macOS: Investigate if we can turn on the hardened runtime
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Description
The hardened runtime protects against certain (local) attacks.
We have to check if we can enable it, because QtDeclarative runs with a JIT (by default).
Apple documentation: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/hardened-runtime
Also: XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with Apple’s hardened runtime documentation and inspect the macOS/Xcode build configuration for XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME. Check whether QtDeclarative’s default JIT is compatible with enabling the setting. Done means recording a clear compatibility decision and enabling the attribute if the client can support it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, macos
- Domain
- build-system, desktop, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100