A-Team-Android_Image_Toolkit/CHANGELOG.md

v1.4

• Added Windows EXE packaging support with a self-contained application build and installer workflow.
• Added Linux DEB packaging support with a standard desktop application entry.
• Added platform-specific settings.ini configuration for the Project_Working_Folders path, defaulting to the user's home directory on Linux.
• Added optional sudo password configuration through settings.ini.
• Added platform-aware updater handling for extracted 7z, Windows EXE, and Linux DEB installations.
• Added separate update metadata support for extracted.json, windows.json, and linux.json.
• Added Windows EXE and Linux DEB update installation handling.
• Added reusable Linux and Windows package builder scripts.
• Preserved the cleaned project source layout while retaining existing application and module functionality.
• Public Release v1.4

v1.3

• Restored Linux ownership and writable permissions for app_log.txt when the toolkit runs elevated, preventing the desktop user from being left with a locked/root-owned log.
• Re-asserted log permissions safely during logging so the fix survives new or replaced log files.
• Preserved existing Linux working-folder permissions and behavior.
• Public Release v1.3

v1.2.28

• Module 3: route non-terminal progress through the existing GTK progress bar.
• Module 3: strip ANSI colors/cursor control sequences and suppress terminal block-bar redraws in GUI output.
• Module 3: retain normal interactive terminal progress behavior on Linux.
• Module 3: keep harmless tput: unknown terminal diagnostics suppressed in GUI/non-terminal runs.

v1.2.27

• Suppressed harmless Linux EROFS/EXT4 rebuilder tput: unknown terminal "unknown" diagnostics when launched from the GTK GUI, while preserving interactive terminal behavior.

v1.2.26

• Removed the redundant Module 6 Operation dropdown; Unpack Image, Repack Image, and Cleanup buttons now directly select the operation.
• Fixed Windows Module 6 command construction so the complete GUI-safe command is passed to cmd.exe as one /c command string.
• Applied the corrected Windows invocation to unpack, repack, and cleanup.

v1.2.24

• Fixed Module 6 Windows batch invocation so quoted Android Image Kitchen script paths are passed correctly through cmd.exe.
• Applied the corrected GUI-safe command invocation to unpack, repack, and cleanup operations.

v1.2.23

• Fixed Module 5 Windows rebuild publishing when the selected output image is inside the staged working folder. The rebuilt image is now published only after the working folder is restored.
• Made Module 5 ownership restoration explicitly Linux-only; Windows no longer attempts Unix os.chown() handling.

v1.2.21

• Module 5 Windows vendor_boot extraction now automatically installs/verifies the required native lz4 Python module in the MSYS2 UCRT64 environment before running the extractor.
• Linux Module 5 behavior is unchanged.

v1.2.20

• Fixed Windows Module 4 crash caused by Unix-only os.geteuid() ownership restoration.
• Added Module 4 subprocess/stage logging to app_log.txt.
• Clarified lpmake sparse-probe messages in the Module 4 output.

v1.2.17

• Fixed Windows EROFS TAR rebuilding against an erofs-utils 1.8.x bug that can produce a bogus ~2 TiB image when TAR paths traverse intermediate symlinks. Intermediate symlink components are now resolved before the TAR is handed to mkfs.erofs.
• Added explicit EROFS TAR preparation statistics and clearer extraction-stage output.
• Added reliable application-wide session logging of module output and subprocess activity to app_log.txt.

v1.2.14

• Windows Module 3 now reuses an existing non-empty working folder when it is verified to match the currently loaded image.
• Added source-image identity metadata for reliable matching, with backward-compatible inference for older Module 3 folders.
• Windows EROFS rebuild preparation now runs in the background worker, preventing the GTK interface from freezing while metadata and the PAX tar stream are generated.
• Preserved all Project_Working_Folders, including empty directories, in release archives.

v1.2.13

• Windows Module 3 EROFS rebuild no longer invokes host/Cygwin SELinux label lookup.
• Windows EROFS rebuild now creates an erofs-utils-compatible PAX tar stream carrying Android uid/gid/mode, SELinux xattrs, and fs_config capabilities directly.
• This removes the recurring selabel_lookup Error 22 failure on Windows while preserving Android filesystem metadata.
• Linux Module 3 behavior remains unchanged.

v1.2.12

• Fixed Windows EROFS SELinux lookup failures caused by afsr security.selinux xattrs carrying their required trailing NUL byte into generated file_contexts.txt. The NUL is now stripped only when converting the xattr into the text-based Android SELinux context file.
• Preserved the original xattr metadata for EXT4/afsr use.
• Preserved all empty Project_Working_Folders directories in release archives.

