• Update required Xcode version to 13 #764 (misl6)
• Update ffmpeg/ffpyplayer versions #716 (tito)

[v2023.01.29] - 2023-01-29

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Highlights:

• SDL2, SDL2_ttf, SDL2_mixer, SDL2_image recipes have been updated to latest release.
• A default Launch Screen storyboard has been added.

Closed issues:

• Unknown class <BoxShadow> #758
• toolchain pip3 install pycryptodome error #755
• Stuck between two error codes: ImportError...(PyInit__imaging) and 407 duplicate symbols #752
• Toolchain Build error - commandnotfound python #748
• No module named 'xxx' #744
• dynamic module does not define module export function (PyInit__sqlite3) #743
• [BUG] Kivy Ios on mac os monterey arm64 simulator #740
• PhaseScriptExecution failed when hitting Play in Xcode #739
• toolchain.py build python3 openssl kivy not completing after upgrading macOS Monterey 12.5 #738
• Proposal of versioning numbering method change for the next release #729
• xcode archive failure- missing signing identifier ... site-packages/google/..._api_implementation.cpython-39-darwin.so #697

Merged pull requests:

• Update pbxproj pinned version in requirements.txt #757 (misl6)
• Add default Launch Screen storyboard #756 (misl6)
• Flake8 does not support inline comments for any of the keys #754 (misl6)
• Use Python 3.10 for tests #750 (misl6)
• Update SDL2, SDL2_ttf, SDL2_mixer, SDL2_image to latest releases #749 (misl6)
• 🚨 Minor linting fixes/updates #747 (AndreMiras)
• Fixes some E275 - assert is a keyword #746 (misl6)
• Use sys.executable instead of sh.python #745 (misl6)
• Multiple fixes to README #737 (rshah713)
• Fix typo in README #736 (rshah713)
• Disable configuration of i386-Simulator for libffi #761 (misl6

[v2022.07.19] - 2022-07-19

This is the first version of kivy-ios to use calendar versioning.
For further information, see: #729

Added

• Added py3dns recipe #728 (Neizvestnyj)
• Ignore egg-info in git #718 (tito)
• Bump Kivy recipe to a commit that includes latest camera API enhancements #700 (RobertFlatt)
• Add support-requests v2 #689 (misl6)

Fixed

• Updated shebangs to target python3. Bumped libffi version to 3.4.2 #688 (misl6)
• Fixes libffi 3.4.2 not linking correctly (missing symbols) on iOS Simulator #695 (misl6)
• Update dpi for latest iPhone models #707 (akshayaurora)
• Our self-hosted Apple Silicon runner now has been migrated to actions/runner v2.292.0 which now supports arm64 natively #710 (misl6)
• Update xcassets to include mandatory icons in latest xcode #717 (tito)
• Bump cookiecutter from 1.7.2 to 2.1.1 #714 (dependabot)
• Use shutil.which instead of sh.which #735 (misl6)

[1.3.0] - 2022-03-13

Highlights:

• Added native support for Apple Silicon.
• Kivy recipe now targets Kivy 2.1.0 which is now the latest stable version available.

Full changelog:

Added

• Add native support for Apple Silicon #660 (misl6)
• Makes _bz2 module available #658 (misl6)
• enable sdl2 image provider to allow image to be saved from widget #656 (brentpicasso)
• Add MANIFEST.in #651 (misl6)
• Add official OSI name in the license metadata #639 (ecederstrand)
• Enables buildozer to automatically install dependencies #638 (meow464)
• Add bitcode support #605 (kewlbear)
• Add the ability to clean a custom recipe, use the custom recipe instead of the bundled one, if available. #602 (misl6)
• Add an error to FAQ #586 (mvasilkov)

Removed

• Remove NO_CONFIG and NO_FILE_LOG #670 (akshayaurora)
• Remove i386 and armv7 references from docs and code. Both are unsupported since a while. #610 (misl6)

Fixed

• Bump Kivy version to 2.1.0 #679 (misl6)
• CI: Use a Kivy-ios installation for tests, instead of the legacy toolchain.py #653 (misl6)
• Fix outdated freetype url #632 (misl6)
• Bump sdl2_ttf to 2.0.15 to improve compatibility with kivymd #624 (brentpicasso)
• add leading whitespace for include file #623 (brentpicasso)
• fix icon generation #620 (akshayaurora)
• Switch to iOS 9.0 where applicable #611 (misl6)
• Pillow recipe rework + upgrade to version 8.2.0 #606 (misl6)
• Update numpy to version 1.20.2 #604 (misl6)
• Upgrade python version to 3.9.2 #601 (misl6

