Monday, April 16, 2012

Download OS X 10.7.4 Lion Build 11E46 - Developer News

Download OS X 10.7.4 Lion Build 11E46 - Developer News
Apple has seeded developers with a new test build of OS X 10.7.4 Lion asking them to focus on areas like App Store, graphics, Mail, QuickTime, screen sharing, and Time Machine.

OS X 10.7.4 Build 11E46 lists no known issues in the seed notes and asks developers to focus on six core areas of the operating system (enumerated above).

This is the fourth test build of OS X 10.7.4 seeded to developers with no known issues and it is beginning to appear increasingly possible that the public version will be released shortly.

Apple is currently also focusing on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion internally, which it has promised to release to the masses sometime late this summer.

OS X 10.7.4 is likely the latest maintenance update to the current version of Apple’s desktop operating system. Developers registered with Apple's anual $99 program can download the new software immediately from the company's Developer Center.

The seed notes for Apple’s latest Lion beta (courtesy of 9to5Mac) can be found below:

OS X Lion 10.7.4 build 11E46 Seed Note

OS X Lion Update 10.7.4 is an update to OS X Lion 10.7.

Installation Instructions

The OS X Lion 10.7.4 Update (Combo) updates

- OS X Lion 10.7, 10.7.1 or 10.7.2, 10.7.3 GM or any other previous 10.7.4 seed builds.

The OS X Lion 10.7.4 Update (Delta) updates

- OS X Lion 10.7.3 GM or any other previous 10.7.4 seed builds.

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.

Known Issues

- None

Focus Areas

- App Store

- Graphics

- Mail

- QuickTime

- Screen Sharing

-Time Machine

Bug Reporting

This build is being provided to you for testing and development purposes. Should you encounter any problems, please submit a bug report using the online Bug Reporter at . Please make sure to include “10.7.4 (11E46)” in the bug title and description. This information will ensure that your bug is processed quickly.

When submitting a bug report, please make sure to include a Summary, Steps to Reproduce, Actual Results, Expected Results, the System Profile Report, and any other relevant information that is necessary to process the report.

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/DiagnosticReports

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”.

For complete instructions on submitting bug reports, please visit the Bug Reporting page at http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter

Thank you for your support.

Apple World Wide Developer Relations