MacBook Pro 1.6.8

[Akihirai]

Well, before I updated the computer I had just re-installed all the games. Took me about a week to get all the games on. Even I, have a life. So when I get the games installed, I tried to run them. None of them worked, so then I was like "I'm going to bash this computer into the wall!" But, I stuck with it. A couple of weeks later, I look at the Software Update and find one for 1.6.8. So I downloaded it, took me about three hours. After ALL that, I tried running a agme. I had to RE-DOWNLOAD it, I about raged. Even after all that, I got all the games to work. Has anyone else ever had this problem too?

[Systic]

I'm assuming you mean OS 10.6.8, but yeah, apple updates have a tendency to break things when they come out then fix them with another update. Usually the best thing to do with updates for OSX and *BSD is to hold off on an update and research it to see if it might break any software you're using. Most people who have used OSX for a long time have gone through something like this at some point.

[ChaosContrl]

引用自 Systic：

I'm assuming you mean OS 10.6.8, but yeah, apple updates have a tendency to break things when they come out then fix them with another update. Usually the best thing to do with updates for OSX and *BSD is to hold off on an update and research it to see if it might break any software you're using. Most people who have used OSX for a long time have gone through something like this at some point.

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[Akihirai]

Oh, sorry about the 1.6.8 thing, the 0 wasn't really working ever since I got a new keyboard.

[Netshroud]

引用自 Systic：

I'm assuming you mean OS 10.6.8, but yeah, apple updates have a tendency to break things when they come out then fix them with another update. Usually the best thing to do with updates for OSX and *BSD is to hold off on an update and research it to see if it might break any software you're using. Most people who have used OSX for a long time have gone through something like this at some point.

Except 10.6.8 has been out for years.

[Systic]

引用自 Netshroud：

引用自 Systic：

I'm assuming you mean OS 10.6.8, but yeah, apple updates have a tendency to break things when they come out then fix them with another update. Usually the best thing to do with updates for OSX and *BSD is to hold off on an update and research it to see if it might break any software you're using. Most people who have used OSX for a long time have gone through something like this at some point.

Except 10.6.8 has been out for years.

Apple still updates it. Apple still updates 10.4 and 10.5 as well with securty and java updates (since Apple compiles its own java releases). It's doubtful that they'll ever receive a major update again but 10.4-10.8 still get updated.

Source: I still run XServe PPC servers running OS 10.4 and 10.5

[Netshroud]

They get minor updates, but nothing that should even touch Steam.

[Systic]

Sure it would. The mac version of Steam is dependent on dozens of core services, frameworks and libraries built into OSX. If any of those files are moved, or the headers or pointers are changed then yes, steam is going to have issues. Even the carbon framework isn't integrated into the UI the way it was in versions prior to 10.8 and can cause issues. (yes I know it's depriciated but steam still uses it and should transition to Cocoa)

[Netshroud]

If any of those files are moved, or the headers or pointers are changed then yes, steam is going to have issues.

And that would be a breaking change, not something to ship to a sub-minor-point release.

Even the carbon framework isn't integrated into the UI the way it was in versions prior to 10.8 and can cause issues.

But from 10.6.8 to 10.6.8, 10.8 doesn't come into the equation at all.

[Systic]

And that would be a breaking change, not something to ship to a sub-minor-point release.

Breaking change, yes. Apple is notorious for doing this; there's a reason UNIX admins wait to install updates. Security updates (which are not always bundled with point-releases, most aren't) have broken perl, java and yes, even 64-bit* application compatability just to name a few. Look up Security Update 005-007 v1, that was fun.

*Edit - not x86_64, but PPCx64

[ZатVOр]

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