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Bumps tar to 7.5.11 and updates ancestor dependency electron-builder. These dependencies need to be updated together.

Updates tar from 6.2.1 to 7.5.11

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7.5

  • Added zstd compression support.
  • Consistent TOCTOU behavior in sync t.list
  • Only read from ustar block if not specified in Pax
  • Fix sync tar.list when file size reduces while reading
  • Sanitize absolute linkpaths properly
  • Prevent writing hardlink entries to the archive ahead of their file target

7.4

  • Deprecate onentry in favor of onReadEntry for clarity.

7.3

  • Add onWriteEntry option

7.2

  • DRY the command definitions into a single makeCommand method, and update the type signatures to more appropriately infer the return type from the options and arguments provided.

7.1

  • Update minipass to v7.1.0
  • Update the type definitions of write() and end() methods on Unpack and Parser classes to be compatible with the NodeJS.WritableStream type in the latest versions of @types/node.

7.0

  • Drop support for node <18
  • Rewrite in TypeScript, provide ESM and CommonJS hybrid interface
  • Add tree-shake friendly exports, like import('tar/create') and import('tar/read-entry') to get individual functions or classes.
  • Add chmod option that defaults to false, and deprecate noChmod. That is, reverse the default option regarding explicitly setting file system modes to match tar entry settings.
  • Add processUmask option to avoid having to call process.umask() when chmod: true (or noChmod: false) is set.

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This version was pushed to npm by isaacs, a new releaser for tar since your current version.

Install script changes

This version adds prepare script that runs during installation. Review the package contents before updating.


Updates electron-builder from 25.1.8 to 26.8.1

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electron-builder@26.8.1

What's Changed

Full Changelog: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/compare/electron-builder@26.8.0...electron-builder@26.8.1

electron-builder@26.8.0

What's Changed

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/compare/electron-builder@26.7.0...electron-builder@26.8.0

electron-builder@26.7.0

What's Changed

New Contributors

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26.8.1

Patch Changes

4edd695 8940ec6 4edd695 dde4309

  • app-builder-lib@26.8.1
  • builder-util@26.8.1
  • dmg-builder@26.8.1

26.8.0

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Patch Changes

cd7c0d9 c18f0eb 769b608 9ba36f9 1b113b7 1b39a8e

  • app-builder-lib@26.8.0
  • builder-util@26.8.0
  • dmg-builder@26.8.0

26.7.0

Patch Changes

bfee115 3fa2d89 ec9e2db aec9157 64b40fe

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  • 9418d2c chore(deploy): Release v26.8.1 (#9585)
  • 3a3f439 chore(deploy): Release v26.8.0 (electron-updater@6.8.3) (#9556)
  • 1b39a8e feat: adding additional toolsets support for win-codesign/windows-kits (#9430)
  • f1c2ec3 chore(deploy): Release v26.7.0 (electron-updater@6.8.2) (#9549)
  • e394e0c chore(deploy): Release v26.6.0 (#9531)
  • 7b5901b chore(deploy): Release v26.5.0 (electron-updater@6.8.1) (#9503)
  • 06de969 chore(deploy): Release v26.4.1 (electron-updater@6.8.0) (#9458)
  • caf2cb2 chore(deploy): Release v26.4.0 (#9447)
  • 85437a7 chore(deploy): Release v26.3.6 (#9433)
  • 5f9c143 chore(deploy): Release v26.3.5 (electron-updater@6.7.3) (#9422)
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This version was pushed to npm by [GitHub Actions](https://www.npmjs.com/~GitHub Actions), a new releaser for electron-builder since your current version.


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build(deps): bump tar and electron-builder
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Bumps [tar](https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar) to 7.5.11 and updates ancestor dependency [electron-builder](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/tree/HEAD/packages/electron-builder). These dependencies need to be updated together.


Updates `tar` from 6.2.1 to 7.5.11
- [Release notes](https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](isaacs/node-tar@v6.2.1...v7.5.11)

Updates `electron-builder` from 25.1.8 to 26.8.1
- [Release notes](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/blob/master/packages/electron-builder/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commits/electron-builder@26.8.1/packages/electron-builder)

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updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: tar
  dependency-version: 7.5.11
  dependency-type: indirect
- dependency-name: electron-builder
  dependency-version: 26.8.1
  dependency-type: direct:development
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Install-time scripts: npm electron-winstaller during install

Install script: install

Source: node ./script/select-7z-arch.js

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Severity: 0.60

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Severity: 0.60

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Severity: 0.60

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