# Synfig 0.63 Release Started!
**URL:** https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366
**Category:** Synfig news discussion
**Created:** [April 20, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366 "2011-04-20T16:19:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Genete](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Genete)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/1 "2011-04-20T16:19:51Z")
Synfig Team is proud to announce the release procedure of Synfig 0.63 (formly 0.63.00) I’ll list the task done and pending to do during the procedure.
The target date is May 15th to full code freeze. After code freeze only translations will be incorporated as well as needed code to release new version.
Tasks:
- Merge code at repository. DONE
- Update Spanish translation at Transifex. DONE
- [Release Candidate #1](http://synfig.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=10744#p10744).DONE
- Start splash challenge. (coming soon) YOUR HELP HERE
- Submit bugs. YOUR HELP HERE
- [Update other translations by community](http://www.transifex.net/projects/p/synfig/) YOUR HELP HERE
- Release Candidate #2
- End splash challenge
- Final Release
- Spread the world
Cya!
-G
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### Author:  [@nikitakit](https://forums.synfig.org/u/nikitakit)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/2 "2011-04-20T21:50:42Z")
Great!
Can you merge the guides code for this release? It’s ready for inclusion as far as I can tell.
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### Author:  [@Genete](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Genete)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/3 "2011-04-20T22:49:11Z")
> [@nikitakit](#):
>
> Great!
> Can you merge the guides code for this release? It’s ready for inclusion as far as I can tell.
As you can see [here](http://synfig.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=synfig/synfig;a=shortlog), guides are already included since it was not needed any merge to include them into master, just a simple rebase.
master already include:
- nikitakit\_guides
- nikitakit\_ducks
- nikitakit\_cairo\_gui
- genete\_advanced\_outline
in that order.
Guides work very well as I have tested in my computer. 😃
-G
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### Author:  [@nikitakit](https://forums.synfig.org/u/nikitakit)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/4 "2011-04-20T23:42:25Z")
> [@Genete](#):
>
> > [@nikitakit](#):
> >
> > Great!
> > Can you merge the guides code for this release? It’s ready for inclusion as far as I can tell.
>
> As you can see [here](http://synfig.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=synfig/synfig;a=shortlog), guides are already included since it was not needed any merge to include them into master, just a simple rebase.
> master already include:
>
> - nikitakit\_guides
> - nikitakit\_ducks
> - nikitakit\_cairo\_gui
> - genete\_advanced\_outline
>
> in that order.
>
> Guides work very well as I have tested in my computer. 😃
> -G
Oh, I see. I was just confused when I didn’t see a merge message right at the top.
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### Author:  [@Vinsy](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Vinsy)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/5 "2011-04-21T14:10:06Z")
yaiy! starting my day with good news, i can’t wait to test the RCs, i have been playing with the advanced line layer, it’s very interesting but i can’t figure out any use for it, it was already possible to achieve the same effect animating the weight of ducks. looking forward to the first RC
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### Author:  [@jcome](https://forums.synfig.org/u/jcome)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/6 "2011-04-22T03:40:12Z")
can’t wait for it.
yesterday i built a git version (RC1) and play a bit with advanced outline, really nice one! except the rendering hang up my synfig totally, I am considering to report it as a bug.
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### Author:  [@Genete](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Genete)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2011, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/7 "2011-04-22T07:13:02Z")
> [@jcome](#):
>
> can’t wait for it.
>
> yesterday i built a git version (RC1) and play a bit with advanced outline, really nice one! except the rendering hang up my synfig totally, I am considering to report it as a bug.
Can you reproduce the bug? if so, please let me know as soon as possible 🙂
-G
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### Author:  [@jcome](https://forums.synfig.org/u/jcome)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/8 "2011-04-23T05:34:02Z")
terminal output:
```auto
synfig(2146) [07:45:33 AM] info: ------
synfig(2379) [07:45:57 AM] error: Unable to open pipe to ffmpeg
synfigstudio: xcb_io.c:221: poll_for_event: Assertion `(((long) (event_sequence) - (long) (dpy->request)) <= 0)' failed.
synfigstudio: Fatal IO error 0 (Success) on X server :0.
synfig(2379) [07:45:57 AM] info: DockManager::unregister_dockable(): "pal_edit" has been Unregistered
Aborted (core dumped)
bash-4.2$
```
it should be an os specified ffmpeg issue. the other render targets work fine (I tested imagemagic, png).
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### Author:  [@Genete](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Genete)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/9 "2011-04-23T22:49:12Z")
Release Candidate 1 linux binaries available:
32 bits:
[debian package](http://sourceforge.net/projects/synfig/files/binaries/linux-binaries/synfigstudio_0.63.00-20110422.rc1.1_i386.deb/download)
[red hat package](http://sourceforge.net/projects/synfig/files/binaries/linux-binaries/synfigstudio-0.63.00-20110422.rc1.1.i386.rpm/download)
[universal binary](http://sourceforge.net/projects/synfig/files/binaries/linux-binaries/synfigstudio-0.63.00-20110422.rc1.1.i386.tar.bz2/download)
64 bits:
[debian package](http://sourceforge.net/projects/synfig/files/binaries/linux-binaries/synfigstudio_0.63.00-20110422.rc1.1_amd64.deb/download)
[red hat packager](http://sourceforge.net/projects/synfig/files/binaries/linux-binaries/synfigstudio-0.63.00-20110422.rc1.1.x86_64.rpm/download)
[universal binary](http://sourceforge.net/projects/synfig/files/binaries/linux-binaries/synfigstudio-0.63.00-20110422.rc1.1.x86_64.tar.bz2/download)
Please download and test the binaries and report bugs or unextpected behavior.
