RFI: How do we get packages signed on Apples Store?

[sliptonic]

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[chennes]

This is really two different issues: we should definitely sign our executable, and that can be done without any sort of "approval" from Apple, we just need someone with a Developer certificate (I have one) to figure out what commands are actually needed to do the signing, preferably outside of Xcode.

Getting onto the App Store is a whole separate process, involving getting approved by Apple. I've gone through most of it before, it's mostly just paperwork. But I've only done it via Xcode, which I am not very fond of for FreeCAD development.

[JohnOCFII]

This article on the -codesign- command might be useful to signing outside of Xcode. https://eclecticlight.co/2019/01/17/code-signing-for-the-concerned-3-signing-an-app/
it also includes links to more in-depth articles. I was able to use this to fix a badly signed app from a different developer.

[adrianinsaval]

How do we get a FreeCAD signing certificate?

[chennes]

@yorikvanhavre and I are working on it. There are a few steps involved, but we're making progress.

[chennes]

The basic signing part of this RFI is resolved, and scripted/documented in https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob/master/src/Tools/macos_sign_and_notarize.sh . We still need to figure out how to get an App into the App Store as "FPA" and not as my personal account.