v1.2.11

• Fixed the remaining Windows EROFS SELinux lookup failure by passing --mount-point without a leading slash. erofs-utils constructs the SELinux lookup path as /<mount-point>/<relative-path>, so passing /extracted_system produced a double-slash path and libselinux returned EINVAL.
• Kept Android file_contexts.txt entries in image-relative/mount-point form and retained .repack_info isolation.
• Preserved all empty Project_Working_Folders directories in release archives.

v1.2.10

• Fixed Windows EROFS SELinux context generation: mkfs.erofs already prepends --mount-point to image-relative paths before calling libselinux, so Windows rebuilds now pass the Android/image-relative file_contexts.txt unchanged instead of incorrectly prefixing it with the host working-directory path.
• Preserved .repack_info isolation and all empty Project_Working_Folders directories in release archives.

v1.2.9

• Fixed Windows EROFS rebuild preparation to read file_contexts.txt from the temporary metadata copy after .repack_info is moved out of the source tree.
• Preserved the v1.2.8 SELinux path adaptation and .repack_info isolation fixes.
• Preserved all empty Project_Working_Folders directories in release archives.

v1.2.8

• Fixed Windows EROFS SELinux context lookup by adapting Android file_contexts patterns to the Cygwin source-tree paths used by mkfs.erofs.
• Preserved the original Android file_contexts metadata for cross-format conversion; only the temporary mkfs input is path-adapted.

v1.2.7

• Fixed Windows EROFS rebuilds failing on .repack_info shared-xattr/SELinux processing by keeping toolkit metadata outside the mkfs source tree during image creation.
• Preserved all Project_Working_Folders directories, including empty folders, in release archives.

v1.2.4

• Windows Module 3 extraction now preserves a common cross-format metadata set so one working folder can be rebuilt as either EXT4 or EROFS.
• EROFS extraction captures fs-config.txt and file_contexts.txt from the native extract.erofs backend and derives afsr fs_metadata.toml from them.
• EXT4 extraction keeps afsr fs_metadata.toml and also generates Android fs-config.txt and file_contexts.txt for EROFS rebuilds.
• Windows rebuild now validates only the metadata required by the selected output filesystem.
• Module 3 metadata files under .repack_info are excluded from generated filesystem images.
• Sparse EXT4 images are converted with the bundled Windows simg2img.exe before afsr extraction.
• afsr is downloaded on first Windows EXT4 use and verified against the published SHA-256 release digest.
• Linux Module 3 implementation remains unchanged.

v1.2.3

• Windows Module 3 EXT4 rebuild now uses the bundled mke2fs.exe plus a verified native Windows e2fsdroid.exe backend.
• The EXT4 backend preserves the existing .repack_info/fs-config.txt and file_contexts.txt metadata path used by Linux.
• e2fsdroid.exe and its required Cygwin runtime DLLs are fetched on demand and verified against their Git blob SHA-1 values before use.
• Linux Module 3 scripts were not modified.

v1.2.2

• Module 3 Windows no longer requires WSL.
• Added native userspace EROFS extraction/rebuild using a verified Cygwin x86_64 EROFS tool bundle downloaded on first use.
• Windows EXT4 remains gated until the native Android metadata population backend is added; Linux EXT4 behavior is unchanged.

v1.2 — 2026-09-12

• Device Tools Theme dropdown now receives the active theme color treatment, including hover/focus states.

v1.1.7 — 2026-09-12

• Added the themed Check for Updates control beside the Device Tools theme selector.
• Added a themed update-available dialog showing the remote version and changelog before installation.
• Added explicit Continue Update and Decline choices.
• Kept update metadata checks and .7z download/install work off the GTK UI thread.

v1.1.6 - Integrated Updater — 2026-09-12

• Added a Check for Updates button beside the Device Tools theme selector.
• Added background update metadata checks against the A-Team Git repository.
• Added .7z update download, optional SHA-256 verification, staged extraction, install, and automatic restart.
• Update installation preserves the existing toolkit working folders and user settings.
• Added support for the display, file, changelog, and optional sha256 fields in Updates/version.json.

v1.1 — 2026-09-12

• Fixed Linux folder launching so the desktop file manager opens as the invoking desktop user instead of inheriting the toolkit's root privileges.
• Module 3 (EROFS / EXT4 Rebuilder) no longer opens its module working-folder root; it opens the concrete extracted image folder when available.
• Applied the non-root folder opener to the other module folder-opening actions as well.

v1.0.4 — 2026-09-12

• Unified module output handling with a thread-safe, batched GTK log buffer.
• All module output windows now auto-scroll to the newest output.
• Batched high-volume output updates to reduce UI lag during fast tool output.
• Updated Super Image Creator to use the same buffered live output behavior.

