Deploy application in macOS.

[moVir]

Hi everyone. Today I try to deploy my application with qt. I have no idea how to do this, because I'm using Cmake in my project. I already realise the project and have an exec file. But it doesn't work on other computer for more reason.
I google for about 2 hour to find information, but nothing. Of course I try macdeployqt, but it doesn't build with such problem: " :-1: error: Could not find feature macdeployqt.". And as i understand it work only with qmake. But I have Cmake proj.
Anybody have complete guide to solve this simple problem?

[SGaist]

Hi and welcome to devnet,

The simple way is to call macdeployqt manually on the bundle you created.

The tool itself does not depend on qmake.

[moVir]

@SGaist, Ok in this folder I have my qt project release.

Here what I try to do with terminal

What I need to do?

[SGaist]

Did you create a command line application ?

[moVir]

@SGaist Can you please clarify what you are talking about?
If you're talking about my app, no, it's a full GUI using QT.
If you're talking about macdeployqt, I didn't create it, it was already there.

[J.Hilk]

@moVir provide the full path to the macdeployqt tool in the terminal
pathToQt/5.15.2/clang_64/bin/macdeployqt

in case of a QML based application, do not forget to provide the path to your qml files via --qmldir

[SGaist]

You seem to have only the executable created where you should have an application bundle.

Do you have CONFIG -= app_bundle in your .pro file ?
If so remove it. If not, then that is strange and you shall add CONFIG += app_bundle.

[moVir]

@SGaist Yea, here the main problem. I don't have .pro. Because I work with Cmake, not with Qmake, this what I mean here:

So I want to know, is it possible to create application bundle with CMake.

[SGaist]

Sorry, I misread that.

Can you share your cmake file ?

[moVir]

@SGaist
https://github.com/Geridok/StatisticsOfElectronicHoles/tree/main/QT Part
Here u can find it.

[SGaist]

You need to set the MACOSX_BUNDLE property on your application.

[moVir]

@SGaist Thank u! It's work!
For everybody who not understand:
U need add this to your CmakeList.txt:

set(CMAKE_MACOSX_BUNDLE ON)

After u need build your project in release with QT Creator (I hope u understand this step)

Next u can find folder (in folder of your project) with name like: "build_projName_Desktop_Qt_5_15_2_clang_64bit-Release"

And there u can find file with extension: " .app"

After open terminal and go to folder ONE STEP BEFORE ur Release folder.

Next u need to open Terminal and ATTENTION, as @J-Hilk said:
"provide the full path to the macdeployqt tool in the terminal

pathToQt/5.15.2/clang_64/bin/macdeployqt

"
DO NOT PRESS ENTER

After u provide path to macdeployqt, press "Space" and write :" build_projName_Desktop_Qt_5_15_2_clang_64bit-Release/projname.app"
If u still not understand, here my example(only terminal part).

Good luck and thanks to @J-Hilk and @SGaist .
And my full proj: https://github.com/Geridok/StatisticsOfElectronicHoles
There we solve some interesting problem in physics. (If u understand Russian, special welcome😅)