Thank you, Rolf! I will treasure this post in case I ever need it in the future, when we lose LiveCode Classic
Roger > On Jun 29, 2025, at 2:46 AM, Rolf Kocherhans via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I just wanted to clarify a common misconception: > > The reason LiveCode Community doesn’t run on newer Macs isn’t due to the M4 > chip. > > The real issue stems from a change Apple introduced starting with macOS 14 > (Sonoma)—specifically, changes to how the Edit menu behaves and additional > commands in it that affect older apps. > > LiveCode Community runs perfectly on Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, etc.) as long > as you're using macOS Ventura (13.x.x) or earlier, with Rosetta 2 installed! > > I ran into a similar issue with another app I loved, created with > LiveCode—“Clarify” by Trevor DeVore—which also stopped working after Ventura > due to being compiled pre-macOS 14, and therefore not compatible with it. > > My workaround? I run Ventura (macOS 13.x.x) in a virtual machine on my M2 > Mac, which has Sequoia installed as the host OS. It has worked flawlessly for > the past two years. > > For the VM host, I highly recommend VirtualBuddy. It’s a lightweight app that > leverages Apple’s built-in virtualization framework: > > https://github.com/insidegui/VirtualBuddy/releases > > Hope this helps anyone facing the same issue. > > > > Best regards, > > Rolf > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
