Bundle SDL Framework in Bundle

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Hey guys,

So I just have a quick question. I'm trying to link to the SDL framework on OSX 10.6, but I keep running into issues when I try to run the application.

Code:

dyld: Library not loaded: @rpath/SDL.framework/Versions/A/SDL
  Referenced from: /Users/chris/Programming/Monterey/Monterey-build-desktop-Desktop_Qt_4_8_0_for_GCC__Qt_SDK__Release/Monterey.app/Contents/MacOS/Monterey
  Reason: image not found
The program has unexpectedly finished.

When I right click on Monterey.app and click "show package contents," I am able to navigate to the Frameworks subfolder and I can see that SDL is copied there. Here is my *.pro file.

Code:

#-------------------------------------------------
#
# Project created by QtCreator 2012-03-15T20:24:49
#
#-------------------------------------------------
 
QT       += core gui network svg declarative
 
TARGET = Monterey
TEMPLATE = app
 
SOURCES += main.cpp\
        mainwindow.cpp \
    ../Monterey/extraclasses/QActivityMonitor/qactivitymonitor.cpp \
    ../Monterey/extraclasses/QBoolMonitor/qboolmonitor.cpp \
    ../Monterey/extraclasses/QROVMotor/qrovmotor.cpp \
    ../Monterey/extraclasses/QROVRelay/qrovrelay.cpp \
    ../Monterey/extraclasses/QROVServo/qrovservo.cpp \
    rovdebug.cpp \
    rovsettings.cpp \
    rovmappings.cpp \
    rovabout.cpp \
    extraclasses/QScale/qscale.cpp \
    extraclasses/QNeedleIndicator/qneedleindicator.cpp \
    extraclasses/QLedIndicator/qledindicator.cpp \
    extraclasses/QROV/qrov.cpp \
    extraclasses/QROVController/qrovcontroller.cpp \
    extraclasses/QROVSensor/qrovsensor.cpp \
    extraclasses/QJoystick/qjoystick.cpp \
    extraclasses/QVectorDrive2/qvectordrive2.cpp \
    extraclasses/QCustomPlot/qcustomplot.cpp
 
HEADERS  += mainwindow.h \
    ../Monterey/extraclasses/QActivityMonitor/qactivitymonitor.h \
    ../Monterey/extraclasses/QBoolMonitor/qboolmonitor.h \
    ../Monterey/extraclasses/QROVMotor/qrovmotor.h \
    ../Monterey/extraclasses/QROVRelay/qrovrelay.h \
    ../Monterey/extraclasses/QROVServo/qrovservo.h \
    rovdebug.h \
    rovsettings.h \
    rovmappings.h \
    rovabout.h \
    extraclasses/QScale/qscale.h \
    extraclasses/QNeedleIndicator/qneedleindicator.h \
    extraclasses/QLedIndicator/qledindicator.h \
    extraclasses/QROV/qrov.h \
    extraclasses/QROVController/qrovcontroller.h \
    extraclasses/QROVSensor/qrovsensor.h \
    extraclasses/QJoystick/qjoystick.h \
    extraclasses/QVectorDrive2/qvectordrive2.h \
    extraclasses/QCustomPlot/qcustomplot.h
 
FORMS    += mainwindow.ui \
    rovdebug.ui \
    rovsettings.ui \
    rovmappings.ui \
    rovabout.ui
 
INCLUDEPATH += ../Monterey/extraclasses/QActivityMonitor/ \
                ../Monterey/extraclasses/QBoolMonitor/ \
                ../Monterey/extraclasses/QROVMotor/ \
                ../Monterey/extraclasses/QROVRelay/ \
                ../Monterey/extraclasses/QROVServo/ \
                ../Monterey/extraclasses/QScale/ \
                ../Monterey/extraclasses/QNeedleIndicator/ \
                ../Monterey/extraclasses/QLedIndicator/ \
                ../Monterey/extraclasses/QROV/ \
                ../Monterey/extraclasses/QROVController/ \
                ../Monterey/extraclasses/QROVSensor/ \
                ../Monterey/extraclasses/QJoystick/
 
 
RESOURCES += \
    resources.qrc
 
macx{
ICON = monterey.icns
 
HEADERS +=     ../Monterey/extraclasses/SDL/SDLMain.h
QMAKE_LFLAGS += -F../Monterey/depends/osx/
LIBS += -framework SDL
 
OTHER_FILES += \
    ../Monterey/extraclasses/SDL/SDLMain.m
}
 
win32{
RC_FILE = monterey.rc
 
DEFINES += SDL_WIN
LIBS += -lSDL.dll
}
 
OTHER_FILES += \
    resources/ROV.png \
    resources/hsi_face.svg.png \
    resources/any_casing.svg.png \
    resources/Compass.qml \
    resources/HeadingIndicator.qml

I'd like to provide the SDL framework in the bundle if at all possible. How can I link to that framework (SDL) if it's in the bundle?

Thanks!

Chris

15th June 2012, 22:13
Ashtechsmith

Re: Bundle SDL Framework in Bundle

I have an XCode project which copies SDL.framework to my app bundle and, up until recently, this worked fine. I could give my bundle to someone who didn't have SDL.framework and it would work. But yesterday a friend of mine said my app was crashing because it couldn't find SDL.framework. I removed SDL.framework from my /Library/Frameworks folder to test it on my machine and he's right. Even though SDL.framework exists in my bundle the app still crashes because it can't find it.

Re: Bundle SDL Framework in Bundle

Quote:

Originally Posted by chriskon149

I'd like to provide the SDL framework in the bundle if at all possible. How can I link to that framework (SDL) if it's in the bundle?

Chris,

Use macdeployqt to copy frameworks into the bundle and automatically adjust their paths. See also Deploying and Application on Mac OSX

Here is a snippit from one of my project files which automatically does this as needed, for release builds:
Code:

macx { CONFIG(release, debug|release) { QMAKE_POST_LINK += @echo "GRPRO: Deploying Mac app" $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]/macdeployqt $$OUT_PWD/MyApp.app $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) QMAKE_POST_LINK += @echo "GRPRO: Copying qextserialport" $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) QMAKE_POST_LINK += cp -R $$(HOME)/lib/libqextserialport* $$OUT_PWD/MyApp.app/Contents/Frameworks/ $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) QMAKE_POST_LINK += @echo "GRPRO: Correcting paths inside of libqextserialport" $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) QMAKE_POST_LINK += install_name_tool -change $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]/QtCore.framework/Versions/4/QtCore @executable_path/../Frameworks/QtCore.framework/Versions/4/QtCore $$OUT_PWD/MyApp.app/Contents/Frameworks/libqextserialport.1.2.0.dylib $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) } }
HTH

27th June 2012, 07:11
chriskon149

Re: Bundle SDL Framework in Bundle

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashtechsmith

I have an XCode project which copies SDL.framework to my app bundle and, up until recently, this worked fine. I could give my bundle to someone who didn't have SDL.framework and it would work. But yesterday a friend of mine said my app was crashing because it couldn't find SDL.framework. I removed SDL.framework from my /Library/Frameworks folder to test it on my machine and he's right. Even though SDL.framework exists in my bundle the app still crashes because it can't find it.

I have this exact same problem. It looks like my application is looking for the SDL framework somewhere else. Can you force the application to look for the framework in the bundle first? My problem isn't getting the framework in the bundle, that's easy (although thanks to droneone's help, I can automate that task!), it is forcing my application to look in the bundle instead of looking elsewhere.

Does anyone know how to solve this issue?

Thanks,

Chris