Bug 470738

Summary:	Provide a notarized version for macOS
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	Andras Soltesz <soltesz.andras>
Component:	application	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	christoph, reeves.87, scorpio
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	macOS (DMG)
OS:	Other
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Andras Soltesz 2023-06-07 08:55:36 UTC

SUMMARY

I cannot use Kate on macOS 13.3 because the installed application is not in notarized form and my company laptop is locked to use only applications that are notarized.

I cannot use the "Open Anyway" button in System Settings because the laptop is locked to "App store and identified developers" setting.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Select the "App store and identified developers" deployment setting in System Settings
2. Install Kate 
3. Try to start it up

OBSERVED RESULT

Application doesn't start.

Error message: “kate” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.


EXPECTED RESULT

Application starts up

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

macOS: 13.3.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I am a Linux user normally but I regularly get Macbooks from work.
On macOS, I would like to use the same Linux software I am used to and Kate is one of the core applications I use all the time.

Comment 1 Laurent Trinques 2023-06-08 09:26:14 UTC

(In reply to Andras Soltesz from comment #0)
> SUMMARY
> 
> I cannot use Kate on macOS 13.3 because the installed application is not in
> notarized form and my company laptop is locked to use only applications that
> are notarized.
> 
> I cannot use the "Open Anyway" button in System Settings because the laptop
> is locked to "App store and identified developers" setting.
> 
> STEPS TO REPRODUCE
> 1. Select the "App store and identified developers" deployment setting in
> System Settings
> 2. Install Kate 
> 3. Try to start it up
> 
> OBSERVED RESULT
> 
> Application doesn't start.
> 
> Error message: “kate” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for
> malicious software.
> 
> 
> EXPECTED RESULT
> 
> Application starts up
> 
> SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
> 
> macOS: 13.3.1
> 
> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
> 
> I am a Linux user normally but I regularly get Macbooks from work.
> On macOS, I would like to use the same Linux software I am used to and Kate
> is one of the core applications I use all the time.

Same for me, 
Normally I used the Kate editor provided by HomeBrew which works much better than the versions found on the C.I, but I went back to MacPorts to package on Apple Silicon QElectroTech and also tried compiling Digikam too, so I deleted HomeBrew and its packages.
A Notarized DMG arm64 would be nice.

Comment 2 Christoph Cullmann 2023-06-10 15:55:28 UTC

I think that is very unlikely to happen if nobody steps up to help getting that as kde infrastructure.

Comment 3 michael 2024-12-19 16:57:37 UTC

Seems the infrastructure is now in place to notarize. KDiff3 just authorized its use for 1.11 and  1.12 and the CI passes with notarization active. The config is here:
https://invent.kde.org/mreeves/ci-utilities/-/blob/master/signing/macappnotarizer-projects.yaml