Fix sandboxed Sparkle installer configuration#4
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Summary
Fixes the sandboxed Sparkle update path by enabling Sparkle installer launcher support and adding the Mach lookup entitlement entries Sparkle requires for sandboxed apps.
What changed
SUEnableInstallerLauncherServiceto the app Info.plist.Root cause
The app is sandboxed and uses Sparkle 2. Sparkle requires sandboxed apps to opt into the installer launcher service and allow communication with its installer/status helpers. Without that configuration, users can download an update but see
An error occurred while launching the installerwhen installing it.Validation
plutil -lint 01_Project/syncthingStatus/Info.plist 01_Project/syncthingStatus/syncthingStatus.entitlements/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :SUEnableInstallerLauncherService" 01_Project/syncthingStatus/Info.plist->true$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)-spksand$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)-spkigit diff --checkbash -n tools/notarize.shFull
xcodebuildwas not run in my oldmac environment because that machine currently has an incompatible Xcode.app (Bad CPU type in executable).