Affected versions

• latest Nightly 69.0a1 (2019-06-27)

Affected platforms

• macOS 10.15 Beta (19A487m)

Steps to reproduce

1. Download and install Nightly 69.0a1 build (dmg installer).
2. Double click on the installed build.

Expected result

• The new first-run dialog is displayed, the notarized dialog.

Actual result

• The old first-run dialog appears. Please see attachment "comparison old-new.png".

Regression range

• It's not a regression since the macOS notarized builds feature was newly introduced in Nightly 69 (2019-06-27).

Additional notes

• On macOS 10.14, the new first-run dialog is displayed.
• See bug 1470607 for more details about Notarization.

I've asked our Apple contact if there are any known issues with the 10.15 Beta that could cause this.

With the latest Nightly freshly downloaded today, I am getting the correct Notarized dialog on the first time I launch the browser. My version, from about:buildconfig, is https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/b3eb1ee3b85dfb87789c92d417e20f377ebcfca3). We haven't changed anything regarding Notarization so this may have been fixed by something Apple has done.

@Camelia, is the problem still reproducible for you on a fresh Nightly install?

I've retested on two machines with macOS 10.15 Beta 2 (19A487m) using the Nightly version you had (the version mentioned in comment 2: https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/b3eb1ee3b85dfb87789c92d417e20f377ebcfca3) and also using latest Nightly 2019-07-02 (https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-central/firefox-69.0a1.en-US.mac.dmg) and I have the same result: the first-run dialog displayed is the OLD one.

I've tested on iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012), Processor: 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M 512MB

(In reply to Camelia Badau [:cbadau], Release Desktop QA from comment #4)

I've retested on two machines with macOS 10.15 Beta 2 (19A487m) using the Nightly version you had (the version mentioned in comment 2: https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/b3eb1ee3b85dfb87789c92d417e20f377ebcfca3) and also using latest Nightly 2019-07-02 (https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-central/firefox-69.0a1.en-US.mac.dmg) and I have the same result: the first-run dialog displayed is the OLD one.

I've tested on iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012), Processor: 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M 512MB

I'm getting the same thing as Camelia but using a MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) with macOS 10.15 beta 19A487m. Downloaded the nightly build from multiple places, ftp.mozilla.org, archive.mozilla.org, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/desktop/. Note that this is a fresh OS upgrade and fresh nightly installs.

I don't know what's happening here. On a MacBook Air I was testing, I was previously getting the OLD dialog and then without making any OS changes I have started getting the Notarized dialog (which led me to post comment 2). I'll check again with our Apple contact.

I don't expect a difference, but you could also confirm you see the same output from the commands below which can be used to confirm the application is Notarized.

$ spctl --assess --verbose --type install /Applications/Firefox\ Nightly.app/
/Applications/Firefox Nightly.app/: accepted
source=Notarized Developer ID

$ codesign -vvv --deep --strict /Applications/Firefox\ Nightly.app/
...
/Applications/Firefox Nightly.app/: valid on disk
/Applications/Firefox Nightly.app/: satisfies its Designated Requirement

$ codesign -dvv /Applications/Firefox\ Nightly.app/
Executable=/Applications/Firefox Nightly.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox
Identifier=org.mozilla.nightly
Format=app bundle with Mach-O thin (x86_64)
CodeDirectory v=20500 size=447 flags=0x10000(runtime) hashes=5+5 location=embedded
Signature size=9020
Authority=Developer ID Application: Mozilla Corporation (43AQ936H96)
Authority=Developer ID Certification Authority
Authority=Apple Root CA
Timestamp=Jul 2, 2019 at 4:22:17 PM
Info.plist entries=26
TeamIdentifier=43AQ936H96
Runtime Version=10.11.0
Sealed Resources version=2 rules=13 files=98
Internal requirements count=1 size=188

(In reply to Haik Aftandilian [:haik] from comment #6)

I don't know what's happening here. On a MacBook Air I was testing, I was previously getting the OLD dialog and then without making any OS changes I have started getting the Notarized dialog (which led me to post comment 2). I'll check again with our Apple contact.

I don't expect a difference, but you could also confirm you see the same output from the commands below which can be used to confirm the application is Notarized.

$ spctl --assess --verbose --type install /Applications/Firefox\ Nightly.app/
/Applications/Firefox Nightly.app/: accepted
source=Notarized Developer ID

$ codesign -vvv --deep --strict /Applications/Firefox\ Nightly.app/
...
/Applications/Firefox Nightly.app/: valid on disk
/Applications/Firefox Nightly.app/: satisfies its Designated Requirement

$ codesign -dvv /Applications/Firefox\ Nightly.app/
Executable=/Applications/Firefox Nightly.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox
Identifier=org.mozilla.nightly
Format=app bundle with Mach-O thin (x86_64)
CodeDirectory v=20500 size=447 flags=0x10000(runtime) hashes=5+5 location=embedded
Signature size=9020
Authority=Developer ID Application: Mozilla Corporation (43AQ936H96)
Authority=Developer ID Certification Authority
Authority=Apple Root CA
Timestamp=Jul 2, 2019 at 4:22:17 PM
Info.plist entries=26
TeamIdentifier=43AQ936H96
Runtime Version=10.11.0
Sealed Resources version=2 rules=13 files=98
Internal requirements count=1 size=188

I can confirm that I'm getting the exact output as you if I run those commands...so the app seems notarized. But not in the first-run dialog though.

After upgrading to 10.15 Beta 3 (19A501i), I still see this issue.

Bugbug thinks this bug is a regression, but please revert this change in case of error.

(In reply to Release mgmt bot [:sylvestre / :calixte / :marco for bugbug] from comment #9)

Bugbug thinks this bug is a regression, but please revert this change in case of error.

Not a regression. The Notarized dialog was never previously displayed, but it should be now that we have notarized Nightly builds.

Update: Apple engineering looked at this and got back to us. We had some follow up questions and I will post an update once we have the final answer.

Apple told us that the non-Notarized dialog is expected on macOS 10.15. So what we're seeing is expected for a Notarized application on 10.15. Closing this bug as invalid. We still have some questions pending and could re-open the bug if necessary, but I don't expect this to change.