Tool for Info.plist, UPX

[jamirokwai]

Hi there,

I was struggling about the need to copy the Info.plist to the compiled-bundle manually every time...
This Tool for the Tools-menu does the same. Use at own risk!

1. Just create the Info.plist according to your needs, and save it in the same directory as the source, like
mysource.pb
info.plist

2. Add this Tool:
Commandline: cp
Arguments: "%PATH/info.plist" "%EXECUTABLE/Contents"
Working Directory: %PATH
Name: Copy List (or as you like)
Event to trigger: After Create Executable

That's it. Everytime, you create the executable of your App-Bundle, the Info.plist gets copied to the bundle automagically ... It doesn't even matter, where you want to put the App-Bundle.



If you like to compress the executable inside the .App-Bundle, you can use this:

1. PureBasic-Code, compile to /Users/joe/makeupx in Console-format

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file$ = ProgramParameter(0)
part$ = GetFilePart(file$)
path$ = GetPathPart(file$) + part$ + "/Contents/MacOS/" + Left(part$,Len(part$)-4)
RunProgram("/usr/bin/upx","-9 --lzma " + path$,"") ; --lzma is optional, since I use the custom lzma-build for Mac OS X from www.idrix.fr

2. Add this Tool:
Commandline: /Users/joe/makeupx
Arguments: "%EXECUTABLE"
Working Directory:
Name: UPXer or as you like)
Event to trigger: After Create Executable

For the Mac, you need to get UPX from here: http://www.idrix.fr/Root/content/category/7/26/46/

[WilliamL]

Thanks jamirokwai!

I struggled with this a while back and couldn't seem to find the right combination.

This works perfectly! I thought %PATH or %EXECUTABLE would have to be replaced with my info but that is not the case. I just used the text as shown!.

[jamirokwai]

Added how-to to UPX your executables after compilation. See first post.

[Wolfram]

Hi there,

I was struggling about the need to copy the Info.plist to the compiled-bundle manually every time...
This Tool for the Tools-menu does the same. Use at own risk!

1. Just create the Info.plist according to your needs, and save it in the same directory as the source, like
mysource.pb
info.plist

2. Add this Tool:
Commandline: cp
Arguments: "%PATH/info.plist" "%EXECUTABLE/Contents"
Working Directory: %PATH
Name: Copy List (or as you like)
Event to trigger: After Create Executable

That's it. Everytime, you create the executable of your App-Bundle, the Info.plist gets copied to the bundle automagically ... It doesn't even matter, where you want to put the App-Bundle.

I think there is a mistake in "Arguments: "%PATH/info.plist" "%EXECUTABLE/Contents""
On my MAc it works only if I remove the slash after %PATH
Arguments: "%PATHinfo.plist" "%EXECUTABLE/Contents"

[wilbert]

I was struggling about the need to copy the Info.plist to the compiled-bundle manually every time...
This Tool for the Tools-menu does the same. Use at own risk!

There's also another tool to work with Info.plist I created together with Joe Baker.
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 27&t=53905

[jamirokwai]

I was struggling about the need to copy the Info.plist to the compiled-bundle manually every time...
This Tool for the Tools-menu does the same. Use at own risk!

There's also another tool to work with Info.plist I created together with Joe Baker.
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 27&t=53905

Hi wilbert,
thanks for the hint!