qsv -U fails on Intel Mac

[ondohotola]

I get this error

Update job error: ReleaseError: No asset found for target: `x86_64-apple-darwin`

Do you still produce binaries for Intel (mac Os 12.7.6)?

[jqnatividad]

I'm afraid qsv no longer publishes macOS on Intel prebuilts as Rust itself has demoted it to Tier 2 support.

https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/08/19/demoting-x86-64-apple-darwin-to-tier-2-with-host-tools/

In addition, GitHub has retired its macOS Intel Action Runners which is needed for the tests and publishing workflows.

https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-github-actions-macos-13-runner-image-is-closing-down/

You can still compile from source however.

[jqnatividad]

Moved the issue to discussion so other folks using macOS on Intel can find it...

[jqnatividad]

Actually, double-checking the GH deprecation announcement, we can still compile using macOS intel with the macos-15-intel action runner until 2027.

But unless there is a big demand for it, I'm still sticking with removing macOS Intel prebuilts as even Apple itself will stop supporting Intel hardware in 2026.

https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/09/apple-will-end-support-for-intel-macs/

[ondohotola]

Could you perhaps post a short howto, for us elderly :-)-O? el

[jqnatividad]

If you don't have Rust installed, do this first.
https://rust-lang.org/tools/install/

You will also need Xcode:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835?mt=12

Once you have Rust and Xcode:

export CARGO_BUILD_RUSTFLAGS='-C target-cpu=native'
git clone https://github.com/dathere/qsv.git
cd qsv
cargo build --release --locked --bin qsv --features all_features

https://github.com/dathere/qsv?tab=readme-ov-file#option-4-compile-from-source

The CPU-optimized binary is in the target/release directory.