Apple a posté ce qui devrait être la dernière mouture de la future mise à jour de MacOS X en version 10.5.6 (build 9G38). Pour les anglophones, voici la liste de ce qu’elle va apporter à notre système d’exploitation. Beaucoup de promesses !
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Mac OS X 10.5.6 build 9G38 Seed Note
Mac OS X Update 10.5.6 is an update to Mac OS X 10.5.
1) The Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update (Delta) updates
 Mac OS X 10.5.5
  Mac OS X 10.5.5
 Any earlier seed of Mac OS X v10.5.6 ONLY AFTER installing the included reversioner. If you installed a previous seed of Mac OS X v10.5.6, please install the enclosed Reversioner.pkg, do not restart but install the update immediately.
  Any earlier seed of Mac OS X v10.5.6 ONLY AFTER installing the included reversioner. If you installed a previous seed of Mac OS X v10.5.6, please install the enclosed Reversioner.pkg, do not restart but install the update immediately.
2) The Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update (Combo) updates
 Mac OS X 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4, 10.5.5
  Mac OS X 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4, 10.5.5
 Any earlier seed of Mac OS X v10.5.6 ONLY AFTER installing the included reversioner. If you installed a previous seed of Mac OS X v10.5.6, please install the enclosed Reversioner.pkg, do not restart but install the update immediately.
  Any earlier seed of Mac OS X v10.5.6 ONLY AFTER installing the included reversioner. If you installed a previous seed of Mac OS X v10.5.6, please install the enclosed Reversioner.pkg, do not restart but install the update immediately.
Please be aware that you will not be able to revert back to your previous system after updating. Please install this update on a system you are prepared to erase if necessary.
As this is a pre-release build, it is not advisable to use this software on a production system with information on it that you depend on for your business.
Known Issues
 None
  None
Focus Areas with Additional Information
MobileMe / Syncing :
Please help test MobileMe automatic syncing. We are particularly interested in testing automatic sync on portable computers and on networks with medium to high latency and or constrained bandwidth. Please include the /Library/Logs/Sync/dotmacsync.log with any radars you file.
If you are working behind a firewall (ie. corporate proxy), we would like to know your experience with the syncing. If you have auto sync turned on, and you make a change from me.com, or MobileMe website, does that change sync within a reasonable amount of time ?  Also attempt general syncing of Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks and other sync data. Please watch for excessive syncing and file radars for any abnormal syncs.
AFP :
The 10.5.6 release includes changes to improve Time Machine reliability in both the AFP Client and Server. The changes in the client will detect conditions that lead to corruption of a Time Machine backup disk image and eject the AFP volume before damage to the disk image occurs.
Mail :
We need people who send messages entirely in non Latin character sets, such as Hangul, Kotoeri, Traditional Chinese character sets. Including attachment names, punctuation, everything. We would also like to include those who send messages and enclosures in Latin character sets as well (French, German, Italian, etc). Cyrillic, Hebrew, and Arabic would be another good set of writing systems to extensively test
General Focus Areas
 AccountsPref
  AccountsPref
 AddressBook
  AddressBook
 AFP
  AFP
 AirPort
  AirPort
 apache
  apache
 AppKit
  AppKit
 AppleBacklight
  AppleBacklight
 AppleDictionary
  AppleDictionary
 AppleDisplays
  AppleDisplays
 AppleFWAudio
  AppleFWAudio
 AppleGraphicsControl
  AppleGraphicsControl
 AppleGraphicsPowerManagement
  AppleGraphicsPowerManagement
 AppleHIDMouse
  AppleHIDMouse
 AppleHWRaidUtility
  AppleHWRaidUtility
 ApplicationFirewall
  ApplicationFirewall
 AppleWWANSupport
  AppleWWANSupport
 AutomatorActionsBinaries
  AutomatorActionsBinaries
 ATS
  ATS
 Automator
  Automator
 backupd
  backupd
 BatteryMonitor
  BatteryMonitor
 BezelServices
  BezelServices
 Bom
  Bom
 BomArchiveHelper
  BomArchiveHelper
 Bluetooth
