Do you have the project in a public repository?
Is it available under an Open Source license?
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Yes, the question you asked was clear about your problem, but the problem lacked context.
Without proper context, it is impossible to suggest the appropriate answer.
So in the context you describe, my original answer remains the only one possible:
Your second question was also lacking context.
All certificate verification chains end in a self-signed certificate.
So the only context available there suggests you (or your verify code) is doing something wrong, not that the chain end certificate is self-signed.
In general:
Ref:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#goal