[Radiance-general] High Sierra OS - latest

[Thomas Bleicher]

Hi Rob

If you are already on Mac OS 10.12.x ("Sierra") you should have no problems
upgrading to "High Sierra". It's more a "polish" than a "feature" upgrade.
You should check compatibility with X11 first, though. I don't think it's
considered a core component by Apple. You can find an in-depth review here:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/macos-10-13-high-sierra-the-ars-technica-review/

I skipped the "Sierra" release and thought it would be a good time to
upgrade now but then I found out that the new file system does not work
well on spinning rust disk (which I still use in my iMac). To me the new
file system was the only interesting feature. I'll wait at least for the
10.13.1 release before I upgrade to give others a chance to find the juicy
problems.




On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 8:46 AM, Shakespeare, Robert A. <
shakespe at indiana.edu> wrote:

> I just received notice of the availability of “High Sierra”(4+) MacOS.
>
> It includes the following:
> Upgrade the performance, reliability, and security of your Mac with the
> new Apple File System.
> .Update to a new file system architecture designed for all Flash Macs
> .Protect your entire drive with built-in native encryption for greater
> security.
>
> Well I have a built-in flash drive, and the primary purpose of this laptop
> is for Radiance, running in an Xquartz X11 system.
>
> Does the new file system and its protections affect command-line Radiance?
> I currently run OSX  10.12.6. Trying to avoid a dysfunctional laptop if
> patches are needed to run Radiance.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rob
>
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