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beyondcompare-macos-patcher.sh
#!/bin/bash
if ! [ -d "/Applications/Beyond Compare.app" ]; then
echo "Beyond Compare.app not installed in /Applications"
exit 1
fi
if ! plutil -lint /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist >/dev/null; then
echo "This script requires your terminal app to have Full Disk Access."
echo "Add this terminal to the Full Disk Access list in System Preferences > Security & Privacy, quit the app, and re-run this script."
open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_All"
exit 1
fi
if ! xcode-select -p &>/dev/null; then
echo "Xcode command-line tools not found. Installing..."
xcode-select --install
fi
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sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/Beyond\ Compare.app
sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Beyond\ Compare.app
sudo chmod +x /Applications/Beyond\ Compare.app/Contents/MacOS/BCompare
mkdir -p /Users/$USER/Library/Application\ Support/Beyond\ Compare\ 5
base64 -d <<< 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 > /Users/$USER/Library/Application\ Support/Beyond\ Compare\ 5/BC5Key.txt
echo
echo "Don't forget to block the program with LuLu!"
echo
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