Stacks 6 — Beta 48 Release

After a few public releases last week, this build focuses on squashing a handful of small bugs—and a few big ones.

All new add-on installer
Multithreaded updater
Mini web server with PHP extras

Stacks v6.0.0 Beta

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All New Add-On Installer

The new installer is much faster, especially for bulk add-on installs. The updated UI displays key details, and if things go sideways, the (also brand new) app-wide logging system can show all the details

Faster Add-On Updater

Updates now run across many more threads, making everything faster. If something’s missing, logs keep each threaded operation clear and distinct. And the UI got a bit of a refresh, too.

Mini Server with Lots of Extras

Stacks' Mini Web Server now supports a huge suite of PHP extensions and runs natively—(no more Rosetta needed to work around that bug).

Crashers

Several critical crashers were fixed—specifically during project Open/Save, add-on installs. Crash fixing isn't flashiest work, but it’s the backbone of real beta testing. A big thank you to everyone who helped out.

Blank Theme

Some frameworks need a minimal base theme. A few ship their own, while others depend on themes not yet ported to Stacks. Hopefully this little detail will help get some of those older frameworks going.

This build includes nearly 50 documented fixes, plus dozens more behind the scenes. Check out the full detailed release notes for the nitty gritty.

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