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Summary since last release * Rebased to current wine 4.8 (XXXXXX patches are applied to wine vanilla)
NOTE: FAudio will not be supported until distro's have FAudio library as part of their standard repositories.
Upstreamed (Either directly from staging or fixed with a similar patch). * user32: Added GetPointerType stub. * virtdisk: Add stub for OpenVirtualDisk * iphlpapi: Implement AllocateAndGetTcpExTableFromStack. * server: Create primary group using DOMAIN_GROUP_RID_USERS. * winejoystick: Add support for wheel axes. * dinput: Map wheel, gas, and brake axes as well. * dwmapi: Return DWM_E_COMPOSITIONDISABLED instead of E_NOTIMPL in DwmGetTransportAttributes. * include: Add dxva.h header file. * iphlpapi: Add GetBestRoute2 stub. * kernel32: Add SearchPath test demonstrating the priority of the working directory. * version: Correctly return VFF_CURNEDEST in VerFindFileA. * avifil32: Correctly handle compressed frames when desired format is specified. * setupapi: Check handle type for HSPFILEQ handles. * ntoskrnl.exe: Avoid invalid memory access when relocation block addresses memory outside of the current page. * windowscodecs: Byte swap png read/write for 16-bpp data.
Added: * [38780] AArch64 platforms: register X18 (TEB) must remain reserved for Wine to run 64-bit ARM Windows applications. * [34108] dinput: Improve support for user Joystick configuration. * [36764] dinput: Allow DirectX version 3 to enumerate joysticks.
Updated: * ntdll-Junction_Points * eventfd_synchronization * ddraw-Rendering_Targets * winex11.drv-mouse-coorrds
Where can you help * Run Steam/Battle.net/UPlay. * Try you favorite game. * Test your favorite applications. * Improve staging patches and get them accepted upstream.
As always, if you find a bug, please report it via https://bugs.winehq.org
Best Regards Alistair.
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Alistair Leslie-Hughes