Alright, I have just finished coding an application in Xcode... How do I create an application bundle out of this? I tried using the "Release" build configuration, but on a tester's computer the application states that the application requires a newer version of OS X. He has the latest one! This is my info.plist.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
<string>English</string>
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>${EXECUTABLE_NAME}</string>
<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
<string>Icon.icns</string>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.huzzahgames.swfopener</string>
<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
<string>6.0</string>
<key>CFBundleName</key>
<string>${PRODUCT_NAME}</string>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>APPL</string>
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>1.0</string>
<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
<string>????</string>
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>1</string>
<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
<string>10.6</string>
<key>NSMainNibFile</key>
<string>MainMenu</string>
<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
<string>NSApplication</string>
</dict>
</plist>
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I am trying to create a program to pack Lua scripts into a .app file, and am having trouble with running the app.
To test, I got a working program and put it in MyApp.app/Contents/MacOS/main (This program has UI), and setup MyApp.app/Contents/Info.plist like this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
<string>English</string>
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>msain</string>
<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
<string></string>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>net.frityet.test</string>
<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
<string>6.0</string>
<key>CFBundleName</key>
<string>Test</string>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>APPL</string>
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>1.0.0</string>
<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
<string>????</string>
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>1</string>
<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
<string>10.14</string>
<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
<true/>
<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
<string>NSApplication</string>
<key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>
<dict>
<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
Error from open
The application cannot be opened for an unexpected reason, error=Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=5 "Launch failed." UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Launch failed., NSUnderlyingError=0x7fa445911ca0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=111 "Unknown error: 111" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Launchd job spawn failed}}}
What I want to achieve is to drop files on the app's dock icon. It's well understood how to do it, no questions there. I tried to make it work with my existing project, but the icon does not get dimmed and the AppDelegate would not get called.
So I created another project and it worked out of the box.
What my question boils down to: If I generate a new macOS project with Storyboards, this just works. If I generate a new project without checking the Storyboards box, it doesn't.
Is there something I miss? It's basically solved: I just generated a new project, moved all of the code and assets - done. But I'd like to understand the issue :-)
The Info.plist looks like this in both cases:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
<string>$(DEVELOPMENT_LANGUAGE)</string>
<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>*</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>AllFiles</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
</array>
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>$(EXECUTABLE_NAME)</string>
<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
<string></string>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)</string>
<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
<string>6.0</string>
<key>CFBundleName</key>
<string>$(PRODUCT_NAME)</string>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>APPL</string>
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>1.0</string>
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>1</string>
<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
<string>$(MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)</string>
<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
<string>Copyright © 2018 Wukerplank. All rights reserved.</string>
<key>NSMainStoryboardFile</key>
<string>Main</string>
<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
<string>NSApplication</string>
</dict>
</plist>
The only difference of course is
<key>NSMainStoryboardFile</key>
<string>Main</string>
vs
<key>NSMainNibFile</key>
<string>MainMenu</string>
(Xcode 10.1, macOS Mojave)
I made an application with Unity for OSX to open and modify images. Now, I want to be able able to open a file with it by using "open with". I managed to make the app appear in that submenu, but it won't open : I get an error from the os saying my app can't open the file. I really don't know why, I have no background whatsoever in OSX, and I didn't find any help on the web.
My goal is to retrieve the path of that file looking into the command line's arguments.
This is how the info.plist looks like :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>
<dict>
<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key>
<true/>
</dict>
<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
<string>English</string>
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>StereoMacBuild</string>
<key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>
<string>Unity Player version 2017.3.1f1 (fc1d3344e6ea). (c) 2018 Unity Technologies ApS. All rights reserved.</string>
<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
<string>PlayerIcon.icns</string>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.Company.ProductName</string>
<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
<string>6.0</string>
<key>CFBundleSupportedPlatforms</key>
<array>
<string>MacOSX</string>
</array>
<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
<string>public.app-category.games</string>
<key>CFBundleName</key>
<string>StereoProto</string>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>APPL</string>
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>1.0</string>
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>0</string>
<key>NSMainNibFile</key>
<string>MainMenu</string>
<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
<string>PlayerApplication</string>
<key>UnityBuildNumber</key>
<string>fc1d3344e6ea</string>
<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
<string>10.9.0</string>
</dict>
</plist>
Thanks to anyone taking some time to help me !
I'm getting the following error
(null): couldn't parse contents of 'myapp/Info.plist': The data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format.
The following is the complete plist file.The program compiles and runs.I don't know why XCODE is showing this error.Please advice.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
<string>en</string>
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>$(EXECUTABLE_NAME)</string>
<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
<string></string>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)</string>
<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
<string>6.0</string>
<key>CFBundleName</key>
<string>$(PRODUCT_NAME)</string>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>APPL</string>
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>1.0</string>
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>1</string>
<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
<string>$(MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)</string>
<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
<string>Copyright © 2017 me. All rights reserved.</string>
<key>NSMainStoryboardFile</key>
<string>Main</string>
<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
<string>NSApplication</string>
<key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>
<dict>
<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key>
<true/>
<key>NSExceptionDomains</key>
<dict>
<key>tranzporthub.com</key>
<dict>
<key>NSIncludesSubdomains</key>
<true/>
<key>NSTemporaryExceptionAllowsInsecureHTTPLoads</key>
<true/>
<key>NSTemporaryExceptionMinimumTLSVersion</key>
<string>TLSv1.1</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
The string value after the key CFBundleIconFile is empty. This may be your problem. Try adding an app icon file to your project and be sure this file name is included here
I made a cocoa app that provides a service in the "service menu" when the mouse is right clicked, but in system preferences the app is showing app in the "general" category of available services, I want my app to show up in the "development" category of services.
My app changes the permission of a file making it executable or non executable.
Is my app a "Utility" or a "Development Tool"?
Here is my ".plist" file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
<string>en</string>
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>${EXECUTABLE_NAME}</string>
<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
<string></string>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>kyle.${PRODUCT_NAME:rfc1034identifier}</string>
<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
<string>6.0</string>
<key>CFBundleName</key>
<string>${PRODUCT_NAME}</string>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>APPL</string>
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>1.0</string>
<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
<string>????</string>
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>1</string>
<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
<string>public.app-category.utilities</string>
<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
<string>${MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}</string>
<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
<string>Copyright © 2013 Kyle kersey. All rights reserved.</string>
<key>NSMainNibFile</key>
<string>MainMenu</string>
<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
<string>NSApplication</string>
<key>NSServices</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
<string>public.app-category.utilities</string>
<key>NSMenuItem</key>
<dict>
<key>default</key>
<string>Toggle Executable</string>
</dict>
<key>NSMessage</key>
<string>handleServices</string>
<key>NSPortName</key>
<string>Toggle Executable</string>
<key>NSSendFileTypes</key>
<array/>
<key>NSSendTypes</key>
<array>
<string>NSFilenamesPboardType</string>
</array>
</dict>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>