Wren

Wren 0.6.29

Wren 0.6.29 can install its own updates, signed and checked, and brings devtools, JIT and compatibility work.

This is still a beta, under development.

Highlights

  • Signed updates (Windows): a release carries a manifest signed with a key of its own. About Wren checks for a newer release and, when you press "Install the update", downloads the program, compares its length and SHA-256 with the signed ones, and swaps it in with a way back. Nothing is installed without the button. The channel (address, files, key, signature required) is configurable: see docs/updates.md.
  • Developer tools: find in the panels, a console drawer, a colour picker, style values.
  • Faster scripts: the JIT compiles whole functions, calls, objects, strings and DOM getters.
  • Compatibility: SVG foreignObject, CSS module scripts, subresource integrity, script preparation, CSSOM rules and innerText, among many fixes (see the list below).
  • Help: the licence help button opens a GitHub issue form with your order number filled in.

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