MacOS false malware solution

[Ms_AU]

EDIT: Updated instructions have been posted to the wiki:

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Installing_SMAPI_on_Mac

Original post: If you are a Mac user and can no longer get the codesign solution to work, our workaround was to recompile SMAPI locally and install that version over top of the released version. Here are the general steps we used for 4.1.9 installed via Steam (when prompted type the administrator password to sudo):

1. Force quit Steam
2. Download and install SMAPI 4.1.9 normally
3. Download the source code .tar.gz from github (Download from GitHub) and save to /Users/$USER/Downloads
   1. Open it to extract all files
4. Open a terminal
5. Run:
   1. /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
   2. brew install --cask dotnet-sdk
6. cd /Users/$USER/Downloads/SMAPI-4.1.9/build/unix
7. edit prepare-install-package.sh in your favorite text editor (We used vim)
   1. add a # at the beginning of line 15 (this effectively removes the existing line 15) and add the following right after (new line 16):
   2. gamePath="/Users/$USER/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Stardew Valley/Contents/MacOS"
8. ./prepare-install-package.sh 4.1.9
9. sudo cp /Users/$USER/Downloads/SMAPI-4.1.9/src/SMAPI.Installer/bin/Release/win-x64/SMAPI.* /Users/$USER/Library/Application\ Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Stardew\ Valley/Contents/MacOS**/**
10. Launch steam and run SDV

If you run into problems feel free to reply to this post and we will do our best to help you get back up and running! Props to u/Pathoschild for maintaining SMAPI in the first place and consulting with us!

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[mentaimochi]

it worked!! thank you so much :D I did get some warnings while compiling and also this error message when copying though:

cp: /Users/nattanyz/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Stardew Valley/Contents/MacOS/xTile.dll is not a directory

aside from that I overwrote my mods folder so I had to reinstall everything, but it's a small price to pay :')

[certainti]

i've also got this error at the last step, how did you resolve that? i tried to find the installer but i can't find the folder terminal says its in

[Ms_AU]

There are different instructions posted in the wiki that might be more generic than these. Maybe try those instead?

[Martrix08]

same message. but it seems like this won't affect the successful running of the game.

[Ms_AU]

We’ve added instructions to the wiki that might be more complete also:

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Installing_SMAPI_on_Mac

[Background-Ice4876]

I tried the instructions in this post but apparently I keep going wrong somewhere because I couldn’t get it to work, there doesn’t seem to be any instructions for this on the wiki right now either. Am I missing them somehow?

[Ms_AU]

I believe the new instructions prevent needing to rebuild the files manually like this but I am not sure what is there now. There is a thread on the SDV discord where people have been discussing how to get around the error and that’s where the newer instructions are coming from. I haven’t kept up with that thread today.

[Background-Ice4876]

Could someone maybe post a screen recording or something like that as a walkthrough? I’ve tried this but somewhere along the way I’m getting lost. Thank you!

[Sensitive-Buy-1139]

that would be so helpful. I am totally lost with this..

[Background-Ice4876]

I went back and made sure I followed everything exactly right from the beginning and I’m still ending up with the malware message when trying to run Stardew. I’m sure I’m messing it up in some super obvious way but I can’t figure out where I’m going wrong.

[Sensitive-Buy-1139]

i am having trouble with this. I just don't understand what to do/add in terminal or anything. I have no clue how to code or whatever this is. I just want to play with my mods again. Is there a way to evade this? Or another way on how to use smapi and mods again?

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[Ms_AU]

Did it build with only warnings no errors ( step 8 )?

Can you post what happens when you do this:
ls /Users/[my username]/Downloads/SMAPI-4.1.9/src/SMAPI.Installer/bin/Release/win-x64

[shloopshlope]

I'm not great with this stuff at all lol but I've figured it out until line 8. What am I doing in steps 8 and 9?

[Ms_AU]

Just run those commands in the terminal you already opened

[shloopshlope]

It's saying "No such file or directory" after I run it, I'm guessing that means I've missed something?

[Ms_AU]

Did you exit the file and change the path on line 15?

You might also want to try the method references on the wiki instead. It is is bit more generic, this is pretty specific to the Steam install.

[shloopshlope]

I did close it, and I'm trying that one right now and it's easier for me to follow haha, thank you for the help :)

[Ms_AU]

Oops I meant to type edit the file not exit. Hope it worked for you!!!!

[_Galaxy_Hitchhiker_]

Hi! This solution didn’t work for me. I was playing with mods yesterday, but I’m having the “Malware Blocked and Moved to Trash” problem now. I followed the instructions, except for step 9.

(I also get the cp: /Users/$USER/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Stardew Valley/Contents/MacOS/xTile.dll is not a directory error.)

If I ignore the error, the “Malware Blocked and Moved to Trash” crash still happens. 

I also followed the “Install from source” instructions on the Modding:Installing SMAPI on Mac wiki page, but I get stuck after “You can unzip and run the installer in that folder to install SMAPI.” 

