Signing and adding icns about forge

[MarshallOfSound]

See https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-forge#configuring-package for how to configure electron-packager.

The options are documented here https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-packager/blob/master/docs/api.md

[ahadcove]

Got it thanks. Good thing and bad lol, because when I was signing with packager it kept breaking my app and I couldn't even open it after.

[MarshallOfSound]

@ahadcove Probably because you were modifying the files somehow after signing. If you sign and then modify it will consider the app "untrusted".

[ahadcove]

I wonder if it had something to do with the entitlements being added after the osx-sign? Hmm, I guess I will figure out when I get my forge set up.

Well, I have all my electron scripts re-setup, now how do I tell electron-forge to use electronPackagerConfig?

Im trying to package as mas, I see that forge doesn't support it directly so I passed the parameter inside packager config, currently can't figure out how to use the config though

[malept]

Is the configuration section not clear enough? Also, here is what our package.json template looks like (used when you create a new project): https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-forge/blob/master/tmpl/package.json

[malept]

Im trying to package as mas, I see that forge doesn't support it directly

It doesn't? You should be able to run electron-forge package --platform mas.

[ahadcove]

Oh Okay thank you, I couldn't figure out how to actually use the configs, but now that makes sense

[ahadcove]

Everything is set up. Now i am still running into the problem after signing my app not opening. Even tried on a clean new system still will not open. I know this is not a forge question, but would you guys happen to know what might be going on?

[malept]

Did you address @MarshallOfSound's comment in #74 (comment)? It wasn't clear from your other comments.

There's a command that verifies a signed Mac app but I don't know it offhand, since Mac apps aren't in my area of expertise.

[ahadcove]

Yes, I addressed it, it is not being modified after signing.
The command is

codesign -vvvv -d '../PathtoApp.app'
spctl --assess -vvvv '../PattoApp.app'

I checked those and Im getting all clean and accepted checks, yet my app still will not start

[malept]

Does a darwin (non-mas) app work?

[ahadcove]

Yes it works perfectly

[ahadcove]

Well, before I sign it it works perfectly

[malept]

At this point, it might be more helpful if you ask about Electron app signing at the electron-osx-sign project, since the developers there have more knowledge about the topic, and also Packager/Forge delegates all signing tasks to that module.

[ahadcove]

Okay, will try there. Responses are pretty slow, if at all over there though lol. Thank you guys for everything, I love how simple forge is!

[ahadcove]

I posted on osx-sign, but I won't get an answer for a while. Would you guys happen to know why after I sign my app isn't allowed to access the web? Im guessing it has something to do with my entitlements. Do you guys notice anything or anything I could add?

parent.plist:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
	<true/>
</dict>
</plist>

child.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
    <true/>
    <key>com.apple.security.inherit</key>
    <true/>
  </dict>
</plist>

[MarshallOfSound]

@ahadcove While we are happy to help with -forge issues as @malept said signing and entitlements are a little out of our field of expertise. You're going to have to wait for a response on osx-sign

[malept]

This is more of a general Mac app question, perhaps look in an Apple development specific StackOverflow site?

[ahadcove]

Okay, I will try and keep looking around. Thanks