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Asked: 2026-05-28T04:15:14+00:00

My application runs fine on my system, and also on several others. However, some

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My application runs fine on my system, and also on several others.

However, some people can’t run the application because the file in /Contents/MacOS/ApplicationName is not a Unix executable file.

Inputting the following line in the terminal forces the application to be executable, and solves the problem:

chmod +x ApplicationName

Obviously this is a very hacky way around the problem, and I don’t want to tell users to enter chmod to run my application. What am I doing wrong? Why is it appearing as a Unix executable file on some systems, but not others? It could be a permissions issue…

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  1. Editorial Team

    at the moment, i transfer the app via dropbox to a client

    Dropbox has problems with OS X metadata and permissions. Archive the application first (from the Finder context menu) and put the zip file into Dropbox.

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