macOS 10.12 and earlier (Intel only) version fails to be installed
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Description
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- This is a bug in RetroArch frontend
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Description
It seems that RetroArch for old Mac computers, has been complied with minimum version requirement macos 10.13 and therefore is not compatible with 10.12 and earlier version. Latest RetroArch working is 1.19. after that all new versions fail to be installed and work.
Expected behavior
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Steps to reproduce the bug
- Download latest version from the website
- Try to install in an apple computer with macOS 10.12 or earlier
Version/Commit
1.20
Bisect Results
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Present in the nightly version
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Platform & operating system
MacOS 10.11 El Capitan
Affected Cores
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Environment information
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Research direction
No source files or tests are named. Start by comparing the macOS build requirements for RetroArch 1.19 and 1.20, then reproduce installation on macOS 10.11 or 10.12. Done means a current RetroArch release installs and runs on the affected Intel systems.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, macos
- Domain
- build-system, desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100