The Wine Project, a compatibility layer renowned for enabling Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has officially released version 10.7 as the seventh maintenance update to the stable 10.x series.
This new version introduces support for the Linux kernel’s user-fault-fd interface, which Wine now uses to accelerate “write-watch” memory tracking. That optimization trims overhead in copy-on-write scenarios that .NET applications and many modern games rely on for just-in-time compilation and garbage-collection bookkeeping.
Wine 10.7 also extends its WindowsCodecs component with floating-point format conversions, enabling smoother handling of high-dynamic-range textures and other 96- or 128-bit-per-pixel assets.
Moreover, work continues on the re-architected PDB (Program Database) backend; the new code path now resolves additional type and line-number metadata, which in turn shaves symbol-loading times when developers debug Windows binaries under Visual Studio or WinDbg.
Lastly, fourteen bugs were stamped out, eliminating issues such as PokerStars alert windows vanishing, the classic Winamp “Send to…” submenu refusing to appear, and keyboard input going missing when games run inside Wine’s virtual desktop mode. For more information, visit the announcement.
Wine 10.7’s source code can be downloaded from GitLab’s project page for those interested in trying out or upgrading their current installation. The binary packages for various distributions are expected to be available shortly.
Credits: Linuxiac.com
