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Upgrade to Sparkle 2 #1332

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@ychin ychin commented Nov 1, 2022

Upgrade from Sparkle 1 to Sparkle 2. Because Sparkle 2 now requires minimum macOS version to be 10.13, we can only use this for normal MacVim builds, but legacy binary (for 10.9-10.12) will need to use Sparkle 1 still. We now have separate Sparkle_1 / Sparkle_2.framework folders and symlink Sparkle.framework to Sparkle_2.framework. When doing legacy builds in CI, we change the symlink to point to Sparkle_1.framework, and set the corresponding compiler ifdef so the code will know what to do.

Also, add support for a new "prerelease" update channel (only available in Sparkle 2) which allows us to deploy pre-release / beta software to users who opt in (in the Advanced settings pane). This helps gather feedbacks during development before we push out full releases.

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ychin commented Nov 1, 2022

This relies on #1331 so needs that to be merged first before this gets rebased.

@ychin ychin added this to the Release 175 milestone Nov 1, 2022
@ychin ychin added Updater Issues related to Sparkle updater Legacy macOS Issues related to legacy OS support (macOS 10.9 - 10.12) labels Nov 1, 2022
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ychin commented Nov 1, 2022

Ping @ichizok if you are interested to take a look.


# Use Sparkle 1 because Sparkle 2 requires newer OS version than our legacy build.
# Later, we pass the --enable-sparkle_1 flag to configure to set the corresponding ifdef.
rm src/MacVim/Sparkle.framework && ln -s Sparkle_1.framework src/MacVim/Sparkle.framework
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It can remove rm ... and change ln -s ... to ln -fhs ....

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ychin commented Nov 1, 2022

Looks from CI that older versions of Xcode do not like a symlinked Sparkle.framework. Will need to do some investigation. This could be mildly annoying because someone on say macOS 10.13 may have problem building this unless they do some extra steps. Maybe instead of using a symlink I will just make Sparkle.framework the version 2 one, and just do the symlink trick only when building a legacy binary.

Edit: Turned out the issue is that Sparkle_2.framework is built with newer tooling so Xcode 11 cannot handle it properly, so just made it so that Xcode 11 build will use Sparkle_1.framework similar to the legacy build.

@ychin ychin force-pushed the sparkle-2 branch 5 times, most recently from af65aff to bbcc549 Compare November 2, 2022 22:17
This is to prepare for adding Sparkle 2 support and using a symlink lets
us switch between the two depending on what macOS version we are
targeting.
This adds Sparkle 2 to the project add changes the symlink to point to
it. This version has changed the min OS requirement from 10.9 to 10.13,
and as such we keep the old Sparkle 1 around, and during CI, we swap to
it when building legacy binary (regular MacVim has minOS set to 10.13,
while legacy has min OS set to 10.9).
Add a configure flag to set the USE_SPARKLE_1 ifdef flag. In CI legacy
builds, we will relink the symlink to point to Sparkle_1.framework and
also call that configure flag so the code will build.
Use the updated API (SPUStandardUpdaterController instead of SUUpdater).
Old functionality now use a USE_SPARKLE_1 compiler define to switch to
old behavior when building for legacy builds.

Add a delegate class that we can use to customize Sparkle behavior.

Also, make sure DISABLE_SPARKLE will prevent including headers as well
- Previously it was a mistake to keep including the headers. Now it should
be completely de-coupled.
Add a new option for the user to opt-in for getting pre-release
software. When turned on, Sparkle will accept a new "prerelease" channel
for updates.

This feature only works in Sparkle 2, which means legacy binaries
(10.9-10.12) which use Sparkle 1 won't get this. It's possible to
implement this for Sparkle 1 but we would need to do so in a completely
different (and more annoying) manner of using two separate appcast XML
files and switch among them. Given the niche nature of legacy binaries,
this is not worth doing.

The setting is in the Advanced settings pane because the pre-release
builds aren't guaranteed to be stable or well-tested, so we don't want
users to turn it on unless they looked for it. For terminology, went
back and forth on "beta", "preview", "pre-release", and eventually
settled on "pre-release" builds which also lines up with GitHub
Release's convention.
@ychin ychin merged commit d311aae into macvim-dev:master Nov 2, 2022
@ychin ychin deleted the sparkle-2 branch November 2, 2022 23:31
ychin added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 7, 2023
Updated to Vim 9.0.1276

Features
====================

Dictionary lookup
--------------------

You can now use Force Touch or Cmd-Ctrl-D to look up definitions of word
under the cursor (or selected text in visual mode). This will also
preview URLs, and support data types such as phone numbers and
addresses. #1312 #1313

This feature can also be invoked programmatically from VimScript (see
`:h macvim-lookup`). #1315

Tool bar / Touch Bar / menu icons
--------------------

You can now use SF Symbols for Tool bar and Touch Bar icons, including
using different symbol styles such as "palette" or "multicolor". Menu
items can now also use the `icon=` syntax to specify icons as well. See
`:help macvim-toolbar-icon` for details. #1329

The default tool bar also has updated icons to look similar to SF
Symbols used by newer macOS versions. #1214 by @sfsam

Window management actions
--------------------

There are new `macaction`'s for managing the MacVim window. The new
`zoomLeft`/`zoomRight` actions allow you to pin the window to the
left/right of the screen, and there are also new actions for interacting
with Stage Manager (requires macOS 13+). See `:h macvim-actions` for
details. #1330

Pre-release updates / Sparkle 2
--------------------

MacVim now supports pre-release software builds. It's sometimes hard for
us to release frequent updates due to the desire to pick a stable
upstream Vim version, needing to test the release on multiple OS
versions, making sure there aren't half-complete or buggy features, and
other reasons.

