Rocket.chat.electron: Update of macOS App Store version is delayed?

[Aldekein]

The latest version in macOS App Store is 2.16.0 and was released 2 months ago. Is there a plan to release an 2.17.1 update in App Store? Or are there some other preferred ways of app distribution enabling automatic updates to recent app version?

[tassoevan]

@Aldekein Apparently, App Store is rejecting Electron apps. 😞 There is no current workaround for the version used here (7.) and the backports for 5. and 6.* have degraded performance because video hardware acceleration had to be disabled. I'm waiting for news from the Electron team.

[Aldekein]

Thanks, didn't know it, but now I've Google'd -
https://9to5mac.com/2019/11/04/electron-app-rejections/

On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 8:11 PM Tasso Evangelista [e-mail]
wrote:

@Aldekein https://github.com/Aldekein Apparently, App Store is
rejecting Electron apps. 😞 There is no current workaround for the
version used here (7.) and the backports for 5. and 6.* have degraded
performance because video hardware acceleration had to be disabled. I'm
waiting for news from the Electron team.

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[foss-]

For reference this is the Electron Issue: https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/20027

[AgentTNT]

@tassoevan - Upgrading to Electron 8.0.2 will solve this issue - https://www.electronjs.org/releases/stable?page=1#release-notes-for-v802
I'm sure others are eager to have the updated app via the App Store!

[AgentTNT]

Also version 7.1.14 - https://www.electronjs.org/releases/stable?page=1#release-notes-for-v7114.
2.17.7 was compiled using 7.1.10. So just bumping up to 2.17.8 with the later compile date and no additional changes _should_ solve this

[rpkoller]

...it got an update to version 2.17.9 in the Appstore three or four weeks ago. only downside that version is instantly and consistently crashing on startup :/