I have successfully notarized my 4D app Using DropDMG. I’m using 4D v18.0 on MacOS Catalina.
Paul Ringsmuth [email protected] > On Apr 21, 2020, at 11:35 AM, Pat Bensky via 4D_Tech <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Peeps, > I ran into this problem also. I replaced the Internet Commands plugin with > the v18 version and that more or less fixed it. > > I say "more or less" because after downloading the installer (a .dmg > created with DropDMG) and installing the app, the user gets the message > > *“CatBase 8.app” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for > malicious software.* > > This software needs to be updated. Contact the developer for more > information. > > > with the options "Show in Finder" and "OK". > > This is an improvement on the previous version (pre-IC update), where the > options were "Move to trash" and "Cancel". > > So the user has to right-click on the app and choose Open, and then they > get the dialog with the same alert message, but this time it has an *Open* > option. Select that and everything works OK. > > > So this is not a complete solution, as most users won't know what to do. > > > Any suggestions? > > > Thanks! > > > Pat > > > > > On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 at 03:33, Keisuke Miyako via 4D_Tech < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> code signature can easily get invalidated if the app or plugin was not >> packaged and distributed correctly. >> for example, if you simply sign, zip and upload a file to a public server, >> a downloaded copy would most probably be thrown to the bin. >> >> the developer should sign, archive (pkg, zip, dmg), notarise, and staple >> the app or plugin before distribution. >> also a plugin created for v17 R6 or earlier has manifest.json in a >> non-conventional location, which may get rejected by Catalina 10.15.3. >> >> On Feb 12, 2020, at 13:18, Chuck Miller via 4D_Tech <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Slightly related. Any idea why I have a plug-in that is signed but shows >> as damaged on Catalina but not in windows. I am not sure of other Mac OS >> versions. >> >> ********************************************************************** >> 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) >> Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html >> Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech >> Unsub: mailto:[email protected] >> ********************************************************************** > > > > -- > ************************************************* > CatBase - Top Dog in Data Publishing > tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 > w: http://www.catbase.com > skype: pat.bensky > ************************************************* > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
