[ANN] Release 9.6.3 RC-1

[matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de]

Tom,

at least mobilapickdate bug 23130 is fixed with 9.6.3 RC1



> Am 05.07.2021 um 18:57 schrieb Tom Glod via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> Nice solid update. Thank you.
> Still can't update production version until the most recent problems are
> fixed (mobilepickdate and etc.)
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 9:57 AM panagiotis merakos via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> Dear list members,
>> 
>> We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.6.3 RC-1.
>> 
>> 
>> Getting the Release
>> ===================
>> You can get the release at https://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ or via
>> the automatic updater.
>> 
>> 
>> Release Contents
>> ================
>> LiveCode 9.6.3 RC-1 comes with more than 60 changes, including:
>> 
>> New Features
>>  - HiDPI scaling support to HTML5 engine
>>  - Support for building with Xcode 12.4 (Catalina) and Xcode 12.5 (Big
>> Sur), using the iOS 14.4 and 14.5 SDK respectively
>>  - New tsNet and mergExt builds, built against the iOS 14.4 and 14.5 SDKs
>>  - Support for App Tracking transparency on iOS
>>  - Ability to detect the device model an iOS app is running on
>>  - CameraControl: Include dual and triple camera capture devices when
>> listing 'videoDevices' on iOS
>>  - Updated SQLite to version 3.34.0
>> 
>> Bug Fixes:
>>  - A couple of crashes are fixed
>>  - Several memory leaks are addressed
>>  - Several dictionary fixes and documentation improvements
>> 
>> 
>> For the full list of all fixes, updates and enhancements please see the
>> release notes:
>> http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/9_6_3/LiveCodeNotes-9_6_3_rc_1.pdf
>> 
>> 
>> Known issues
>> ============
>> - The Browser widget's native layer is not shown in some Linux distros with
>> Cinnamon window manager.
>> - The use of the Browser widget is not supported on Ubuntu 18.04 64 bit LTS
>> yet.
>> 
>> 
>> Required Software
>> =================
>> To build iOS apps with LiveCode you must have the appropriate versions of
>> Xcode as follows:
>> 
>>  - macOS 10.13.4: Xcode 10.1 - LiveCode builds iOS apps using the iOS 12.1
>> SDK
>>  - macOS 10.14.4: Xcode 11.3.x - LiveCode builds iOS apps using the iOS
>> 13.2 SDK
>>  - macOS 10.15.4: Xcode 12.4.x - LiveCode builds iOS apps using the iOS
>> 14.4 SDK
>>  - macOS 11.x.  : Xcode 12.5.x - LiveCode builds iOS apps using the iOS
>> 14.5 SDK
>> 
>> There is a full list of working LiveCode/macOS/Xcode combinations here:
>> https://livecode.com/docs/9-5-0/faq/faq/
>> 
>> Note: Whilst we endeavour to release updated versions of LiveCode
>> supporting the latest Xcode/iOS SDKs as quickly as possible; we strongly
>> recommend disabling automatic update of Xcode or downloading the specific
>> version of Xcode required directly from the Apple developer portal and
>> installing it separately.
>> 
>> Important: From the start of April 2021, Apple is only accepting apps built
>> using iOS14.x SDKs. This means that, if you wish to submit apps to the
>> AppStore you will have to be running at least macOS 10.15 in order to be
>> able to install the necessary version of Xcode.
>> 
>> 
>> Feedback
>> ========
>> Please report any bugs encountered on our quality center at
>> http://quality.livecode.com/
>> 
>> We have a forum available for discussing LiveCode Builder at
>> http://forums.livecode.com/viewforum.php?f=93
>> 
>> 
>> Have fun!
>> The LiveCode Team
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