Sparrow 2.0.1 released

Daniel

Hey guys,
there's a new minor Sparrow release available!

Sparrow 2.0.1 for iOS 7

The iOS 7 release required some changes to the current stable version -- I'm sure most of you are already aware of that and are using the development version (master branch) at the moment.

In order to have a stable "2.0" version that works with iOS 7, I just created a new release: "Sparrow v2.0.1". That release contains all the iOS 7 and 64 bit compatibility changes, as well as some bugfixes, optimizations and several new methods -- see changelog).

This is now the "stable" release, to be found in the Git branch with the same name. If any critical bugs are found in this version, we can add it to that branch. In the meantime, the "master" branch will be used to prepare the Sparrow 2.1 release.

TTStu

Can I confirm that the previous version (WITH the png fix but WITHOUT the 64 bit stuff) still works on 64 bit devices?

eg, the "64 bit compatibility" mentioned is more an improvement than an actual fix?

Thanks, of course going forward I will be using the latest version, and then 2.1 when available 🙂

Daniel

If you use a deployment target of iOS 5 or 6, the app is compiled in 32 bit mode, anyway -- and since you'll want to support those devices, you're on the safe side.

With a deployment target of iOS 7, the app can be compiled in 64 bit mode. Afaik, the old version should work with that, too -- you do get some compiler warnings, but they shouldn't be critical.

That said: I don't have a 64 bit device to test on, so to be brutally honest: I can't say if it really works, not even the new version *g*.

TTStu

Ah ok lol, my 64 bit device should be arriving soon, I'll just have to check then... what I mean is I released Keepie Uppie before the above mentioned changes so I'm hoping downloaders with new devices are finding it works! No bug reports or crashes so hopefully it's all fine...

TTStu

Oh and ps, I can confirm 2.0.1 appears to be working in every other way 🙂

Daniel

Thanks, that's great to know! 🙂

zyzzyxx

Question:
Is there a way to upgrade from 1.3 to the current version?

I understand in 2.0.1 there are some fundamental changes, but is there a path of least resistance ? Just curious. there are some interesting features in 2.x, I would like to use in 1.3.

Thanks

Zyzzyxx.

Daniel

The easiest route to migrate up is to start a new project with a new scaffold and then add your Game code and resources to that. That way, the Sparrow start-up code will be correct, and that's the part where the biggest changes occur.

After that, you have to change some smaller things, e.g. the main game class now inherits from SPSprite instead of SPStage; and tweens now have block-callbacks instead of events. But all of that shouldn't be too critical.

Be sure to read over this FAQ, it lists the most important stumbling stones.

And one last thing: be sure to use the latest head revision! Or wait until next week, when Sparrow 2.1 is published.

If you need any more help, just post on. 🙂