  Bluetooth
 BootCache
  BootCache 
 Calculator
  Calculator
 CFNetwork
  CFNetwork
 Chess
  Chess
 CoreAudio
  CoreAudio
 CoreFoundation
  CoreFoundation
 CoreGraphics
  CoreGraphics
 CoreMidi
  CoreMidi
 CoreServices
  CoreServices
 CoreTypes
  CoreTypes
 cups
  cups
 DirectoryService
  DirectoryService
 DiscRecording
  DiscRecording
 diskdev_cmds
  diskdev_cmds
 DiskImages
  DiskImages
 Dock
  Dock
 DVDPlayer
  DVDPlayer
 DVDPlayback
  DVDPlayback
 Finder
  Finder
 Foundation
  Foundation
 gnutar
  gnutar
 GraphicsDrivers/OpenGL
  GraphicsDrivers/OpenGL
 HIToolbox
  HIToolbox
 iCal
  iCal
 iChat
  iChat
 ImageCapture
  ImageCapture
 Installation & Setup
  Installation & Setup
 IOSerialFamily
  IOSerialFamily
 IOStorageFamily
  IOStorageFamily
 Keyboard & Mouse
  Keyboard & Mouse
 KeychainAccess
  KeychainAccess 
 KeychainScripting
  KeychainScripting
 LoginWindow
  LoginWindow
 Mail
  Mail
 MobileMe
  MobileMe
 Networking
  Networking
 Network File System
  Network File System
 OpenSSH
  OpenSSH
 Parental Controls
  Parental Controls
 PDFKit
  PDFKit
 Printing
  Printing
 QuartzComposer
  QuartzComposer
 QuartzCore
  QuartzCore
 RAWCameraSupport
  RAWCameraSupport
 Safari : HTTP Cookies, HTTP Proxies
  Safari : HTTP Cookies, HTTP Proxies
 SmartCardServices
  SmartCardServices
 Spaces
  Spaces
 Spotlight Syncing
  Spotlight Syncing
 System Preferences
  System Preferences
 TimeMachine
  TimeMachine
 TimeZoneData
  TimeZoneData
 udf
  udf
 Video Conferencing
  Video Conferencing
 webdavfs
  webdavfs
 xnu
  xnu
Areas of Change
 Resolved issue with Automatic bookmark syncing and dotmacsyncclient
  Resolved issue with Automatic bookmark syncing and dotmacsyncclient
 Fixed issue with Sync Services and slow sync prompt
  Fixed issue with Sync Services and slow sync prompt
 Fixed issue with DVI and display detection
  Fixed issue with DVI and display detection
 Issue with Superdrive and eject sound resolved
  Issue with Superdrive and eject sound resolved
 Fixed issue with MobileMe pref pane and periodic syncing
  Fixed issue with MobileMe pref pane and periodic syncing
 Fixed issue with printing a PDF file from Mail.app
  Fixed issue with printing a PDF file from Mail.app
 Resolved issue with LaunchServices and downloading playlists
  Resolved issue with LaunchServices and downloading playlists
 Resolved problem with Sync Services and calendar syncing
  Resolved problem with Sync Services and calendar syncing
Issues fixed in previous seeds :
 Resolved issue with FileSync and FileSyncAgent
  Resolved issue with FileSync and FileSyncAgent
 Fixed issue with syslog and duplicate message suppression
  Fixed issue with syslog and duplicate message suppression
 Fixed multitouch issue with Finder
  Fixed multitouch issue with Finder
 Resolved issue with USB disconnect warning dialog
  Resolved issue with USB disconnect warning dialog
 Fixed issue with notified syncs and dotmacsyncclient
  Fixed issue with notified syncs and dotmacsyncclient
 Fixed issue with System Preferences and MobileMe sync tab
  Fixed issue with System Preferences and MobileMe sync tab
 Issue with KeychainAccess and prompting of passwords resolved
  Issue with KeychainAccess and prompting of passwords resolved
 AFP Server no longer caches FPGetSessionToken
  AFP Server no longer caches FPGetSessionToken
 AFP Server now turns off replay cache for non replay clients
  AFP Server now turns off replay cache for non replay clients
 AFP Client now advertises that it supports Replay cache
  AFP Client now advertises that it supports Replay cache
 Bluetooth and USB in closed lid mode compatibility fix
  Bluetooth and USB in closed lid mode compatibility fix
 FileSyncAgent syncing fix
  FileSyncAgent syncing fix
 HTTP basic authentication with long URL containing username/password fix
  HTTP basic authentication with long URL containing username/password fix
 iCalExternalSync - you can now change the record identifier to RootNode
  iCalExternalSync - you can now change the record identifier to RootNode
 Misc localization fixes
  Misc localization fixes
 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Local Time One Hour time change fix
  Buenos Aires (Argentina) Local Time One Hour time change fix
 Fixed issue with CFNetwork and Content-Disposition file names
