macStartup and codesignApp properties are broken on MacOS 15.*.*

[little-mystic-stuff]

I'm submitting a…

• bug report
• feature request
• other

Short description of the issue/suggestion:
Formally it's not a bug, it's just a yet-another-apple-shitty-update. But maybe it can be fixed on JP side. Anyway I hope this information should be useful for somebody.
All built apps cannot be launched after MacOS 15.*.* update. Recompiling/rebuilding/repacking are useless.
After a long juggling with java versions, JP versions and JP configurations, I found a reason - macStartup property (and codesignApp property a little bit). Details are below.

Steps to reproduce the issue with various settings:

Default values (macStartup = SCRIPT, codesignApp = true)

1. Take arm-Mac with MacOS 15.*.*.
2. Pack app with default values (macStartup = SCRIPT, codesignApp = true).
3. Launch packed app.

Result:

• alert "Application cannot be launched"
• while trying to launch via terminal "The application /Applications/Icon Generator.app cannot be opened for an unexpected reason, error=Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=5 "Launch failed." UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Launch failed., NSUnderlyingError=0x600000a584b0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=162 "Unknown error: 162" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Launchd job spawn failed}}}" (It didn't happen before MacOS 15.*.* update)

Custom values (macStartup = SCRIPT, codesignApp = false)

1. Take arm-Mac with MacOS 15.*.*.
2. Pack app with custom values (macStartup = SCRIPT, codesignApp = false).
3. Launch packed app.

Result:

• alert "The application Finder/Dock does not have permission to open null"
• while trying to launch via terminal "_LSOpenURLsWithCompletionHandler() failed for the application /Applications/Icon Generator.app with error -54."

Custom value (macStartup = UNIVERSAL, codesignApp = false)

1. Take arm-Mac with MacOS 15.*.*.
2. Pack app with custom values (macStartup = UNIVERSAL, codesignApp = false).
3. Launch packed app.

Result:

• alert "Cannot launch programName"
• alert with a proposal to send a report of unexpected app shutdown (report example below)
• while trying to launch via terminal "The application /Applications/Icon Generator.app cannot be opened for an unexpected reason, error=Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=5 "Launch failed." UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Launch failed., NSUnderlyingError=0x60000179c0f0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=162 "Unknown error: 162" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Launchd job spawn failed}}}"

report

------------------------------------- Translated Report (Full Report Below) -------------------------------------

Incident Identifier: E05DE787-1FDB-4B32-8E9A-A7AD86AD79B5
CrashReporter Key: C58B532E-14A7-4418-58B2-E9849A31BF19
Hardware Model: MacBookPro18,3
Process: universalJavaApplicationStub [13073]
Path: /Applications/Icon Generator.app/Contents/MacOS/universalJavaApplicationStub
Identifier: com.ilovepixel.icongenerator
Version: 1.0.0 (1.0.0)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Role: Default
Parent Process: launchd [1]
Coalition: com.ilovepixel.icongenerator [5392]

Date/Time: 2024-11-27 12:07:36.5048 +0100
Launch Time: 2024-11-27 12:07:36.4629 +0100
OS Version: macOS 15.1.1 (24B91)
Release Type: User
Report Version: 104

Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGKILL (Code Signature Invalid))
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Termination Reason: CODESIGNING 4 Launch Constraint Violation

Triggered by Thread: 0

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 main_executable_path_missing 0x7ff7ffccaf7c 0x7ff7ffcc8000 + 12156

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
rax: 0x0000000000000000 rbx: 0x0000000000000000 rcx: 0x0000000000000000 rdx: 0x0000000000000000
rdi: 0x0000000000000000 rsi: 0x0000000000000000 rbp: 0x0000000000000000 rsp: 0x0000000000000000
r8: 0x0000000000000000 r9: 0x0000000000000000 r10: 0x0000000000000000 r11: 0x0000000000000000
r12: 0x0000000000000000 r13: 0x0000000000000000 r14: 0x0000000000000000 r15: 0x0000000000000000
rip: rfl: 0x0000000000000203
tmp0: 0x0000000000000000 tmp1: 0x0000000000000000 tmp2: 0x0000000000000000

