Simon,

Thanks for the clarification.

Regards,

Marc


> On Oct 11, 2019, at 4:55 PM, Simon Urbanek <simon.urba...@r-project.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> The issue is not the process, the issue is that Apple requires particular way 
> to build the binaries with particular tools in order to even be able to pass 
> the notarization process and our current build does not use those. We can't 
> change the tools in the middle of the release so for R 3.6.x we're stuck with 
> what we are currently using which Apple doesn't accept. Hence the only hope 
> is for R 4.0.0 and we're working on that.
> 
> Cheers,
> Simon
> 
> 
> 
>> On Oct 11, 2019, at 4:39 PM, Marc Schwartz via R-SIG-Mac 
>> <r-sig-mac@r-project.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I am going to presume that Simon is already aware of this, but there is a 
>> page on the Apple Dev site that describes the workflow that can be 
>> implemented/customized to automate the notarization process via scripting:
>> 
>> https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/notarizing_your_app_before_distribution/customizing_the_notarization_workflow
>> 
>> Whether this can be done efficiently to support the nightly builds via the 
>> current build system would be the question.
>> 
>> Also, with nightly builds, there is a risk of the notarization process 
>> introducing delays, as just happened:
>> 
>> https://www.macrumors.com/2019/10/10/apple-macos-catalina-app-notarization-slow/
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Marc Schwartz
>> 
>> 
>>> On Oct 11, 2019, at 4:25 PM, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <e...@lisse.na> wrote:
>>> 
>>> You could always issue
>>> 
>>>     sudo spctl --master-disable
>>> 
>>> :-)-O
>>> 
>>> el
>>> 
>>> On 2019-10-11 19:59 , Kevin Ushey wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm seeing the following when I attempt to install R-patched, as from
>>>> http://mac.r-project.org/:
>>>> 
>>>> ---
>>>> 
>>>> “R-3.6-branch-el-capitan-signed.pkg” can’t be opened because Apple
>>>> cannot check it for malicious software.
>>>> 
>>>> This software needs to be updated. Contact the developer for more 
>>>> information.
>>>> 
>>>> ---
>>>> 
>>>> I suspect this is pain being imposed by the requirement for notarized
>>>> applications / installers. The dialog can be overridden through the
>>>> Security & Privacy preferences pane, but Apple does not make this
>>>> obvious.
>>>> 
>>>> The official R 3.6.1 installer is not affected; likely because it was
>>>> grandfathered in due to its being published before Catalina was rolled
>>>> out.
>>>> 
>>>> Are there plans to notarize these builds of R? (can we be helpful in
>>>> making that happen?)
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> Kevin
>> 
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