Allen Houchins
344e5aa5a2
<!-- Add the related story/sub-task/bug number, like Resolves #123, or remove if NA --> **Related issue:** NA — fixing a failing scheduled "Update Fleet-maintained apps" run. Removes the **macOS** Dynalist Fleet-maintained app. The Windows (winget) FMA is unaffected and stays. ## Why The `dynalist` cask was deleted from homebrew-cask on 2026-07-30 ([commit `adac21ffc4`](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/commit/adac21ffc401)), completing Homebrew's full deprecation lifecycle: - `deprecate!` 2024-07-29, `because: :unmaintained` - `disable!` 2025-07-29 - cask file removed 2026-07-30 `https://formulae.brew.sh/api/cask/dynalist.json` now returns 404, so the scheduled ingester panics: ``` {"level":"INFO","msg":"ingesting homebrew app","name":"Dynalist"} panic: ingesting homebrew app: app not found in brew API ``` Marking the app `"frozen": true` does **not** fix this — the ingester fetches the cask JSON before the frozen flag is consulted (`cmd/maintained-apps/main.go`), so removal is the only fix for a dead upstream cask. ## What changed Deletions only (39 lines, no additions): - `ee/maintained-apps/inputs/homebrew/dynalist.json` — deleted - `ee/maintained-apps/outputs/dynalist/darwin.json` — deleted - the `dynalist/darwin` entry in `ee/maintained-apps/outputs/apps.json` — removed; `dynalist/windows` remains ## Deliberately kept Because the Windows FMA still needs them: - `ee/maintained-apps/outputs/dynalist/windows.json`, `ee/maintained-apps/inputs/winget/dynalist.json`, and its install/uninstall scripts - `frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/components/icons/Dynalist.tsx` and its `dynalist:` mapping in `icons/index.ts` — the map is keyed by lowercased app name and is shared across platforms - `website/assets/images/app-icon-dynalist-60x60@2x.png` — keyed by slug token, still serving the Windows entry in the app library ## Note for reviewers Hosts that currently have the macOS Dynalist FMA installed will lose the maintained-app entry on the next sync. This matches the behavior of prior FMA removals (Nocturnal #50050, Dell Display Manager #47420, Messenger #46541). # Checklist for submitter - [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`, `orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`. Not applicable — consistent with prior FMA removal PRs, which do not add a changes file. ## Testing - [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually Verified that `ee/maintained-apps/outputs/apps.json` still parses as valid JSON (1381 apps) and that `Dynalist` now resolves to only `dynalist/windows`. Confirmed the 404 against the brew API and read the pre-removal cask at `adac21ffc4~1` to establish the deprecation reason. `git diff` confirms the change is deletions-only.
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