Startup error "Daemon has Exited" on 0.52.0 RC releases (Mac - High Sierra)

[darrenmhill]

Bug Critical error with modal showing up on startup. The LBRY client does not start-up after dismissing the modal.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Start the LBRY RC client on MacOS after upgrading from 0.51.2 (details of setup below)

Expected behavior Should start with no errors

Screenshots Details of UI error upon startup as follows...

Modal Title: "Daemon has Exited" Modal Description: "The daemon may have encountered an unexpected error, or another daemon instance is already running.

For more information please visit: https://lbry.com/faq/startup-troubleshooting"

System Configuration

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) MacOS 10.13.6

Results as follows...

curl: (7) Failed to connect to localhost port 5279: Connection refused

• LBRY Daemon version: Not sure where I can see this, but I updated to LBRY client 0.52.0-rc.5 from the lastest production version (0.51.2)
• LBRY App version: 0.52.0-rc.5
• LBRY Installation ID: ?
• Operating system: MacOS 10.13.6

Additional context Previous production version 0.51.2 was running fine prior to update. Reverting back from a standard .dmc file works fine. I've also attempted a full restart after an RC install, but the same issue is still present. The same issue was also present on RC3 and RC4.

[darrenmhill]

Can this be reproduced by others? I first noticed this on 0.52.0-rc3, but it's also a problem with rc5.

[darrenmhill]

Attaching a screenshot to support the above bug report.

[darrenmhill]

Reverting back to the previous production build (0.51.2) fine. No errors reported.

A full restart of the OS does not fix the problem. The only resolution is a full downgrade to 0.51.2.

[jessopb]

Hi Darren, LBRY sdk is now being built on a machine newer than high sierra. We realize this is incompatible with older macs which cannot upgrade, so we're still deciding what to do about this.

In the mean time, if you're technically inclined, you can install the upgrade and manually replace the lbrynet file with one you build yourself. I just tried these instructions on ubuntu 16 (also deprecated) vm and it still works. https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-sdk/blob/master/INSTALL.md

[jessopb]

As Mac and Ubuntu no longer support these versions, we cannot easily support them anymore. A note is made in the changelog directing users to manually compile their own SDK. Consult the faq for where to find your lbrynet SDK. https://lbry.com/faq/how-to-run-lbry

[darrenmhill]

Yikes, ok thanks. I guess another reason to go M1 soon! I'm assuming native M1 builds are on the cards, although I realise it will work via Apple emulator, whatever they call it.

[skabmedia]

Thousands, if not millions, of people are stuck with High Sierra on older Macs who don't "support" (meaning Apple made them obsolete to get you to buy new stuff from them) the later macOS-es. And I'm totally fine with that, since I severely dislike the Big Sur+ UI and still have some 32-bit programs I like. I use those actually more than LBRY, so the decision would be easy.

If you want to go forward and let us antique Mac users behind, fine, but then don't claim on your own bloody home page that it still works on Sierra upwards!