Apply downstream macport patch?

[Stephan Witt]

Am 04.12.2022 um 16:28 schrieb Scott Kostyshak <skostysh at lyx.org>:
> 
> On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 05:35:43PM +0100, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>> Le 01/12/2022 à 16:25, Scott Kostyshak a écrit :
>>> The following is a patch that (I think?) macports applies. I don't
>>> understand it at all, but is it something we want?
>>> 
>>> https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/aqua/LyX/files/patch-lyx-linkbackserver-older-nsalert.diff
>>> 
>>> Does 101200 correspond to a macOS version that we will support for 2.4.0?

The patch ensures to compile and link LyX for macOS versions before 10.12 (Sierra as of 2016) (10.11 is El Capitan).

The use of these systems is not recommended, AFAIK.

>> This closes the following ticket
>> https://trac.macports.org/ticket/61108
> 
> Stephan, any thoughts?

Yes.

1. IMO, the link back server is a problem with Apple sandbox strategy in general.
See e.g. https://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/msg200962.html

2. I cannot see any movement with the project.
https://www.linkbackproject.org/about/

3. E.g. Qt 5.12 don’t support macos less than 10.12 too
https://doc.qt.io/archives/qt-5.12/macos.html

I think this patch isn’t critical - but it wouldn’t hurt either.

Stephan