libretro / libretro/RetroArch

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
  1. Download latest version from the website
  2. 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

I don't know

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

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