[ANN] Release 8.1.7 RC-2

[panagiotis merakos]

Dear list members,

We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 8.1.7 RC-2.

Getting the Release
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You can get the release at https://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ or via
the automatic updater.


Release Contents
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LiveCode 8.1.7 RC-2 contains important bugfixes and improvements, including
(but not limited to):

- Fixing a crash when using the MacOS color picker *on MacOS High Sierra*
- Adding support for building with Xcode 9 (and using the latest iOS 11 SDK)
- New versions of mergExt* and tsNet externals

Notes:

- Xcode 9 requires MacOS 10.12.6 or higher
- Building a device standalone that includes mergGoogle external will not
work if you are using Xcode 9 (see bug
http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20498)


Since the last stable version (8.1.6), more than 45 bugs have been fixed.


The full release notes are available from:
http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/8_1_7/LiveCodeNotes-8_1_7_rc_2.pdf


Feedback
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Please report any bugs encountered on our BugZilla at
http://quality.livecode.com/


Have fun!
The LiveCode Team
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