  Fixed issue with CFNetwork and Content-Disposition file names
 Addressed issue with CoreTypes and certain zip file contents
  Addressed issue with CoreTypes and certain zip file contents
 Fixed problem with USB OTG Disks and Mass Storage
  Fixed problem with USB OTG Disks and Mass Storage
 Fixed issue with Parental Controls and idle sleep
  Fixed issue with Parental Controls and idle sleep
 Fixed issue with Parental Controls and curfew login
  Fixed issue with Parental Controls and curfew login
 Fixed issue with iDisk Syncing
  Fixed issue with iDisk Syncing
 Fixed Calculator issue with Swiss German
  Fixed Calculator issue with Swiss German
 Fixed network server file copying issue
  Fixed network server file copying issue
 Addressed issue with AudioQueue and CoreAudio
  Addressed issue with AudioQueue and CoreAudio
 Fix to Network Authorization UI
  Fix to Network Authorization UI
 Fixed issue with AirPort Drivers and “off” setting
  Fixed issue with AirPort Drivers and “off” setting
 Issue with decoding GIF images and CoreGraphics resolved
  Issue with decoding GIF images and CoreGraphics resolved
 Fixed issue with Mail and authentication of inactive accounts
  Fixed issue with Mail and authentication of inactive accounts
 Resolved issue with iCal Search and text search
  Resolved issue with iCal Search and text search
 Fixed issue with iCal Alarms not firing in certain situations
  Fixed issue with iCal Alarms not firing in certain situations
 Problem with Quick Look and CoreGraphics resolved
  Problem with Quick Look and CoreGraphics resolved
 Issue with iChat setup assistant fixed
  Issue with iChat setup assistant fixed
 Fixed issue with firewall configs being reset after upgrading
  Fixed issue with firewall configs being reset after upgrading
 Resolved issues with CFURLCookies
  Resolved issues with CFURLCookies
 Address books syncing fixes
  Address books syncing fixes
 AFP server login fixes
  AFP server login fixes
 Graphic drivers performance fixes
  Graphic drivers performance fixes
 New iCal Events and AppleScript applet fix
  New iCal Events and AppleScript applet fix
 Safari and cookies compatibility fixes
  Safari and cookies compatibility fixes
 Core Audio and AU component version mismatch fix
  Core Audio and AU component version mismatch fix
 Multiple instances of MatrixReverb in separate threads fix
  Multiple instances of MatrixReverb in separate threads fix
 Core Audio compressor threshold fix
  Core Audio compressor threshold fix
 Switching default audio device’s output stream is now immediate
  Switching default audio device’s output stream is now immediate
 More channels for Core Audio 3D mixer
  More channels for Core Audio 3D mixer
 Programmatically created (public) aggregate device now plays correctly
  Programmatically created (public) aggregate device now plays correctly
 Audio Channel Layouts and Unique ID fix
  Audio Channel Layouts and Unique ID fix
 Changing the composition of an aggregate device audio dropout fix
  Changing the composition of an aggregate device audio dropout fix
 kAudioSubDevicePropertyDriftCompensation property can now be set on an aggregate device
  kAudioSubDevicePropertyDriftCompensation property can now be set on an aggregate device
 Renaming aggregate devices now propagate device name changes to all applications
  Renaming aggregate devices now propagate device name changes to all applications
 AudioFileOpenURL memory management fix
  AudioFileOpenURL memory management fix
 CoreAudio AudioFileWritePackets file creation fix
  CoreAudio AudioFileWritePackets file creation fix
 audioqueue compatibility fixes
  audioqueue compatibility fixes
 audio file stream compatibility fixes
  audio file stream compatibility fixes
 ExtAudioFileCreateNew memory management fix
  ExtAudioFileCreateNew memory management fix
 ADTS files now supports kAudioFilePropertyPacketSizeUpperBound
  ADTS files now supports kAudioFilePropertyPacketSizeUpperBound
 Core Audio performance fixes
  Core Audio performance fixes
 CGDisplayBaseAddress and 64bit binaries compatibility fix
  CGDisplayBaseAddress and 64bit binaries compatibility fix
 Command-H and applications hiding fix
  Command-H and applications hiding fix
 FSCatalogSearch() on 64 bit binary app now returns correct results
