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Npth needs adaptions to old Mac OS X versions
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In MacPorts, a BSD package manager for open software on Macs, the problem has been discussed in a few tickets or bug reports. The problem is that particularly Mac OS X 10.4 or "Tiger" and Mac OS X 10.5 or "Leopard" (since Mac OS X 10.6 or "Snow Leopard" the situation seems to have changed, but I have no proof at hand) need to use unnamed semaphores, which is first time discussed here: https://trac.macports.org/ticket/56185. Since I wanted to have GnuPG working on Tiger and Leopard with gpg-agent I created a set of patches and described this here: https://trac.macports.org/ticket/61115. This ticket provides the necessary patch and other files.
With the release of version 1.7 a new change is needed: https://trac.macports.org/ticket/69517. Gpg-agent works at least on Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4.11.

Does it make sense to make an old Mac OS X aware release?

Details

External Link
https://trac.macports.org/ticket/56185, https://trac.macports.org/ticket/61115, https://trac.macports.org/ticket/69517
Version
1.6, 1.7

Revisions and Commits

rPTH nPth
rPTHf1021c211e33 MacOS: Add fallback implementation for POSIX semaphore API.

Event Timeline

ballapete created this task.Mar 24 2024, 10:15 AM
ballapete created this object in space S1 Public.
• gniibe claimed this task.Mar 25 2024, 10:10 AM
• gniibe triaged this task as Normal priority.
• gniibe added a comment.Mar 26 2024, 3:37 AM

The patches looks too large to merge (than actually needed), and not enough/clean like not having detection of the system.

Could you please try the following?

npth-patch-for-tiger-leopard.diff1 KBDownload

ballapete added a comment.Mar 26 2024, 9:59 AM

Performing the patch manually the "port" (package) built and installed. Starting then gpg-agent worked too, killing it (with gpgconf) worked as well.

Thank you, you solved the case!

I would need to "re-write" your git patch as a unified patch and test it with a complete and automatic run.

ballapete added a comment.Mar 26 2024, 10:28 AM

With the unified patch all works fine (again), even the test target succeeds!

Task done!

ballapete added a comment.Mar 26 2024, 10:46 AM

I've reported the success to MacPorts. My test was performed on only one platform, Mac OS X 10.4.11 or "Tiger". Since there exists a problem with building recent version of GPGME testing on Mac OS X 10.5.8 or "Leopard" will have to wait a few days…

• gniibe changed the task status from Open to Testing.Mar 27 2024, 1:30 AM

Thank you for your quick testing.

Applied the change to master. Next release will have the change.

• gniibe added a commit: rPTHf1021c211e33: MacOS: Add fallback implementation for POSIX semaphore API..Mar 27 2024, 2:00 AM
ballapete added a comment.Mon, Apr 1, 2:45 PM

On Mac OS X 10.5.8, PPC Leopard, it built with the patch, gpg-agent works.

In MacPorts we can live the patch, applied only on Leopard, Tiger, and maybe elder systems. Is it possible to test the pre-release on modern Macs?