feat: mac os new build option BUILD_OSX_BUNDLE can be disabled to build a non app bundle

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ add_definitions(-DQT_NO_KEYWORDS)
 #Options for Linux platform support
 if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
   option(BUILD_X11_SUPPORT "Build with x11 support" ON)
+elseif (APPLE)
+  option(BUILD_OSX_BUNDLE "Build mac os bundle" ON)
 endif()
 
 include(cmake/Libraries.cmake)
@@ -172,13 +174,12 @@ if (WIN32)
   set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR .)
   set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LICENSE_DIR .)
   set(CMAKE_INSTALL_I18N_DIR translations)
-elseif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+elseif(BUILD_OSX_BUNDLE)
-  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LICENSE_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/licenses/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME})
-  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_I18N_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}/translations)
-else()
   set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR ${CMAKE_PROJECT_PROPER_NAME}.app/Contents/MacOS)
   set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LICENSE_DIR ${CMAKE_PROJECT_PROPER_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources)
-  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_I18N_DIR ${CMAKE_PROJECT_PROPER_NAME}.app/Contents/MacOS/translations)
+else()
+  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LICENSE_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/licenses/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME})
+  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_I18N_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}/translations)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(doc)

deploy/mac/deploy.cmake

@@ -4,17 +4,20 @@
 # HACK This is set when the files is included so its the real path
 # calling CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR after include would return the wrong scope var
 set(MY_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
+set(OSX_BUNDLE ${BUILD_OSX_BUNDLE})
 
+set(OS_STRING "macos-${BUILD_ARCHITECTURE}")
+
+if (OSX_BUNDLE)
   install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND
     ${DEPLOYQT}
     \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_PROJECT_PROPER_NAME}.app\"
     -timestamp -codesign=-
   )")
-
-set(OS_STRING "macos-${BUILD_ARCHITECTURE}")
   set(CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON "${MY_DIR}/dmg-volume.icns")
   set(CPACK_DMG_BACKGROUND_IMAGE "${MY_DIR}/dmg-background.tiff")
   set(CPACK_DMG_DS_STORE_SETUP_SCRIPT "${MY_DIR}/generate_ds_store.applescript")
   set(CPACK_DMG_VOLUME_NAME "${CMAKE_PROJECT_PROPER_NAME}")
   set(CPACK_DMG_SLA_USE_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE ON)
   set(CPACK_GENERATOR "DragNDrop")
+endif()

doc/dev/build.md

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ CMake options:
 | BUILD_INSTALLER          | Build installers/packages               | ON                 | |
 | BUILD_TESTS              | Build unit tests and legacy tests       | ON                 | `gtest`|
 | BUILD_X11_SUPPORT        | Build X11 backend (linux and bsd only)  | ON                 | `x11 libs`|
+| BUILD_OSX_BUNDLE         | Build an app bundle (mac os only)       | ON                 | |
 | ENABLE_COVERAGE          | Enable test coverage                    | OFF                | `gcov` |
 | SKIP_BUILD_TESTS         | Skip running of tests at build time     | OFF                | |
 | VCPKG_QT                 | Build Qt w/ vcpkg (windows only)        | OFF                | |

src/apps/deskflow-core/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ install(
   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
 )
 
-if(APPLE)
+if(BUILD_OSX_BUNDLE)
   set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
     BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE
     INSTALL_RPATH "@loader_path/../Libraries;@loader_path/../Frameworks"

src/apps/deskflow-gui/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if(WIN32)
   set(EXE_ICON "IDI_ICON1 ICON DISCARDABLE \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/deskflow.ico\" ")
   configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/windows.rc.in deskflow.rc)
   set(platform_extra deskflow.rc)
-elseif(APPLE)
+elseif(BUILD_OSX_BUNDLE)
   #setup our bundle plist file
   set(BUNDLE_EXECUTABLE_NAME "${target}")
   set(BUNDLE_BUNDLE_NAME "${target}")
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ if(WIN32)
   )
 
 elseif(APPLE)
+  if (BUILD_OSX_BUNDLE)
     set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
       INSTALL_RPATH "@loader_path/../Libraries;@loader_path/../Frameworks"
       MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/deskflow.plist"
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@ elseif(APPLE)
         VERBATIM
       )
     endif()
+  else()
+    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES MACOSX_BUNDLE FALSE)
+  endif()
 else()
   generate_app_man(${target} "${CMAKE_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION} \\(GUI\\)")
 endif()

translations/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ qt_create_translation(TRS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src ${${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}_TRS} O
 #ensure that the targets are built always
 add_custom_target(app_translations ALL DEPENDS ${TRS})
 
-if (NOT APPLE)
+if (NOT BUILD_OSX_BUNDLE)
   # install our translations
   install(FILES ${TRS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_I18N_DIR})
-elseif(APPLE)
+else()
   #when making the bundle copy our translation into the bundle
   set(BUNDLE_TR_DIR $<TARGET_BUNDLE_CONTENT_DIR:${CMAKE_PROJECT_PROPER_NAME}>/MacOS/translations)