[SOLVED] Mac deployment Qt Quick 2.0 Qt 5.3.1

gbgsoft

Hi Shav: I download the upgrade which said that it included the source, but in inspecting the dmg and the package, I couldn't find the source. Where would that be located?

I ran the upgraded from and it crashed when I tried to select on of the paths (I forget which one), so I'd like to build the program from source and try to see what's happening. Alternatively, is there a git repository for the project. Thanks

shav

Hi gbgsoft,

Sorry I've forgot add the sources to DMG file when upload a new version of project. Please re-download the DMG file. Also you can use the repos from "github":https://github.com/dshav/qtappmacdeploy.

P.S. Thanks for the crash report. I'll check it.

gbgsoft

Hi Shav: I have cloned and built the project. As shown,

!http://www.gbgsoft.com/downloads/screen.png(Screen Shot)!

But the app just continues to run an run and never generates a script.
I have made up values for the 2 certs and the entitlements path. Not sure if I understand the entitlements purpose, so this is probably wrong.

Is there something here that you can see that's amiss?

(Project built on the first go, you got to love git).

shav

Hi gbgsoft,

For now you need to set real certificates because application used them to add codesign to your app and all plugins/libs/frameworks. This needs to open application as certificated on another Mac.

Now I trying implement code to remove this requirements (certivicates). Give me a few time and I commit the new version. Thanks for you help to create this app :-)

gbgsoft

Hi Shav: I await the next build. In the interim, I shall start the process if getting certs from Apple.

gbgsoft

Hi Shav. Used the new build and found a couple of issues. The function getQtFolder() was not returning the correct folder, which I corrected as per below:

QString QmdSettings::getQtFolder()
{
m_qtFolder =getenv("QTDIR");
return m_qtFolder;
}

Once corrected the app ran through to completion. Here are the scripts it generated:

"/Users/user/Qt5.3.1/5.3/clang_64/bin/macdeployqt" ("/Users/user/Documents/vcpp/qtquick/build-canvas_eagles-Desktop_Qt_5_3_clang_64bit-Release/canvas_eagles.app", "-verbose=1", "-qmldir=/Users/user/Documents/vcpp/qtquick/canvas_eagles", "-executable=/Users/user/Documents/vcpp/qtquick/build-canvas_eagles-Desktop_Qt_5_3_clang_64bit-Release/canvas_eagles.app/Contents/MacOS/canvas_eagles")

"rm" ("-rf", "/Users/user/Documents/vcpp/qtquick/build-canvas_eagles-Desktop_Qt_5_3_clang_64bit-Release/canvas_eagles.app/Contents/Resources/qml/com")

"ls" ("-al", "/Users/user/Documents/vcpp/qtquick/build-canvas_eagles-Desktop_Qt_5_3_clang_64bit-Release/canvas_eagles.app/Contents/Frameworks/")

"chmod" ("+x", "/Users/user/Documents/vcpp/qtquick/build-canvas_eagles-Desktop_Qt_5_3_clang_64bit-Release/script.sh")

"sh" ("/Users/user/Documents/vcpp/qtquick/build-canvas_eagles-Desktop_Qt_5_3_clang_64bit-Release/script.sh")

"rm" ("-rf", "/Users/user/Documents/vcpp/qtquick/build-canvas_eagles-Desktop_Qt_5_3_clang_64bit-Release/script.sh")

My app when run reports that it is unable to locate the several files, so obvisously the qmldir param in the first script is wrong. In your app, I pointed to the folder containing main.qml, but there are other folders containing qml files. What should those -qmldir parameters look like?

Application output from my app.
rc:///main.qml:4 module "QtQuick.Controls" is not installed
qrc:///main.qml:5 module "QtQuick.Window" is not installed
qrc:///main.qml:6 module "QtQuick.Controls.Styles" is not installed
qrc:///main.qml:3 module "QtQuick" is not installed
qrc:///main.qml:4 module "QtQuick.Controls" is not installed
qrc:///main.qml:5 module "QtQuick.Window" is not installed
qrc:///main.qml:6 module "QtQuick.Controls.Styles" is not installed
qrc:///main.qml:3 module "QtQuick" is not installed
qrc:///main.qml:4 module "QtQuick.Controls" is not installed
qrc:///main.qml:5 module "QtQuick.Window" is not installed
qrc:///main.qml:6 module "QtQuick.Controls.Styles" is not installed

shav

Hi gbgsoft,

Function getenv(“QTDIR”) works only when you build your app in debug/release mode. But if you close app and try to load your app as user (not from QtCreator) you can't get result of call getenv(“QTDIR”).

About issues:

