When I download an app onto my Mac Mini, on opening it for the first time it often asks me for permission to access the desktop/document/whatever folder.
I assume that code to make an app ask for permissions to be granted has to be entered somewhere ['preOpenStack' ???] by the developer. On Fri, 30 Jun 2023, 09:34 matthias rebbe via use-livecode, < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > This is what Apple says: > > "If you distribute your macOS app through the App Store, you must enable > App Sandbox. If you notarize your macOS app to distribute it outside of the > App Store, you must enable hardened runtime and, optionally, can also > enable App Sandbox." > https://help.apple.com/xcode/mac/current/#/devf87a2ac8f > > > What os does the user run who has the problems to run the app? Did he > allow to run programs from outside the App Store? > > If you don't mind, you can send me your app and i will try it here. > > Regards, > Matthias > > > Am 29.06.2023 um 22:50 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: > > > > Short version: how do I bypass Gatekeeper to write a prefs file? > > > > I need to save a file in ~/Library/Application Support/myAppFolder/. Am > I correct that I need to sandbox the app before I can write a file there? > > > > I read an LC lesson that said no special entitlements are required to > create an app folder and a file. I can't test it myself because I already > have full access. > > > > If this is correct so far, then do I just need to provide the sandbox > entitlement and nothing else? > > > > -- > > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
