Mac OS cannot export app (greyed out)

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Altimes OP

Created Dec ’16

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I am trying to build an "x.app" to put into a dmg.

I am enrolled in the "free" developer program.

I have done this in the past for an app that I am playing with but I seem to have "broken" something recently.

Build the app ... OK, archive the app ... OK. At that point all the validate, submit and export options are greyed.

This worked in the past, since I have an earlier archive that has the buttons enabled.

Clearly I've changed something without being aware of the consenquences.

As a (possibly) related issue, when I login to apple with my developer ID is fails to show the "profiles, certificates..." option.

Any suggestions on a way forward appreciated.

TIA. Alan.

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Answer 1

Altimes OP

Dec ’16

OK, so as often happens a couple of minutes after asking the question, a useful test occured to me. I built a new trivial Mac OS app and tried that. Lo and behold it all worked.... And I could make a change to create the same (for me) problem.

I changed the project general "Signing" from Ad-Hoc to my free developer id.

Now my problem is that I cannot see any obvious way of putting it back to Ad-Hoc.

Any tips ?

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Answer 2

KMT OP

Dec ’16

>when I login to apple with my developer ID is fails to show the "profiles, certificates..." option

That's because you don't have a valid paid Individual Developer Account.

Sounds like your free provisining profile expired - they're good for one week. Create a new one and use it to build your macOS for 'Developer-ID signed beta distribution'.

Be sure to confirm CFBundlePackageType property in info.plist is set to APPL, as well.

If this is about hockeyapp, see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21353539/code-signing-a-mac-os-x-app-for-ad-hoc-beta-distribution-with-hockeyapp

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