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fix(install): strip macOS Gatekeeper quarantine xattrs (#313) #319

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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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Expand Up @@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
- Extracted exit-code logic into `compute_exit_code()` helper (pure function) with 8 unit tests covering gate pass/fail, CI mode, and hook `block` vs non-`block` modes.
- Applies to both the single-chunk and auto-chunked (`--auto-chunk`) review paths.

### Fixed — Install (macOS)

- **macOS installer now strips Gatekeeper quarantine attributes (#313)**
- Prebuilt macOS binaries (`aarch64-apple-darwin`) are not Apple-notarized. When downloaded directly, macOS attaches `com.apple.quarantine` / `com.apple.provenance` xattrs and kills the binary with `Killed: 9` on first launch.
- `install.sh` now runs `xattr -dr` for both attributes on the installed binary on macOS (best-effort, non-fatal).
- Added a prominent `<details>` block in the README install section explaining the symptom, the manual `xattr` workaround for users who download the binary directly, and the `cargo` / Homebrew alternatives.

## [0.6.0] - 2026-06-14

### Added — Code Intelligence
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Expand Up @@ -48,6 +48,25 @@ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codecoradev/cora-cli/main/install-b
> Or: `cargo install --git https://github.com/codecoradev/cora-cli`
> Pre-built binaries: [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/codecoradev/cora-cli/releases)

<details>
<summary><b>macOS note — binary killed on launch (<code>Killed: 9</code>)?</b></summary>

The prebuilt `aarch64-apple-darwin` binary is not Apple-notarized. On macOS, downloaded
binaries may be tagged with `com.apple.quarantine` / `com.apple.provenance` and killed by
Gatekeeper with **no error message**.

The `install.sh` installer strips these attributes automatically. If you downloaded the
binary manually (e.g. `gh release download`), strip them yourself:

```bash
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /path/to/cora
xattr -dr com.apple.provenance /path/to/cora
```

Or install via `cargo` / Homebrew to sidestep Gatekeeper entirely.

</details>

### Authenticate

```bash
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chmod +x "${INSTALL_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}"

# macOS Gatekeeper workaround (#313): strip quarantine/provenance xattrs
# that the browser/curl attaches to downloaded binaries. Without this,
# macOS kills the unsigned binary with `Killed: 9` and no error message.
if [ "$OS" = "darwin" ] && command -v xattr >/dev/null 2>&1; then
# Best-effort — failures here are non-fatal (binary may already be clean).
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "${INSTALL_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}" 2>/dev/null || true
xattr -dr com.apple.provenance "${INSTALL_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}" 2>/dev/null || true
info "Stripped macOS quarantine attributes (Gatekeeper workaround)"
fi

# Cleanup
rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"

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