Info.plist is not copied

[DanKolle]

Hello,

I searched the whole internet and tried every hack that I could find but I simply cannot get qmake to copy the Info.plist file.

I tried disabling shadow copy and adding the plist file as an install.

Nothing really helps.

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macx {
QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = ../../Source/Info.plist
QMAKE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.6

# try to copy the file manually
plist.path = "$$DESTDIR/$$join(TARGET,,,.app)/Contents"
plist.files = ../../Source/Info.plist
INSTALLS += plist
}
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I am using Qt 5.4 and the Qt Creator.

Is it correct that the option "Build -> Deploy project" is not available?

Thanks
Dan

[jefftee]

I searched the whole internet and tried every hack that I could find but I simply cannot get qmake to copy the Info.plist file.

The following works for me:

QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = recode.plist
plist.target = Info.plist
plist.depends = recode.plist "$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
plist.commands = $(DEL_FILE) \"$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist\" $$escape_expand(\n\t) \
    $(COPY_FILE) recode.plist \"$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist\"
QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS = plist
PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$plist.target

QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = recode.plist
plist.target = Info.plist
plist.depends = recode.plist "$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
plist.commands = $(DEL_FILE) \"$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist\" $$escape_expand(\n\t) \
    $(COPY_FILE) recode.plist \"$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist\"
QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS = plist
PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$plist.target

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recode.plist is the name of my custom app plist file. If I recall correctly, qmake will not replace Info.plist if it exists, which is why the plist.commands deletes Info.plist from the app bundle, etc.

Hope that helps,

Jeff

[DanKolle]

Hello Jeff,

thank you for your reply.

When I use the suggested code I get the following error:

error: No rule to make target `/MyApp.app/Contents/Info.plist', needed by `Info.plist'. Stop.

My plist file is in another folder, could this cause problems?

QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = ../../Source/Info.plist
plist.target = Info.plist
plist.depends = ../../Source/Info.plist "$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
plist.commands = $(DEL_FILE) \"$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist\" $$escape_expand(\n\t) \
                       $(COPY_FILE) ../../Source/Info.plist \"$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist\"
QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS = plist
PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$plist.target

QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = ../../Source/Info.plist
plist.target = Info.plist
plist.depends = ../../Source/Info.plist "$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
plist.commands = $(DEL_FILE) \"$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist\" $$escape_expand(\n\t) \
                       $(COPY_FILE) ../../Source/Info.plist \"$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist\"
QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS = plist
PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$plist.target

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[jefftee]

My plist file is in another folder, could this cause problems?

Hi, my first guess would be that plist.target needs to also point to the actual Info.plist file, so:

plist.target = ../../Source/Info.plist

plist.target = ../../Source/Info.plist

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I would try that and if that doesn't work, please show the build/compile output here.

Thanks,

jthomps

[DanKolle]

I got it working with the following code:

QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = ../../Source/CustomInfo.plist
    plist.target = ".$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
    plist.depends = ../../Source/CustomInfo.plist
    plist.commands = $(DEL_FILE) \".$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist\" $$escape_expand(\n\t) \
                     $(COPY_FILE) ../../Source/CustomInfo.plist \".$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist\"
    QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS = plist
    PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$plist.target

QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = ../../Source/CustomInfo.plist
    plist.target = ".$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
    plist.depends = ../../Source/CustomInfo.plist
    plist.commands = $(DEL_FILE) \".$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist\" $$escape_expand(\n\t) \
                     $(COPY_FILE) ../../Source/CustomInfo.plist \".$${DESTDIR}/$${TARGET}.app/Contents/Info.plist\"
    QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS = plist
    PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$plist.target

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