[ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

[panagiotis merakos]

Hello Bill,

Heh, sorry for the confusion :)

We recommend:

1. Either to disable automatic updates of Xcode, so as to prevent a working
compatible (possibly older) version of Xcode being updated automatically to
a newer version

2. Or to not disable automatic updates of Xcode, but in this case to
download directly the required Xcode version(s) and install them separately
so as they are not affected by automatic updates.

I hope this makes more sense now :)

Kind regards,
Panos
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On Mon, 11 May 2020 at 21:55, prothero--- via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> 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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