# GLFW 3.3.8 released

**URL:** <https://discourse.glfw.org/t/glfw-3-3-8-released/2107>\
**Category:** announcements\
**Created:** [July 22, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/glfw-3-3-8-released/2107 "2022-07-22T14:59:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![elmindreda](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.glfw.org/elmindreda/32/26_2.png) [@elmindreda](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/elmindreda)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/glfw-3-3-8-released/2107/1 "2022-07-22T14:59:06Z")

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This release fixes for bugs on all supported platforms, most of them affecting Wayland.

Please report any issues with this release to our [issue tracker](https://github.com/glfw/glfw/issues).

- [Download](https://www.glfw.org/download) source and binaries
- [Documentation](https://www.glfw.org/docs/3.3/) for this release

## Changelog

- Added `GLFW_NATIVE_INCLUDE_NONE` for disabling inclusion of native headers (#1348)
- Bugfix: `glfwMakeContextCurrent` would access TLS slot before initialization
- Bugfix: `glfwSetGammaRamp` could emit `GLFW_INVALID_VALUE` before initialization
- Bugfix: `glfwGetJoystickUserPointer` returned `NULL` during disconnection (#2092)
- [Win32] Bugfix: `Alt+PrtSc` would emit `GLFW_KEY_UNKNOWN` and a different scancode than `PrtSc` (#1993)
- [Win32] Bugfix: `GLFW_KEY_PAUSE` scancode from `glfwGetKeyScancode` did not match event scancode (#1993)
- [Win32] Bugfix: Instance-local operations used executable instance (#469,#1296,#1395)
- [Win32] Bugfix: The OSMesa library was not unloaded on termination
- [Win32] Bugfix: Right shift emitted `GLFW_KEY_UNKNOWN` when using a CJK IME (#2050)
- [Cocoa] Disabled macOS fullscreen when `GLFW_RESIZABLE` is false
- [Cocoa] Bugfix: A connected Apple AirPlay would emit a useless error (#1791)
- [Cocoa] Bugfix: The EGL and OSMesa libraries were not unloaded on termination
- [Cocoa] Bugfix: `GLFW_MAXIMIZED` was always true when `GLFW_RESIZABLE` was false
- [Cocoa] Bugfix: Changing `GLFW_DECORATED` in macOS fullscreen would abort application (#1886)
- [Cocoa] Bugfix: Setting a monitor from macOS fullscreen would abort application (#2110)
- [Cocoa] Bugfix: The Vulkan loader was not loaded from the `Frameworks` bundle subdirectory (#2113,#2120)
- [X11] Bugfix: The OSMesa libray was not unloaded on termination
- [X11] Bugfix: A malformed response during selection transfer could cause a segfault
- [X11] Bugfix: Some calls would reset Xlib to the default error handler (#2108)
- [Wayland] Added support for file path drop events (#2040)
- [Wayland] Added support for more human-readable monitor names where available
- [Wayland] Removed support for the deprecated wl\_shell protocol
- [Wayland] Bugfix: `glfwSetClipboardString` would fail if set to result of `glfwGetClipboardString`
- [Wayland] Bugfix: Data source creation error would cause double free at termination
- [Wayland] Bugfix: Partial writes of clipboard string would cause beginning to repeat
- [Wayland] Bugfix: Some errors would cause clipboard string transfer to hang
- [Wayland] Bugfix: Drag and drop data was misinterpreted as clipboard string
- [Wayland] Bugfix: MIME type matching was not performed for clipboard string
- [Wayland] Bugfix: The OSMesa library was not unloaded on termination
- [Wayland] Bugfix: `glfwCreateWindow` could emit `GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR`
- [Wayland] Bugfix: Lock key modifier bits were only set when lock keys were pressed
- [Wayland] Bugfix: A window leaving full screen mode would be iconified (#1995)
- [Wayland] Bugfix: A window leaving full screen mode ignored its desired size
- [Wayland] Bugfix: `glfwSetWindowMonitor` did not update windowed mode size
- [Wayland] Bugfix: `glfwRestoreWindow` would make a full screen window windowed
- [Wayland] Bugfix: A window maximized or restored by the user would enter an inconsistent state
- [Wayland] Bugfix: Window maximization events were not emitted
- [Wayland] Bugfix: `glfwRestoreWindow` assumed it was always in windowed mode
- [Wayland] Bugfix: `glfwSetWindowSize` would resize a full screen window
- [Wayland] Bugfix: A window content scale event would be emitted every time the window resized
- [Wayland] Bugfix: If `glfwInit` failed it would close stdin
- [Wayland] Bugfix: Manual resizing with fallback decorations behaved erratically (#1991,#2115,#2127)
- [Wayland] Bugfix: Size limits included frame size for fallback decorations
- [Wayland] Bugfix: Updating `GLFW_DECORATED` had no effect on server-side decorations
- [Wayland] Bugfix: A monitor would be reported as connected again if its scale changed
- [Wayland] Bugfix: `glfwTerminate` would segfault if any monitor had changed scale
- [Wayland] Bugfix: Window content scale events were not emitted when monitor scale changed
- [Wayland] Bugfix: `glfwSetWindowAspectRatio` reported an error instead of applying the specified ratio
- [Wayland] Bugfix: `GLFW_MAXIMIZED` window hint had no effect
- [Wayland] Bugfix: `glfwRestoreWindow` had no effect before first show
- [Wayland] Bugfix: Hiding and then showing a window caused program abort on wlroots compositors (#1268)
- [Wayland] Bugfix: `GLFW_DECORATED` was ignored when showing a window with XDG decorations

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**Author:** ![elmindreda](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.glfw.org/elmindreda/32/26_2.png) [@elmindreda](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/elmindreda)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/glfw-3-3-8-released/2107/2 "2022-07-22T14:59:24Z")

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