February 2021 - Xquartz-dev - lists.macosforge.org

XQuartz 2.8.0_rc2
by Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

Hi folks, This weekend's update to XQuartz just includes some improvements to binary compatibility with older client apps (re-addition of i386 support and the flat-namespace libXt.6.dylib in /opt/X11/lib/flat_namespace) plus additional documentation and man pages where were missing in earlier builds. See more details at https://www.xquartz.org/releases/XQuartz-2.8.0_rc2.html If nothing serious comes up, I expect this will be the last release-candidate before release. Please report back if you run into any issues. Thanks, Jeremy

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Help requested debugging rgl under XQuartz
by Duncan Murdoch 27 Feb '21

27 Feb '21

I hope this is the right list for this request. I'm the developer of the rgl package for R, which uses glX to produce displays in macOS and Linux. It contains some kind of bug, which can be triggered (in both XQuartz 2.7.11 and 2.8.0beta4) by the following script run in R in a terminal: library(rgl) # Load the package; it opens and closes a glX window # during initialization quartz() # Open a regular R graphics window that works directly # with Quartz open3d() # Attempt to open a glX window This produces the following errors: error: xp_attach_gl_context returned: 2 Error in rgl.open(useNULL) : 'rgl.open' failed In addition: Warning message: In rgl.open(useNULL) : RGL: ERROR: can't bind glx context to window The first line appears to be coming from XQuartz when the C++ code attempts to execute glXMakeCurrent(factory->xdisplay, xwindow, glxctx) in the X11WindowImpl::beginGL function. The other lines are coming from rgl or R. I'm reasonably sure this is a bug in my code, because I can successfully run glxgears from R, and open x11() windows in R, but after lots of time debugging I can't figure out where the problem is. Can anyone here suggest the kinds of issues that would lead to the "error: xp_attach_gl_context returned: 2" message, and ways to track down the underlying problem? If anyone wants to try the code, it's probably best to use the update of rgl that's at www.murdoch-sutherland.com/temp/rgl_0.105.14.2.tar.gz which fixes some bugs in the CRAN version. Duncan Murdoch

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XQuartz 2.8.0 status
by nicolas bats 23 Feb '21

23 Feb '21

Hi Jeremy, may I ask you what's the status of XQuartz 2.8.0? the problem is that almost every user has received an announcement about the 2.8.0 release and most of them have made the update. But as I cannot start 2.8.0 on macOS 10.9 I cannot compile my app against it, and so many users complain about my app that does not work anymore. If downgrading to 2.7.11 was simple it wouldn't be an issue, but it isn't... So can you (or others) teach me the right way to downgrade to 2.7.11? Also, do you plan to update 2.8.0 soon? best regards, nicolas

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XQuartz 2.8.0_rc1
by Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

Hey folks, I've just released XQuartz-2.8.0_rc1. This addresses a few issues that remained in 2.8.0_beta4 which I wanted to get fixed before release. Now that they're done, I'm declaring this a release candidate. Notable changes: • XQuartz now launches natively on Apple Silicon when started via LaunchServices • Fixed an issue that prevented filesystem access to some directories for X11 clients launched from the Applications menu (#6) • The Applications customization window now uses appropriate colors in dark mode (#32) • Fixed an issue that was preventing cycling through windows on Catalina and Big Sur (#56) • Installer no longer incorrectly offers an option to install to another drive (#87) • Sparkle Updater no longer silently fails to update XQuartz (#88) Note that the earlier alphas and betas won't update to this version due the the Sparkle bug mentioned above, so you'll need to download and install it manually. https://www.xquartz.org/releases/XQuartz-2.8.0_rc1.html Thanks, Jeremy

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XQuartz 2.8.0_beta4
by Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia 17 Feb '21

17 Feb '21

Hi folks, I've put out a new beta which should address most of the concerns raised over the past few weeks, primarily: • Updated the installer to require logout on first install or upgrading from incompatible versions (#42, #52) • Re-added /opt/X11/bin/freetype-config (#73) • Added a step to migrate preferences from the previous preference domain (#49) • The package is now signed in a way that will work on macOS 10.11 and earlier (#50) Please see https://www.xquartz.org/releases/XQuartz-2.8.0_beta4.html and let me know if you run into any issues. Thanks, Jeremy

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XQuartz-2.8.0_beta2
by Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

Hey folks, I've shipped XQuartz-2.8.0_beta2 to address the issues reported since 2.8.0_beta1 was announced: • Fixed post-installation script to remove the older LauncAgent #36 • Fixed the /opt/X11/bin/X symlink to point to Xquartz #37 • Fixed libGL compatibility version #38 • Include libOSMesa #39 • Fixed a crash when changing keyboard layout #40 • Updated installer disk image to use JHFS+ for compatibility with older versions of macOS #41 • Enabled some hardening options in the build (stack protector and -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2)) Thanks to everyone for testing. Please report back any additional issues you run into. https://www.xquartz.org/releases/XQuartz-2.8.0_beta2.html --Jeremy

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XQuartz-2.8.0_beta3
by Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia 02 Feb '21

02 Feb '21

There was a regression introduced by one of the fixes in 2.8.0_beta2, so I've quickly put out a 2.8.0_beta3 to address the issue. If you saw a crash on launch, please give this a try. https://www.xquartz.org/releases/XQuartz-2.8.0_beta3.html Sorry for any issues this caused, and thanks to those who quickly reported the bug! Thanks, Jeremy

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