Game Won't Run in OS X Sierra
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Game Won't Run in OS X Sierra
People with OS X Sierra who download my game cannot run it. I suspect this has to do with the fact that I'm using a multi-platform distribution and Sierra copies the .app file to a random location because the game is unsigned, leaving all the assets behind. Currently testing whether a Mac specific build will work, but I suspect it will. Anybody have any other workarounds?
EDIT: Confirmed it does run fine with a Mac specific distribution.
EDIT: Confirmed it does run fine with a Mac specific distribution.
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Re: Game Won't Run in OS X Sierra
Unfortunately, Sierra basically killed the cross-platform distro. I filed a bug about this with Apple, and they closed it by saying they won't fix it. (And kindly suggesting that we simply release every existing game.)
If you have a mac, 6.99.12 will let you produce a signed app that will work on all macs. (You'll need a mac to to do the signing, however.)
My plan is to get rid of -all, and replace it with a -pc version that runs on Windows and Linux only. I'm also going to release a script that will let an existing -all run on a Sierra mac.
If you have a mac, 6.99.12 will let you produce a signed app that will work on all macs. (You'll need a mac to to do the signing, however.)
My plan is to get rid of -all, and replace it with a -pc version that runs on Windows and Linux only. I'm also going to release a script that will let an existing -all run on a Sierra mac.
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Re: Game Won't Run in OS X Sierra
Since I have a Mac running Sierra I might consider offering to help others produce signed apps.
Thank you for the update PyTom.
Thank you for the update PyTom.
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Re: Game Won't Run in OS X Sierra
Thanks for the info and offers, everyone. I'm curious, though... won't cross-platform distributions still work if the app is signed? My understanding at this point is that Gatekeeper only copies unsigned .app files to a random location. So if the .app file doesn't get hit with that random move, it wouldn't be orphaned from the asset files.
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Re: Game Won't Run in OS X Sierra
I believe it copies signed asset files, unless they're distributed inside a signed dmg - which defeats the point of a cross-platform distro.
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