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Fased macOS release (Sparkle)

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Prereqs

• Developer ID Application cert installed. Example: Developer ID Application: <Developer Name> (<TEAMID>).
• Sparkle private key path set in the environment as SPARKLE_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE. The public key is baked into Info.plist. If it is missing, check ~/.profile.
• Notary credentials for xcrun notarytool if you want Gatekeeper-safe DMG/zip distribution.
  • We use a Keychain profile named fased-notary, created from App Store Connect API key env vars in your shell profile:
    • APP_STORE_CONNECT_API_KEY_P8
    • APP_STORE_CONNECT_KEY_ID
    • APP_STORE_CONNECT_ISSUER_ID
    • echo "$APP_STORE_CONNECT_API_KEY_P8" | sed 's/\\n/\n/g' > /tmp/fased-notary.p8
    • Store the profile:
      xcrun notarytool store-credentials "fased-notary" \
        --key /tmp/fased-notary.p8 \
        --key-id "$APP_STORE_CONNECT_KEY_ID" \
        --issuer "$APP_STORE_CONNECT_ISSUER_ID"
      
• pnpm deps installed (pnpm install --config.node-linker=hoisted).
• Sparkle tools are fetched automatically via SwiftPM at apps/macos/.build/artifacts/sparkle/Sparkle/bin/.

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Build & package

• APP_BUILD maps to CFBundleVersion/sparkle:version; keep it numeric and monotonic. Avoid -beta here.
• Defaults to the current architecture ($(uname -m)). For release/universal builds, set BUILD_ARCHS="arm64 x86_64" or BUILD_ARCHS=all.
• Use scripts/package-mac-dist.sh for release artifacts. Use scripts/package-mac-app.sh for local/dev packaging.

# From repo root; set release IDs so Sparkle feed is enabled.
# APP_BUILD must be numeric + monotonic for Sparkle compare.
BUNDLE_ID=ai.fased.mac \
APP_VERSION=2026.2.27 \
APP_BUILD="$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" \
BUILD_CONFIG=release \
SIGN_IDENTITY="Developer ID Application: <Developer Name> (<TEAMID>)" \
scripts/package-mac-app.sh

# Zip for distribution (includes resource forks for Sparkle delta support)
ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent dist/FasedAgent.app dist/FasedAgent-2026.2.27.zip

# Optional: also build a styled DMG for humans (drag to /Applications)
scripts/create-dmg.sh dist/FasedAgent.app dist/FasedAgent-2026.2.27.dmg

# Recommended: build + notarize/staple zip + DMG
# First, create a keychain profile once:
#   xcrun notarytool store-credentials "fased-notary" \
#     --apple-id "<apple-id>" --team-id "<team-id>" --password "<app-specific-password>"
NOTARIZE=1 NOTARYTOOL_PROFILE=fased-notary \
BUNDLE_ID=ai.fased.mac \
APP_VERSION=2026.2.27 \
APP_BUILD="$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" \
BUILD_CONFIG=release \
SIGN_IDENTITY="Developer ID Application: <Developer Name> (<TEAMID>)" \
scripts/package-mac-dist.sh

# Optional: ship dSYM alongside the release
ditto -c -k --keepParent apps/macos/.build/release/FasedAgent.app.dSYM dist/FasedAgent-2026.2.27.dSYM.zip

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Appcast entry

SPARKLE_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE=/path/to/ed25519-private-key \
scripts/make_appcast.sh \
  dist/FasedAgent-2026.2.27.zip \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fased-ai/fased/main/appcast.xml

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Publish & verify

• Upload FasedAgent-2026.2.27.zip and FasedAgent-2026.2.27.dSYM.zip to the GitHub release for tag v2026.2.27.
• Ensure the raw appcast URL matches the baked feed: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fased-ai/fased/main/appcast.xml.
• Sanity checks:
  • curl -I https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fased-ai/fased/main/appcast.xml returns 200.
  • curl -I <enclosure url> returns 200 after assets upload.
  • On a previous public build, run “Check for Updates…” from the About tab and verify Sparkle installs the new build cleanly.