See https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/sage-devel/nlXP6cv4LAY
On Friday, January 10, 2020 at 12:18:50 PM UTC-5, kcrisman wrote: > > > > On Friday, January 10, 2020 at 3:18:17 AM UTC-5, Dima Pasechnik wrote: >> >> > >> > I just installed the app version of SageMath 9.0 on macOS 10.14. When I >> try to launch it, I get "SageMath is damaged and can't be opened." Version >> 8.9 worked fine on the same macOS version. >> > >> > Do others have this problem too? It would be surprising to me if this >> were a universal problem, as it would have certainly been noticed before >> publishing the distribution ... >> > >> > Is there a workaround? >> >> don't use the app version. Use a "normal" terminal version. >> > >> > >> > >> > Is SageMath struggling with getting enough developer resources? >> Recently one has to go through more and more hoops to be able to use it ... >> it's no longer possible to just download a binary and start it like any >> normal app. The last few versions already took minutes to start on macOS >> unless they were launched manually from the command line. >> >> Apple keeps introducing new security features that are supposed to >> make MacOS "safer" :-) >> >> We don't have any active developers who are experts in MacOS specifics. >> And no paid engineers to look into this sort of unpleasant stuff, >> since the end of OpenDreamKit grant few months ago. >> >> I think the app version must be pulled, I have been saying this for some >> time. >> > > Which app version was used? I just tested the one I built on my own > computer and I was able to get it going. However, that is OS X 10.11 - I > don't have access to the newer versions. > > There is a thread where Ivan suggested some possibilities, at least one of > which (the one where the user specifies a binary) would use an existing > technology in the app. I'm surprised that the 8.8 app did work on the > same computer - can you try the 10.11 version of the app rather than the > 10.15 one? > > Finally, note that you can use any binary you want with the app; you seem > pretty knowledgeable, so probably you could only upgrade the binary itself > (also available for download) without any loss (for now, Dima is right > about not having someone with the right skill set currently active). > Please report back if you do try one of these, we might get lucky and have > an easier fix. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-support" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-support/05c71bb7-de6d-43eb-964e-b47bb638c136%40googlegroups.com.