[1.2.1] - 2021-01-26

Fixed

• Fixes hostpython3 recipe on MacOS 11.1 BigSur #581 (misl6)
• Fixes iOS Simulator on latest Xcode #571 (misl6)
• Fixes Pillow build on Xcode 12.2 #579 (misl6)
• Cookiecutter: Fixes header and library search paths on Release #582 (misl6)

[1.2.0] - 2020-12-26

Added

• 📚 Advise on using a venv #495 (AndreMiras)
• Add custom recipes #417 (misl6)
• Add feature request template #557 (Zen-CODE)
• Add instruction for cleaning cache and the build directory #558 (Zen-CODE)

Removed

• Remove distribute recipe #507 (Zen-CODE)
• Remove PY2 legacy blocks from coockiecutter main.m #522 (Zen-CODE)
• Remove outdated pil and pkgresources recipes #524 (Zen-CODE)
• Removed broken packages listing for non-existing packages #525 (Zen-CODE)

Fixed

• 🐛 fixes flake8 errors post update #496 (AndreMiras)
• Updates netifaces recipe, leverages python_depends #490 (AndreMiras)
• Fix pillow recipe #498 (Zen-CODE)
• Fix/pillow #500 (Zen-CODE)
• Fix wekzeug recipe #501 (Zen-CODE)
• Fix markupsafe recipe #505 (Zen-CODE)
• Fix jinja2 recipe, remove from broken list #508 (Zen-CODE)
• Fix werkzeug recipe #509 (Zen-CODE)
• Pin flask version and dependencies #510 (Zen-CODE)
• 🐛 Updates libffi download link #516 (AndreMiras)
• Remove --ignore-installed #521 (misl6)
• Remove compile cruft after build #523 (Zen-CODE)
• Move Cython requirement into requirements.txt #531 (Zen-CODE)
• Fix/host setuptools3 #533 (Zen-CODE)
• Fixes CI #569 (misl6)
• Fix build on Xcode 12.2 #568 (misl6)
• Update openssl and ffmpeg version to fix build issues #562 (Zen-CODE)
• Update kivy to a post 2.0.0 version #575 (misl6)

[1.1.1] - 2020-05-11

Added

• Add python depends #455 (misl6)

Removed

• Removed Python 2 support #482 (AndreMiras)

Fixed

• Adds initial_working_directory #489 (misl6)
• Adds netifaces recipe, closes #239 #488 (AndreMiras)
• Uses contextlib.suppress to ignore exceptions #487 (AndreMiras)
• DRY via the find_xcodeproj() helper method #486 (AndreMiras)
• Uses cd context manager in Python3Recipe.reduce_python() #485 (AndreMiras)
• Uses Python 3 syntax #484 (AndreMiras)
• Also lints the tools/ folder #483 (AndreMiras)
• Migrates libffi build to Python 3 #481 (AndreMiras)
• Uses a couple of syntax shortcuts #479 (AndreMiras)
• Takes ToolchainCL definition outside the main #478 (AndreMiras)

[1.1.0] - 2020-05-05

Added

• Automatically publish to PyPI upon tagging #475 (AndreMiras)
• Dedicated setup.py test workflow #474 (AndreMiras)

Fixed

• Fixes a regression introduced during the linting #477 (AndreMiras)
• More fixes to Numpy so that the binary is accepted by the App Store #473 (lerela)
• Do not build known broken recipes #471 (AndreMiras)
• Fixes minor typos in the issue template #469 (AndreMiras)
• Activates venv before venv build #464 (AndreMiras)
• Fixes building in venv #462 (AndreMiras)
• Cleanup - Removes vendored deps #454 (misl6)

Changed

• Updates README.md with install/usage from PyPI #476 (AndreMiras)
• Moving to dedicated kivy_ios/ package directory #472 (AndreMiras)
• Bumps Cython version #470 (misl6)
• Uses new cd context manager more #465 (AndreMiras)