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Signed Vim installer (exe) does not have signed Vim executables #486

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@rowanheuvel

Steps to reproduce

After installing Vim with any of the signed executable installer (x86, x64, arm64), the actual program executables in the installation folder are not signed (e.g. C:\Program Files\Vim\vim.exe).

Only the installer itself is signed.

Expected behaviour

I would expect the actual Vim application files to be signed too. As is the case with the zip archive.

A signed installer with an unsigned application is is only half a solution. The app is still treated as unsigned by Windows.

Specifically when running Vim on my company computer, the program is notably slower than a fully signed version.

Version of Vim

any

Environment

Windows 11 25H2 64-bit

I have tested the gvim_9.2.1061_x64_signed.exe, gvim_9.2.1031_x64_signed.exe, and gvim_9.2.0958_x64_signed.exe installers. All contain unsigned files. Whereas the application files in gvim_*_x64_signed.zip are signed.

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