MacOS compatibility

[Paul Dupuis]

Sequoia compatibility is a little more complicated

For example, if you build you app for Intel, Rosetta is not preinstalled 
on Sequoia, and when someone first runs your Intel macOS app, they will 
be prompted to download Rosetta. if they decline - or as happened to us 
- the download was interrupted, it is a real pain to get Rosetta 
installed after that.

If you build you macOS app for Apple Silicon, be aware that not ALL 
libraries, externals, widgets, etc, that are available for LC 9.6.13 or 
10.0.1 are available for Apple Silicon. For example, last I checked the 
XPDF External (vs the PDF Widget) is not available for Apple Silicon. 
There may more things things outside of the core engine that are not 
available for Apple Silicon.

If you use any of these that are not available for Apple Silicon, then 
you will need to make it an Intel macOS app and deal with Rosetta.

I have no idea if Livecode has a list somewhere of what is and is not 
available for an Apple Silicon build of all the bits available in a 
9.6.13 business license. (or any of the different licenses).


On 1/10/2025 2:41 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
> Thanks Marty good to know.
>
> Bob S
>
>
>> On Jan 10, 2025, at 11:26 AM, Marty Knapp via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>> Bob, I’m using LC 9.6.13 on Sequoia 15.2 with no issues.
>>
>> ---
>> Marty Knapp
>>> On Jan 10, 2025, at 11:20 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I’m not using create yet. I’m on 10.0.1 (rc3)
>>>
>>> Bob S
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jan 10, 2025, at 10:05 AM, Ludovic THEBAULT via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Le 10 janv. 2025 à 19:02, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just want to clarify, the Livecode web site indicates that LC is compatible with MacOS 14.x Sonoma, but it does not list 15.x Sequoia. Before I update my OS (which I do NOT allow it to do automatically) I want to be sure about the compatibility.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob S
>>
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