Rosyna Keller
"MapKit APIs can now be used by developers in apps that are distributed outside of the App Store." YAY! https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/releasenotes/General/rn-osx-10.11/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40016209 …
Which *public* OS X APIs are still restricted to Mac App Store apps? GameKit, iCloud/CloudKit, Remote Push Notifications, what else?
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@rosyna how do they even enforce that? sorry if its a dumb question. -
@bizzyunderscore It's enforced via XPC services and entitlements. A separate process does the actual work on behalf of the API. - View other replies
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@bizzyunderscore That XPC service, running in a sandbox, will refuse connections from apps without proper entitlements. -
@bizzyunderscore Sure, there are ways around it, but that requires modifying system files. Not something you can expect a user to do.
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@rosyna the problem is some things bizarrely require sandboxing (eg CWWiFiClient) so even removing the MAS requirement doesn't always help.
Dr. Mantis Toboggan
Peter N Lewis
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