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0 pointsmodeless5y ago0 comments

Downloaded unsigned executables will not run by default on macOS and the error dialog provides no affordance to override this. You just have to know that if you option-click and select "Open", which is always identical to double-clicking except in this special case, you get a different dialog that allows you to override the block.

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saagarjha5y ago· 2 in thread

You've always been able to run those without any warnings from the command line.

modelessOP5y ago

I think that counts as a workaround and no longer works on Apple Silicon. But I haven't verified this myself. Would be interesting to hear from someone who knows.

Edit: Here are the details. Looks like it's true that it simply won't run totally unsigned ARM code. But self-signing is allowed. For now. https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/unsigned.html

saagarjha5y ago

Right, Apple silicon has different rules.

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