Unity package damaged Mac

Summary The reported issue is a false positive “package is damaged” error on macOS when downloading Unity Hub or Unity Editor installers. This is not actual corruption; it is a macOS security quarantine flag applied to unsigned or notarized software downloaded from the web. This flag triggers Gatekeeper and Finder checks that report the file … Read more

Entra sign-in browser getting stuck in .NET MAUI app

Summary The Entra sign-in browser is getting stuck in a .NET MAUI app, preventing the sign-in process from completing. This issue is similar to a previous problem with Azure AD B2C, which was resolved by changing the NuGet package. However, downgrading the MSAL NuGet package to previous versions does not resolve the issue. Root Cause … Read more

Xcode fails to download iOS Simulator runtime with “Failed fetching catalog for assetType (MobileAsset)”

Summary The issue described is a transient infrastructure failure on Apple’s side, not a misconfiguration of the developer’s environment. The specific error Error Domain=com.apple.MobileAssetError.Download Code=47 indicates that the local Xcode tooling (xcodebuild or Xcode UI) successfully attempted to contact Apple’s MobileAsset catalog server but received a generic networking error or an unreachable response. While the … Read more

Publishing a VS Code Extension isn’t free anymore?

Summary The issue at hand is related to publishing a VS Code extension to the marketplace, which now seems to require a paid Azure account. The developer is facing difficulties in creating a personal access token due to the new requirements, which include providing card details and upgrading to a pay-as-you-go account. Root Cause The … Read more

GetCustomerPurchaseIdAsync returns empty string

Summary The GetCustomerPurchaseIdAsync method returns an empty string when using the Windows.Services.Store namespace, and a 401 Unauthorized exception when using CurrentApp.GetCustomerPurchaseIdAsync through the Windows.ApplicationModel.Store namespace. This issue occurred after a period of successful functionality without any code changes. Root Cause The root cause of this issue is likely due to: Invalid or expired access token: … Read more

Cactool v2 error again just because of failure to get a css and a js

Summary Cactool v2 intermittently fails to load and function, resulting in a broken user interface. The root cause is a blocking external dependency failure: the application attempts to load critical CSS and JavaScript assets from https://code.getmdl.io (Material Design Lite) but receives an HTTP 403 Forbidden error. Because these assets are render-blocking and not gracefully handled, … Read more

Is there an equivalent to F# Async.StartAsTask that returns Async and lets you pass in a cancellation token?

Summary The question revolves around finding an equivalent to F# Async.StartAsTask that returns Async<‘T> and allows passing a cancellation token. This is necessary for canceling a child computation within an async computation expression without affecting the ambient token. Root Cause The root cause of this issue is the lack of a direct method in F# … Read more

IBM MQ 2059 (MQRC_Q_MGR_NOT_AVAILABLE) error in .NET 9.0 console app using IBMMQClient with certificate-based SSL setup

Summary A .NET 9.0 console application using the IBM MQ .NET Client (managed code) fails to establish an SSL/TLS connection to the Queue Manager, resulting in MQRC_Q_MGR_NOT_AVAILABLE (2059). The error occurs during the SSL handshake phase despite the client certificate being installed in the Windows Certificate Store. Unmanaged client connections (using mqclient.ini and .kdb files) … Read more