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citgm-smoker tests only on unsupported osx13 (macOS) #1203
Description
Situation
citgm-smoker in Jenkins offers testing on Linux, macOS and Windows platforms. The selectable macOS platforms are osx13-x64 and osx13-arm64, relating to macOS 13.
citgm-smoker-nobuild additionally offers macos15-x64 & macos15-arm64.
macOS 13 status
macOS 13 (Ventura) no longer belongs to the latest 3 releases, and according to Apple security releases, the last security update for macOS 13 was 13.7.8 on Aug 20, 2025.
The unofficial site https://endoflife.date/macos shows macOS 13 (Ventura) as unmaintained since Sep 15, 2025 (the release date of macOS 26 (Tahoe)).
Node.js Toolchain
| Branch | min Xcode | min macOS |
|---|---|---|
| main | 16.4 | 15.3 |
| 26.x | 16.4 | 15.3 |
| 24.x | 16.1 | 14.5 |
| 22.x | 13 | 11.3 |
Refs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xcode & Supported Toolchains
Comparisons
| Environment | x64 | arm64 | Equivalent | OS released | EOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| citgm-smoker | osx13-x64 | osx13-arm64 | macOS 13 (Ventura) | Oct 2022 | Sep 2025 |
| citgm-smoker-nobuild | osx13-x64 | osx13-arm64 | macOS 13 (Ventura) | Oct 2022 | |
| citgm-smoker-nobuild | macos15-x64 | macos15-arm64 | macOS 15 (Sequoia) | Sep 2024 | |
| GitHub Actions | - | macos-latest | macOS 26 (Tahoe) | Sep 2025 |
The current version is macOS 27 (Golden Gate), released Sep 14, 2026.
Conclusion
citgm-smoker needs to be testing in a minimum of macOS 15.3 (Sequoia) to comply with Node.js toolchain requirements for Node.js 26.x.
Activity
MikeMcC399 commentedon Oct 20, 2026
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