mini2Dx/mini2Dx

Can't run project generator for Mac

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wilkon commented

Hey guys - new to this API. I couldn't find anything relating to this on your issues, so i thought i'd raise one. My apologies if it's already been addressed.

I'm getting an error when opening the generator:
"“mini2Dx Project Generator” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software."
I'm not certain of the fix, but I did do a little digging and it seems that Catalina requires apps to be "notorized" (whatever this means).

I also looked through the mini2dx generator github and found an older version (just one before release) that has the same issue.

Thanks a bunch for all your work, Mini2Dx Team.

tomcashman commented

I'll need to look into how to notarize Java applications. However, you might be able to work around this by holding down either CTRL or ALT, right-clicking the app and selecting Open.

wilkon commented

I've been able to figure out a workaround by disabling spctl via terminal
sudo spctl --master-disable
once this was disabled, the project generaotr ran with a security notice. once allowed, I could re-enable the spctl and it executed without any issues after this.
sudo spctl --master-enable to enable

Pretty sure this is what's causing it for most others if they do have the issue. Thanks for getting back so promptly - very much appreciated. You can decide if this closes the ticket or not :)

augustozanellato commented

FYI, when you have to open a non notarised app you just need to open it once, then you open System Preferences and go to Security & Privacy - General and then click on "Open anyways". It's a little bit annoying but it's still better than disabling GateKeeper altogether.