v1.0.3 — 2026-09-12

• Added A-Team Orange, A-Team Cyan, A-Team Red, and A-Team Pink Device Tools themes.
• Added matching theme-colored Device Tools banners and control styling.

v1.0.1 — 2026-09-11

• Live Fastboot/ADB device-command progress restored. The status bar now updates as command output arrives while - preserving the existing completion dialog and full captured output.

v1.0 –

• 2nd Public Release...

v0.5.58 — Consolidated Device Tools / Package Cleanup

• Device Tools startup centering corrected and preserved across initial GTK allocation.
• Preserved the working responsive resize and horizontal scrolling behavior.
• Preserved existing Device Tools button/input widths.
• FASTBOOT FLASH image selection displays only the selected image filename while retaining the full path internally.
• FASTBOOT FLASH controls use the established compact layout and fixed 28 px panel gaps.
• Startup sudo password prompt is cleared and hidden after Continue.
• Module 5 Vendor Boot Extract/Rebuild staging and Clean operation were corrected.
• Android Blue is the default Device Tools theme when no saved theme exists, with selected theme persistence.
• Package permissions were normalized and temporary Python cache/test artifacts cleaned from release packages.
• Main window/workspace sizing and snapping fixes were preserved.

v0.5.57 — 2026-09-11

• Fixed desktop left/right window snapping by removing the hidden 900 px horizontal minimum from the workspace scroller.
• Preserved the existing Modules panel width and workspace expansion behavior.
• Left ADB, FASTBOOT, and FASTBOOT FLASH Device Tools window code unchanged.

v0.5.56 — 2026-09-10

• Moved the Modules panel flush to the far left of the main workspace area while retaining its 285 px width.
• Removed remaining layout/shadow spacing around the module list.
• Made the Workspace explicitly fill all horizontal space remaining beside the Modules panel.
• Preserved the existing ADB, FASTBOOT, and FASTBOOT FLASH Device Tools code unchanged.

v0.5.55 — 2026-09-10

• Updated launcher.py to be the authoritative GUI version source (VERSION = "0.5.55").
• Updated the GUI version fallback to follow ATEAM_TOOLKIT_VERSION from the launcher.
• Fixed ateam_settings.ini ownership/permissions after saving from the root-running application.
• Fixed main workspace geometry so the Modules panel is flush left and the Workspace butts directly against it.
• Removed the hard content-width minimum that interfered with desktop side snapping.
• Kept the ADB, FASTBOOT, and FASTBOOT FLASH Device Tools window code unchanged.
• Retained the Vendor Boot Extract / Rebuild browse-parent fix from the current release.

v0.5.54 — 2026-09-10

• Vendor Boot Extract / Rebuild Run Tool workflow updated.
• Improved module workspace sizing and module work-area expansion.
• Continued Device Tools and window-management fixes.

v0.5.53 — 2026-09-10

• Adjusted Modules / Workspace layout and module work-area sizing.

v0.5.52 — 2026-09-10

• Fixed Vendor Boot Extract / Rebuild Run Tool command construction and output handling.

v0.5.51 — 2026-09-10

• Improved desktop window snapping behavior.
• Swapped Module 6 and Module 7 assignments.

v0.5.50 — 2026-09-10

• Fixed A-Team settings file locking/ownership.
• Fixed Vendor Boot Extract / Rebuild browse handling.
• Improved native window behavior.

v0.5.49 — 2026-09-10

• Connected launcher version to the GUI footer.
• Fixed Super Image Creator output ownership.
• Fixed EROFS / EXT4 working-folder handling and ownership.
• Fixed Fastboot Flash worker startup and progress reporting.

v0.5.48 — 2026-09-10

• Fixed EROFS / EXT4 extraction destination handling.
• Restored user ownership for extracted working folders.

v0.5.47 — 2026-09-10

• Added automatic terminal scrolling for EROFS / EXT4 operations.

v0.5.46 — 2026-09-10

• Restored user ownership for Super Image Extractor output folders.

v0.5.45 — 2026-09-10

• Added root startup and in-memory sudo password handling.
• Improved EROFS / EXT4 selected-folder extraction/rebuild behavior.
• Reworked Android Image Kitchen around the Super Image Creator workflow.
• Improved Device Tools theme selector sizing.
• Added Fastboot Flash progress status.

v0.5.44 — 2026-09-10

• Expanded module work areas and input/terminal widths.

v0.5.4

• Reworked Device Tools with A-Team cyber-tech banner themes.
• Added selectable Green, Blue, and Purple Device Tools themes.
• Fixed duplicated ADB/Fastboot executable arguments.
• Kept Sideload ZIP and Logcat controls functional over the artwork.

v0.02

• Simplified script code.
• Added system_dlkm support.
• Added dual-boot A+B image support.

v0.01

• Initial release.