Problem
.goreleaser.yaml's brews: block is deprecated as of goreleaser v2.10 (soft)
and v2.16 (current — the version pinned in release.yml). goreleaser check
fails on it; goreleaser release still works today but emits a deprecation
warning, and the field will eventually be removed.
From goreleaser's own deprecation notice:
Historically, GoReleaser would generate hackyish formulas that would install
the pre-compiled binaries. This was the only way to do it for Linuxbrew at
the time, but this is no longer true, and Casks should be used instead.
Proposed fix — not a trivial rename
The literal migration is brews: → homebrew_casks: (with directory: Casks
instead of Formula). But this is a real behavior change, not just a renamed
key:
- Casks change the end-user install command from
brew install stacklok/tap/modelith to brew install --cask stacklok/tap/modelith.
- Homebrew Casks have historically been a macOS-oriented mechanism. Our
current Formula explicitly ships an on_linux do block (Linuxbrew support).
Before migrating, confirm homebrew_casks actually preserves Linux install
support — if it doesn't, this migration would silently drop Homebrew-based
Linux installs.
- Neither
stacklok/toolhive nor stacklok/frizbee have migrated off brews
yet either, so there's no in-house precedent to copy from.
Context / priority
Not urgent — brews still functions correctly today (verified via a snapshot
release dry run and the actual v0.4.0 release). Worth doing before goreleaser
actually removes the field, and worth checking in on Linux-cask support first.
Problem
.goreleaser.yaml'sbrews:block is deprecated as of goreleaser v2.10 (soft)and v2.16 (current — the version pinned in
release.yml).goreleaser checkfails on it;
goreleaser releasestill works today but emits a deprecationwarning, and the field will eventually be removed.
From goreleaser's own deprecation notice:
Proposed fix — not a trivial rename
The literal migration is
brews:→homebrew_casks:(withdirectory: Casksinstead of
Formula). But this is a real behavior change, not just a renamedkey:
brew install stacklok/tap/modelithtobrew install --cask stacklok/tap/modelith.current Formula explicitly ships an
on_linux doblock (Linuxbrew support).Before migrating, confirm
homebrew_casksactually preserves Linux installsupport — if it doesn't, this migration would silently drop Homebrew-based
Linux installs.
stacklok/toolhivenorstacklok/frizbeehave migrated offbrewsyet either, so there's no in-house precedent to copy from.
Context / priority
Not urgent —
brewsstill functions correctly today (verified via a snapshotrelease dry run and the actual v0.4.0 release). Worth doing before goreleaser
actually removes the field, and worth checking in on Linux-cask support first.