rdmbair15m5-changelog-20260922-2300-batch5-appstore-connect-certification-apps42-56

Mac App Store Connect & TestFlight distribution certification across 15 additional portfolio game applications (Apps #42 through #56: 12 Sierra titles and 3 Lemmings titles), bringing total portfolio certification count to 56 apps with 100% test pass rates and zero AppleDouble package payloads.

Scope

• Hosts: rdmsm4x (canonical dev root ~/dev/apps/), rdmbair15m5 (working workstation)
• Applications Certified:
  • #42: apps/sierra/KingsQuestI (com.eastcoastscience.kingsquest1)
  • #43: apps/sierra/KingsQuestII (com.eastcoastscience.kingsquest2)
  • #44: apps/sierra/KingsQuestIII (com.eastcoastscience.kingsquest3)
  • #45: apps/sierra/KingsQuestIV (com.eastcoastscience.kingsquest4)
  • #46: apps/sierra/TheBlackCauldron (com.eastcoastscience.theblackcauldron)
  • #47: apps/sierra/SpaceQuestI (com.eastcoastscience.spacequest1)
  • #48: apps/sierra/SpaceQuestII (com.eastcoastscience.spacequest2)
  • #49: apps/sierra/SpaceQuestIII (com.eastcoastscience.spacequest3)
  • #50: apps/sierra/SpaceQuestIV (com.eastcoastscience.spacequest4)
  • #51: apps/sierra/QuestForGloryI (com.eastcoastscience.questforglory1)
  • #52: apps/sierra/PoliceQuestI (com.eastcoastscience.policequest1)
  • #53: apps/sierra/LeisureSuitLarryI (com.eastcoastscience.leisuresuitlarry1)
  • #54: apps/lemmings (com.eastcoastscience.lemmings)
  • #55: apps/lemmings (com.eastcoastscience.ohnomorelemmings)
  • #56: apps/lemmings (com.eastcoastscience.christmaslemmings)

Key Changes & Certification Evidence

1. KingsQuestI (#42)

• Tests: 34/34 tests passed in 0.04s under Swift 6 strict concurrency.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/KingsQuestI.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center com.apple.developer.game-center = true, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.kingsquest1.
• Universal2: build.sh --app-store produced Mach-O fat binary (x86_64 arm64) for KingsQuestI.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/KingsQuestI.pkg (2.6 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0.
• Git Commit: b73ab7f pushed to origin.

2. KingsQuestII (#43)

• Tests: 610/610 tests passed across all engine and game suites in 1.42s under Swift 6.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/KingsQuestII.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center com.apple.developer.game-center = true, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.kingsquest2.
• Universal2: build.sh --app-store produced fat binary (x86_64 arm64) for KingsQuestII.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/KingsQuestII.pkg (2.8 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0.
• Git Commit: 70b03e5 pushed to origin.

3. KingsQuestIII (#44)

• Tests: 39/39 tests passed in 0.05s under Swift 6 strict concurrency.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/KingsQuestIII.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.kingsquest3.
• Universal2: build.sh --app-store produced fat binary (x86_64 arm64) for KingsQuestIII.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/KingsQuestIII.pkg (2.9 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0.
• Git Commit: 5c9ce79 pushed to origin.

4. KingsQuestIV (#45)

• Tests: 20/20 tests passed in 0.04s under Swift 6 strict concurrency.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/KingsQuestIV.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.kingsquest4.
• Symlink Remediation: Replaced absolute host symlinks with relative bundle symlinks and dereferenced copies (cp -R -L GameData) to resolve codesign strict verification failure.
• Universal2: build.sh --app-store produced fat binary (x86_64 arm64) for KingsQuestIV.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/KingsQuestIV.pkg (3.7 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0.
• Git Commit: 8d55eff pushed to origin.

5. TheBlackCauldron (#46)

• Tests: 21/21 tests passed in 0.03s under Swift 6 strict concurrency.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/TheBlackCauldron.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.theblackcauldron.
• Universal2: build.sh --app-store produced fat binary (x86_64 arm64) for TheBlackCauldron.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/TheBlackCauldron.pkg (2.6 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0.
• Git Commit: c9b1ece pushed to origin.

6. SpaceQuestI (#47)

• Tests: 33/33 tests passed in 0.03s under Swift 6 strict concurrency.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/SpaceQuestI.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.spacequest1.
• Universal2: build.sh --app-store produced fat binary (x86_64 arm64) for SpaceQuestI.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/SpaceQuestI.pkg (2.2 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0.
• Git Commit: c6eb46e pushed to origin.

