Cannot run binary on macOS 14 (Sonoma)

[adsouza]

Contour Terminal version

0.4.1.6292

Installer source

GitHub: release page

Operating System

macOS 14.1.2 (23B92)

Architecture

ARM64

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

I installed the app & then tried to run it.

Expected Behavior

I expected the app to start.

Actual Behavior

“contour.app” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. This software needs to be updated. Contact the developer for more information.

Additional notes

There's a workaround for this that I eventually discovered but is worth documenting: Right-click on the app in Finder, select Open; a popup appears, at which you can choose to run it. After that it'll start normally.

[christianparpart]

Hey @adsouza. I am on Apple M1 with MacOS Sonoma. If I remember correctly, you can still run the application by clicking somewhere on "Allow" within the permissions dialog of the system settings. @uspasojevic96 may maybe remember a bit better what the correct way was.

Other than that, I think, the only way to avoid users getting that dialog, is to pay Apple the fee to get a developer license to digitally sign the software with. That's it. - I tried it but failed, because it's apparently not that trivial. We want to have that eventually however. :)

[adsouza]

You're referring to disabling protection system wide. That's not necessary. The workaround I described is nice and granular. Maybe just add it to the installation instructions for macOS?

[christianparpart]

The workaround I described is nice and granular. Maybe just add it to the installation instructions for macOS?

Oh that would be great. Thanks for the advice!

p.s.: sorry for the unclear description, I'm not a macOS-main user. I happen to use it, but i'm not confident enough to know it by heart. :)

[uspasojevic96]

@adsouza its related to signing and gatekeeper, not SIP

@christianparpart buy the developer account and sign contour already

[christianparpart]

@christianparpart buy the developer account and sign contour already

I actually tried, early last year, but failed in actually doing the signing procedure. In the end, it is our Github CI that must be able to sign the MacOS binary. I am actually open in paying that 80 bucks (or so) again (it sadly faded out just a week ago). Not sure if I'd be any better this time :)

[jobukkit]

There's a workaround for this that I eventually discovered but is worth documenting: Right-click on the app in Finder, select Open; a popup appears, at which you can choose to run it. After that it'll start normally.

This is completely normal for apps from developers without a subscription, it's not a "workaround", it's how MacOS ensures you've verified the app is not a trojan. I would change the name of the issue to reflect that it's just a suggestion to the devs to get a subscription again.

[Yaraslaut]

@christianparpart i understand that this was resolved by now and we sign contours build for macos? maybe @uspasojevic96 you know?

[uspasojevic96]

Signing works now, but we have some other issue currently where it still cant validate file

[christianparpart]

but this might be due to my machine setup. I hope other can verify. On the other hand, maybe I can pull off my old x86-MacOS at some point and see how that one reacts on the newly signed build. :)

[dfallman]

I had the same issue when installing using brew just now on the latest release (Sonoma 14.4.1). If you just open the binary after install you'll get a popup with no option to "Open" and no instructions for how to open. You have to right-click on the binary file (in /Applications) and select open there, and then a different popup says something similar except there's also an Open button :)

[christianparpart]

@dfallman @adsouza I have been getting some help in understanding and creating a profile on the Apple Developer platform and associated it with our application's signature. I do not know how long it will take, but soon (in theory), macOS should not complain anymore but straight open it. 🙏