Change Log 7.8.0 - 7.8.1 (August 10, 2017)

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Preliminary Change Log 7.8.0 -> 7.8.1
  • MGR: don't crash if GUI RPC returns empty reply
  • MGR: Remove CheckForVersionUpdate() call from CNetworkConnection::Poll(). It caused Manager to crash on startup of Windows 10
  • MGR: Mac: code optimization
  • MGR: Mac: change "you are not authorized to manage the client" in alert to "... to manage BOINC" or "... to manage World Community Grid", "... to manage GridRepublic", etc.
  • Mac uninstaller: better optimization and error checking
  • Mac installer: ensure that temporary directories created by Mac installer and uninstaller have unique names
  • Mac uninstaller: fix incompatibility with OS 10.6
  • Mac uninstaller: fix small cosmetic issue
  • Mac installer: Prevent displaying "OSAScript" in menu bar on newer versions of OS X
  • Mac installer: improve logging of diagnostic information
  • Mac installer: create temporary files in a directory unique to the user running the installer or uninstaller, to avoid permission problems if it was recently run from a different user. Don't try to automatically launch the BOINC Manager if it is being installed from a user who is not authorized to run the Manager.
  • Mac installer: create temporary files in a directory unique to the user running the installer or uninstaller, to avoid permission problems if it was recently run from a different user.
  • lib: Mac: add missing dlclose()
  • MGR: Mac: Fix formatting of alert
  • lib: Mac: Fix bug which crashed PostInstall app causing installer failures when authorizing non-admin users to run Manager
  • update installshield files