syncthing / syncthing/syncthing-macos

Don't allow Syncthing to upgrade beyond the supports macOS version

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Description

Come on folks, this is easy to prevent. Since v1.27.7 decided to drop support for versions of macOS prior to 12.7, all you have to do is add a <sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>12.7.0</sparkle:minimumSystemVersion> tag to your https://upgrades.syncthing.net/syncthing-macos/appcast.xml Sparkle feed to prevent unsupported versions of macOS from even seeing the Sparkle update popup.

No need for people to https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing-macos?tab=readme-ov-file#disable-automatic-update-checker

See https://sparkle-project.org/documentation/publishing/#minimum-system-version-requirements for more info

Related #216, #217, #218, #219

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the upgrades.syncthing.net/syncthing-macos/appcast.xml Sparkle feed and read Sparkle's minimum system version requirements. Confirm the feed's minimum version matches the supported macOS release, then verify that older macOS versions no longer receive the update popup; review related issues #216, #217, #218, and #219 for context.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
release
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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