Faulty 0.48.4 stable release download

Asked by TBaucells

When I go to any of the download links for stable release 0.48.4, what actually downloads is 0.48.2, which I already have.

Any solutions? I am not really confident with tarball, et al.

My system: Mac OSX 10.8.4

Thanks,

T

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su_v (suv-lp) said :
#1

Inkscape 0.48.2 is the currently latest DMG (Mac OS X build of Inkscape)
available, due to various reasons.

To quote the news from the latest release 0.48.4:
«At this time we also need to apologize that we are not officially
packaging builds for OSX. This was the primary reason that 0.48.3 never
saw an official announcement. Please know that we are still actively
working on making the experience on the OSX platform better and are
working towards native builds (no promises of if/when any will be
available.) As a side note, MacPorts does already have 0.48.4 available,
so a portion of our Mac users are not left out in the cold.»
<http://inkscape.org/archive.php?lang=en&year=2012&month=12>

The structure of current web site does not allow to further adjust to
this specific situation for Mac users: the latest release _is_ indeed
0.48.4 (this does not depend on ports to ither platforms), just that
there are no new builds of this release available for one of the
supported platforms available: the version string in the "quick
download" button at the top of the home page is set using a global
variable for the current version, the actual link however is set
depending on the OS the broswer reports being used on.

A new and improved web site for Inkscape is being actively worked on (in
progess), though there is no fixed ETA.

Any news about new packages for Mac OS X 10.7.5 will be annouced on the
home page.

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su_v (suv-lp) said :
#2

On 2013-07-31 11:51 +0100, TBaucells wrote:
> My system: Mac OSX 10.8.4

Please read this section of the Inkscape FAQ when installing on Mountain Lion:
<http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ#Inkscape_fails_to_launch_on_OS_X_10.8_Mountain_Lion>

For new Inkscape users on a Mac, this web page has a few basic but very useful tips:
<http://rhult.github.io/inkscape-tips.html>

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su_v (suv-lp) said :
#3

Correction:
> Any news about new packages for Mac OS X 10.7.5 will be annouced on the home page.
should read instead
> Any news about new packages for OS X will be announced on the home page.

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