Download Wine 1.4 rc2

Wine is an open source implementation of the Windows API. This makes it possible to run DOS and Windows programs on Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris, among others. A large group of developers contribute to Wine and it has been decided to release a new so-called development version every two weeks, instead of waiting for a number of new functions to be ready. A few times a year the developers focus on smoothing the folds and a stable release comes out. The intention is that version 1.4 will be released soon and the second release candidate has now become available.

What’s new in this release:

• Bug fixes only, we are in code freeze.

Bugs fixed in 1.4-rc2:

• Font rendering wrong.
• Issues using embedded html (DVD Profiler written with Delphi)
• Synful Orchestra tpkd.sys crashes due to unimplemented function ntoskrnl.exe.KeInitializeMutex
• gdb proxy mode: allow interrupt from command line (eg Ctrl-C)
• Dragon Age: Origins – Configuration Utility windows are blank
• Miranda runs out of GDI object handles and crashes
• DDO – Silent crash at login
• Suggestion: Editbox with backtrace in crash window
• Clones: stuck after launching a single-player game
• R-Studio: HtmlHelpW HH case HH_DISPLAY_INDEX not handled
• Axis & Allies: Sound does not work / stops working
• Atlantis Word Processor window does not appear in task bar
• Wild Earth: Photo Safari Demo: launcher screen is not functional without native ie7
• Incorrect focus and Alt+Tab order with Delphi MDI application
• FAR: Alt-tab will cause “alt” key to be left as pressed when returning to console window
• Alice: Madness Returns – no sound in game
• Crystal Towers 2 crashes with unimplemented function msvcp60.dll.??0?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@QAE@ABV?$allocator@D@ 1@@Z
• Drake of the 99 Dragons needs many msvcp60.dll basic_string functions
• Creative Writer 2 hangs on startup
• Download Accelerator Plus:needs msvcp60.dll.?npos@?$basic_string@GU?$char_traits@G@std@@V?$allocator@G@2@@std@@2IB
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance: videos aren’t played anymore
• x86 PC emulator in Javascript fails to boot linux 2.6.20
• CCleaner does not display checkboxes and icons in the ‘cleaner’ treeview
• Notepad2 v4.2.25 needs native msvcp60 to work correctly
• Cambridge Classware installAnywhere installer fails to draw (wined3d_surface_blt problem?)
• Sonic R has rendering (color keying) issues in Direct3D mode
• unimplemented function msvcp90.dll.?rfind@?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@QBEIPBDII@Z, aborting
• Mouse doesn’t release when moving/resizing Steam window
• IrfanView fails to play a specific WAV file
• Error 458. Variable uses an Automation type not supported in Visual Basic
• StarCraft BroodWar crashes when I try to click on map
• winecoreaudio memory management and locking seems to be broken
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time mouse clipping broken
• Notepad: replace dialog is popup when press backspace
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 installer wants to update MSI to 4.5.6001.22299 (Wine: 4.5.6001.22159)
• iexplore does not display some YouTube images
• mouse doesn’t work after fullscreen window goes away
• Sonic 3 & Knuckles Collection AutoPlay menu hangs on start
• In exclusive mode/non fullscreen app, moving the cursor can result in resizing window if cursor is “virtually” on an window border

Total Commander using Wine on Linux Mint.