The release features 18 bug fixes, addressing issues such as suspending thread deadlock in WINMM callback, reporting invalid image size on startup, costly wbemprox fill_videocontroller calls, and problems with Roland Zenology Pro and Silver Chains. Furthermore, it tackles concerns related to Windows 7 Card Games, Unreal Engine's verification of a particular VC runtime registry key, the startup crashes of Windows 7 Card Games, various games impacting sleep accuracy due to mouse movement speed, Reolink's inability to load the DLL, the failure of Steam.exe to initiate in Wine-10.2, and the crashes experienced with R-Link 2 Toolbox.
The Himmelblaud Authentication feature in Samba is now available for experimental use, offering fundamental authentication via Himmelblaud, which can be found in the rust/ directory. The implementation offers fundamental authentication and is set up via smb.conf.
The release also incorporates bug fixes for several features, including the integration of glapi components for EXT_multi_draw_indirect, preventing the binding of fragment shading rate images prior to Turing, and managing pre-Turing dispatch indirect commands. Additional enhancements consist of eliminating redundant quotes in lava-test-case, ensuring error propagation in SSH tests, and incorporating a U-Boot action timeout for Rockchip DUTs.
A new version of FEX, an x86 emulation frontend, has been released, enabling users to execute x86 and x86-64 binaries on AArch64 hosts. The update addresses the enhancement of 3DNow! reciprocal precision on FEAT_RPRES-compatible hardware, which was formerly restricted to 8-bit precision.
The FEAT_RPRES extension now enhances the precision of reciprocal instructions to 12-bits, similar to x86 standards. The modification occurred in late 2023, with Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite SoC and Apple's M4 now providing support for these extensions. The resolution also tackles a persistent issue with the background startup of FEXServer, which resulted in new users receiving an unclear message regarding client setup failure. The multiblock option is enabled by default, facilitating the JIT to compile a larger volume of code simultaneously, thereby enhancing performance without additional cost. The x86 SHA extension has been enhanced through the utilization of ARM SHA instructions, with SHA1RNDS4, SHA1MSG2, and SHA256MSG2 now refined using approximately equivalent ARM instructions. The sole remaining SHA instruction is SHA256RNDS2, which differs from the two ARM instructions that correspond to its functionality.
Rustup 1.28.1 has been released, providing users with the capability to install Rust, a programming language designed for developing reliable and efficient software. The release resolves issues associated with version 1.28.0, which affected users who had previously updated.
The latest version incorporates enhancements for automatic installation, displays the active toolchain, addresses the reqwest backend issue, supports relative symlinks for proxies, and includes other improvements. Users have the ability to update by terminating programs with Rustup and executing the command $ rustup self update. There may be potential issues with anti-malware scanners obstructing Rustup or hindering its ability to create or copy files. Rustup will cease self-updating in CI environments, and these concerns are expected to be addressed within a few weeks as anti-malware scanners are updated to recognize the new release.
A new version of the Zed editor has been released and has implemented various enhancements aimed at optimizing the user experience.
The editor has been updated to git::Restore and git::RestoreFile to ensure consistency with git, and the editor::ExpandAllHunkDiffs action has been modified to editor::ExpandAllDiffHunks. Recent enhancements cover the introduction of an allow_rewrap setting, an on_last_window_closed setting, initial support for inline diagnostics, a stop_at_indent option for MoveToBeginningOfLine and SelectToBeginningOfLine, capabilities for checking package-version-server on the $PATH, compatibility with repositories hosted on chromium.googlesource.com for Git blames and permalinks, functionality for selecting the commit message in git commits, and the provision to specify an HTTP/HTTPS proxy for Copilot.
Jolt Physics, an independent open-source physics engine, has been incorporated into the engine to enable users with constrained screenspace to integrate the game window within the editor. This feature is compatible with Linux, Windows, and Android; however, implementing support for macOS will necessitate an alternative strategy.
Heroic Games Launcher 2.16.0 "Scopper Gaban" has been released and represents a significant update, incorporating more than 70 modifications since the previous version. The update introduces several enhancements, including environment variables in known fixes, launch arguments through URLs, Steam shortcuts for uninstalled games, anti-cheat logging, and a toggle for "Force Grab Cursor" in Gamescope.
Key bug fixes encompass the resolution of DXVK uninstallation issues, enhancements for runtime crash prevention, adjustments to GOG v1 game setup, improvements in zoom retention, cleanup of the Epic library, consistency in cursor behavior, disabling of auto-download for DXVK, cleanup of sideloaded games, increased visibility for Crossover bottles, and enabling DXVK-NVAPI by default. The enhancements to the UI/UX encompass translation-friendly fonts, auto-install fixes graduated, import game hints, macOS dock menu, unified launcher (UMU) set as default on Linux/Steam Deck, custom CSS styling, per-game log toggles, shader cache warnings, cloud saves clarity, and guidance for an empty library. Recent technical enhancements encompass the adoption of Proton-GE as the default, improved discoverability of Whisky on Mac, backend game launching capabilities, GOG manifest cleanup, a delay in Winetricks search, and the update to Comet v0.2.0. The update enhances localization and accessibility features.
LACT 0.7.1, a Linux application designed for users to manage their AMD, Nvidia, or Intel GPU on a system, has been released. The primary updates consist of a revised clock speed configuration for Nvidia GPUs, enhanced detection of GPU device changes, minor improvements in information reporting, and resolutions for process and gamemode listener issues.
The changelog for version 0.7.1 covers features including the reloading of the GPU controller list in response to kernel DRM events, CPU-accessible VRAM, and resizable BAR reporting on Intel, as well as the implementation of mandatory DRM for AMD GPUs. Recent updates encompass the resolution of issues related to profile watcher reloads during gamemode reconnections, a comprehensive refactoring of OcPage, Power Cap Frame, ClocksFrame, and GpuStatsSection, as well as enhancements to trace logging for process events.