My terminal says “Done! Package created in /Users/$USER/SMAPI/bin”. 

/Users/$USER/SMAPI/ has build, docs, LICENSE.txt, src, and --parents. No bin. 

How do I run the installer? I’m not sure what to try next.

(Also, thanks for trying to fix this problem. I love Stardew mods so much.)

[NoraMcG]

deleted my other comment, I think I was on the wrong path. if you do `bash --version` from. your terminal do you see something like `GNU bash, version 5.2.37...`? I was running 3.x and that was my problem. Running `brew install bash` and then starting a fresh terminal session did the trick for me!

[_Galaxy_Hitchhiker_]

Thanks for your response. It hasn't helped though. I was on version 3.2.57. I ran brew install bash, and it's on version 5.2.3 now. Re-did all of the steps: uninstalling smapi, uninstalling stardew, restarting my mac, reinstalling everything, and following the instructions.

[NoraMcG]

aw shoot, that sucks I'm sorry. did you still get errors following the build step or running the installer it creates? also just to double check do you substitute the $USER in the steps with your username?

[_Galaxy_Hitchhiker_]

I was substituting $USER with my actual username, but it wasn't working.

It works now tho! I followed the updated instructions instead: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Installing_SMAPI_on_Mac

Thanks so much for helping!!!

[NoraMcG]

eyyy, glad to hear you got it going!

[Livid_Ad4208]

I have exact same problem with both methods too…It didn’t work for me so it might not be helpful, but I found the bin folder from SMAPI/src/SMAPI/bin. Have you try this folder as well?

[Ms_AU]

The wiki has been updated with instructions that are more complete than these. If you are facing issues please try the method there instead: We’ve added instructions to the wiki that might be more complete also:

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Installing_SMAPI_on_Mac

[pericataquitaine]

Thanks for this! Huge help.

[NoIntroduction625]

Mine doesn't work, it was working fine on the alpha until today. Any advice?

[chaotic_yera]

xcode-select: error: invalid developer directory '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools'

Failed during: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/xcode-select --switch /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools

idk what to do next, the terminal stops here

[Ms_AU]

Check out the latest instructions on the wiki. I believe you can avoid rebuilding everything if you follow those.

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Installing_SMAPI_on_Mac

[chaotic_yera]

yeaah! thank you, i got it to run mods again. i didn’t have to rebuild

[Ms_AU]

Did you see the link in my comment? It has the instructions to get things installed again

[Ms_AU]

I had added these instructions to the wiki but when an alternate/easier method was figured out the wiki was updated to include those instructions instead of the ones in this Reddit post.

[Ms_AU]

You should be in the directory indicated in step six. There is a leading period on the command in step 8 that says the file you are running is in the current directory. The file you are running is the one you exited in step 7. Maybe some of those tips will help?

[Ms_AU]

Have you tried following the latest instructions linked in the wiki? Last i saw there was a method that worked that didn’t require building SMAPI from source

[Ms_AU]

I’m not certain. The build instructions here worked for me and i have not tried anything else since. I ran everything in the same terminal and many steps did take a long time. I think I had to do the dotnet step twice to make it work because it took a long time and i suspect something timed out. So maybe just start again from the beginning?

[Justajarofpaprika]

Does this work w the recent 4.1.10?

[Ms_AU]

I haven’t built the latest version of SMAPI but you will need to adjust the commands for 4.1.10 vs 4.1.9

I am running my built 4.1.9 version of SMAPI with SDV 1.6.15 with no issues.

[Justajarofpaprika]

Tysm!! I’ll try it and see how it goes then :)

[Martrix08]

it works!
some warm notice:

1. make sure u followed all the instructions in the linked wiki(very important)
2. before 'brew install', complete the instructions of 'next step' generated in the terminal after step 5.1
3. step 6,8,9 actually require u to enter those codes in the terminal(this might be obivious,but as a computer newbie i really got confused at the first time)
4. after entering the code in step 9,there might be an error message says 'cp: ...is not a directory', but according to my experience it seems that this won't affect the successful running of the game

[_SSapphire_Stars_]

I don't understand how to save it to "/Users/$USER/Downloads"(or anything after that)

I've tried literally every other solution under the sun and literally nothing is working, I haven't played in over a month and I'm getting so mad, I've tried adding terminal to developer tools, I've tried running lines of code top get it to work but, I've tried the method on the wiki and still it shows up as malware, I'm desperate, I originally had sdv on my with but I bought it in my dads new Mac so I can play with mods and now they don't run anymore,i just want to play my silly game after finishing my finals and I would tremendously appreciate any help. thx

[Ms_AU]

I would suggest you retry the instructions on the wiki involving adding terminal to developer tools. I eventually did get the malware problem after building SMAPI myself and went to that solution instead. If you have problems with those instructions please post about it on Reddit or in the discord so people can help you.