doc: Clarify min macOS and Xcode version #31608

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   maflcko commented at 9:09 am on January 6, 2025: member

   Two minor doc fixups:

   • Clarify that macOS 13.0+ means macOS 13+, indicating that on any major version, only the latest security release is supported.
   • Clarify that the Xcode version was selected based on the minimum required macOS version and the minimum required clang version.
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4. maflcko force-pushed on Jan 6, 2025
5. in doc/release-notes-empty-template.md:46 in fa728e4f18 outdated

   42@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Compatibility
   43 ==============
   44 
   45 Bitcoin Core is supported and tested on operating systems using the
   46-Linux Kernel 3.17+, macOS 13.0+, and Windows 10 and newer. Bitcoin
   47+Linux Kernel 3.17+, macOS 13+, and Windows 10 and newer. Bitcoin
   

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   hebasto commented at 11:12 am on January 6, 2025:

   nit: While touching this line, we can use “+” or “and newer” consistently without mixing both.
6. hebasto approved
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   hebasto commented at 11:12 am on January 6, 2025: member

   ACK fa728e4f184ebbbcab07047cd8790fb9b16d5681.
8. in .github/workflows/ci.yml:115 in fa728e4f18 outdated

   110@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ jobs:
   111 
   112       - name: Clang version
   113         run: |
   114+          # Use the earliest Xcode supported by the version of macOS denoted in
   115+          # doc/release-notes-empty-template.md and providing the at least the
   

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   fanquake commented at 11:17 am on January 6, 2025:

   typo: providing the at least the
9. 
   fanquake commented at 11:19 am on January 6, 2025: member

   only the latest security release is supported.

   Should this change OSX_MIN_VERSION? Otherwise we are just changing the docs to no-longer reflect the compatibility of the binary we ship (it will still run on any 13.x).

10. 
    maflcko commented at 11:27 am on January 6, 2025: member

    only the latest security release is supported.

    Should this change OSX_MIN_VERSION? Otherwise we are just changing the docs to no-longer reflect the compatibility of the binary we ship (it will still run on any 13.x).

    While I think that only the latest minor security release is supported, it may be a bit too much handholding and churn to bump OSX_MIN_VERSION on every new macOS minor release. In reality it will take time to get into a release and until users upgrade, so I wonder if micro-managing OSX_MIN_VERSION even matters in practise. Does macOS auto-update or provide pop-ups for minor releases? Maybe a separate issue or pull request could be considered, as this one is mostly about the min xcode version when compiling from source, not about the pre-compiled release bins or the depends build.

11. doc: Clarify min macOS and Xcode version fa029a7878
12. maflcko force-pushed on Jan 6, 2025
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    jarolrod commented at 3:17 pm on January 6, 2025: member

    ACK fa029a78780fd00e1d3ce1bebb81a95857bfbb94

    Does macOS auto-update or provide pop-ups for minor releases?

    Yeah, depending on the users preference for auto-updates. See “Automatic Updates”

14. DrahtBot requested review from hebasto on Jan 6, 2025
15. hebasto approved
16. 
    hebasto commented at 5:08 pm on January 7, 2025: member

    re-ACK fa029a78780fd00e1d3ce1bebb81a95857bfbb94.
17. theuni approved
18. 
    theuni commented at 5:45 pm on January 8, 2025: member

    ACK fa029a78780fd00e1d3ce1bebb81a95857bfbb94
19. maflcko requested review from fanquake on Jan 9, 2025
20. fanquake merged this on Jan 10, 2025
21. fanquake closed this on Jan 10, 2025

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