Dealing with Apple certificates is the most onerous part of building a standalone. I really wish the livecode team could help address this issue and help us out.
best, Bill William A Prothero > On Feb 28, 2022, at 12:56 PM, Tom Glod via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I use a mac in the cloud ..... but i have yet to do any signing .... I > gotta get myself to do it this week. thanks for the reminder...i've been > putting it off like its math homework only worse. :D > > https://www.macincloud.com/ > >> On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 3:38 PM matthias rebbe via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Bob, >> >> with which version of LC did you see this? >> >> I had a look at the most current dp version of 10. If LC would require a >> certificate then there should be somewhere in the standalone settings a >> area where one could select an appropriate certificate. But that is not >> the case. >> >> What LC does for some time now when creating a macOS standalone is doing >> an ad-hoc code signing. Please do not ask me what that is, ;) >> but this kind of code signing seems not to require a certificate. >> The ad-hoc code signing is done in the stack >> revsaveasstandalone.livecodescript. Search for 'private command >> performAdHocCodesign' >> >> So there might some other problem and LC does come up with a misleading >> error message. >> >> Matthias >> >> >> >> >> >>> Am 28.02.2022 um 19:52 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: >>> >>> Hi Klaus. >>> >>> Actually the new LC versions do not create the standalone without those >> certificates. That is the error dialog I get. If there is a way to disable >> that feature that would be great! >>> >>> Bob S >>> >>> >>>> On Feb 28, 2022, at 10:18 , Klaus major-k via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Bob, >>>> >>>>> Am 28.02.2022 um 18:18 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: >>>>> >>>>> Okay, so I am at the point that I cannot build apps without >> codesigning and notarizing. Livecode will throw an error now if I try and >> don't have these certificates installed. Great. >>>>> >>>>> So I have been going through the tutorial, and I see I have to be an >> Apple Developer, which means I have to shell out yet another $100 per year. >> Fine, I did that, even though my app is for internal consumption only. >>>>> >>>>> Now It appears that for me to get the certificates needed to create a >> Mac standalone, I need xCode! Okay, I go to download xCode, and it will not >> install because my MacOS is too old! 10.15.1 is apparently ancient! So I am >> at the point now where I am asking myself, is this really worth it? After >> all the back and forth on the list where people's certificates expire, or >> the version of xCode they are forced to use isn't compatible with one thing >> or another, is building Mac standalones really worth it? >>>>> >>>>> So my question is, do I really have to go through all this just to >> create a Mac standalone from livecode? Or do these other utilities, >> mrSignNotarizeHelperV3 for example, eliminate the need for all of that? >>>>> >>>>> Bob S >>>> >>>> you can still create a standalone with LC without any certificate etc.! >>>> >>>>> ...even though my app is for internal consumption only. >>>> >>>> >>>> But your user(s) need to check -> Allow downloads from: Appstore and >> trusted developers >>>> In the macOS system settings -> Security >>>> >>>> And after the they need to right-click your app and select "Open..." >> from the context menu >>>> and confirm once or twice that they really want to open that app. >>>> >>>> After that they can doubleclick the app furthermore like the used to. >>>> >>>> >>>> Best >>>> >>>> Klaus >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Klaus Major >>>> https://www.major-k.de >>>> https://www.major-k.de/bass >>>> kl...@major-k.de >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > 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
