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@TheLocalInfinit

Ship apps to the Appstore with NO mac

Macless
@TheLocalInfinit
Aug 29
another one that looks like a build failure but isn't: you add a capability (push, healthkit, whatever) in xcode, then ci suddenly can't sign. xcode's automatic signing quietly patches the local profile, ci doesn't. free checker for stuff like this: macless.dev/signing-doctor…
Macless
@TheLocalInfinit
Aug 29
"doesn't include a valid signing identity" isn't usually your code. it means the profile no longer matches the cert, often from redownloading it without regenerating after a cert change. wrote up the fix: macless.dev/blog/provision…
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@TheLocalInfinit
Aug 27
doesn't just kill "need a mac." it kills "need a specific computer" too. build and upload run on github's servers, not yours. chromebook, ipad, library computer, $150 secondhand windows laptop, your phone's browser. even your phone.
Macless
@TheLocalInfinit
Aug 27
why does apple still make you own a mac to ship an app on a phone that runs neither macos
keeps mac sales up0%
legacy tooling choice0%
security theater0%
no clue, just accepted0%
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Macless
@TheLocalInfinit
Aug 27
forgot to say earlier, most ios ci builds don't fail on the code, they fail on signing. wrong cert, expired profile, whatever. the wizard checks all that up front now instead of after you've already burned a build. still $1 today.
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