[ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

[prothero at earthlearningsolutions.org]

Thanks for the update! I’m a bit confused, maybe it’s a typo??

I read:
> 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.

That means, to me, that I should not enable automatic update of Xcode (I understand that) AND the I should NOT download the specific version of XCode directly from the Apple developer portal. Did you mean that I SHOULD download from the developer portal to get the version of XCode I want? Otherwise, where should I get it? 

Probably it’s an “across the pond” language difference, but I thought I’d check.

Best,
Bill

William A. Prothero
Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
http://earthlearningsolutions.org/

> On May 11, 2020, at 6:00 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 9.6.0 RC-1.
> 
> 
> Getting the Release
> ===================
> You can get the release at https://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ or via
> the automatic updater.
> 
> 
> Release Contents
> ================
> LiveCode 9.6.0 RC-1 comes with more than 30 changes, including:
> 
> New Features
>  - Support for Storyboard launch images and backgrounds on iOS
>  - Support for using the flash as a torch in the Android Barcode Scanner
>  - Support for building with Xcode 11.4, using the iOS 13.4 SDK
>  - New tsNet and mergExt builds, built with the iOS 13.4 SDK
> 
> Bug Fixes:
>  - Improvements in the text-to-speech library
>  - Improvements in the iOS native browser
>  - Improvements in the camera control object
>  - Significant performance improvement when saving stacks on Windows
>  - Improvements in the Windows FFI in LCB
> 
> For the full list of all fixes, updates and enhancements please see the
> release notes:
> http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/9_6_0/LiveCodeNotes-9_6_0_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 10.15.2: Xcode 11.4.x - LiveCode builds iOS apps using the iOS
> 13.4 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 end of June 2020, Apple will only be accepting apps
> built using iOS13 SDKs. This means that, if you wish to submit apps to the
> AppStore you will have to be running at least macOS 10.14 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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