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How can I use Xcode to compile a C program so I can use the binary in the sandbox?

I have a Cocoa app that runs a binary executable I include with the project, unless I turn sandboxing on. I want sandboxing on, so I need a way to authorize the running of this program. I have the source code - this binary executable is part of a big package which comes with a shell script for making the software along with a bunch of other programs. It compiles successfully using this script on my Mac.

I found another post on stackoverflow where it was suggested that the C code can be compiled within XCode along with the rest of the app and it will be allowed to execute that way.

Is that true? I would like to compile the C code as part of my app and run the binary executable it creates.

Solution

  • I got it.

    As suggested by trojanfoe, codesigning worked.

    codesign -s "Me" theBinary

    the problem was my Swift line,

    Bundle.main.url(forAuxiliaryExecutable: "theBinary")

    I changed it to,

    Bundle.main.url(forResource: "theBinary", withExtension: nil)

    and now it works. Alright! Only cost me $99.