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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Creating-OSX-packages.md b/docs/markdown/Creating-OSX-packages.md index 849d5fd..dcae762 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Creating-OSX-packages.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Creating-OSX-packages.md @@ -79,9 +79,13 @@ your `Info.plist`. If you are not using any external libraries, this is all you need to do. You now have a full app bundle in `/tmp/myapp.app` that you can -use. Most applications use third party frameworks and libraries, -though, so you need to add them to the bundle so it will work on other -peoples' machines. +use. + +### External libraries + +Most applications use third party frameworks and libraries. +If it is the case for your project, you need to add them to +the bundle so it will work on other peoples' machines. As an example we are going to use the [SDL2](https://libsdl.org/) framework. In order to bundle it in our app, we first specify an @@ -125,6 +129,24 @@ though. After this you have a fully working, self-contained OSX app bundle ready for distribution. +#### Qt + +Qt offers a [deployment tool](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/macos-deployment.html#macdeploy), +called `macdeployqt`, that automatizes bundling Qt's libraries in your application folder and +optionally create the final `.dmg` installer + +```console +# cd into the folder that contains the `myapp.app` folder +macdeployqt myapp.app -executable=myapp.app/Contents/MacOS/myapp +``` + +This copies the needed Qt libaries to the correct subfolders within `myapp.app`. +The `-executable=myapp.app/Contents/MacOS/myapp` argument is +to automatically alter the search path of the executable +`myapp.app/Contents/MacOS/myapp` for the Qt libraries. One can also pass the `-dmg` +argument to create a `.dmg` installer from the updated `myapp.app` folder. +More information is available on the tool's documentation page. + ## Creating a .dmg installer A .dmg installer is similarly quite simple, at its core it is |