eleven / messenger Public

mac: fix release-mac.sh notarytool auth + ship a polished install DMG (#193)

release-mac.sh reused xcodebuild's -authenticationKey* flags for notarytool,
which takes --key/--key-id/--issuer instead — so the first `notarytool submit`
failed ("... must be a valid UUID") and no release could be cut. Split out a
NOTARY_AUTH array for the two notarize calls; -exportArchive keeps ASC_AUTH.

Also replace the bare two-icon hdiutil window with a laid-out install window
built by dmgbuild: the app icon + an Applications drop-link either side of a
small "1 … 10 →" count on a logo-purple background (assets + generator in
ios/dmg/). dmgbuild writes the .DS_Store layout directly, so no Finder
scripting. Adds a dmgbuild preflight check + prereq docs.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Paul Campbell 4 months ago dcebf1ad25ed3c5259d670f9d2289d90644e0f9f parent accccc8

7 files changed, +144 −9

changelog/2026-07-05-mac-app.md +5 −0
ios/dmg/background.png binary
ios/dmg/background.tiff binary
ios/dmg/background@2x.png binary
ios/dmg/dmg-settings.py +30 −0
ios/dmg/genbg.py +88 −0
ios/release-mac.sh +21 −9

diff --git a/changelog/2026-07-05-mac-app.md b/changelog/2026-07-05-mac-app.md

new file mode 100644

index 0000000..85db8b6

--- /dev/null

+++ b/changelog/2026-07-05-mac-app.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@

+Eleven now has a proper Mac app. Download it, drag it into your Applications

+folder, and it opens straight away — no "unidentified developer" warnings,

+because it's signed and notarized by Apple. From then on it keeps itself up to

+date quietly in the background, so you're always on the latest version without

+having to think about it.

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diff --git a/ios/dmg/dmg-settings.py b/ios/dmg/dmg-settings.py

new file mode 100644

index 0000000..72879dc

--- /dev/null

+++ b/ios/dmg/dmg-settings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@

+# dmgbuild settings for the Eleven install DMG. Icon coordinates match

+# background.tiff (see genbg.py): the app icon and Applications sit either side

+# of the "1 … 10 →" count, on the same line at y=208. APP_PATH and BG_TIFF are

+# exported by ios/release-mac.sh.

+import os

+app = os.environ["APP_PATH"]

+appname = os.path.basename(app) # "Eleven.app"

+format = "UDZO" # compressed, read-only

+files = [app]

+symlinks = {"Applications": "/Applications"}

+background = os.environ["BG_TIFF"]

+# ((window x, y), (width, height)) — width/height match the background.

+window_rect = ((240, 140), (640, 400))

+default_view = "icon-view"

+icon_size = 128

+text_size = 13

+icon_locations = {

+ appname: (160, 208),

+ "Applications": (480, 208),

+# Clean, chrome-free install window.

+show_status_bar = False

+show_tab_view = False

+show_toolbar = False

+show_pathbar = False

+show_sidebar = False

diff --git a/ios/dmg/genbg.py b/ios/dmg/genbg.py

new file mode 100644

index 0000000..ec54019

--- /dev/null

+++ b/ios/dmg/genbg.py

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@

+#!/usr/bin/env python3

+# Generate the install-window background for the Eleven DMG.

+# Renders at 2x (retina) then downsamples for the 1x rep, so both are crisp.

+import os

+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont

+OUT = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))

+S = 2 # supersample / retina factor

+W, H = 640 * S, 400 * S

+# Purple sampled from the app icon (AppIcon icon_1024, core of the violet

+# gradient) so the "Eleven" wordmark matches the logo exactly.

+PURPLE = (101, 64, 208) # #6540D0 — wordmark

+GREY = (150, 155, 168) # the count numbers — light grey, regular weight

+DOT_GREY = (200, 203, 214) # faint separators / arrow-lighter

+DARK = (28, 30, 42)

+MUTED = (122, 126, 140)

+GRAD_TOP = (252, 252, 255)

+GRAD_BOT = (235, 237, 249)

+def font(size, bold=False):

+ size = int(size * S)

+ # Prefer SF Pro (variable font — pick the Bold instance); fall back to Arial.

+ try:

+ f = ImageFont.truetype("/System/Library/Fonts/SFNS.ttf", size)

+ if bold:

+ try:

+ f.set_variation_by_name("Bold")

+ except Exception:

+ pass

+ return f

+ except Exception:

+ p = "/System/Library/Fonts/Supplemental/Arial Bold.ttf" if bold \

+ else "/System/Library/Fonts/Supplemental/Arial.ttf"

+ return ImageFont.truetype(p, size)

+# --- base gradient ---

+img = Image.new("RGB", (W, H), GRAD_TOP)

+d = ImageDraw.Draw(img)

+for y in range(H):

+ t = y / (H - 1)

+ d.line([(0, y), (W, y)], fill=tuple(

+ int(a + (b - a) * t) for a, b in zip(GRAD_TOP, GRAD_BOT)))

+d = ImageDraw.Draw(img)

+# --- the count: 1 · 2 · … · 10 → (light grey, regular, on the icon line) ---

+row_y = 208 * S

+num_font = font(14.5) # match the "Drag the app…" subtitle — one body size

+arrow_font = num_font # the → is the same size as the numbers (no size-mixing)

+inter = 2 * S # tight spacing between tokens

+arrow_gap = 7 * S # a little breathing room before the arrow

+parts = [] # (text, font, colour)

+for i in range(1, 11):

+ parts.append((str(i), num_font, GREY))

+ if i < 10:

+ parts.append(("·", num_font, DOT_GREY))

+widths = [d.textlength(t, font=f) for (t, f, _) in parts]

