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This is release version 3.61 of Mesquite, build 927. For more information see http://www.mesquiteproject.org. It has a few new features and bug fixes beyond v. 3.60.

Note for Mac OS X users: There are three alternative downloads, one labelled as being for OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and lower, one labelled as being for MacOS 10.10 (Yosemite) to 10.14 (High Sierra), and another for OS X 10.15 (Catalina). The difference between the first two is that the 10.9 version uses Java 6 (also known as Java 1.6), and the 10.10-10.14 version uses Java 1.7 or above. In fact, you can use either Mesquite version for either operating system version (depending on the Java version you have installed), but we recommend them for the operating systems as labelled. However, neither of those versions will run directly on Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina (or later). If you are using Catalina, choose Mesquite 3.61-MacOSX-10.15Catalina or higher.dmg.

If you already have Mesquite 3.61 installed, and are only looking to correct the problem with the app file not working on MacOS 10.15 (Catalina), you can download just the new executable (MesquiteByScriptExecutable.dmg) and follow the instructions there.

The new Catalina executable MesquiteByScript.app has drawbacks: there is a delay on startup, and you can't open files by dropping files onto the icon after Mesquite has already started (you can do this when you first start up Mesquite).

An alternative for Catalina users that allows you to use the old Mesquite.app requires that you download two versions and move some files around. Here's how you'd do it (we'll explain why below):

  • Download the version of Mesquite for Java 1.7 and above
  • Move the Mesquite Folder in that dmg file onto your hard disk, and open up the folder. Find the Mesquite app file (the one with the Mesquite icon), and throw it away.
  • Go to https://github.com/MesquiteProject/MesquiteCore/releases/tag/v3.6
  • Download Mesquite.3.6-MacOSX.10.10.or.higher-Java-1.7plus.dmg
  • Open up that dmg, and open up the Mesquite Folder in it.
  • Take the Mesquite app file from there and move it into the Mesquite Folder on your hard disk. That is, you are replacing the Mesquite app file from the latest version with the app file from version 3.6
  • Now start up Mesquite from that app file

If you're wondering why we can't simply make a version that has the older Mesquite.app file, the key is that Catalina's new security system gives special forgiveness to old dmg files, and we can't create an old dmg file without a time machine.

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