Some notes on macOS

NOTES.md

+# Notes on macOS
+
+## Building
+
+Build dmg package:
+
+    ./gradlew -Dorg.gradle.java.home=$HOME/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-17.0.2/Contents/Home/ packageDmg
+
+## Installing
+
+Installing locally built packages seems to work without problems.
+
+Installing packages downloaded from the internet however doesn't seem to work
+as macOS puts apps downloaded from the internet into quarantine.
+Some guides suggest it should suffice to change a setting in 'System preferences',
+'Security & Privacy', 'Allow apps downloaded from'. On recent systems the option
+'Anywhere' isn't even available.
+
+It is possible to make that option reappear by running this:
+
+    sudo spctl --master-disable
+
+However I have found that this doesn't help on macOS Big Sur. Also disabling this security feature
+globally doesn't seem like a very good idea. Maybe if it worked like this that disabling it temporarily
+would only grant the permission to run to apps downloaded while disabled, it could be OK.
+
+There is an option to grant an exception to single apps, but it hasn't worked here either:
+
+    sudo spctl --add /Applications/Briar.app
+
+What worked on my system was removing the extended attribute from the app after installing it:
+
+    sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Briar.app