  FSCatalogSearch() on 64 bit binary app now returns correct results
 iCalExternalSync floating events and stability fixes
  iCalExternalSync floating events and stability fixes
 iCal can now identify VTIMEZONE with a simple offset and no transition dates
  iCal can now identify VTIMEZONE with a simple offset and no transition dates
 Setting iChat setting to “invisible” via AppleScript now keeps you logged in
  Setting iChat setting to “invisible” via AppleScript now keeps you logged in
 Embed ColorSync Profile” in Image Capture no longer leaves invisible file behind
  Embed ColorSync Profile” in Image Capture no longer leaves invisible file behind
 Image Capture Architecture performance fixes
  Image Capture Architecture performance fixes
 Show(Hide)Window() without Window menu memory management fixes
  Show(Hide)Window() without Window menu memory management fixes
 Linked binary with NFS shares fix
  Linked binary with NFS shares fix
 Keychain Access : Change Password now works for smart cards
  Keychain Access : Change Password now works for smart cards
 AppleScript/Keychain Scripting now saves passwords as UTF-8
  AppleScript/Keychain Scripting now saves passwords as UTF-8
 pthread operation support fixes
  pthread operation support fixes
 Access times on FAT32 formatted USB external drive performance fix
  Access times on FAT32 formatted USB external drive performance fix
 Fixed issue with large file (4gb+) writes to LINUX nfs server when initiated from finder
  Fixed issue with large file (4gb+) writes to LINUX nfs server when initiated from finder
 NFS export and hostname resolution at startup fix
  NFS export and hostname resolution at startup fix
 copying from a framebuffer object to a texture via glCopyTexSubImage2D fix
  copying from a framebuffer object to a texture via glCopyTexSubImage2D fix
 GL_ARB_occlusion_query now works with multiple in-flight queries
  GL_ARB_occlusion_query now works with multiple in-flight queries
 Dealloc method of Cocoa PDE is now called when Print dialog is closed
  Dealloc method of Cocoa PDE is now called when Print dialog is closed
 Two-Sided Checkbox now follows PPD UIConstraints
  Two-Sided Checkbox now follows PPD UIConstraints
 Carbon Printing sheets and window flickering issue fix
  Carbon Printing sheets and window flickering issue fix
 ‘Collated’ can now be set as default in print dialog
  ‘Collated’ can now be set as default in print dialog
 Print sheet now honors first page/last page settings
  Print sheet now honors first page/last page settings
 PDFView now works with undoManager when its document is set
  PDFView now works with undoManager when its document is set
 Paper sizes and some PPDs compatibility fixes
  Paper sizes and some PPDs compatibility fixes
 AERecord-to-NSDictionary translation now handles ‘usrf’ fields.
  AERecord-to-NSDictionary translation now handles ‘usrf’ fields.
 Support for serial smart card readers in pcscd
  Support for serial smart card readers in pcscd
 SyncServer performance fix
  SyncServer performance fix
 AppKit recognition of xml-format webarchives
  AppKit recognition of xml-format webarchives
 Latest time zone changes for Brazil, Europe, Argentina, etc
  Latest time zone changes for Brazil, Europe, Argentina, etc
 Uploading of files to more than one webDAV volume at the same time fix
  Uploading of files to more than one webDAV volume at the same time fix
 X11 application gnubg segmentation fix
  X11 application gnubg segmentation fix
IMPORTANT : Engineering requires additional information for crashing bugs, kernel panics, and hanging issues.
Crashing Bugs : Crash logs are required for crashing bugs. Crash logs can be located in /Library/Logs/CrashReporter
Kernel Panics : Backtraces, which contain vital information for investigating kernel panics, are required for kernel panic issues. Backtraces can be saved to nvram on restart shutdown, then copied to the panic.log file on restart. The panic.log file can be found in /Library/Logs/PanicReporter.
Hanging Issues : When an application is hung, a Sample should be provided. This can be done using the Activity Monitor (/Applications/Utilities/). To generate a Sample using this utility, click on the hung application name, then from the View Menu select “Sample Process”.