macOS file dialog permission loop

[jurplel]

Environment:

• OS: macOS Monterey (Apple silicon)
• qView version: 5.0

Information:
File dialog asks for access permission to use folders repeatedly:

Didn't notice/hard to debug because it doesn't show up when compiling in qt creator.

Not sure if M1 specific: Running with Rosetta 2 does not fix it.
Qt 5.15.2 build works fine, only qt 6.2.2 build is affected.

Giving full disk access explicitly does not fix the issue.

Sometimes I open qView and the issue just doesn't happen?

This may go the way of the QTBUG before long

After testing x86_64, arm64, and universal builds with 6.2.2 locally, I can confirm that only universal builds seem to be affected by this issue.

Would be interested to know if this happens on Intel machines as well

[climbbike]

Same issue here. Also M1 Mac.

[vassudanagunta]

Confirmed on my M1.

[jurplel]

Qt bug report: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-99894

[jurplel]

Ok, since this issue is so unacceptable I made an alteration to this release. There is now a separate Intel and arm64 download. You can get the arm version here: https://github.com/jurplel/qView/releases/download/5.0/qView-5.0-arm64.dmg

[jurplel]

Scratch that. I ran into an issue with the arm64 dmg and found that it wouldn't open without running xattr to remove com.apple.quarantine. After googling for way too long (is it just me or is googling Apple problems harder than Linux/windows/android? Seems like an endless sea of useless articles overshadows good information), I found that M1 macs require code to be signed. Sure enough, putting an empty signature in solves the issue.

I then thought, what if the original issue was caused by the same lack of signature? Sure enough, signing the universal binary fixed the issue!

[jurplel]

I will wait for confirmation from someone else before I close the issue.

[climbbike]

well, I only got the "access files in your downloads folder" popup once now but now I have a new one

[jurplel]

You have to right click and press open to pass that. Notarizing apps properly requires a developer account :(

[climbbike]

yeah, I'm used to that. but in this case it was coming back every time I opened it. BUT . . . now it seems okay . . . yeah. seems to be working now.

[jurplel]

hooray

[vassudanagunta]

I will wait for confirmation from someone else before I close the issue.

I can't figure out where to get the latest macos build. I don't see a 5.0.1, and the nightly is from Friday.

[jurplel]

I just replaced the 5.0 dmg