Release Notes/Second Life Release/3.6.6.280939

Release Notes for v3.6.6 (280939) - Second Life Viewer

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Second Life Release Viewer version 3.6.6.280939

Released on September 13, 2013.

[ Windows | Macintosh | Linux]

Release Notes   This release contains avatar rendering performance work as well as numerous bugfixes: Automatic avatar render limit and feedback system rendering optimizations avatar render cost information simple impostors graphics pref update new debug setting "RenderAutoMuteRenderCostLimit" sets render cost cutoff point (default 0 = disabled cutoff check) Extra particle parameters: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/LlParticleSystem Orientation data no longer lost on TP Multiple Crash fixes Bugfixes

Resolved Issues   CHUI-836 [CHUIBUG]Opening chat history from the conversation log sometimes crashes the viewer MAINT-1260 Viewer Missing syntax highlighting for newish prim parameters MAINT-1291 Enable Debug GL crashes the viewer to the desktop MAINT-1312 Tooltip for script constant PRIM_TEMP_ON_REZ has a typo ("temporay") MAINT-1452 Viewer floods the log file with hundreds of exactly the same lines MAINT-1555 Incorrect Texture Memory on Mac Client MAINT-2003 Feature Request - Mac memory multiple limiting texture memory to 256mb MAINT-1842 Viewer crash when uploading specific mesh. MAINT-1930 [crashhunters] crash in LLVOVolume::calcLOD() MAINT-2003 Feature Request - Mac memory multiple limiting texture memory to 256mb MAINT-2302 Tests frequently fail on Windows builds MAINT-2370 Create full avatar / stand-in swapping mechanism in the viewer MAINT-2371 Profile current pipeline for displaying crowd scenes MAINT-2386 Viewer crashes when user move landmarks from Inventory -> Landmarks or Places to Favorite bar MAINT-2388 Crashing on attempt to upload rigged mesh DAE file MAINT-2390 llSetTextureAnim Disabling on rigged mesh not working properly MAINT-2407 'Stop animating me' spams server MAINT-2867 [PUBLIC] Object can obtain and retain permissions indefinitely without avatar's knowledge and no way of knowing who took it - possible security issue MAINT-2879 Viewer should revoke animation permissions with "Stop Animating Me" MAINT-2410 Extra Particle Parameters MAINT-2417 Update Graphics tab layout MAINT-2426 Viewer support for new simulator AvatarRenderInfo capability MAINT-2433 Clean up mesh http status code usage MAINT-2436 Viewer crash on uploading collada with wrong number of indices in <polylist> MAINT-2461 [crashhunters] crash in LLViewerRegion::getOriginGlobal MAINT-2811 Viewer-cat crashes after teleport: WARNING: LLOctreeNode<class LLDrawable>::insert: Octree insertion failed, starting over from root! MAINT-2506 Viewer support for PERMISSION_SILENT_ESTATE_MANAGEMENT and PERMISSION_OVERRIDE_ANIMATIONS MAINT-2507 Viewer is missing syntax highlighting for new MAINT-2410 particle parameters MAINT-2410 Extra Particle Parameters MAINT-2510 Time can go backwards for viewer animation, assert fires MAINT-2511 Mesh requests not handling time outs MAINT-2518 Viewer LLViewerTextureList::removeImageFromList() shouldn't crash MAINT-2548 Add debug viewer render info for the AV metrics MAINT-2558 Add viewer option for more logging on avatar render info MAINT-2595 Viewer spams log at startup with Vivox caps issue MAINT-2598 Viewer logs warning about VoiceServiceConnectionStateChangedEvent MAINT-2605 Eliminate LLControlGroup::set warning when starting the viewer MAINT-2612 compiling error "indra_lval was not declared in this scope" on local Mac. MAINT-2624 unexpected crash around Content-Range: header processing MAINT-2647 Objects failing to render MAINT-2672 lscript lex/yacc files don't work with bison >= 2.7 on windows MAINT-2676 Set home to here - screen_home.bmp not saved MAINT-2686 [simon-ll-viewer-cat] Path cut, hollow and slice break planar texture mapping on prims MAINT-2711 Add missing LSL constants for llGetObjectDetails() to the viewer MAINT-2764 [simon-ll-viewer-cat] Planar texture mapping with bumpiness and path cut breaks under forward rendering MAINT-2808 Viewer side : Stats for OBJECT_ATTACHMENT_GEOMETRY_BYTES and OBJECT_ATTACHMENT_SURFACE_AREA do not return to the 'no attachments' values after avatar removes last attachment MAINT-2709 Add LSL access to simulator's rendering information MAINT-2854 Server fix - Stats for OBJECT_ATTACHMENT_GEOMETRY_BYTES and OBJECT_ATTACHMENT_SURFACE_AREA do not return to the 'no attachments' values after avatar removes last attachment MAINT-2316 Automatic avatar render limit and feedback system MAINT-2811 Viewer-cat crashes after teleport: WARNING: LLOctreeNode<class LLDrawable>::insert: Octree insertion failed, starting over from root! MAINT-2875 Menubar entry for Fly should show Page Up + Add menu item for Stop Flying MAINT-2879 Viewer should revoke animation permissions with "Stop Animating Me" MAINT-3016 Viewer freezes attempting to stop Internet audio stream MAINT-3020 [CHUI] Torn off nearby chat is no longer visible after exiting mouselook MAINT-3046 Viewer-Lion Crashes on logout MAINT-3065 Avatar render info's 'geometry' stat is unpredictable for linked objects MAINT-2426 Viewer support for new simulator AvatarRenderInfo capability MAINT-3073 [CHUIBUG] fix emotes in Compact mode MAINT-3095 Viewer crashes after opening Nearby chat history, if it is empty. MAINT-3110 new crash in LLNotificationsUI::LLHandlerUtil::logToIMP2P MAINT-3128 Advanced graphical settings are not changing when dragging "Quality and Speed" slider MAINT-318 [PUBLIC][crashhunters] llerrs in LLRender::flush() on nvidia MAINT-528 The constant STATUS_BLOCK_GRAB_OBJECT does not parse as a constant, though it does compile correctly. MAINT-755 [PUBLIC]Crash occurs while enabling Debug GL option on iMac SH-4190 Reactivate unit tests neutered under MAINT-3202 MAINT-2302 Tests frequently fail on Windows builds STORM-1552 Captive network login page ends up in the gputable and featuretable files, does not parse STORM-1556 Captive network login page hangs the viewer with a white screen instead of the spiffy login thing

Known Issues   MAINT-809 [PUBLIC]Setting 16x antialiasing crashes Viewer in Ubuntu 11.10 with GeForce 6600 MAINT-3135 Cocoa Viewer: Mac: Maximizing the viewer leaves garbage on the screen. WEB-4659 Direct Delivery Outbox fails in Linux build BUG-3848 COCOA Beta - Saving a snapshot to computer causes movement controls to break. BUG-3875 MAC viewer - Renaming an object or clothing item in inventory results in automatic wearing NORSPEC-273 Legacy bumpiness renders funny on HUD faces with custom alpha mode NORSPEC-275 Brightness and Darkness legacy bump maps render incorrectly on Intel GPUs. NORSPEC-311 WL Haze effects are inconsistent between solid and transparent objects under water. NORSPEC-342 Rigged alpha attachments don't render for impostors.