Why in your script all commands have the symbol (")? In my code I didn't see this symbol in command name. The script must looks like this:
@
/Volumes/Documents/Applications/Qt/Qt5.3.2/5.3/clang_64/bin/macdeployqt /Volumes/Documents/MyWork/PROJECTS/TEST_DEPLOY/QtAppMacDeploy.app -verbose=1 -executable=/Volumes/Documents/MyWork/PROJECTS/TEST_DEPLOY/QtAppMacDeploy.app/Contents/MacOS/QtAppMacDeploy
rm -rf /Volumes/Documents/MyWork/PROJECTS/TEST_DEPLOY/QtAppMacDeploy.app/Contents/Resources/qml/com
cp /Volumes/Documents/Applications/Qt/Qt5.3.2/5.3/clang_64/lib/QtCore.framework/Contents/Info.plist /Volumes/Documents/MyWork/PROJECTS/TEST_DEPLOY/QtAppMacDeploy.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtCore.framework/Resources
cp /Volumes/Documents/Applications/Qt/Qt5.3.2/5.3/clang_64/lib/QtGui.framework/Contents/Info.plist /Volumes/Documents/MyWork/PROJECTS/TEST_DEPLOY/QtAppMacDeploy.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtGui.framework/Resources
cp /Volumes/Documents/Applications/Qt/Qt5.3.2/5.3/clang_64/lib/QtNetwork.framework/Contents/Info.plist /Volumes/Documents/MyWork/PROJECTS/TEST_DEPLOY/QtAppMacDeploy.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtNetwork.framework/Resources
cp /Volumes/Documents/Applications/Qt/Qt5.3.2/5.3/clang_64/lib/QtPrintSupport.framework/Contents/Info.plist /Volumes/Documents/MyWork/PROJECTS/TEST_DEPLOY/QtAppMacDeploy.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtPrintSupport.framework/Resources
cp /Volumes/Documents/Applications/Qt/Qt5.3.2/5.3/clang_64/lib/QtQml.framework/Contents/Info.plist /Volumes/Documents/MyWork/PROJECTS/TEST_DEPLOY/QtAppMacDeploy.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtQml.framework/Resources
cp /Volumes/Documents/Applications/Qt/Qt5.3.2/5.3/clang_64/lib/QtQuick.framework/Contents/Info.plist /Volumes/Documents/MyWork/PROJECTS/TEST_DEPLOY/QtAppMacDeploy.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtQuick.framework/Resources
cp /Volumes/Documents/Applications/Qt/Qt5.3.2/5.3/clang_64/lib/QtWidgets.framework/Contents/Info.plist /Volumes/Documents/MyWork/PROJECTS/TEST_DEPLOY/QtAppMacDeploy.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtWidgets.framework/Resources
dsymutil /Volumes/Documents/MyWork/PROJECTS/TEST_DEPLOY/QtAppMacDeploy.app/Contents/MacOS/QtAppMacDeploy -o /Volumes/Documents/MyWork/PROJECTS/TEST_DEPLOY/QtAppMacDeploy.app/../QtAppMacDeploy.app.dSYM
@
You must select root folder of all your QML files. More information "here":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5/macosx-deployment.html#macdeploy.

P.S. Also I've found critical bug with app. When I added the codesing to app with my certificate the application can't run subprocess (and all functions doesn't work) for now I don't know how fix this bug. I need more time to research some solution for this.

gbgsoft

Hi Shav - I think the extra symbol (") came as a result of me just copying the qDebug() output.

My folder was the root one of the app.

WRT the QtDir, I note your answer, but in the original form it was pulling my applications root folder, not Qt's.

Let me know when you've got a new build, I'll pull your changes from git and give it another whirl.

Thanks for your support. It is appreciated.

shav

Hi gbgsoft,

Please update your copy from repo. But I still have a problem with certificated version of app.

nils_heidorn

Holy crap, shav, you made my day !
I was experiencing the macdeployqt problem and was googling for a solution and found this thread.
Download your source, used it and my app now works on a non-Qt Mac !

THANK YOU !!!!

Nils

shav

You are welcome!

P.S. If you find issues post here.

gbgsoft

Hi Shav: I downloaded from the latest commit in the repo. The program works just fine, if non-qml programs are used but shows the same QML errors as before, my app can't find the Qt Quick modules. Is there some output I could trap for you from the console. Alternatively I could put the app in question into Gitorious and you could pull a copy and see for yourself. Thanks.

shav

Hi gbgsoft,

As I remember your app using the Qt Quick right? If so you need to set QML files folder. It's need because macdeployqt will analyse your QML's files and found plugins which will be coped to your app bundle. If you doesn't set QML files macdeployqt tool doesn't copy any QtQuick plugins to your app and you will see the errors about "can’t find the Qt Quick modules". I think you should set QML files in app.

I've added docs about my tool. You can find it "here":http://www.dshav.com/my_projects/qt-projects/qt-app-mac-deploy/documentation/. If you find some issues in doc let me know.

Thanks!

gbgsoft

Hi Shav: yes I'm using Qt Quick. The path I am specifying is the path to my applications source folder. This folder contains main.qml and other qml files. There is also a sub-folder which also contains qml files. Should I be specifying the path to the qml files or the fully qualified path to main.qml itself?

e,g, ....myapp/src/main.qml

shav

In your case path must be like myapp/src/

gbgsoft

Hi Shave: I have successfully deployed 2 applications using your tool: one pure desktop and and other a Qt Quick application. However when I try to deploy the app that lead to my original post, the QML foldes Are not copied to myapp.app/Contents/Resources/qml. I don't even think it's finding main.qml. I'd like to get to the bottom of this. Is there any thing that you can suggest?

shav

Hi gbgsoft!

My tool used macdeployqt tool form Qt. This tool copy libs, frameworks to application bundle. But for QML the tool copy special plugins. If you see folder <you_app_name>.app/Contents/Resources/qml you can see some folders. Inside of folders you can find dynamic libs of QtQuick.

So when you set the QML path in my tool this options said to macdeplyoyqt about copy QtQuick plugins to your application bundle.

If you want read more about deploy try to read "this article":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5/macosx-deployment.html.

By the way in your application you use Qt resource to save QML files?

gbgsoft

[solved] Hi Shav: I found what the problem was. There was a vestige of an old qml file in the root folder of the project. Once I deleted that file, everything worked as it should

shav

Cool! Could you add "Solved" to title of thread?

gbgsoft

Hi Shav: I forgot to mention that when you include a QML folder and ask the app to save the script, the -qmldir parameter does not get saved to the script. Thanks again for your help.