Contributor - macOS 10.13 package

Description

Scilab provide a macOS package which suffers from several design flaws. Currently the installer keeps asking for Apple Java 1.6 support whereas an embedded JVM is provided in the thirdparty (similar to Windows and Linux). To launch the app, the user also need to open Finder's directory as the app is not fully signed.

Ideas

• self-sign the package

• integrate the full signing procedure into make install

• use an Oracle JRE as an embedded Framework within the macOs app.

Links

• https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Security/Conceptual/CodeSigningGuide/Procedures/Procedures.html

• https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPFrameworks/Concepts/WhatAreFrameworks.html

• https://www.linux.com/news/best-practices-autotools