OSX Installer

Andy Hilton andyh at totallybrilliant.com
Tue Aug 19 18:56:24 EDT 2014


Interestingly enough I noticed today that the postgresql installer from Enterprise DB is not signed so you need to ‘Allow apps downloaded from anywhere’ to install postgres :)

If it’s ok for them, it’s ok for me :)

On Aug 18, 2014, at 10:27 AM, Mike Matthews <omnis at lineal.co.uk> wrote:

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> But the if you are asking users to set this option, doesn't that make the whole installer setup a bit clunky?  I see the reasons for signing, but it does get in the way.  The way of the world of course.
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> Mike
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> On 18 Aug 2014, at 14:32, Andy Hilton <andyh at totallybrilliant.com> wrote:
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>> Aren’t the nasty messages only asked if you have not set the Security & Privacy setting for ‘Allow apps downloaded from’ to Anywhere ?
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>> Andy
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>> On Aug 18, 2014, at 8:51 AM, Bo Carleö <mail at corbisoft.com> wrote:
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>>> An installation file (flat or bundle) that contains all files that you
>>> want installed at an end user. The Omnis.app included should be 
>>> signed to prevent some nasty messages when opening it.
>>> Gatekeeper v1 (if signed in Mountain Lion) worked in 10.9.4 but
>>> from 10.9.5 only v2 is accepted, and v2 can´t sign Omnis.app
>>> 
>>> Bo
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>>> 18 aug 2014 kl. 14:36 skrev Andy Hilton <andyh at totallybrilliant.com>:
>>> 
>>>> How are you defining an ‘installation package’ ?
>>>> 
>>>> On Aug 18, 2014, at 4:29 AM, Bo Carleö <mail at corbisoft.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Bas
>>>>> 
>>>>> No - as I understand it Gatekeeper v2 doesn´t accept data in an installation package
>>>>> and there are lots of it in an Omnis installation, eg omnispic.df1, serial.txt
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bo 
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>>>>> 18 aug 2014 kl. 00:54 skrev Bastiaan Olij <bastiaan at basenlily.me>:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Bo,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I was under the impression you could code sign it provided you use a
>>>>>> 10.9.5 machine to do the code signing?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Bas
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 18/08/14 2:25 AM, Bo Carleö wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Andy
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Nice to hear that you found it.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Another question...
>>>>>>> How do you handle the fact that from OS X 10.9.5 and Gatekeeper v2
>>>>>>> it will no longer be possible to code sign an Omnis installation?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Bo Carleo
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