libretro
macOS 10.12 and earlier (Intel only) version fails to be installed
Is there an existing issue for this?
- [ ] This is a bug in RetroArch frontend
- [x] I have searched the existing issues
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
I don't know
Platform & operating system
MacOS 10.11 El Capitan
Affected Cores
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Environment information
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Relevant log output
Hi,
According to the documentation,
Most people should start with the Metal build. The Metal has more features, and is a Universal binary. The non-Metal build is x86_64-only and only includes the OpenGL graphics driver. However, the Metal build only supports macOS 10.13+, whereas the non-Metal build supports 10.9+.
So this stable 1.22 build or nightly build should work on MacOS 10.11 El Capitan on x86_64 platform.
Otherwise, you will have to compile your own version.
Thank you.
That's the problem, that normally the x86_64 version should support 10.9+ version but it doesn't. When trying to run it, macos gives an error message that 10.13 is required. Possibly due to a wrong minimum version requirement during compiling. Therefore the metal and non metal builds, both require 10.13+ to run.