The tool is built deep in our CI/CD chain. The whole thing is a house of cards built on a massive pile of tinder next to an open drum of kerosene. You want me to integrate XCode into that?
Last time I tried setting up an Apple developer license inside a large corporation, one that they paid for and not tied to me or my credit card, it was also a nightmare.
Who said anything about Xcode? The codesign tool is part of macOS, not Xcode. The CLI tool for notarization is bundled with Xcode, but you don't have to use it; they have an official REST API that you can use directly.
Last time I tried setting up an Apple developer license inside a large corporation, one that they paid for and not tied to me or my credit card, it was also a nightmare.
And yes, it's also on principle.