This new feature now allows us to push pre-release beta builds out in a
more frequent fashion, which could be useful if there are particular
features or fixes that you would like to try out before the next
official release. Pre-release builds will be released depending on bug
fixes and features instead of a fixed cadence. Do note that these
pre-release builds may not be as well-validated and may have half-baked
features.

If you are using the built-in auto-updater to update MacVim, you can
turn this on by going to Advanced settings pane, and enable "Enable
pre-release software updates".

This feature is only available for macOS 10.13 or above.

The auto-updater has also been updated from Sparkle 1.27.1 to 2.3.0 for
10.13+ builds. Legacy (10.9-10.12) builds are still using Sparkle 1.

See #1332.

New Vim features
--------------------

New `smoothscroll` option allows you to scroll through a long wrapped
line (using Ctrl-E or mouse wheel) without immediately jumping to the
next line. (v9.0.0640)

`splitscroll` option has been renamed `splitkeep`, with more flexibility
than before. (v9.0.0647)

Sound playback on macOS is now supported. You can use `has('sound')` to
check. See `help sound` for details. (v9.0.0694)

Terminals now support `:confirm` for `:q`, etc, which also means
MacVim's Cmd-W will work properly for terminal windows. (v9.0.0710)

Virtual text had numerous bugs fixed.

General
====================

Legacy build for 10.9 - 10.12
--------------------

Per a previous announcement (#1271), the default MacVim binary will now
require macOS 10.13 or above. Users of macOS 10.9 - 10.12 can use a
separate "legacy" build which will still be supported. The legacy binary
will still have the latest versions of Vim and be supported, but may not
have all the latest features (e.g. pre-release builds).

If you are using the auto-updater (Sparkle) to update MacVim, it should
"just work" and find the best version for you. If you are downloading
MacVim from the website, there is also a link to download the legacy
version marked for 10.9+ as well. If you download the normal binary
marked for 10.13+ from the website, it won't work on these older macOS
versions.

See #1331.

Fixes
====================

CoreText Renderer clipping and rendering bugs
--------------------

Unicode characters with multiple composing characters (e.g. "x⃗") will
now render correctly. #1172

Texts (e.g. Tibetan, Zalgo texts) that are taller than the line height
will no longer be clipped inappropriately. You can use a new setting
`MMRendererClipToRow` to re-enable clipping if the tall texts are
distracting. #995 / #1356

Tab crash
--------------------

Fixed a crash when opening new tabs that seems to only occur in macOS 13
Ventura. #1333

Other bugs
--------------------

- Fixed non-native full screen not working well with the notch on newer
  MacBook's when set to not show menu bar. You can also use
  `MMNonNativeFullScreenSafeAreaBehavior` to force MacVim to use the
  notch area as well if you don't mind some content being obscured. Note
  that the previous release also claimed it fixed this, but because the
  binary was built against an old macOS SDK (Big Sur), the fix did not
  work in the binary release. #1261
- Allow "Open untitled window: never" and "After last window closes:
  Quit MacVim" to be set together again. Added safeguards to make sure
  doing so won't immediately close the app. #1338
- Edit.Cut / Copy menu items will now be properly disabled when there
  isn't selected text. #1308
- Fixed potential `:emenu` crash when the menu is associated with an
  action in a non-valid mode. #1305
- Fixed bug where just bringing up the right-click (or the
  MacVim→Services) menu would somehow copy the selected texts to the
  system clipboard. #1300
- Fixed a Japanese input method bug where using left/right arrow to move
  to a different section of the input text would previously result in
  the candidate list not showing up at the correct position. #1312
- Fix non-CoreText renderer not handling text styles like strikethrough
  correctly (note: this renderer has been deprecated for a while and you
  should not use it). #1296
- This release uses an older sh/bash syntax file because the latest one
  in Vim has a bug. #1358

Misc
====================

New settings:

- "No drop shadows" (Appearance). #1301
- "Treat Ctrl-click as right-click" (Input) (#1326). This was previously
  configurable via command-line, but now also possible in the settings
  pane under the new "Input" category.

"About MacVim" now reports the version number in a clearer way with
clearly specified release number vs Vim version.

Known Issues
====================

Printing
--------------------

Printing using File→Print or `:hardcopy` is currently not working under
macOS 13 Ventura due to its removal of PostScript support in the Preview
app. This will be fixed in a later release. See the issue for
workarounds. #1347

Scripting
====================

- Scripting languages versions:
    - Perl is now built against 5.30, up from 5.18.
    - Ruby is now built against 3.2, up from 3.1.

Compatibility
====================

Requires macOS 10.9 or above. (10.9 - 10.12 requires downloading a
separate legacy build)

Script interfaces have compatibility with these versions:

- Lua 5.4
- Perl 5.30
- Python2 2.7
- Python3 3.10
- Ruby 3.2
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