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08/18/2005, 6:35am, EDT

Thursday, August 18th

Apple updates security patch to fix 64-bit glitch

Apple late Wednesday night fixed a glitch in its recent security update that prevented Tiger users from running 64-bit applications. As reported yesterday, the initial version of the Security Update 2005-007 1.0 accidently disabled 64-bit computing under Mac OS X 10.4.2, while addressing nearly three dozen other security exploits. Security Update 2005-007 v1.1, now available for both Client and Server editions of Tiger (via the web and Software Update), replaces Security Update 2005-007 v1.0 for Tiger systems Mac OS X v10.4.2. Apple recommends that users who have already installed v1.0 on Tiger systems to install v1.1. Version 1.1 of the update "provides a combined 32- and 64-bit version of LibSystem to replace the 32-bit version that was delivered in v1.0. No other changes have been made in version 1.1," according to Apple's documentation.


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08/18, 9:15am, EDT
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08/18, 9:29am, EDT
provides a combined 32- and 64-bit version of LibSystem to replace the 32-bit version that was delivered in v1.0.

So, if I read this correctly, Apple just FORGOT the 64-bit version of libsystem? Are you joking?
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08/18, 10:22am, EDT
Rather than Apple "forgetting" to include the 64-bit version, I find it more likely that they accidentally "flipped the wrong switch" when they built the library so that the 64-bit code was excluded.
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08/18, 1:20pm, EDT
My widgets are all now broken. Wondering if it could be the newer new update. Anyoneelse got this?
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08/18, 4:26pm, EDT
Rather than Apple "forgetting" to include the 64-bit version, I find it more likely that they accidentally "flipped the wrong switch" when they built the library so that the 64-bit code was excluded.

But with such a massive project, wouldn't the build scripts all be, well, scripted, such that it wouldn't require someone to remember to turn on or off some feature (like a big ol' -O or something). But then why would someone be hacking their way through the build scripts, esp. touching the parts that probably wouldn't have changed for a security patch?

Update scripts, on the other hand, have to be updated/tweaked/created for each build (as what needs to be installed changes). It seems to me like a more likely scenario to actually forget to include something.

But I'm basing this on personal experience where I never touch my compile scripts unless I have to, but I'm always forgetting a file when building the update package.
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08/19, 7:39am, EDT
Better still, shouldn't Apple have tested the patch on 64 bit apps before shipping it?
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