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0015820CMakeCMakepublic2015-10-29 08:052016-06-10 14:31
ReporterBartosz 
Assigned ToKitware Robot 
PrioritynormalSeverityfeatureReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
PlatformAppleOSOSX/iOSOS Version
Product VersionCMake 3.3.2 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0015820: Generalize support for Apple Info.plist generation
DescriptionHello.

In following documentation there is description of target properties:
https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/prop_tgt/MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST.html [^]
and
https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/prop_tgt/MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_INFO_PLIST.html [^]

The is no described what keys are corresponding to:

For MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_INFO_PLIST is:
MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_ICON_FILE
MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_IDENTIFIER
MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING
MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_BUNDLE_VERSION

It will be very useful to add description of following keys, for example:
MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_ICON_FILE Key: "CFBundleIconFile"
MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_IDENTIFIER Key: "CFBundleIdentifier"
MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING Key: "CFBundleShortVersionString"
MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_BUNDLE_VERSION Key: CFBundleVersion

The same for MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST.
MACOSX_BUNDLE_ICON_FILE Key: "CFBundleIconFile"
MACOSX_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER Key: "CFBundleIdentifier"
MACOSX_BUNDLE_SHORT_VERSION_STRING Key: "CFBundleShortVersionString"
MACOSX_BUNDLE_BUNDLE_VERSION Key: CFBundleVersion
MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_STRING
MACOSX_BUNDLE_GUI_IDENTIFIER
MACOSX_BUNDLE_LONG_VERSION_STRING Key: "CFBundleLongVersionString"
MACOSX_BUNDLE_BUNDLE_NAME Key: "CFBundleName"
MACOSX_BUNDLE_COPYRIGHT

etc..

The Info.plist is universal file (for every bundle), is it possible to create only one list?
Also MACOSX_ prefix is very confusing, as Info.plist is also applicable for iOS, and it looks the same.
Steps To Reproduce
Additional Information
Solution proposal:
Introduce new universal property BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST, with all possible properties, which could be written into Info.plist:
BUNDLE_CF_ICON_FILE Key: "CFBundleIconFile"
BUNDLE_CF_IDENTIFIER Key: "CFBundleIdentifier"
BUNDLE_CF_SHORT_VERSION_STRING Key: "CFBundleShortVersionString"
BUNDLE_CF_BUNDLE_VERSION Key: CFBundleVersion
BUNDLE_NS_HUMAN_READABLE_COPYRIGHT Key: "NSHumanReadableCopyright"


More information about keys Core Foundation keys:
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html [^]

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CocoaKeys.html [^]

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Introduction/Introduction.html [^]

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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2015-10-29 08:05BartoszNew Issue
2015-10-29 08:10BartoszNote Added: 0039701
2015-10-29 08:12BartoszNote Edited: 0039701bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=39701#r1937
2015-10-29 08:15BartoszNote Edited: 0039701bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=39701#r1938
2015-10-29 11:31Brad KingNote Added: 0039703
2015-10-30 06:07BartoszNote Added: 0039707
2015-10-30 06:07BartoszNote Edited: 0039707bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=39707#r1942
2015-10-30 09:11Brad KingNote Added: 0039710
2015-10-30 09:13Brad KingSeverityminor => feature
2015-10-30 09:13Brad KingStatusnew => backlog
2015-10-30 09:13Brad KingSummarylack of descrition of corresponding keys inside MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_INFO_PLIST and MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST => Generalize support for Apple Info.plist generation
2015-10-30 09:13Brad KingSteps to Reproduce Updatedbug_revision_view_page.php?rev_id=1944#r1944
2015-10-30 09:13Brad KingAdditional Information Updatedbug_revision_view_page.php?rev_id=1946#r1946
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotNote Added: 0042872
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotStatusbacklog => resolved
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotAssigned To => Kitware Robot
2016-06-10 14:31Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

Notes
(0039701)
Bartosz   
2015-10-29 08:10   
(edited on: 2015-10-29 08:15)
Another solution:
1. Update documentation for MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_INFO_PLIST and MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST

2. Create general INFO_PLIST, with following properties:
INFO_PLIST_CF_BUNDLE_ICON_FILE Key: "CFBundleIconFile"
INFO_PLIST_CF_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER Key: "CFBundleIdentifier"
INFO_PLIST_CF_BUNDLE_SHORT_VERSION_STRING Key: "CFBundleShortVersionString"
INFO_PLIST_CF_BUNDLE_VERSION Key: CFBundleVersion
INFO_PLIST_NS_HUMAN_READABLE_COPYRIGHT Key: "NSHumanReadableCopyright"
etc.

3. Deprecate MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_INFO_PLIST and MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST
(0039703)
Brad King   
2015-10-29 11:31   
IIRC the "MACOSX_" prefix on the name pre-dates iOS, or at least any attempt to use CMake to build for iOS. It would be nice to gain more general support for Info.plist files.
(0039707)
Bartosz   
2015-10-30 06:07   
Thanks Brad.

Is is possible to at least update documentation, with information about corresponding keys (eg. MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_ICON_FILE Key: "CFBundleIconFile") ?

It will be very useful from developer perspective
(0039710)
Brad King   
2015-10-30 09:11   
Documentation updated here:

 Help: Document target properties setting Info.plist fields
 https://cmake.org/gitweb?p=cmake.git;a=commitdiff;h=9a7f042a [^]
(0042872)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:29   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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