On: Achieving an open-source implementation of Apple Code Signing and notarization

[xet7]

How to build GUI apps for iOS and macOS with Rust ?

Can this notarize apps made with other programming languages?

[norman784 → xet7]

As far I can tell, you can compile the binary and sign your app.

# From a Git checkout

$ cargo run --bin rcodesign -- --help

$ cargo install --bin rcodesign

# Remote install.

$ cargo install --git https://github.com/indygreg/PyOxidizer --branch main --bin rcodesign apple-codesign

[steveklabnik → rvz]

Your parent is clearly answering the OP’s second question but not the first, come on.

I’m aware of production iOS apps using Rust that are either:

1. Using rust for core logic but still using Swift/obj c for UI.

2. Pure Rust but don’t use native widgets. Like games or similar custom UI.

That said it is in my understanding theoretically possible but I’m not aware of a paved cow path here. It’s also not my area of specialty though.

[indygreg2 → xet7]

rcodesign can sign and notarize applications written in any language. From rcodesign's perspective, Rust is an implementation detail of the tool itself.

[TazeTSchnitzel → xet7]

You could use Qt and cross-compile.