LC 9 and Externals

[Richmond]

We have been waiting a long time to be able to do anything reliably with 
sound and video
in Linux . . .

Richmond.

On 19.03.19 13:29, Dan Soneson via use-livecode wrote:
> This brings up a rather pressing question. In the release notes for every
> version of LC9, one of the few known issues listed is “64-bit standalones
> for Mac OS X do not have support for audio recording.” As the Apple
> deadline approaches for eliminating all but 64-bit applications, this
> LiveCode issue is increasingly troubling. Are there any plans in the works
> to enable audio recording in 64-bit Mac standalones?
>
> In addition to this limitation, we have been waiting a long time to be able
> to reliably do audio recording in Windows without the use of QuickTime.
> This functionality has been talked about in the conference discussions with
> Mark and Kevin, and promised for implementation in 9.03, but I still don’t
> see any mention of it in the release notes nor in the dictionary.

Promised.
>
> As a creator of language learning applications, I rely heavily on the
> ability to do audio recording. How does the future look?
>
> Dan
>
> On 2019-03-18 16:59, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote:
>>> On 3/18/19 8:43 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:
>>> ... although if you're using the external in a stack you're shipping
>>> to others, it may well be worthwhile to recompile it as a 64-bit
>>> external. Especially keeping in mind that apparently Apple will soon
>>> no longer support 32-bit applications.
>> Heh - yes I perhaps should have taken the opportunity to mention that...
>>
>> 32-bit support on Mac is very very near being terminated (it would seem)
>> - whilst 32-bit apps
>> do still run in 10.14, they've made it virtually impossible to switch an
>> app
>> which has both slices to run in 32-bit mode, and (perhaps worse) almost
>> impossible
>> to switch an app which was previously marked to run in 32-bit mode back
>> to running
>> in 64-bit mode!
>>
>> So - probably best to ensure that any apps which need to run on Mojave
>> and future
>> macOS versions are built and work in 64-bit mode.
>>
>> Warmest Regards,
>>
>> Mark.
>>
> _______________________________________________
> use-livecode mailing list
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com
> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode