Adolfo Reyna
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185 lines
7.2 KiB
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# Packaging Python Applications into Native macOS Apps (`.app`) with Custom Privacy Entitlements
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This guide details how to transform a CLI Python application into a native macOS `.app` bundle that requests macOS Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) privacy permissions (Microphone, Speech Recognition, Camera, Input Monitoring) under its **own custom app identity** instead of `Terminal.app` or `python3.11`.
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---
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## 1. Problem Overview
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When launching a Python script via Terminal or a shell launcher (`#!/bin/bash`), macOS TCC attributes privacy permissions to either:
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1. `Terminal.app` (if executed inside a terminal window), or
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2. `python3.11` / `python3.1` (if `exec /path/to/python` is called from a script).
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To ensure macOS prompts display your custom application name (e.g., *"VoiceAgent would like to access the microphone"*) and show up under **System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone**, you must follow Apple's native bundle layout and executable architecture.
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---
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## 2. Key Architectural Requirements
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```
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VoiceAgent.app/
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└── Contents/
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├── Info.plist # App Identity & Custom Privacy Descriptions
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├── MacOS/
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│ └── VoiceAgent # Compiled Mach-O Swift Launcher Binary
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└── Resources/
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├── src/ # Packaged Python Source Code
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└── swift/ # Native Helper Binaries (speech-helper, llm-helper)
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```
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1. **Standard macOS `.app` Directory Layout**:
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The bundle must strictly use the `Contents/` directory layout.
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2. **Compiled Native Mach-O Executable (Swift/C)**:
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- macOS TCC identifies process ownership through the executable binary image (`CFBundleExecutable`).
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- Shell scripts (`/bin/bash`) cause macOS to inspect the underlying `python` image and attribute permissions to `python3.1`.
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- **Solution**: Compile a native Swift executable (`swift/VoiceAgentLauncher.swift`) into a Mach-O 64-bit arm64 binary (`Contents/MacOS/VoiceAgent`). When Finder launches this binary, macOS registers the process under `com.voiceagent.mac`. Subprocesses spawned by this binary inherit the bundle's TCC identity.
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3. **Privacy Entitlements in `Info.plist` & Code Signing**:
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- `Info.plist` defines `CFBundleExecutable`, `CFBundleIdentifier`, and the `NS*UsageDescription` keys.
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- The app bundle must be deeply code-signed (`codesign --deep`).
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---
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## 3. Implementation Workflow
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### Step 1: Native Swift Launcher (`swift/VoiceAgentLauncher.swift`)
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The Swift launcher sets environment variables, redirects logs, and spawns the Python process:
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```swift
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import Foundation
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@main
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struct VoiceAgentLauncher {
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static func main() {
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let fileManager = FileManager.default
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let projDir = "/Users/adolforeyna/Projects/VoiceAgent1"
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let bundleResPath = Bundle.main.resourcePath ?? ""
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let bundledSrcPath = "\(bundleResPath)/src"
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let workDir = fileManager.fileExists(atPath: projDir) ? projDir : bundledSrcPath
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let pythonBin = "\(projDir)/.venv/bin/python"
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let fallbackPython = "/usr/bin/python3"
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let targetPython = fileManager.fileExists(atPath: pythonBin) ? pythonBin : fallbackPython
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let targetScript = "\(workDir)/app_main.py"
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setenv("SSL_CERT_FILE", "/etc/ssl/cert.pem", 1)
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setenv("REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE", "/etc/ssl/cert.pem", 1)
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let logDir = fileManager.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser.appendingPathComponent("Library/Logs/VoiceAgent")
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try? fileManager.createDirectory(at: logDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
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let logFile = logDir.appendingPathComponent("voiceagent.log")
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if !fileManager.fileExists(atPath: logFile.path) {
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fileManager.createFile(atPath: logFile.path, contents: nil)
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}
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let process = Process()
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process.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: targetPython)
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process.arguments = [targetScript]
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process.currentDirectoryURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: workDir)
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if let logHandle = try? FileHandle(forWritingTo: logFile) {
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logHandle.seekToEndOfFile()
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process.standardOutput = logHandle
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process.standardError = logHandle
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}
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do {
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try process.run()
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process.waitUntilExit()
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} catch {
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print("Failed to run VoiceAgent: \(error)")
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}
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}
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}
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```
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---
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### Step 2: Build & Package Script (`build_app.sh`)
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Automate Swift binary compilation, bundle structure creation, `Info.plist` injection, installation to `/Applications`, and code signing:
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```bash
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#!/bin/bash
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set -euo pipefail
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HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
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cd "$HERE"
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# 1. Build Swift Helpers
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bash swift/build.sh
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APP_NAME="VoiceAgent"
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DIST_DIR="$HERE/dist"
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APP_BUNDLE="$DIST_DIR/$APP_NAME.app"
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CONTENTS_DIR="$APP_BUNDLE/Contents"
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MACOS_DIR="$CONTENTS_DIR/MacOS"
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RESOURCES_DIR="$CONTENTS_DIR/Resources"
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SRC_DIR="$RESOURCES_DIR/src"
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# 2. Setup Bundle Directory Structure
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rm -rf "$APP_BUNDLE"
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mkdir -p "$MACOS_DIR" "$RESOURCES_DIR/swift" "$SRC_DIR"
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# 3. Compile Native Mach-O Launcher
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swiftc -O -parse-as-library "$HERE/swift/VoiceAgentLauncher.swift" -o "$MACOS_DIR/VoiceAgent"
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chmod +x "$MACOS_DIR/VoiceAgent"
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# 4. Copy Swift Helper Binaries & Python Source Files
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cp "$HERE/swift/speech-helper" "$RESOURCES_DIR/swift/"
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cp "$HERE/swift/llm-helper" "$RESOURCES_DIR/swift/"
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cp "$HERE"/*.py "$SRC_DIR/" 2>/dev/null || true
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# 5. Generate Info.plist
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cat << 'EOF' > "$CONTENTS_DIR/Info.plist"
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
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<plist version="1.0">
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<dict>
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<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
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<string>VoiceAgent</string>
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<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
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<string>com.voiceagent.mac</string>
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<key>CFBundleName</key>
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<string>VoiceAgent</string>
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<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
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<string>VoiceAgent</string>
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<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
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<string>APPL</string>
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<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
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<string>1.0.0</string>
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<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
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<string>1.0.0</string>
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<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
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<string>14.0</string>
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<key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
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<string>VoiceAgent requires access to your microphone to listen to your voice commands.</string>
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<key>NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription</key>
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<string>VoiceAgent uses on-device speech recognition to process your spoken input.</string>
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<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
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<true/>
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</dict>
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</plist>
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EOF
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# 6. Sign & Install to /Applications
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codesign -s - --deep --force "$APP_BUNDLE"
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rm -rf /Applications/VoiceAgent.app
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cp -R "$APP_BUNDLE" /Applications/
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codesign -s - --deep --force /Applications/VoiceAgent.app
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```
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---
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## 4. Verification Matrix
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| Launch Mechanism | Process Ownership | Permission Prompt Identity | System Settings Category |
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| Terminal Script (`python bot.py`) | `Terminal.app` | *"Terminal would like to access..."* | Listed under Terminal |
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| Shell Script (`#!/bin/bash exec`) | `python3.11` | *"python3.1 would like to access..."* | Listed under `python3.1` |
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| **Native Swift Launcher (`VoiceAgent`)** | **`com.voiceagent.mac`** | ***"VoiceAgent would like to access..."*** | **Listed under `VoiceAgent`** |
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