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fix(get-assets): survive two macOS steamcmd papercuts (running client + Gatekeeper quarantine) #6

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fix(get-assets): fail fast when the Steam desktop client is running
masterrr Jul 6, 2026
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fix(get-assets): clear macOS Gatekeeper quarantine on steamcmd up front
masterrr Jul 6, 2026
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Expand Up @@ -15,6 +15,30 @@ TMP_DIR="$HOME/GeneralsX/.steamcmd_zh"

mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR" "$DEST"

# macOS Gatekeeper quarantines steamcmd's unnotarized bundled frameworks
# (e.g. Breakpad.framework) when Homebrew installs the cask. On first run that
# pops a blocking "Apple could not verify ... malware" dialog that stops
# steamcmd dead. Clear the quarantine flag off the steamcmd install up front.
if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]] && command -v brew >/dev/null 2>&1; then
STEAMCMD_CASK="$(brew --prefix)/Caskroom/steamcmd"
[[ -d "$STEAMCMD_CASK" ]] && xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "$STEAMCMD_CASK" 2>/dev/null || true
fi

# steamcmd and the Steam desktop client share one data directory
# (~/Library/Application Support/Steam on macOS, ~/.steam on Linux). When the
# desktop client is running it holds a single-instance lock, so steamcmd stalls
# forever right after printing "Verifying installation..." — no error, just a
# silent hang. Fail fast with an actionable message instead.
if pgrep -x steam_osx >/dev/null 2>&1 \
|| pgrep -f 'Steam.AppBundle' >/dev/null 2>&1 \
|| pgrep -x steam >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "Error: the Steam desktop client is running." >&2
echo "steamcmd shares Steam's data directory, and the running client locks it —" >&2
echo 'steamcmd would hang forever after "Verifying installation...".' >&2
echo "Quit Steam completely (Steam > Quit Steam, or Cmd-Q on macOS), then re-run this script." >&2
exit 1
fi

# App 2732960 = C&C Generals Zero Hour (Windows depot; assets are platform-independent)
steamcmd \
+@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows \
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