“The update originally entered limited testing in early December. In total the present build incorporates 221 code corrections to 92 system components, including Mail, MobileMe, iCal and QuickTime X,” MacNN reports.
“The build is labeled 10D522, and approximately 665.7MB in size,” MacNN reports.
Full article here.
See the list of changes in 10D522 here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn W.” for the heads up.]
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Christ….looks like 10.6 was launched a bit too early.
It’s a good job first snow leopard install freed up about 5GB on the hard drive as the updates just seem to be getting bigger and bigger lol
Uh, no, Jeeve. It’s a normal update. This will have bug fixes we learned about from broad use. If you look at the timing, this is a scheduled update.
I’m glad that Apple is the company that it is…
Anyone can screw up but if they are willing to take ownership and fix it and make it better, I’m willing to wait for it a little.
Apple people just will not let Apple have shitty software. So Apple can thank us as well as we should thank them for their diligence.
Pi has spoken
Fine with the timing and size. Seems normal to me.
If Apple were to release new hardware in the next few months, such as a tablet, for example, then it would not be surprising that there would be a big OS X update just before, to ensure comparability with all of the new features.
@Lava_Head_UK
Keep in mind that the update, however massive, will be mostly replacing, not adding to the existing code of your installed OS.
You will still keep to yourself the 5GB Snow Leopard gave you back.
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To be fair, these updates often replace applications and source code – not just add to it. In other words, that 665.7MB might remove 500MB in the update process, leaving something like 165.7MB in new code.
I’ve never understood why some people look at software updates as proof of a flawed system. Nothing in computer software is perfect and I am more than happy to know that Apple pays a team of engineers millions each year to constantly refine and secure the OS. And that’s my biggest complaint with Linux is that there is no central quality control over the many different flavors floating about.
@MediaXYZ I second the motion!
I hope Apple fixed iWeb. The last update really screwed it up. And get it together with Quicktime, put it back in System Preference.
@Lava_Head_UK and others
Most bits of an Apple Software update replace existing components with patched new versions; hence, updates even large ones may not increase the footprint on your HD by much. The size of the update reflects to number of patched OS components. The updated OS would only increase significantly in size if features are added or significantly changed.
Another 0.3 MB, and it will be 666 MB.
@Military Police
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That must be a rounding error
but will it be SNAPPIER ?!!??
Probably.
I hope they also improve OpenGL performance with it.
Military Police,
Biblical Conspiracy theories? Got your tinfoil hat on?
Any new features? Personally, I dream of the day when Apple finally give us back the beloved WindowShade functionality we were robbed of with the advent of OS X.
Unsanity’s replacement was great but died with Snow Leopard. We’ll be on to 10.7 before that shower get it organised to issue a fix for SN…
Round it up to 666MB!! I want the update from hell!!!
So when does 10.6.2 come out on retail dvd?!? I’ve been waiting for that to update to Snow Leopard from Leopard.
So does this mean it isn’t imminent yet?
Please fix the Magic Mouse bluetooth driver so that the little rodent does not drain the batteries of three-AA wireless keyboard.
@Dan Brown
Just having fun, don’t panic.