Finally some good news! The past couple weeks our staff worked on the build process to get our new accounting software onto newer Intel Macs. Then we came back and tried code signing for Apple Silicon again.
The first experiment was to rename all the files, then go through the steps again. That gave a new error message, which turned up a simple mistake. The disk image was created on the Desktop, but code signing assumes it’s somewhere else. The list just needs one more step to move the file (something that’s not documented anywhere).
We still need to set up “provisioning”, then send the app to Apple for review. I think those steps will be easier, but we’ll soon see.
Meanwhile, Intel Macs are more uncertain. The current build for Apple Silicon works on Mac OS 11 (Big Sur) and newer. As a 32-bit app, Goldenseal runs on Mac OS 10.14 (Mojave) and older. That leaves a gap of one OS version (10.15 Catalina).
We probably will abandon Intel support for now, then add it later if enough users complain. Life is complicated enough already.
Dennis Kolva
Programming Director
TurtleSoft.com