Binary Images:
0x200f61000 - 0x200fedfff dyld_path_missing () <4d52bd1e-6a0e-31db-b564-9e2029fdcd6f> /dyld_path_missing
0x7ff7ffcc8000 - 0x7ff7ffcf7fff main_executable_path_missing () <2315e5a0-93f9-38af-a9d5-102bbd4c4c00> /main_executable_path_missing
0x0 - 0xffffffffffffffff ??? (*) <00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000> ???

Error Formulating Crash Report:
dyld_process_snapshot_get_shared_cache failed
PC register does not match crashing frame (0x0 vs 0x7FF7FFCCAF7C)

EOF

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Full Report

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"uptime" : 20000,
"procRole" : "Default",
"version" : 2,
"userID" : 501,
"deployVersion" : 210,
"modelCode" : "MacBookPro18,3",
"coalitionID" : 5392,
"osVersion" : {
"train" : "macOS 15.1.1",
"build" : "24B91",
"releaseType" : "User"
},
"captureTime" : "2024-11-27 12:07:36.5048 +0100",
"codeSigningMonitor" : 1,
"incident" : "E05DE787-1FDB-4B32-8E9A-A7AD86AD79B5",
"pid" : 13073,
"translated" : true,
"cpuType" : "X86-64",
"roots_installed" : 0,
"bug_type" : "309",
"procLaunch" : "2024-11-27 12:07:36.4629 +0100",
"procStartAbsTime" : 496482714467,
"procExitAbsTime" : 496483121429,
"procName" : "universalJavaApplicationStub",
"procPath" : "/Applications/Icon Generator.app/Contents/MacOS/universalJavaApplicationStub",
"bundleInfo" : {"CFBundleShortVersionString":"1.0.0","CFBundleVersion":"1.0.0","CFBundleIdentifier":"com.ilovepixel.icongenerator"},
"storeInfo" : {"deviceIdentifierForVendor":"218019D8-59AF-5196-B7A7-7D16B7C8455A","thirdParty":true},
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"parentPid" : 1,
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"crashReporterKey" : "C58B532E-14A7-4418-58B2-E9849A31BF19",
"codeSigningID" : "",
"codeSigningTeamID" : "",
"codeSigningFlags" : 16777216,
"codeSigningValidationCategory" : 0,
"codeSigningTrustLevel" : 4294967295,
"bootSessionUUID" : "B7384369-8BE2-495D-893D-922196384C08",
"wakeTime" : 3606,
"sleepWakeUUID" : "CE47E1DD-CBE4-442F-9023-EE6D4680C1D5",
"sip" : "enabled",
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"extMods" : {"caller":{"thread_create":0,"thread_set_state":0,"task_for_pid":0},"system":{"thread_create":0,"thread_set_state":0,"task_for_pid":0},"targeted":{"thread_create":0,"thread_set_state":0,"task_for_pid":0},"warnings":0},
"faultingThread" : 0,
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"arch" : "x86_64",
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"uuid" : "4d52bd1e-6a0e-31db-b564-9e2029fdcd6f",
"path" : "/dyld_path_missing",
"name" : "dyld_path_missing"
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"size" : 196608,
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"path" : "/main_executable_path_missing",
"name" : "main_executable_path_missing"
},
{
"size" : 0,
"source" : "A",
"base" : 0,
"uuid" : "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}
],
"vmSummary" : "ReadOnly portion of Libraries: Total=1068K resident=0K(0%) swapped_out_or_unallocated=1068K(100%)\nWritable regions: Total=32.4M written=144K(0%) resident=144K(0%) swapped_out=0K(0%) unallocated=32.2M(100%)\n\n VIRTUAL REGION \nREGION TYPE SIZE COUNT (non-coalesced) \n=========== ======= ======= \nSTACK GUARD 56.0M 1 \nStack 8176K 1 \nVM_ALLOCATE 24.2M 7 \n__DATA 76K 4 \n__DATA_CONST 24K 1 \n__DATA_DIRTY 8K 2 \n__LINKEDIT 336K 4 \n__TEXT 756K 2 \n__TPRO_CONST 276K 1 \nmapped file 8.6G 39 \npage table in kernel 144K 1 \n=========== ======= ======= \nTOTAL 8.7G 63 \n",
"legacyInfo" : {
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}
},
"logWritingSignature" : "78527d797240784ad7b650419280b6b78a642777",
"trialInfo" : {
"rollouts" : [
{
"rolloutId" : "632c763c58740028737bfdd2",
"factorPackIds" : {
"SIRI_DIALOG_ASSETS" : "64a57d23fa6fd41b2353e2ae"
},
"deploymentId" : 240000034
},
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]
},
"reportNotes" : [
"dyld_process_snapshot_get_shared_cache failed",
"PC register does not match crashing frame (0x0 vs 0x7FF7FFCCAF7C)"
]
}

