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| author | Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> | 2017-12-21 19:51:21 -0700 |
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| committer | Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> | 2017-12-21 19:51:21 -0700 |
| commit | 6d8bedf01f189ddff4cc99d0fbfcbd1d75f07a46 (patch) | |
| tree | d194952a2d0af9015d9053748def42b42529aea1 /AltOS/MacOSX.mdwn | |
| parent | e28ff195f95038471b14a8d1dc641b65ea365f5a (diff) | |
| parent | 91b98393bfeee7dbf64b68ef3432ca26ae3be97e (diff) | |
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/web/altusmetrum
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diff --git a/AltOS/MacOSX.mdwn b/AltOS/MacOSX.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2933f28 --- /dev/null +++ b/AltOS/MacOSX.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Installing AltosUI on Mac OS X + +Mac OS X places barriers to running software from outside of the Apple +ecosystem on Apple hardware. Whenever you download softwarae, the +browser tags the application as 'foreign' and that prevents the +operating system from running it. + +Here's how you can use xattr(1) to clear the protection setting from +the AltosUI.app after it is installed. + +1. Display the application extended attributes: + + $ xattr -l /Applications/AltosUI.app + com.apple.quarantine: + 0181;5a380dfb;Google\x20Chrome.app;6B17C3F9-68D3-4C27-A5EA-7ADADE376ACD + + This shows that the app was downloaded using google chrome. Other + users' values will be different but the com.apple.quarantine + prefix will be the same!). If this attribute is present + AltosUI.app won't be allowed to run. + +1. Use the following command to remove the attribute preventing MacOS + X from running this application: + + $ sudo xattr -c /Applications/AltosUI.app + + This clears the extended attribute in question. You should now be + able to run our app! + +1. Check to make sure the attribute has been cleared: + + $ xattr -l /Applications/AltosUI.app + +NOTE: this has to be run every time one installs a new version! |