Translations updates are welcome: [transifex.net/projects/p/synfig/](http://www.transifex.net/projects/p/synfig/)
-G
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### Author:  [@secondplanet](https://forums.synfig.org/u/secondplanet)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/10 "2011-04-24T00:24:16Z")
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### Author:  [@nikitakit](https://forums.synfig.org/u/nikitakit)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/11 "2011-04-24T04:51:58Z")
> [@secondplanet](#):
>
> … and the release candidate for Mac! [github.com/synfig-osx/tree/mast … udio-rc.rb](https://github.com/synfig-osx/tree/master/homebrew/synfigstudio-rc.rb) (untested as of this moment, but thinking of building tomorrow morning.) It can also build a .app with `brew linkapps`.
The link gives me a 404 error.
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### Author:  [@KonstantinDmitriev](https://forums.synfig.org/u/KonstantinDmitriev)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/12 "2011-04-24T05:11:33Z")
> [@nikitakit](#):
>
> The link gives me a 404 error.
The correct link: [github.com/secondplanet/synfig- … udio-rc.rb](https://github.com/secondplanet/synfig-osx/blob/master/homebrew/synfigstudio-rc.rb)
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### Author:  [@Genete](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Genete)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2011, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/13 "2011-04-24T07:25:52Z")
Respect to translations, I will add to master branch any updated translation at [transifex.net/projects/p/synfig/](http://www.transifex.net/projects/p/synfig/) until May 15th.
Past that day, I won’t wait for any other translator request of waiting. Any further work will be included in next release.
Respect to splash screen, this time it will be a bit different. This splash will remain until 0.64 and won’t change between minor releases. Also, there won’t be public voting pool. Only Synfig Administrators will select the winner. In case of no entries or not good enough any of them, the Synfig team can choose a finalist of any of the past challenges.
It is planned to have minor releases more frequently, even if only some bugs has been killed.
-G
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### Author:  [@Animtim](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Animtim)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2011, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/14 "2011-04-24T10:43:57Z")
I’ve started to translate to French at Transifex, but I think you have to add me in the group to get my changes included, as if I can see my commits only if I’m logged (Synfig Studio to 100% and Core to 83% yet ; My name there is Animtim 😉 )
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### Author:  [@Animtim](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Animtim)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2011, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/15 "2011-04-24T10:55:54Z")
Hey I’m having an issue with the RC (deb 64 on Ubuntu 10.10):
“synfigstudio: error while loading shared libraries: libxcb-render-util.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory”
I think that a dependency link to libxcb-render-util0 is missing, I installed it then now it works 🙂
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### Author:  [@Vinsy](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Vinsy)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/16 "2011-04-24T12:51:53Z")
> [@Animtim](#):
>
> Hey I’m having an issue with the RC (deb 64 on Ubuntu 10.10):
>
> “synfigstudio: error while loading shared libraries: libxcb-render-util.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory”
>
> I think that a dependency link to libxcb-render-util0 is missing, I installed it then now it works 🙂
yes, i’m also having problems with Ubuntu 10.10 Deb 32bits, all dependencies were satisfied, but i have that output in terminal too:
`
synfigstudio: error while loading shared libraries: libxcb-render-util.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory`
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### Author:  [@Animtim](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Animtim)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/17 "2011-04-24T13:29:28Z")
@ Vinsy: Just install libxcb-render-util0 by yourself with sudo apt-get or with Synaptic.
@ Genete: Is there a way to use the advanced outline with the drawing tool ?! If not that’s too bad, please add it!
Also is it possible to add some width points on advanced outlines? I didn’t find how to…
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### Author:  [@KonstantinDmitriev](https://forums.synfig.org/u/KonstantinDmitriev)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/18 "2011-04-24T14:25:01Z")
Thank you for reporting issue about libxcb-render-util. I’ll take a look at it.
> [@Animtim](#):
>
> @ Genete: Is there a way to use the advanced outline with the drawing tool ?! If not that’s too bad, please add it!
> Also is it possible to add some width points on advanced outlines? I didn’t find how to…
Draw Tool currently can’t be used to create advanced outlines. This feature is postponed for the further release.
To add width point, just right-click on existing widthpoint and choose “Insert Item (Smart)”. New widthpoint will be inserted before the current one.
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### Author:  [@carbonphobia](https://forums.synfig.org/u/carbonphobia)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/19 "2011-04-24T15:11:59Z")
I have this issue below too.
Is it possible to fix the package or pls let us know exactly which version we need of the render-util lib.
Thanks
> > issue with the RC (deb 64 on Ubuntu 10.10):
> > “synfigstudio: error while loading shared libraries: libxcb-render-util.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory”
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### Author:  [@Genete](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Genete)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-0-63-release-started/1366/20 "2011-04-24T19:25:11Z")
@Animtim: I’ve seen your translations contributions at transfiex. Can you post your full name here for credits? Will you full translate synfig-core for this release?
@Animtim, Vinsy and carbonphobia:
That’s why this is a release candidate 🙂
We need to fix that dependence in the build package script.
Meanwhile try this:
```auto
$ sudo apt-get install libxcb-render-util0
```
It should work for 32 and 64 bits.
Remember that we are providing packages with virtually none dependence. We create the packages under a chroot environment and prepare all the dependences within that virtual machine. So it is possible that those libraries are included in other libraries in the virtual machine but are split at your system (i.e. ubuntu 10.10). That’s why need your help for testing.
-G
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