[MonoTouch] Bundle signing and verify_signer_identity errors

[Guido Van Hoecke]

Hi,

Working at MT apps, I frequently want to install them in release mode to the
iPhone. I got one development provisioning profile called 'iOS Development
Provisioning Profile', but I'll use the acronym iDPP in the remainder of the
text.

iPhone Bundle Signing presents two possibilities for 'Provisioning profile:',
either 'Automatic' or iDPP.

The frustrating thing is that all of a sudden, installation to the iPhone fails
with "verify_signer_identity: Could not copy validate signature" errors. At
that point I just have to select the other possibility: go for iDPP iso
Automatic, or for Automatic iso iDPP, and installation works again.

This happens with all apps I install to the iPhone. It works a varying number
of times, it fails, I switch selected dropdown value and it works again for a
couple of installs.

I admit, it's not show stopper, but man, it is frustrating. When I look at the
.csproj files, I see that this switch between Automatic and iDPP either adds or
removes a <CodesignProvision>bla bla bla</CodesignProvision> line to them. Go
figure why sometimes it needs that line to be able to install, and why
sometimes it doesn't want it for a while. (La Donna e Mobile)

If it can't be fixed, at least I'd like to understand this behaviour.

Any ideas, any one?

TIA,


Guido

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