dynamic linking on mac

[Brandybuck]

Here's a shell script I created to do all the Mac deployment dirty work for me, including making a dmg image. The usage is quite simple, all it needs is the name of the Qt application. It assumes makefile use (macx-g++ makespec), but it's a simple matter to adjust it to XCode use. It doesn't handle plugins and multiple executables, but that's not too common.

Enjoy.

[jwintz]

Very nice script.

Just be careful with the 'strip' thing: if someone adds plugin support to the script and if the latter take advantage of dynamic lookup, strip will cause lots of problems by removing useful symbols ;-)

This tip may save a lot of time.

[Brandybuck]

Yes, I know about the problems with plugins and "strip". Unfortunately, the Mac produces HUGE executables (even if they aren't universal).