After installing CopyQ via brew results “CopyQ.app” is damaged and can’t be opened

[egel]

Describe the bug “CopyQ.app” is damaged and can’t be opened after installing CopyQ on macOS M1 Pro 14.4 via brew

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. install CopyQ via brew ``
2. Open application
3. See error (from screenshot)

Expected behavior After installation application should be able to be opened.

Screenshots

Version, OS and Environment

• Application Version 8.0.0
• macOS Sonoma 14.4

Additional context Install & also reisntall log was successful

→ brew reinstall --cask copyq
==> Caveats
copyq is not signed and requires Accessibility access,
so you will need to re-grant Accessibility access every time the app is updated.

Enable or re-enable it in:
  System Preferences → Security & Privacy → Privacy → Accessibility
To re-enable, untick and retick copyq.app.

==> Downloading https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ/releases/download/v8.0.0/CopyQ-macos-12-m1.dmg.zip
Already downloaded: /Users/johndoe/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/256ef5fcd1e5d6254b9d55622f8659f472ea420a2b55ac117f54529f733d4e2a--CopyQ-macos-12-m1.dmg.zip
==> Uninstalling Cask copyq
==> Backing App 'CopyQ.app' up to '/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/copyq/8.0.0/CopyQ.app'
==> Removing App '/Applications/CopyQ.app'
==> Purging files for version 8.0.0 of Cask copyq
==> Installing Cask copyq
==> Moving App 'CopyQ.app' to '/Applications/CopyQ.app'
🍺  copyq was successfully installed!

[Firstero]

Emm, I encountered the same issue And it's also the same environment.

[Firstero]

@egel "Perhaps it's because the chip architecture is M2?"

[Firstero]

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/CopyQ.app codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/CopyQ.app

[ssi-anik]

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/CopyQ.app codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/CopyQ.app

shouldn't brew add it to their debug messsage?

[aleksandrs-ledovskis]

YMMV, but the codesign trick works for me on an Apple Silicon machine without need to revert versions. 🤷‍♂️

[Tance]

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/CopyQ.app codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/CopyQ.app

it works fine on m3 mac

[FullDataAlchemist]

I have the same problem on m3 for version 9.0.0 and the previous version. macOS 14.5 Sonoma

after using the codesign trick the app just closed immediately after oppening

[minhaj6]

Just leaving this here for someone ----

Here’s an explanation of each command:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/CopyQ.app:

xattr: Stands for "extended attributes." This command manages extended attributes of files in macOS. -d: Deletes a specific attribute. com.apple.quarantine: This is the quarantine attribute that macOS adds to files downloaded from the internet. It flags them as needing user approval to run (for security). /Applications/CopyQ.app: This is the path to the app where you want to remove the quarantine attribute. Purpose: This command removes the quarantine flag from the CopyQ.app, allowing it to run without macOS's security warnings.

codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/CopyQ.app:

codesign: Used to sign code on macOS, which ensures its integrity and authenticity. --force: Forces the signing process to overwrite any existing signatures. --deep: Ensures that all nested code, like frameworks or helper applications inside the app bundle, are also signed. --sign -: The - indicates ad-hoc signing, meaning no certificate is used (it's unsigned in the traditional sense, but the OS sees it as being signed). /Applications/CopyQ.app: This is the path to the app being signed. Purpose: This command ad-hoc signs the CopyQ.app, ensuring macOS treats it as a valid application and can run it without any security blocks related to code signing.