Looks like guile-3.0.11 uses a couple of functions that aren’t available in 10.13 and the compiler didn’t catch it. I’ve re-bundled GnuCash 5.16 with guile 3.0.10 (that’s what was in 5.15) and tested it on an old 2011 MacBookAir that’s stuck at 10.13.
145358b2d28228d0a4d249c8150364c52c5808e5c35be9ebbec427c2098933aa Gnucash-Intel-5.16-2.dmg https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash (stable)/5.16/Gnucash-Intel-5.16-2.dmg/download <https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20(stable)/5.16/Gnucash-Intel-5.16-2.dmg/download> https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/releases/download/5.16/Gnucash-Intel-5.16-2.dmg Regards, John Ralls > On Jun 29, 2026, at 02:03, G R Hewitt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > MacPro 2010, 5.1, High Sierra 10.13.6 > Currently running Gnucash Version: 5.12 > Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28) > Finance::Quote: 1.56 > > Gnucash 5.16 just displays the splash screen briefly and then I get the > 'Gnucash quit unexpectedly' message, the crash reason is below. > =========== > Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread > > Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT) > Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000 > Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY > > Termination Reason: DYLD, [0x4] Symbol missing > > Dyld Error Message: > Symbol not found: _pthread_jit_write_protect_np > Referenced from: /Applications/Gnucash > 2.app/Contents/MacOS/../Resources/lib/libguile-3.0.1.dylib > Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib > > ============= > > If the above is not enough I can send the full readout, but it is a lot. > Help resolving this error is appreciated, thanks in advance. > > GH > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
