[Development] Qt 4.x and Qt 5 frameworks should use @rpath (QTBUG-31814)

[Jake Petroules]

On 2014-08-12, at 07:15 PM, Adam Strzelecki <ono at java.pl> wrote:

>> Err, what? Standard use case is @rpath + copy frameworks. So if that's done by default, and macdeployqt is deleted, no one is bothered.
> 
> But app won't start, because it needs to resolve Qt libs referenced via @rpath to @executable_path/../Frameworks, thus accompanying `QMAKE_RPATHDIR = @executable_path/../Frameworks` standard default (of course only if Qt libs are using at all).

Yes, it will start. I'm saying we can copy the frameworks to the bundle by default, set the application's rpath list to @executable_path/../Frameworks by default, and everything works out of the box whether it's launched from an IDE or from Finder.

> And yes I do agree from very beginning for (overriding and) clearing defaults via: `QMAKE_RPATHDIR = ` (an empty list).
> 
> Seems we are getting closer to consensus.

:thumbsup:

> Good night. It is past midnight here, time for getting some sleep.
> -- 
> Adam

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