[MacPorts] #60680: macOS 10.15.5: microphone and camera privacy permissions don't work anymore with .app

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#60680: macOS 10.15.5: microphone and camera privacy permissions don't work anymore
with .app
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  Reporter:  ra1nb0w  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports    |    Version:  2.6.2
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
      Port:  pihpsdr  |
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Changes (by ryandesign):

 * cc: ryandesign (added)


Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:60680 ra1nb0w]:
 > The problem seems related to the fact that the {{{CFBundleExecutable}}}
 is a symbolic link

 It never crossed my mind that that might be a problem. Have you found any
 documentation stating that using a symlink as the executable is not
 supported? I found https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/108024 which
 says codesigning will not work if the executable is a symlink. We don't
 codesign in MacPorts so that's not a problem, but maybe it points to a
 more general problem with trying to use symlinks.

 If that's so, then we'll have to audit all portfiles that use the app 1.0
 portgroup to find the ones that are using the feature of the portgroup
 that lets the executable be a symlink; modify those ports so that the
 executable is the real file and maybe put a symlink of it in ${prefix}/bin
 for example or maybe use hard links instead as you suggested; and change
 the app portgroup to no longer use or allow symlinks. It could be an
 opportunity to introduce a new app 1.1 portgroup, that way ports can
 switch to it gradually and we don't have to do everything at once. Other
 behaviors and defaults could change in 1.1 as well; for example retina
 mode could be enabled by default.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/60680#comment:1>
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