nodejs/build

macOS refuses to start `node` when downloaded from the tarball

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#3,538 opened on Oct 23, 2023

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Description

When I download that release into a arm mac running Sonoma 14.0 and then try to run ./bin/node using the terminal I'm getting a security notice that you can check in the following image

Originally posted by @mistic in https://github.com/nodejs/build/issues/3385#issuecomment-1769027175

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Investigate the code signing and notarization process for the macOS tarball. Check if the binary is signed correctly and if the quarantine attribute is set. Review the build scripts in the repository that handle macOS packaging.
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shell
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build systemdevops
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GitmacOSbasic command line
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