7. SpaceQuestII (#48)

• Tests: 35/35 tests passed in 0.04s under Swift 6 strict concurrency.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/SpaceQuestII.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.spacequest2.
• Universal2: build.sh --app-store produced fat binary (x86_64 arm64) for SpaceQuestII.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/SpaceQuestII.pkg (2.3 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0.
• Git Commit: cc1bb22 pushed to origin.

8. SpaceQuestIII (#49)

• Tests: 20/20 tests passed in 0.03s under Swift 6 strict concurrency.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/SpaceQuestIII.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.spacequest3.
• Universal2: build.sh --app-store produced fat binary (x86_64 arm64) for SpaceQuestIII.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/SpaceQuestIII.pkg (4.6 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0.
• Git Commit: 28de95d pushed to origin.

9. SpaceQuestIV (#50)

• Tests: 22/22 tests passed in 0.04s under Swift 6 strict concurrency.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/SpaceQuestIV.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.spacequest4.
• Universal2: build.sh --app-store produced fat binary (x86_64 arm64) for SpaceQuestIV.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/SpaceQuestIV.pkg (6.0 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0.
• Git Commit: 36681a0 pushed to origin.

10. QuestForGloryI (#51)

• Tests: 32/32 tests passed in 0.04s under Swift 6 strict concurrency.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/QuestForGloryI.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.questforglory1.
• Universal2: build.sh --app-store produced fat binary (x86_64 arm64) for QuestForGloryI.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/QuestForGloryI.pkg (5.0 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0.
• Git Commit: fcded34 pushed to origin.

11. PoliceQuestI (#52)

• Tests: 12/12 tests passed in 0.02s under Swift 6 strict concurrency.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/PoliceQuestI.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.policequest1.
• Universal2: build.sh --app-store produced fat binary (x86_64 arm64) for PoliceQuestI.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/PoliceQuestI.pkg (2.6 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0.
• Git Commit: 4685a32 pushed to origin.

12. LeisureSuitLarryI (#53)

• Tests: 11/11 tests passed in 0.02s under Swift 6 strict concurrency.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/LeisureSuitLarryI.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.leisuresuitlarry1.
• Universal2: build.sh --app-store produced fat binary (x86_64 arm64) for LeisureSuitLarryI.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/LeisureSuitLarryI.pkg (2.6 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0.
• Git Commit: 03c84ca pushed to origin.

13–15. Lemmings (#54), OhNoMoreLemmings (#55), ChristmasLemmings (#56)

• Tests: 29/29 LemKit engine tests passed in 0.04s under Swift 6 strict concurrency.
• App Icons: Synthesized 10-slice high-resolution AppIcon.icns bundles (16px through 1024px @2x) using native Swift vector and bitmap rasterization.
• Sandboxing: entitlements/Lemmings.AppStore.entitlements, entitlements/OhNoMoreLemmings.AppStore.entitlements, and entitlements/ChristmasLemmings.AppStore.entitlements with com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true, Game Center, and ubiquity KVS ZU2882L4HT.com.eastcoastscience.*.
• Universal2: build_all.sh --app-store produced fat binaries (x86_64 arm64) for Lemmings.app, OhNoMoreLemmings.app, and ChristmasLemmings.app.
• Packaging: Sanitized dist/Lemmings.pkg (1.1 MB), dist/OhNoMoreLemmings.pkg (1.1 MB), and dist/ChristmasLemmings.pkg (1.1 MB) with exactly 0 AppleDouble (._*) files.
• Validation: scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate completed with rc=0 across all three packages.
• Git Commit: 8c1b163 pushed to fleet and backup.

Pipeline & Subsystem Enhancements

• Refactored submit_appstore.zsh across all 15 applications to eliminate external pipeline processes (grep -q with pipefail) by migrating to native zsh pattern matching, completely preventing SIGPIPE exit codes.
• Added --app-store distribution flag to top-level sierra/build_all.sh (commit 0a87cbf) and lemmings/build_all.sh (commit 8c1b163).
• Replicated all 15 distribution .pkg and .app bundles to canonical shared root /Users/richh/dev/apps/dist/.

Verification Commands

• Check all git remotes: for d in ~/dev/apps/sierra/{KingsQuestI,KingsQuestII,KingsQuestIII,KingsQuestIV,TheBlackCauldron,SpaceQuestI,SpaceQuestII,SpaceQuestIII,SpaceQuestIV,QuestForGloryI,PoliceQuestI,LeisureSuitLarryI}; do git -C $d status -b -s; done
• Lemmings git remote: git -C ~/dev/apps/lemmings status -b -s
• Package check: pkgutil --payload-files ~/dev/apps/dist/<App>.pkg | grep -c "\._"
• Submission preflight: ~/dev/apps/sierra/<App>/scripts/submit_appstore.zsh --validate