Wine Staging 11.18 has been released, introducing two new experimental patches aimed at improving service architecture and video playback. The service_check_arch patch addresses a bug that caused 64-bit services to be mislabeled, preventing them from starting, while the quartz-vy12_to_rgb patch fixes YUV-to-RGB conversion, enhancing video playback for DirectShow-based players and games. This update also includes an improvement to the vkd3d-latest patchset, which is crucial for running DirectX 11 games on Linux and macOS. The release reflects ongoing volunteer efforts and updates, allowing users to benefit from a collection of around 90 experimental patches, though it primarily serves as a maintenance rebase against the latest Wine development branch
Wine Staging 11.18 Released: Two New Patches Fix Service Architecture and YV12 Video Playback
The Wine Staging 11.18 release adding two new experimental patches. The service_check_arch patch stops 64-bit services from being mislabeled with the wrong WOW64 flag, fixing a bug that made services fail to start. The more user-relevant quartz-vy12_to_rgb patch adds software YUV-to-RGB conversion, repairing broken video playback in DirectShow-based players and games. The release also updates the vkd3d-latest patchset and rebases the usual ~90 experimental patches against the latest Wine development branch.
