As for the update failing, a vulnerability in the Sparkle framework combined with XQuartz changing servers means that auto-update no longer works from older versions. http://lists.apple.com/archives/x11-users/2016/Feb/msg00004.html
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Magda Tsintou <[email protected]> wrote: > Note: Sorry forgot to reply to all so that everyone can keep track of the > conversation... > > Hi Christopher, > > With your OSX you would certainly not need to update. We recently were > discussing some bugs in XQ 2.7.9 that have not been resolved while the > version 2.7.8 works perfectly fine and I am running El Capitan 10.11.5. XQ > 2.7.9 did not allow me to work with certain commands that needed forwarding > over ssh and given the limited people who have been working on that fix > this may cause problems for some time. I would strongly recommend from my > personal experience to stick with XQ 2.7.8 if you have nothing in > particular to gain from upgrading. I hope this helps a bit. Good luck! > > Best regards, > Magda. > > > On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 5:17 PM, Christopher Fick <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Hi I'm running XQ 2.7.8, and I see that 2.7.9 is now available. If I >> check for updates through the XQ "app" it says I'm up to date with 2.7.8. >> >> So, if I manually download and install 2.7.9 from the website should I >> just install it over the previous version? >> >> And on a side note, should I be able to update through 2.7.8, or is it >> common knowledge that it doesn't work that way since this is more of a >> framework (for lack of better words) rather than a normal application. >> >> Macbook Pro Mid 2012 15" >> OSX 10.8.5 >> >> Thanks! >> Christopher >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> X11-users mailing list ([email protected]) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/x11-users/magda.tsintou%40gmail.com >> >> This email sent to [email protected] >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > X11-users mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/x11-users/allbery.b%40gmail.com > > This email sent to [email protected] > -- brandon s allbery kf8nh sine nomine associates [email protected] [email protected] unix, openafs, kerberos, infrastructure, xmonad http://sinenomine.net
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