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08.19.05
Apple Re-releases Security Update
 By David Utter
A security update released for Mac OS X earlier in the week broke the functionality
of 64-bit applications.
There's an old joke about a couple at a classy restaurant, and their meal is interrupted
by a god-awful sound of stuff being dropped and broken from the kitchen. They
ask the waiter what that noise was, and he smoothly tells them it's the sound
of a job opening being created.
Whoever dropped the QA part of Apple's recent security update may be applying
for that kitchen job now. Apple has had to correct
the original update and release it anew.
The update addressed a number of outstanding issues on the Mac OS X Tiger platform.
But it created the problem of rendering 64-bit applications unusable on those
systems that installed the update. Wolfram Research's Mathematica, a high-end
computational engine, was widely reported as an example of an affected application.
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From Apple's web site, it appears the earlier security update delivered the LibSystem
component with 32-bit support only. That component has been replaced with a combined
32-bit and 64-bit LibSystem in the newest update.
All is well now, as Apple has hammered out the wrinkles and released the update
again. The Safari web browser and Directory Services were among several components
receiving fixes, and Apple recommends that its customers install the new update.
About the Author:
David Utter is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business. |
