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Main Category => Project Development => Topic started by: Stouse49 on March 06, 2017, 10:01:03 PM

Title: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Stouse49 on March 06, 2017, 10:01:03 PM
Mac Client Development has begun.

Minimum MacOS requirement:  10.9
Build Environment:  OSX 10.12.

Downloads
https://github.com/Stouse49/goldcoin/releases/download/v0.7.5.0-mac-qt4/GoldCoin-Qt-10.7-10.8.dmg - Now supports MacOS 10.7 and above.
https://github.com/Stouse49/goldcoin/releases/download/v0.7.5.0-mac-qt5/GoldCoin-Qt-10.12.dmg - Supports MacOS 10.9 and above.

Source Code:
https://github.com/Stouse49/goldcoin/ - This is a fork of the official GoldCoin repository at https://github.com/goldcoin/goldcoin/
Branches:  macOS-qt5 is for 10.9 and above, while macOS-qt4.8 is for 10.7 and above.


History:
1.  First Client (tested below) didn't run because it wasn't created properly
2.  Second Client (tested below) did run, but was missing QR Code support.
3.  Third Client (tested even further below) did run.
4.  QR Code support added
5.  Mac OS 10.7 support added.

Known Issues:
1.  Startup after syncing the blockchain is very slow.  Application will appear to not be responding.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: CaptainDrG1 on March 07, 2017, 07:56:51 AM
Greetings Eric, I've attempted to install the GoldCoin wallet on my mac and it would not or is not compatible with the Mac OS version 10.11.6. Updating my OSX now. Dr. G

Edit: Updated to 10.12 and received the following errors:

(http://i.imgur.com/d7riITe.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/DbviiwS.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/DzCntxS.jpg)
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: MicroGuy on March 07, 2017, 12:01:07 PM
Thank you Eric for the experimental MAC client and to Dr. G. for his help in testing.  :thumbsup:

I'll work to round up some additional wallet testers throughout the week.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Stouse49 on March 07, 2017, 10:22:37 PM
I updated the Application for Mac in the link in the first post.  It will solve the problem documented here.

I think I figured it all out.  Was able to build Goldcoin and Bitcoin on OSX 10.12. 
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: CaptainDrG1 on March 08, 2017, 05:59:47 PM
I'm happy because we now have it on my Mac Pro- Awesome. Thank you Eric, must send you some Gold Coins for this. Next the iPhone.  ;D :D :)

(http://puu.sh/uAl01/25784fb48d.jpg)
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Stouse49 on March 10, 2017, 03:49:54 AM
 My testing results:
The mac client does eventually sync.
It can receive coins.
It can send coins.

Sometimes doesn't start, need to delete blockchain files and it works.  Not sure if this is due to my testing or if its normal behavior for this client.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: CaptainDrG1 on March 10, 2017, 09:01:52 AM
Finally after continuous relentlessness determination my Goldcoin Mac wallet has synced and received a coin. Yes it works.  :D

(http://i.imgur.com/cCckUj4.jpg)
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Continuous on March 10, 2017, 11:57:13 AM
I have installed the GoldCoin Mac Client and had very little hassles the whole time.

The installation is pretty quick and smooth!

Once installed my only issue was opening it. It usually needs a bit of time to load properly.

Once in I did two test transactions, receiving 100 GLD's and sending 80 GLD's and both these transactions were super fast and clean!

I am definitely excited about the future of it as it truly has a lot of potential :)
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Stouse49 on March 13, 2017, 12:03:38 AM
For the testers we need to know which version of MacOS you have.  This was build on a 10.12 machine and may not work on previous versions.

I am looking into building this for previous versions and we can test if it works on the current version at that time.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Continuous on March 13, 2017, 03:38:19 PM
For the testers we need to know which version of MacOS you have.  This was build on a 10.12 machine and may not work on previous versions.

I am looking into building this for previous versions and we can test if it works on the current version at that time.

I am currently running MacOS Sierra 10.12.3.

I had to upgrade it to Sierra because I was running a old version and it wouldn't work.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Stouse49 on March 13, 2017, 10:59:43 PM
What was your previous version of MacOS?

The application claims, according to otool -l, that the min MacOS version that this will run on is 10.9.

For the testers we need to know which version of MacOS you have.  This was build on a 10.12 machine and may not work on previous versions.

I am looking into building this for previous versions and we can test if it works on the current version at that time.

I am currently running MacOS Sierra 10.12.3.

I had to upgrade it to Sierra because I was running a old version and it wouldn't work.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Continuous on March 14, 2017, 06:47:31 PM
What was your previous version of MacOS?

The application claims, according to otool -l, that the min MacOS version that this will run on is 10.9.

For the testers we need to know which version of MacOS you have.  This was build on a 10.12 machine and may not work on previous versions.

I am looking into building this for previous versions and we can test if it works on the current version at that time.

I am currently running MacOS Sierra 10.12.3.

I had to upgrade it to Sierra because I was running a old version and it wouldn't work.

I was previously running 10.11.4.

