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