Add Spotube to Homebrew

[eriktiekstra]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Installation of Spotube on a Mac currently only is available by downloading the dmg from Github. It would be great to be able to use a package-manager (Homebrew) for this.

Describe the solution you'd like
Add Spotube to Homebrew casks

Describe alternatives you've considered
N/A

Additional context
N/A

[KRTirtho]

Literally have no idea about homebrew although have heard sometimes about it. Never been a user in the Apple Garden at all. So its kind of hard for me to deal with this. Also I don't own a Mac. So, kind of impossible I think since Apple has their so called "policy" of not even letting developers develop applications for their Platform without buying their products

I guess, it'd more viable if someone who owns a Mac maintains & publishes the homebrew stuff on behalf of this project

[kiblik]

Hi there,

I wanted to add Spotube to Homebrew: Homebrew/homebrew-cask#145688
Unfortunately, the audit doesn't pass because of a missing signature. Is it possible to fix it?

audit for spotube: failed
 - Signature verification failed:
/private/tmp/d20230423-3158-rup9bx/spotube.app: rejected

macOS on ARM requires software to be signed.
Please contact the upstream developer to let them know they should sign and notarize their software.
Error: 1 problem in 1 cask detected

[KRTirtho]

Spotube macos is certainly missing signing. I'm unable to do that as it requirese access to XCode to generate certificates for the app

[kiblik]

Spotube macos is certainly missing signing. I'm unable to do that as it requirese access to XCode to generate certificates for the app

I have no experience with MacOS development but I suppose it should be possible to handle it in Github Action somehow, shouldn't it?
It would also increase credibility of the whole Spotube in general.

https://docs.github.com/en/actions/deployment/deploying-xcode-applications/installing-an-apple-certificate-on-macos-runners-for-xcode-development

[razvanazamfirei]

Signing would still require a certificate.

[KRTirtho]

And I can't issue a certificate without mac :'(

[kiblik]

And I can't issue a certificate without mac :'(

I might help in this step :) I will look at it

[JounQin]

I've just added it into my tap https://github.com/homebrew-x/homebrew-x

Usage

brew install homebrew-x/x/spotube

[martin-braun]

@JounQin Thanks for taking action, although instead of making your own tap, it would be so much better if the signing issue could be solved.

@KRTirtho Who's building the binary and adding that to Github? The same person / process can sign the app for you.

[JounQin]

it would be so much better if the signing issue could be solved.

Sure, but custom tap is much better for such non signed apps.

@KRTirtho can also host it as https://github.com/KRTirtho/homebrew-spotube for example, no signing required at all.

[gatspy]

Looking forward to homebrew's release

[JounQin]

Such comments do not help anything.

[gmcinalli]

Here's an example of a Homebrew Cask tap hosted on GitHub.

https://github.com/th-ch/homebrew-youtube-music

[JounQin]

@gmcinalli Didn't you see #120 (comment)?

[gmcinalli]

@JounQin Yes, sorry. Just wanted to help understand better with a very similar project.

[Kairixir]

I might help in this step :) I will look at it
> [Feature] Install with brew #409

Sadly this is a Catch 22. Only someone @KRTirtho trusts should create the certificate so the private key stays secret. At the same time @KRTirtho does not have Mac.

The only solution I see is either: @KRTirtho adds a person he trusts to the project so they create the certificate for this app, or @KRTirtho gets his hands on some Mac.

btw. I found an article showing how to automate the signing process using GitHub Actions

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@KRTirtho can also host it as https://github.com/KRTirtho/homebrew-spotube for example, no signing required at all.
#120 (comment)

Sounds like the best option to me, unless the certificate is created.
btw. Thank you, @JounQin, for the Tap you've created.

[Kairixir]

After re-reading the README.md — maybe @karniv00l can help?

[KRTirtho]

@Kairixir don't worry pal. I can now create one since I've recently got a mac. I'll try to add it to homebrew and even get it notarized by Apple. I was just learning the new mac ecosystem for the past month. Otherwise, 3.4.1 would've been in homebrew 😄

TBH the new keyboard layout, it's killing me lol 🤣

[KRTirtho]

Well I tried to create a Developer ID but unfortunately, Apple doesn't accept Bangladeshi developer account applications
https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/127494
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255363512

So I temporarily created a tap repository and everyone should be able to use it to install spotube through homebrew

$ brew tap krtirtho/apps
$ brew install --cask spotube

[KRTirtho]

I'll update the README too

[AITleo]

This issue can be closed, right?

https://github.com/KRTirtho/spotube/blob/master/README.md?plain=1#L137

[binaryben]

This issue can be closed, right?

Depends. Might still be open to track not needing a custom tap or other things

[shishkin]

I've just noticed that 3.8.2 is out for 2 days, but the cask hasn't been updated since 2 weeks. Maybe some automation via GitHub Actions is needed to make sure the cask stays fresh?