+arrow_w = d.textlength("→", font=arrow_font)

+total = sum(widths) + inter * (len(parts) - 1) + arrow_gap + arrow_w

+x = W / 2 - total / 2

+for (t, f, c), w in zip(parts, widths):

+ d.text((x, row_y), t, font=f, fill=c, anchor="lm")

+ x += w + inter

+x = x - inter + arrow_gap

+d.text((x, row_y), "→", font=arrow_font, fill=GREY, anchor="lm")

+# --- title ---

+title_r = font(27, bold=True)

+ty = 62 * S

+seg1, seg2 = "Install ", "Eleven"

+w1 = d.textlength(seg1, font=title_r)

+w2 = d.textlength(seg2, font=title_r)

+sx = (W - (w1 + w2)) / 2

+d.text((sx, ty), seg1, font=title_r, fill=DARK, anchor="lm")

+d.text((sx + w1, ty), seg2, font=title_r, fill=PURPLE, anchor="lm")

+# --- subtitle ---

+sub = font(14.5)

+d.text((W / 2, 98 * S), "Drag the app into your Applications folder",

+ font=sub, fill=MUTED, anchor="mm")

+img.save(os.path.join(OUT, "background@2x.png"))

+img.resize((W // S, H // S), Image.LANCZOS).save(os.path.join(OUT, "background.png"))

+print("wrote background.png (%dx%d) + background@2x.png (%dx%d)" %

+ (W // S, H // S, W, H))

diff --git a/ios/release-mac.sh b/ios/release-mac.sh

index 178b8a5..11235d2 100755

--- a/ios/release-mac.sh

+++ b/ios/release-mac.sh

@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@

# before running this script (never committed, never passed on argv).

# Optional env:

# LCHAT_RELEASES_REPO Default elevenmessenger/releases.

+# Host tools: xcodebuild + notarytool/stapler (Xcode), and dmgbuild

+# (`pip install dmgbuild`), which lays out the install window from

+# ios/dmg/dmg-settings.py over ios/dmg/background.tiff. After editing the

+# window design, regenerate that background:

+# pip install pillow && python3 ios/dmg/genbg.py && \

+# tiffutil -cathidpicheck ios/dmg/background.png ios/dmg/background@2x.png \

+# -out ios/dmg/background.tiff

set -euo pipefail

VERSION="${1:?usage: release-mac.sh <marketing-version> <build-number>}"

@@ -35,6 +43,10 @@ APP_NAME="Eleven"

# Keep in sync with the `packages.Sparkle.exactVersion` pin in ios/project.yml

# — generate_appcast's flags are matched against this exact release's --help.

SPARKLE_VERSION="2.9.4"

+command -v dmgbuild >/dev/null || {

+ echo "error: dmgbuild not found — install it with: pip install dmgbuild" >&2

+ exit 1

REPO="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"

IOS="$REPO/ios"

@@ -42,6 +54,8 @@ TMP="$(mktemp -d)"

trap 'rm -rf "$TMP"' EXIT

ASC_AUTH=(-authenticationKeyPath "$LCHAT_ASC_KEY_PATH" -authenticationKeyID "$LCHAT_ASC_KEY_ID" -authenticationKeyIssuerID "$LCHAT_ASC_ISSUER_ID")

+# notarytool takes different flag names than xcodebuild's -authenticationKey* set.

+NOTARY_AUTH=(--key "$LCHAT_ASC_KEY_PATH" --key-id "$LCHAT_ASC_KEY_ID" --issuer "$LCHAT_ASC_ISSUER_ID")

echo "Building $APP_NAME $VERSION ($BUILD) — Developer ID / notarized"

@@ -80,24 +94,22 @@ APP="$TMP/export/$APP_NAME.app"

ditto -c -k --keepParent "$APP" "$TMP/$APP_NAME.zip"

echo "Notarizing $APP_NAME.app…"

-xcrun notarytool submit "$TMP/$APP_NAME.zip" "${ASC_AUTH[@]}" --wait

+xcrun notarytool submit "$TMP/$APP_NAME.zip" "${NOTARY_AUTH[@]}" --wait

xcrun stapler staple "$APP"

-# Stage the DMG contents: the stapled .app + an /Applications symlink is all

-# that's needed for Finder's native drag-to-install.

-STAGE="$TMP/dmg-stage"

-mkdir -p "$STAGE"

-cp -R "$APP" "$STAGE/"

-ln -s /Applications "$STAGE/Applications"

+# Build the install window with dmgbuild: the app icon, an Applications drop

+# link, and a "1 … 10 →" count on a branded background (ios/dmg/). dmgbuild

+# writes the .DS_Store layout directly, so no flaky Finder scripting is involved.

DMG="$TMP/$APP_NAME-$VERSION.dmg"

-hdiutil create -volname "$APP_NAME" -srcfolder "$STAGE" -ov -format UDZO "$DMG"

+APP_PATH="$APP" BG_TIFF="$IOS/dmg/background.tiff" \

+ dmgbuild -s "$IOS/dmg/dmg-settings.py" "$APP_NAME" "$DMG"

# Notarize + staple the DMG too, not just the .app inside it: once a member

# drags the app to /Applications and ejects the DMG, that copy carries no

# staple of its own unless the DMG's staple already covered it — without

# this, first launch falls back to an online Gatekeeper check.

echo "Notarizing $APP_NAME-$VERSION.dmg…"

-xcrun notarytool submit "$DMG" "${ASC_AUTH[@]}" --wait

+xcrun notarytool submit "$DMG" "${NOTARY_AUTH[@]}" --wait

xcrun stapler staple "$DMG"

# generate_appcast only needs the previous appcast.xml (it preserves entries