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  - notes: Bump libcc to latest.
  - notes: Backport patch to fix Widget::OnSizeConstraintsChanged crash (3.0.x)
  + notes: Fixed crash in Widget::OnSizeConstraintsChanged.

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  - notes: only define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN if not already defined
  + notes: no-notes

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  - notes: fix ipcRemote.sendSync regression introduced in a previous 3.0.0 beta
  + notes: Fixed ipcRemote.sendSync regression introduced in a previous 3.0.0 beta.
  - notes: remove upstream code that used private Mac APIs
  + notes: Removed upstream code that used private Mac APIs.

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