I understand the issue. I just don’t understand how they managed to install a version that failed on the build bots.
1) Which OSs need an epoch bump? or 2) Can these OS versions successfully install a later version? I would rather opt for the second choice. Marius -- Marius Schamschula > On Mar 19, 2026, at 4:27 PM, Joshua Root <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 20/3/2026 06:20, Marius Schamschula wrote: >> Newer versions of xar for older OS versions fail to build on the build bots, >> as they often rely on additions to the macOS API. I pin them to the last >> known version to build successfully. >> I look to the build bots to determine if older OS versions can build a new >> xar release, as my local development machine runs Sequoia, while I also have >> machines running Tahoe, and one old MBP with Ventura (which is rarely used >> and updated). >> I’m always open to PRs and trac tickets when it pertains to supporting older >> OS versions. > The primary issue right now is not which OS versions can build the latest > xar, it's that the version went backwards for some OS versions after some > users had already installed the newer version, and the epoch was not > increased. So xar never appears to be outdated for those users and is not > upgraded when the revision is bumped. > > - Josh
