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Friday, February 12, 2021

Wine development release 6.2 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

The Wine development release 6.2 is now available.

What's new in this release:

  • Mono engine updated to version 6.0.0, with DirectX support.
  • Support for NTDLL debugger APIs.
  • More WinRT support in WIDL.
  • Xbox One controller fixes on Mac.
  • Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

 Bugs fixed in 6.2 (total 51):

   8692  Multiple applications have non-working shell32 ShellView context menu items (Directory Opus 9 with Amiga Explorer Shell Extension, Total Commander 7.x)
  22242  Paint.NET 3.5.4 installer fails with Wine-Mono
  22439  Paint.NET 2.5 EULA is garbled with Wine-Mono
  22635  Earth 2160 (GOG.com) can't recognize serial number
  23094  Multiple application installers abort with 'runtime error R6034' (Microsoft VC++ 2008 MFC runtime and manifest missing)(AVATAR Demo, iNodeSetup 3.60, QQPlayer 3.1)
  23999  Multiple applications with DRM schemes need NtQueryVirtualMemory 'MemorySectionName' info class (Crossfire HGWC, EMS SQL Manager 2010 Lite for PostgreSQL v.4.7.08, Cygwin/MSYS2, Knight Online client)
  27248  Multiple games and applications need K32GetMappedFileNameW implemented (Riot Games' Valorant, Chrome Browser, Yumina the Ethereal)
  28786  Wine File Explorer tree does not expand when clicked on plus '+' signs
  28927  Wabbitcode 0.5.x (Z80 Assembly IDE) (.NET 4.0 app) fails to start with Wine-Mono
  29709  Multiple applications crash due to missing 'dhtmled.ocx', DHTMLEdit object (Atomic Mail Sender 4.25, RSSeditor 0.9.54, High Impact eMail 5)
  36791  Foxit Reader 6.2.0.0429 reports "File not found." when trying to open file via "recent files" on start page
  36792  Foxit Reader 6.2 fails to maximize using 'maximize' button after double clicking top window bar / title bar to maximize and restore app window
  37510  Foxit Reader 7.0.3.916 copy and paste of single or multiple annotations doesn't work
  37751  WiX Toolset v3.9 installer doesn't open with Wine-Mono (metahostpolicy_GetRequestedRuntime returns CLR_E_SHIM_RUNTIME)
  37842  Multiple .NET 4.0 applications crash when clipboard is accessed from multiple threads (OLE clipboard must take MTA into account)(PTC Mathcad Prime 3.0, PaintRibbon 1.x, Jeskola Buzz)
  39993  OllyDbg 2.x: Manually changed FPU registers are reset to original values after single step (F7)
  40008  OllyDbg 2.x hangs when trying to pause debuggee
  40571  Google SketchUp 13 crashes when printing multiple consecutive times
  40837  Kingsoft PC Doctor crashes while starting
  42353  OllyDbg 2.x: Step In (F7) on a "jump to self" instruction never stops if it's the first instruction executed by debuggee
  43422  Shadow Warrior 2: Floors are not rendered
  43840  Sketchup 2017: clicking 'Ok' in 'Print Preview' or 'Print' dialog doesn't do anything (err:commdlg:PRINTDLG_ChangePrinterW DocumentProperties fails on '<printer>')
  44038  RPCS3 emulator crashes due to 'kernel32.SetFileInformationByHandle' lacking support of 'FileEndOfFileInfo' info class
  44826  MS Word 2013/2016 does not support Arabic text shaping in document area
  46234  explorer /desktop leaks global atoms when creating desktop window
  46709  VarFormatCurrency doesn't handle an already formatted string.
  48323  scanf functions do not support NaN for floating point elements
  48563  Runaway: A Twist of Fate renders its cursor incorrectly
  48848  Python apps/scripts using 'pywinutils.delete' fail due to unimplemented COM object {3ad05575-8857-4850-9277-11b85bdb8e09}. IFileOperation in ShObjIdl_core.h
  49694  mc.exe: UTF-16 decoding does not use UTF-16LE by default, breaking files without a BOM
  49849  system("CLS") doesn't work
  49936  modal dialog box behaves modeless
  50195  x64dbg snapshots >= 2020-11-12_05-12 need ntdll.dll.NtDebugActiveProcess implementation to debug process via attach
  50380  INSIDE ground texture is glitchy with Vulkan renderer
  50401  Multiple Adobe products crash on unimplemented function msvcp{100,110,120,140}.dll._Wcsxfrm (Audition CS6, Audition 2020)
  50407  Multiple Adobe CC products fail to start, reporting 'err:module:LdrInitializeThunk "CRClient.dll" failed to initialize' ('_Syserror_map' should return non-NULL string for unknown errors)
  50409  Adobe Audition 2020 crashes on startup (msvcrt strftime_impl uses __lc_time_data struct WCHAR members but only ANSI members have been initialized by _Gettnames)
  50424  std::mutex crashes on creation
  50429  Serious Sam Engine / Serious Sam Classic broken MP with math functions from musl
  50441  Steel Series Engine 3 systray icon does not respond to mouse clicks
  50528  [Stasis 2]Broken rendering with Vulkan
  50562  WRC 5 crashes on launch with Vulkan renderer
  50564  Ryse: Son of Rome has broken shadows with Vulkan renderer
  50565  Hitman: Absolution has broken rendering with Vulkan renderer
  50569  World of Tanks ground texture is black rendered
  50580  iTunes 12.11.0.26 installer doesn't recognize WinVer 'Windows 10' setting (WMI 'Win32_OperatingSystem' class uses 'GetVersionEx' API to retrieve OS version info, a deprecated API in Windows 10)
  50599  Game Protect Kit (GPK) 'SDGame32.sys' kernel driver crashes on unimplemented function 'ntoskrnl.exe.KdDisableDebugger' (Dragon Nest)
  50602  Far Manager redraws incorrectly after console window is resized
  50610  WMI 'Win32_OperatingSystem' OS caption property descriptions for Windows 8 and 8.1 are reversed
  50622  wldap32 calls Linux libraries with wrong conventions
  50647  i386 DLL image icudt59.dll causes trouble on load on x86_64 ever since COR header update.

