satisfactorymodding / satisfactorymodding/ficsit-cli

The darwin_all download for MacOS doesn't appear to be an executable file

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Go
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Description

What happened?

I download the latest advertised MacOS build, but it's not an executable.

Looking at the hex code for the file it begins CAFEBABE which implies Java bytecode, but no java decompiler seems to recognise it.

Version

I'm TRYING to use the latest

What OS are you seeing the problem on?

macOS

What architecture are you seeing the problem on?

armv7

Relevant log output

Any extra info:

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Research direction

Start by locating how the darwin_all download is produced and packaged for macOS, then compare the downloaded file with the expected executable format for the reported architecture. Done means the advertised macOS download is recognized as an executable and can be run on the supported system.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, macos
Domain
build-system, cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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