On Jan 20, 2021, at 18:37, filhol wrote: > On 21 Jan 2021, at 01:19, Ryan Schmidt wrote: > >> Another worthwhile consideration for you or anyone else thinking of >> attempting this is whether it is appropriate to bundle an X11 server with >> your app. What if the user already uses other X11 apps with another X11 >> server, like the one from MacPorts or the one from Xquartz.org? Will they >> interfere with one another? >> >> If you want to distribute a binary of your app that uses X11, I might >> suggest bundling all of the third-party libraries that you link with, >> including X11 libraries, but don't bundle an X11 server. Require the user to >> provide their own. Then they're in charge of which one to use and making >> sure its launchd plist is loaded properly. > > Okay but I would be very surprised if this would be comply the App Store > regulation. > I do not want to enter a new fight with even less chance of success than the > following one. > A colleague and I we fought 2 months for publishing a scientific C++ app not > developped with Xcode and with an embedded Python inside the bundle. > The ultimate fight was that Apple discovered a private API within the > thousands of APIs of the official Python distribution and rejected the app. > This private API “which can ruin the user experience” (!!!!) contains only > one line of code and is never used. We argued with the Resolution Center and > finally we tried to reduce the number of APIs (which is somewhat risky). The > app was accepted … today ! Two months of efforts, many trial and errors … > It's Okay because I'm retired and my time doesn't cost anything! > > All the best and thank you for your explanations.
Right, again, I don't know if you can distribute an X11-based app on the app store. I was referring more to if you want to distribute a binary at all, for example as a download from your web site. P.S: Don't forget to Reply All if you reply so that the conversation stays on the mailing list.
