macOS support
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@jonas This is entirely reasonable. Maintaining something like this shouldn't be out of pocket for you in either money or time.
I can be one of the 20. Do you prefer GitHub sponsors or Patreon for the monthly thing?
I just now signed up because I was trying to find out what a CI for ARM would be exactly, and if I was even able to make one on my 2021 Mac (I'm not a programmer but have done pipelines and configuration management).
https://forum.strawberrymusicplayer.org/topic/318/strawberry-on-apple-silicon-m1
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Also if we believe GitHub, there will be MacOS ARM64 runners "sometime later this year" for a GA date (Q4 2023 at least), after it was pushed back once already. Not holding my breath.
https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/805#issuecomment-1438149537
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Also part two, MacOS ARM binaries will require code signing, $99 USD per year.
https://developer.apple.com/support/compare-memberships/
The instructions at https://wiki.strawberrymusicplayer.org/wiki/Compile_macOS_using_homebrew work for me (with a few modifications for /opt/homebrew), however I can't run any resulting binary as I get the exception "EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGKILL (Code Signature Invalid))".
Strawberry installed from Homebrew does work nicely through Rosetta however.
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@cwood
Thanks, either GitHub Sponsors or Patreon is fine with me.I'm aware that GitHub actions might support macOS ARM64 in the future, but I still need a machine for debugging and testing.
I know other users have compiled and used Strawberry on arm64. You might need to allow execution in the security settings. But if I get enough sponsors, I should get a developer account and sign the releases.
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@jonas I'm glad to support this and have donated in the past. I use Strawberry Music Player daily. It's great. I did wonder though if you are close to getting enough support to work on an ARM64 version? Either way I will throw something into the hat today.
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@Jonas
Just joined the forum and I would be willing to donate US 38.00 for a M1/M2 version. Used to do programming back in the 70s and 80s but can still find my way around most languages - BUT hate 'C' , you know it's going to bite you at some time!
That does not mean I don't understand it but prefer better language's.coullone
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@coullone When you say you hate 'C', you mean C++ or Objective-C? I'm not programmer but I have curiosity.
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I'm in for $38 (just sent w/ Paypal). I'd love to contribute to this project at some point as well, if I ever I find the time.
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I coincidentally just signed up at $5/month support then ran across this thread. I'm a MacOS user and really appreciate being able to avoid iTunes.
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@mike_jones Only the 5 users who responded here so far. But since that's 1/4, it should be possible to reach 20 I guess.
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There appears to be a bug with the search fields on mac in the latest 1.0.18 release which requires a mac to fix. I have not changed anything with the search fields from 1.0.17 to 1.0.18 so the bug could also be in the Qt library. https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/issues/1221
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@jonas - I'm in for $38. Can you post your paypal address here and I'll send it that way?
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Hi Jonas, I have just joined GitHub and the Strawberry Music Player Forum to help support your Mac efforts as the need for a Mac/ARM version is urgent in my opinion. The Apple Music App is simply atrocious in so many ways.
While I'm not yet at all familiar with GitHub or the forum I found this request for help with a Mac Mini.
I was wondering if you managed to get enough fund for this project and if not how short you are ?Please let me know
I'm not really able to subscribe to a regular donation as I no longer have a regular consistent income but I can find my way for a one off donation to help with this project and potentially ongoing donations towards the ARM version just not monthly.
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@MarvinTM1
3 users have paid, and still only 5 users in total, not counting you. -
@jonas that is a pretty poor show so far, I would have thought more people would have wanted a Mac/ARM version. It would suit me better personally (for anonymity reasons) if I bought one and sent it to you unopened, is that an option ? If not, I could do paypal it would just need to be a few smaller amount transactions over a week or two
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@MarvinTM1
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I have received a mac mini from @MarvinTM1, I've integrated the build on it in GitHub Actions, so it automatically publishes development builds.
But running them unsigned seem to be a nightmare, macOS says they are corrupt, so I've signed up for a Apple developer account so I can sign them (cost me circa 100$ per year), however I could not get automatic signing to work, so the development builds will be unsigned, I will manually build and sign official releases.
The macOS downloads will be located here: https://downloads.strawberrymusicplayer.org/
Development builds for arm64 (M1/M2) are already ready, and they seem to work, but they are not signed, so a bit difficult to get macOS to run them.
For now it will be restricted to sponsors, $5 per month, but I won't be too strict on this, so if you for some reason can't pay $5 just send me an message anyway and I'll consider adding you.
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@jonas Those are excellent news! MarvinTM1 was really charitable by buying you a whole Mac computer just to continue with the Strawberry builds. Have fun! And be patient, I know from experience macOS can be tricky...
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I found that the e-mail (support@strawberrymusicplayer.org) wasn't working, it's fixed now, so if you sent an e-mail already, please send it again.
