altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore

Error installing apps with appex extensions

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Description

Installing any YouTube alt fails with an error similar to the following:

Failed to load Info.plist from bundle at path /private/var/ containers/Bundle/Application/7D2A23AD-80CD-41B3-AB39-68DF5A99098E/App.app/PlugIns/MessagesExtension.appex; Extra info about "/private/var/ containers/Bundle/Application/7D2A23AD-80CD-41B3-AB39-68DF5A99098E/App.app/PlugIns/MessagesExtension.appex/Info.plist": Couldn't stat /private/ var/containers/Bundle/Application/7D2A23AD-80CD-41B3-AB39-68DF5A99098E/App.app/PlugIns/MessagesExtension.appex/Info.plist: No such file or directory

Failed to load Info.plist from bundle at path /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/7D2A23AD-80CD-41B3-AB39-68DF5A99098E/App.app/PlugIns/MessagesExtension.appex; Extra info about "/private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/7D2A23AD-80CD-41B3-AB39-68DF5A99098E/App.app/PlugIns/MessagesExtension.appex/Info.plist": Couldn't stat /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/7D2A23AD-80CD-41B3-AB39-68DF5A99098E/App.app/PlugIns/MessagesExtension.appex/Info.plist: No such file or directory

Confirmed on 1.5.1 through 1.6b4.

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Research direction

No repository file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the installation failure for an app containing a MessagesExtension.appex and trace how its Info.plist is handled during installation. Done means affected apps install without the reported missing-Info.plist error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios, swift
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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