Application quit unexpected: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY Namespace SIGNAL, Code 5 Trace/BPT trap: 5

[ductridev]

I'm using electron-builder to build and sign my application. But if I enable sandbox in entitlements for Mac App Store publish then my app won't work. I have tried to re-sign with codesign, and I can confirm that it only work when sign without sandbox key.

1. 1st attempt is without entitlement file contain sandbox key:

Command line: codesign -s "Apple Distribution: Block Browser INC (Y4NZxxxxxx)" --force --deep --sign - dist/mac-universal/BLOCK.app
Then BLOCK.app run normal.

2. 2nd attempt is with entitlement file contain sandbox key:

Command line: codesign --entitlements build/entitlements.mac.plist -s "Apple Distribution: Block Browser INC (Y4NZxxxxxx)" --force --deep --sign - dist/mac-universal/BLOCK.app
entitlements.mac.plist:

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
	<true/>
	<key>com.apple.security.inherit</key>
	<true/>
</plist>

Then BLOCK.app quit unexpected.
Error file: error.log

3. 3rd attempt is with entitlement file and comment sandbox key:
   Command line: codesign --entitlements build/entitlements.mac.plist -s "Apple Distribution: Block Browser INC (Y4NZxxxxxx)" --force --deep --sign - dist/mac-universal/BLOCK.app
   entitlements.mac.plist:

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <!-- <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
	<true/> -->
	<key>com.apple.security.inherit</key>
	<true/>
</plist>

Then BLOCK.app run normal.

Packages version:

• devDependencies:

  • electron: 27.0.2+wvcus
  • electron-builder: 24.6.4

• dependencies:

  • "@sentry/cli": "^2.21.2",
  • "@sentry/electron": "^4.14.0",
  • "@sentry/webpack-plugin": "^2.9.0",
  • "electron-updater": "^6.1.4",
  • "electron-store": "^8.1.0",
  • "electron-context-menu": "^3.6.1",
  • "v8-compile-cache": "^2.4.0"

Build settings:

      "appId": "xxxxxx.block.mac",
      "category": "public.app-category.utilities",
      "provisioningProfile": "./embedded.provisionprofile",
      "target": [
          {
              "target": "pkg",
              "arch": ["universal"]
          }, {
              "target": "dmg",
              "arch": ["universal"]
          }
      ],
      "icon": "build/icons/icon.icns",
      "bundleVersion": "11"
    },

Following #105, so I have after pack hook:

"afterPack": "./afterPackHook.js",

afterPackHook.js:

const fs = require('fs')

exports.default = async function(context) {
  try{
  	fs.unlinkSync(context.appOutDir + '/BLOCK.app/Contents/Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Electron Framework.sig');
  } catch(e){}
}

[khwaaj]

ECS does not support packaging for the App Store. It also relies on features not allowed by by the store guidelines, and would not pass the review.

[ductridev]

Thank you for your reply @khwaaj, so is there any possible way to publish app to mac store?

[khwaaj]

No, unfortunately there is not. There are some old tickets where this has been extensively discussed before, which you can probably find if you want some more information.