# How can I actually use the new Swift 6.2 features?

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**Category:** Using Swift\
**Created:** [June 13, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/how-can-i-actually-use-the-new-swift-6-2-features/80449 "2025-06-13T14:46:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/how-can-i-actually-use-the-new-swift-6-2-features/80449/7 "2025-07-20T22:03:21Z")

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On macOS opensource toolchains come with assertions enabled. For some reason on Linux that is not the case: [Can we get consistent assertion behavior in the latest release Swift compiler across host platforms? - #5 by woody\_melling](https://forums.swift.org/t/can-we-get-consistent-assertion-behavior-in-the-latest-release-swift-compiler-across-host-platforms/80545/5)

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