v2.7.1

[GerbilSoft]

This is mostly a bugfix release. In particular, the ARM64 DLLs are no longer ARM64X due to an issue with the build system combining the ARM64 and ARM64EC DLLs into an ARM64X DLL that simply crashes when it's used. ARM64X will be restored once the root cause is determined.

Also, a bug introduced in rom-properties 2.7 caused by upgrading the MSVC compiler version has been fixed. This bug occurred when running a program that included an older version of MSVCP140.dll, and that program showed a standard file dialog. (#472)

Several crash and other bug fixes are also included in v2.7.1.

See NEWS.md for the full changelog, including a list of bugs fixed.

The Windows version of rom-properties v2.7.1 is compiled with:

• i386: MSVC 2017 14.16
• amd64: MSVC 2026 14.50 (18.1.1)
• arm: MSVC 2022 14.44 (17.14.23)
• arm64: MSVC 2026 14.50 (18.1.1)

The Windows version is now packaged as an installer using Inno Setup.

• For Windows 7 and later, use SetupRomProperties-2.7.1.exe. (Inno Setup 6.7.0; supports i386, amd64, and arm64)
• For Windows XP, 2003, and Vista, use SetupRomPropertiesXP-2.7.1.exe. (Inno Setup 5.6.1; supports i386 and amd64)

Ubuntu packages are available from an Ubuntu PPA for the following Ubuntu releases:

• Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" Xerus
• Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic" Beaver
• Ubuntu 20.04 "Focal" Fossa
• Ubuntu 22.04 "Jammy" Jellyfish
• Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble" Numbat
• Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing" Quokka

To add the PPA and install rom-properties, run the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gerbilsoft/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rom-properties-all

This will install all rom-properties frontends and executables. Individual frontends can be installed by installing the relevant rom-properties-* package.

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This discussion was created from the release v2.7.1.