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Not to sound insensitive, but who cares about JWZ's code signing problems?

• kordless 17y ago
  Chances are that you are running some of his code right now, so I think he deserves a bit of respect. Besides, he's an interesting read because he doesn't pull punches when discussing issues with software. That he's having issues getting the build environment working is interesting from the perspective that Apple pretty much requires you to build your code using their tools. Imagine if your kid was trying to do it. Imagine if you had as much trouble trying to get Basic to work back in the day.
  • sjs 17y ago
    It's well known that the code signing & cert setup process is troublesome. Apple has a 70+ page PDF of instructions on the matter. That JWZ is having trouble is not really surprising as the error messages are not helpful unless you've built the system, or know it very well. The problem is that nobody cares about the code signing process itself, we just want to write apps, so we just read enough on code signing to get things working. That's what I've seen and experienced anyway. (I'm heavily generalizing and obviously there will be exceptions where people have learned about code signing in depth)
  • carussell 17y ago
    Chances are that you are running some of his code right now I'm curious what you're basing this on. XScreenSaver? Netscape 3.0? XEmacs? tvon's profile says (s)he's a vim user.