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barryzx12r

02 Aug, 2019 06:49 AM

Hi

Caalina update has dibbled the plugin , even after following the removing plugin and installing it int eh mail bundles knowledge article

Incomaptible plugin disabled, is this fixed in nightly build and how do I get hold of it.

regards Barry

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Steve on 05 Aug, 2019 04:10 PM

   

   Hi barryzx12r,

   thanks for taking the time to report this problem.

   We are aware of macOS 10.15 Catalina developer releases. The fact that GPG Mail will not work until there is an official release is expected. We connected this discussion with the corresponding ticket and will let you know as soon as we have a version ready for testing.

   Following is an explanation of why GPG Mail is rendered incompatible after macOS updates:

   While a new major version of Mail.app may introduce only minor visual changes, the codebase underneath it changes dramatically. Other Mail applications provide a number of functions, plugin developers can leverage to extend the application. These functions are guaranteed not to be changed or if they are, developers are notified in advance in order to adapt their plugins to the changes. This however is not the case for Mail.app. Apple can and does change everything they want whenever they want to. There's no notification of what has changed whatsoever, not even for the developers of the most popular Mail plugins.

   Especially during the beta phase of new major versions of macOS, Apple usually introduces a slew of major internal changes with each beta. So in the worst case, plugin developers have to reverse engineer Mail again and again in order to find new or modified functions they could use to enhance Mail the way they need to. In the worst case, those changes can require us to re-reverse engineer most of Mail.app and rewrite a whole lot of code.

   It's hard to tell when there will be an official (beta) release of GPG Mail for macOS Catalina. But we linked your discussion with the corresponding ticket and will update you as we have news.

   Best,
   Steve

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2. Steve closed this discussion on 02 Oct, 2019 10:52 AM.

3. Luke Le re-opened this discussion on 12 Nov, 2019 02:37 AM

4. Support Staff 2 Posted by Luke Le on 12 Nov, 2019 02:37 AM

   

   Hi Barry,

   we wanted to get you up to date in regards to GPG Mail for macOS Catalina:

   GPG Suite 2019.2 is very close to being complete and ready for public release and here is Release Candidate 2 of GPG Suite 2019.2 including GPG Mail 4 which adds macOS 10.15 compatibility.

   Once GPG Suite 2019.2 is publically released, you will automatically be notified. Just make sure that update checks are enabled in System Preferences › GPG Suite.

   We are very sorry that this release took longer than we had anticipated.

   Best,

   Lukas

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5. Support Staff 3 Posted by Steve on 23 Nov, 2019 09:12 PM

   

   Quick update: GPG Suite 2019.2 is available on our Website and includes GPG Mail 4 adding compatibility with macOS Catalina.

   Automatic updates will follow.

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6. Steve closed this discussion on 23 Nov, 2019 09:12 PM.