Model: MacBookPro18,3, BootROM 11881.41.5, proc 10:8:2 processors, 32 GB, SMC
Graphics: Apple M1 Pro, Apple M1 Pro, Built-In
Display: Color LCD, 3024 x 1964 Retina, Main, MirrorOff, Online
Memory Module: LPDDR5, Hynix
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_wifi (0x14E4, 0x4387), wl0: Jul 26 2024 20:03:40 version 20.10.1123.2.8.7.186 FWID 01-94146b8e
IO80211_driverkit-1315.7 "IO80211_driverkit-1315.7" Sep 28 2024 16:04:40
AirPort:
Bluetooth: Version (null), 0 services, 0 devices, 0 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
USB Device: USB31Bus
USB Device: USB31Bus
USB Device: USB31Bus
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc.
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc.
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc.


What is the motivation for changing the behavior?
All apps cannot be launched on MacOS 15.*.*.

Environment

• JavaPackager version: 1.7.2, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6
• Hardware: MacBook Pro 2021 (Apple M1 Pro)
• OS version: MacOS 15.1.1 (24B91), MacOS 15.0.1
• JDK version: openjdk-23, openjdk-21, openjdk-17
• Build tool:
  • Maven
  • Gradle

Temporary workaround for users
Set macStartup = ARM64, codesignApp = false in all your projects (if you aren't using signing).
Do not forget to repack your projects and distribute updates

[mremars]

Unfortunately, temporary workaround doesn't work with macStartup = X86_64 and codesignApp = false

[fvarrui]

Hi @little-mystic-stuff and @mremars!
There was a similar issue: #430 ... it was fixed on MacOS 15 setting macStarup=UNIVERSAL.
I hope it helps!

[mremars]

Thanks a lot. Works fine with macStartup=UNIVERSAL

[little-mystic-stuff]

Unfortunately, temporary workaround doesn't work with macStartup = X86_64 and codesignApp = false

That's true.

Hi @little-mystic-stuff and @mremars! There was a similar issue: #430 ... it was fixed on MacOS 15 setting macStarup=UNIVERSAL. I hope it helps!

Unfortunately UNIVERSAL property value has another error I mentioned before
"The application /Applications/Icon Generator.app cannot be opened for an unexpected reason, error=Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=5 "Launch failed." UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Launch failed., NSUnderlyingError=0x60000179c0f0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=162 "Unknown error: 162" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Launchd job spawn failed}}}"

[maths22]

You could try setting customLauncher to a copy of the nativeJavaApplicationStub here: https://github.com/maths22/universalJavaApplicationStub/actions/runs/12102350031 . I don't know if it will work, but it's an entirely separate implementation of the launcher, so it might work? (see fvarrui/universalJavaApplicationStub#1 for context)