I was told prior to installing it I had to be running OS X 10.12 to test the wallet so I can't recall if I actually tried installing it and it didn't work or if I upgraded my MacOS version before installing it.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Stouse49 on March 15, 2017, 01:09:23 AM
Continuous - Thank you for the information.

The next step is to try to build this application for 10.6.  The bitcoin Core software was built for 10.6 (the one available from the bitcoin.org site).

Looks like I can make a build for 10.9 and above.  Getting it to work with 10.6 is proving to be a challenge.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Stouse49 on March 19, 2017, 02:02:39 AM
Here is a report on the Mac Client.  I tried real hard to build a version of the Mac Client that could run on MacOS 10.6, but was not able to using my 10.12 system.  Now the Mac Client that I have built was made to work on 10.9 and above.  So far all of the testing  (3 people) has been on 10.12.  There might be away using a virtual machine with MacOS 10.6, but that will be a challenge in itself -- to get a virtual machine running with MacOS.  That is why I bought a Mac Mini, so I would not have to hack and hack to get a virtual machine to run.  According to the site:  https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=10&qpcustomd=0&qpsp=2016&qpnp=2&qptimeframe=Y, Most Mac users have 10.9 and above.  Perhaps we are good with that.  We need more tests results though to prove that it works.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Stouse49 on March 23, 2017, 04:39:57 AM
Updates made to OP.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: alida on April 14, 2017, 07:40:59 PM
Hi ... I have a MacBook Air and I have tried numerous times and get the same error message. I have tried on my iphone with no luck either. Can anyone help please

(http://i.imgur.com/ixBiKXl.png)

Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Stouse49 on April 15, 2017, 11:15:01 AM
According to this crash report, the Mac OS X version you have is 10.5 and the app doesn't support anything less than 10.6.

The crash report also looks like the application was "force quit" before it finished loading by the user based on previous experience.  Though it is possible that the app crashed on its own.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client - Issues
Post by: Patriot872 on November 01, 2017, 05:13:47 AM
Hello Stouse -
hoping you can assist , i posted on the main forum but thought i would try here
i've downloaded and reinstalled 4-5 times so for, every time same error.
I'm very familiar with the wallets and set up's on this mac - BTW 10.11.3

upon start the loading block index shows in middle of screen for a moment then right away the below :
----------------------------
Red Stop Sign With Exclamation point
A fatal error occured. GoldCoin (GLD) can no longer continue safely and will quit.

EXCEPTION: 22DbRunRecoveryException       
Db::open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery       
goldcoin in Runaway exception 
---------------------------
also i tried downloading them from every different point available
GIthub, This forum home page link, the website ( everywhere i could find a file to try )

any thoughts ?
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer !



Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Stouse49 on November 01, 2017, 09:25:40 PM
I posted this on the bitcointalk.org forum as well:

This error indicates that the blockchain database files are corrupted.  You will need to delete them (~/Library/Application Support/Goldcoin (GLD)/blkindex.dat and blk*.dat) but DO NOT delete wallet.dat and the client can download the blockchain again once you started it up again.

Let me know if this works or doesn't make any sense at all.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Patriot872 on November 06, 2017, 12:15:23 PM
Hello -
yes, i've tried that 4 times so far and same result everytime
along with that message it brings it a "quit unexpectedly" box also some of the time
shows the below msg:
GoldCoin-Qt quit unexpectedly.
Click Reopen to open the application again.
Click Report to see more detailed information and send a report to Apple.

i have a couple dozen wallets on my system with zero issues on most;
for some reason this one really just will not boot up
** stumped here
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Stouse49 on November 10, 2017, 04:18:04 AM
Try renaming your wallet.dat to something else like wallet.dat.bak (also make sure it is backed up).

If the software doesn't crash and you see a zero balance (you should since you renamed your wallet and it created a new empty wallet), then that means your wallet.dat file is corrupted.

Though there could be another bug in the program.

Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: enkaipan on January 10, 2018, 04:10:49 AM
Hi there!

I tried updating my wallet (Mac OSX 10.9.1) because it wouldn't sync (it was 4 years old).

I backed up my wallet, luckily, and the program won't open. Have tried installing over the old, as well as installing from scratch.

Here's some code in the error:
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Crashed Thread:  0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type:  EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000

Dyld Error Message:
  Symbol not found: _clock_gettime
  Referenced from: /Applications/GoldCoin-Qt.app/Contents/MacOS/../Frameworks/libdb_cxx-4.8.dylib
  Expected in: flat namespace

__

Anything you can see? Any help greatly appreciated!!
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: Stouse49 on January 10, 2018, 11:24:19 AM
The error comes from something missing in the GoldCoin app or your system or the combination thereof.  You will have to wait until the new client is out or use another computer and transfer your wallet.dat file.
Title: Re: GoldCoin Mac Client
Post by: enkaipan on January 10, 2018, 06:33:06 PM
Okay, can do. Thanks very much for your reply!

I'm not in a rush as I'm holding the coins anyway. Just wanting to be up to date.