Testing on another Mac

Solar2D macOS Desktop
#1

The MacOS guide states

some tweaking of the “Security & Privacy” settings within “System Preferences,” 

is needed if test apps are to be used on macs other than the one creating it.

Anyone have those tweaking details so i can send an app to someone who have few tech skills?

#2

Yep :slight_smile:

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#3

I guess I wouldn’t go the Anywhere route as it might come back to haunt your testers later.

I’d recommend you sign the app with your Mac App signing identity by choosing it in the Corona Simulator Build for OS X dialog and then tell your testers to choose the Mac App Store and identified developers option on the Security and Privacy System Preferences panel.

#4

My tester is unable to open the app. He gets this message: You can’t open the application X, it may be damaged or incomplete. Ideas? Works fine on my machine. We both have OS X Yosemite.

#5

What version of Corona SDK did you use to build the app?  What was the name of the identity you signed the app with?  

Did you have the Corona Simulator build a DMG?  If not, what options did you specify when you built your app and how did you package it to send it to the other computer?

#6

I got it working. Most likely, client was using Dropbox on the Internet, downloading from there. It came in as a folder, I think. I zipped the app, and it worked after that!

Thanks!

#7

Yep :slight_smile:

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#8

I guess I wouldn’t go the Anywhere route as it might come back to haunt your testers later.

I’d recommend you sign the app with your Mac App signing identity by choosing it in the Corona Simulator Build for OS X dialog and then tell your testers to choose the Mac App Store and identified developers option on the Security and Privacy System Preferences panel.

#9

My tester is unable to open the app. He gets this message: You can’t open the application X, it may be damaged or incomplete. Ideas? Works fine on my machine. We both have OS X Yosemite.

#10

What version of Corona SDK did you use to build the app?  What was the name of the identity you signed the app with?  

Did you have the Corona Simulator build a DMG?  If not, what options did you specify when you built your app and how did you package it to send it to the other computer?

#11

I got it working. Most likely, client was using Dropbox on the Internet, downloading from there. It came in as a folder, I think. I zipped the app, and it worked after that!

Thanks!