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Re:Distributing Mac apps outside the App Store, a quick star... by JosephRedfern on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @06:39AM (#25760832)
Sometimes, rather than giving me a "friendly" warning that the app is unsigned, I get and exception with a stack trace, with:

    Termination Reason:    Namespace CODESIGNING, Code 0x1
I can (re)sign the application with:

    codesign --force --deep --sign - /path/to/The.app
which often resolves the issue.

but what's the difference between the error that causes the friendly warning, and the error that cases the stack trace/exception? Is this the difference between a lack of code signature and a failed check?

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Re:Distributing Mac apps outside the App Store, a quick star... by sovande on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @06:45PM (#25769638)
It’s a failed code sign of some sort. E.g. and typically, the developer used an installer cert for an app.
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