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XQuartz 2.8.0_rc4 regressions found
by Nicholas Papadonis 04 Apr '21

04 Apr '21

I'm using Mac OS v10.15.6 with a 12" system and found the following regressions in v2.8.0_rc4 from v2.7.11: 1. XQuartz does not switch to the foreground when launched. I have to go to the dock and click to bring it to the foreground. 2. I'm unable to launch X windows apps from a 'ssh -X host' session, i.e. 'ssh -X host xclock' cannot create an X connection. Launching an X app from XQuartz using the drop down app option Terminal does work. I have .ssh/config = "XAuthLocation /opt/X11/bin/xauth; ForwardX11Trusted yes". 3. I use Edwin (scheme -edit) which is like Emacs. My Edwin keybindings for Meta-W (copy) no longer work. So I think something in the keymap changed. I'm also confused why XQuartz 2.7.11 asked me to install a newer version (available), however this new version is still in Beta. Hope this helps!

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XQuartz 2.8.0
by Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia 22 Mar '21

22 Mar '21

Hi folks, I released a final version of XQuartz 2.8.0 yesterday. This is the same as 2.8.0_rc4 with a small fix to address an issue locating system fonts from X11 applications. https://www.xquartz.org/releases/XQuartz-2.8.0.html --Jeremy

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XQuartz 2.8.0_rc4
by Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia 16 Mar '21

16 Mar '21

Hi folks, XQuartz 2.8.0_rc4 (https://www.xquartz.org/releases/XQuartz-2.8.0_rc4.html) is out. It primarily re-adds some legacy libraries that were not previously included in 2.8.x. This should improve binary compatibility for many legacy apps that might have linked them despite not needing them (eg: IDL). This additionally includes a reported fix for an issue with IGLX, but I do not understand why the change fixes the problem. If anyone has some insight into this, I'd be happy to hear it (https://github.com/XQuartz/XQuartz/issues/54) Thanks, Jeremy

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XQuartz 2.8.0_rc3
by Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia 16 Mar '21

16 Mar '21

Hi folks, I've pushed out another release candidate for 2.8.0 (https://www.xquartz.org/releases/XQuartz-2.8.0_rc3.html) to address a few more issues: • Font caching script will now detect an invalid lock file which was previously preventing caching (#97) • System fonts (/System/Library/Fonts) are now available on macOS Catalina and later (#99) • The mouse pointer now re-appears when focus switches to a native window (eg: quit dialog) (#100) • The working directory is now forced to $HOME when ~/.xinitrc is executed (#114) • Installer will no longer leave remnants of older versions of XQuartz when doing an upgrade install. There are two additional issues which I'm considering fixing before 2.8.0 if more data can be provided / root cause identified. If you're experiencing either of these remaining issues, please help provide information in the bug tickets at https://github.com/XQuartz/XQuartz/milestone/1: • Regressions with Indirect GLX not working • xauth over legacy DISPLAY (:0) sometimes not working after sleep/wake cycles Thanks, Jeremy

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Farewell Bintray
by Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia 12 Mar '21

12 Mar '21

Hi folks, Our file distribution service (Bintray) will be shutting down soon. I've created tags / releases in GitHub for all of the releases that we have listed on xquartz.org, and I've updated the website and sparkle feed to point to the new URLs. This was done for the most part with shell scripts invoking sed. As such, there might be some errors I missed. If you see anything, please let me know. Also, as part of this transition, I did not move over a lot of legacy content (AppleSGLX release tarballs, quartz-wm binary releases, quartz-wm source tarballs, xorg-server source tarballs, X11.bin releases, and older alpha/beta/rc releases). If you have need of any such content, please get it from bintray while you can as it will be going away at some point soon. Thanks, Jeremy

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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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