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Sunday, February 7, 2021

WineTricks 20210206 has been released

Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine.

It has a menu of supported games/apps for which it can do all the workarounds automatically. It also allows the installation of missing DLLs and tweaking of various Wine settings.

This version can be downloaded here.

 



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Friday, January 29, 2021

Wine development release 6.1 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

The Wine development release 6.1 is now available.

What's new in this release:

  • Arabic text shaping.
  • More WinRT support in WIDL.
  • VKD3D version 1.2 is used for Direct3D 12.
  • Support for Rosetta's memory layout on M1 Macs.
  • Support for Thumb-2 mode on ARM.
  • Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Bugs fixed in 6.1 (total 37):

  17848  Windows Print Preview: Lines drawn have incorrect width
  21014  Dark Sector no Sound
  21038  F-Secure BlackLight Engine 2.2.x (Rootkit scanner) crashes after accepting license agreement (Wine on-disk placeholder dlls sections must be padded with data up to section virtual size)
  30062  Deer Hunter demo: unable to start a new game (map view unusable)
  30469  Multiple .NET 2.0 applications abort with error 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089' (SegFlex demo)
  33349  Add support for 32-bit ARM Thumb-2 Wine build
  35017  Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 has no music
  38501  GetClipboardData(CF_UNICODETEXT) - return ANSI
  39407  LabVIEW 2014 crashes on startup
  42913  ACAT Dashboard, part of Intel Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT) v1.00.0 (.NET 4.5 app) crashes with 'invalid parameter' in 'System.Drawing.Icon.Initialize' (missing support for PNG icons in user32)
  43408  Quest 5.7.x (.NET 4.0 WPF app) crashes on direct access of MIL4 (Media Integration Layer, wpfgfx_v0400.dll) to internal bitmap struct/class impl (depends on exact layout)
  45046  Skyrim SE: Shadow artifacts (missing handling of 'precise' shader modifier)
  48685  Multiple games and applications need D3DX11CompileFromFile implementation
  48714  mass effect spits error when using mouse fix
  48790  mfplat:mfplat crashes on Windows 7
  48870  Aldi (Buhl) Steuer 2019/2020 installer crashes
  49327  Hearthstone Deck Tracker (with installed dotnet472) does not work with wine-staging 5.9 anymore
  49484  test_query_process_image_info() test is broken on a not PE build
  50033  WMI class SystemRestore is missing
  50194  x64dbg snapshots >= 2020-11-12_05-12 crash on unimplemented function ntdll.dll.NtCreateDebugObject when attaching to process
  50229  Battle.net launcher sometimes crashes after login (wine-5.22)
  50256  Animate VST plugin activation doesn't work: wbem_services_ExecQuery gets no network adapters
  50349  SlingPlayer crashes on launch (needs IDirectXVideoDecoderService)
  50357  Star Stable Online crashes with unimplemented function dcomp.dll.DCompositionCreateDevice2
  50376  Banished crashes when Antialiasing set to 3x MSAA with Vulkan renderer
  50379  The Witcher 3 has broken rendering with Vulkan renderer
  50386  Sniper Elite V2 some objects aren't rendered with Vulkan renderer
  50387  Batman: Arkham Origins has broken dynamic shadows with Vulkan renderer
  50459  Studio One 5 crashes on unimplemented function dcomp.dll.DCompositionCreateDevice
  50485  Still Life 2 crashes when CSMT is disabled
  50486  The Sims 3 launcher hangs
  50494  ID2D1RenderTarget::DrawText(): The position and size of the drawn text is incorrect
  50508  ACAT Phrase, part of Intel Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT) v1.00.0 (.NET 4.5 app) crashes on unimplemented function 'uiautomationcore.dll.UiaRegisterProviderCallback'
  50515  SofTalk 1.56 doesn't speak continuously after punctuation marks.
  50525  ws2 _32 fails to build on macOS
  50549  Some games fail to launch with Vulkan renderer
  50570  Unknown Debian package and website in README

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Saturday, January 23, 2021

Lutris 0.5.8.3 has been released

Lutris helps you install and play video games from all eras and from most gaming systems. By leveraging and combining existing emulators, engine re-implementations and compatibility layers, it gives you a central interface to launch all your games.

The client can connect with existing services like Humble Bundle, GOG and Steam to make your game libraries easily available. Game downloads and installations are automated and can be modified through user made scripts.

Download this version of Lutris from here.

Changelog :

  • Really fix popovers not showing on Wayland without making them non-modal
  • Prevent GStreamer based configuration from being applied in incompatible
    wine builds.
  • Fix crash when wine runner accesses DXVK versions before they are
    uploaded.
  • Prevent init dialog from being closed while it downloads the runtime.

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