14 DAY TRIAL // Hours after reporting that Apple seeded the first build of Mac OS X 10.6.5 to developers, Softpedia is pleased to present its readers with the actual seed notes included with the build, courtesy of World of Apple.
According to the aforementioned web site (a source generally responsible with publishing the seed notes included with Apple’s Mac OS X developer builds), developers have been handed the first build of Mac OS X 10.6.5 for testing purposes.
The source notes that Mac OS X 10.6.4 build 10H525 is 517MB in size (delta update) and “contains just five focus areas, two known issues and no listed fixes.”
An earlier AppleInsider report noted that the new build incorporated "solutions" to existing issues with Exchange Server support, and user interface, mentioning embedded WebKit views in apps like iTunes.
The build is known to include the graphics drivers in the earlier Snow Leopard Graphics Update release, as revealed in the actual seed notes.
The documentation, as published by World of Apple, has been reproduced below for Softpedia readers.
Additional Information
If you are testing the Snow Leopard Graphics Update, please note that Mac OS X v10.6.5 builds include the latest graphics drivers. When writing feedback, please make sure to note which seeded build you have installed.
Known Issues
UI elements in Web Views (e.g. iTunes Store) may require double clicks to respond Connecting to Exchange may fail with HTTP Error 400
Focus Areas
- iCal - Mail - Printing - 3D graphics - QuickTime - X11
Apple is expected to release the 10.6.5 update to the public this fall, with OS X development cycles generally taking no longer than two months.
Mac OS X 10.6.4, the last incremental update issued to Mac users, was released on June 15th, soon after the closing of WWDC, an annual developer-focused conference hosted by Apple.
The 10.6.4 release delivered a fair amount of fixes for some reported issues with the Snow Leopard operating system, but also caused problems with NVIDIA-equipped systems. These are yet to be addressed.