On Tue, Dec 09, 2025 at 05:37:21PM +0900, Koji Yokota wrote:
> I tried to run macOS LyX binary (version 2.4.4) but macOS Gatekeeper prevents 
> to do so, saying that it cannot check if malware is included in the app.
> 
> Homebrew, a major app manager, says:
> > Warning: lyx has been deprecated because it does not pass the macOS 
> > Gatekeeper check! It will be disabled on 2026-09-01.
> 
> I???m not sure from when this problem exists, but probably after the version 
> update of macOS. Can this be amended?

I hope the only thing which changed is homebrew decision not to support 
unsigned casks.
Koji, can you try the usual trick to bypass gatekeeper when downloading .dmg 
directly from lyx ftp site?

There are myriads of articles on the web how to bypass gatekeeper, including 
completely disabling it, eg:
https://nordvpn.com/blog/macos-cannot-verify-this-app-is-free-from-malware/

Pavel

PS: I personally think that from both a) philosophical and b) practical reasons 
I don't think we should officially support apple signing.

a) It's absurd to pay apple so we can improve it's ecosystem by our own free 
work.
   They have fee waiver for non-profits, but unless someone wants to lead us 
through the legalization to become formal organization, that's no-go.
   (I did not check, but there might be some umbrella org for signing 
established floss projects?)

b) Unless Stephan is inclined to pay from his own pocket or accept donations 
any lyx-money related operations are pain when you start considering 
tax-related issues.
   (Stephan do you have some opinion about this?)

I read that homebrew supports unofficial taps, where signatures are not 
required, so someone might try to establish this for lyx as well later...
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