[HOW TO] OpenCore 0.9.6 >> 0.9.7 differences

[miliuco]

OpenCore 0.9.7 is out. You can get it from Acidanthera.

Main changes

• Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS
• Fixed recovery failing to boot on some systems and updated recovery_urls.txt
• Added command line args support to QemuBuild.command
• Improved OpenDuet and switched to new UE format
• Made boot loader support only UE format
• Updated FixupAppleEfiImages quirk to fix errors in all non-Secure Boot Apple signed binaries
• Updated ProvideCurrentCpuInfo quirk to fix issues on Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6
• Updated efidebug.tool to add support for new UE image format.

config.plist

• Nothing to do.

Kexts

• AppleALC 1.8.8
• MacHyperVSupport 0.9.7.

 

[Edhawk]

Anyone know if 'new UE format' and 'new UE image format' means they have switched to Unreal Engine 4?

OpenCore 1.0.0 is getting closer!

That is usually a big milestone in project development, but the way things are going with OC it is more likely to be a bit of an 'oh yeah, what's next' moment.

 

[miliuco]

Anyone know if 'new UE format' and 'new UE image format' means they have switched to Unreal Engine 4?

I looked for information about this but can't find the exact meaning. I guess it is something related to PE COFF loaders.

OpenCore 1.0.0 is getting closer!

Yes Who'd say! I discovered OpenCore with version 0.5.8, I was not one of the first. It's hard to believe the huge number of changes and improvements it has had since then.

 

[etorix]

Anyone know if 'new UE format' and 'new UE image format' means they have switched to Unreal Engine 4?

This unfortunately looks more like a shorthand for UEFI. Four letters were two too many, I suppose.

OpenCore 1.0.0 is getting closer!

March 2024 if they keep the schedule. But with the numbering system, "1.0.0" will merely be the interim release between 0.9.9 of February and 1.0.1 of April.