CentOS Death in 2021

[Pi Digital]

Thanks Panos. 

My main concern of late has been the PDF output font rendering in CentOS and I am hoping that it will be better in Ubuntu or another distro. But I’m guessing I’m going to have to do a whole heap of testing to find out. 

Sean Cole
Pi Digital


> On 15 Dec 2020, at 09:24, merakosp via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello Sean,
> 
> Off the top of my head, the main Linux issues that are currently unresolved
> are:
> 
> 1. The player object is broken on all Linux distros. You might be able to
> workaround this by using shell commands with mplayer.
> 
> 2. The browser widget is broken in most Linux distros. It might work for
> just displaying a webpage, but not for typing into input fields of the
> webpage. I am not sure if there is a workaround for this.
> 
> 3. Also, you might experience window layering problems with some Linux
> window manager (e.g. Cinnamon).
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Panos
> --
> 
>> On Tue, 15 Dec 2020 at 10:42, Pi Digital via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On 15 Dec 2020, at 02:52, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> As Mark Weider noted, the "official" support is merely a reflection of
>> their build system, and it relies on a version of Ubuntu still actively
>> getting security updates.
>> 
>> That doesn’t seem to be stated or inferred in the release notes. It’s
>> under the heading ‘Platform Support’ which infers, like ‘System
>> Requirements’ might, “This is what it will run on”. Indeed, under the
>> heading it states:
>> 
>>>> The engine supports a variety of operating systems and versions. This
>> section describes the platforms that we ensure the engine runs on without
>> issue (although in some cases with reduced functionality).
>> 
>> 
>> Then under Linux it states:
>> 
>>>> LiveCode supports the following Linux distributions, on 32-bit or
>> 64-bit Intel/AMD or compatible processors:
>>>> Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04
>>>> Fedora 23 & 24
>>>> Debian 7 (Wheezy) and 8 (Jessie) [server] CentOS 7 [server]
>> 
>> 
>> Then lists the Core and ‘optional’ GUI feature requirements. None of this
>> states or infers that >=Ubuntu 18, >=Fedora 25, >=Debian 9 or >=CentOS 8.
>> 
>> So we are left assuming that these unlisted platforms/versions, much like
>> macOS 10.16, is “Unsupported”! Hence my initial question/request for
>> community knowledge/experience. I’m not seeking to stir up trouble (for a
>> change). I’m seeking understanding and wisdom. If LC is Not Supported on
>> later builds, what aspects do not function in your (plural, ie, everyones)
>> experiences.
>> 
>> Because LC write “This section describes the platforms that we ensure the
>> engine runs on without issue”, it would just be useful to know what issues
>> later builds experienced.
>> 
>> Thanks for the input though.
>> 
>> Sean
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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