MacOS macdeployqt Running from deployment folder gets SIGABRT

Perdrix

I ran a macdeployqt of my application which appears to have succeeded:

[137/138] Install the project...
-- Install configuration: "Debug"
-- Running Qt deploy tool for /Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/out/build/DeepSkyStackerLive/DeepSkyStackerLive.app in working directory '/Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug'
'/opt/Qt/6.8.2/macos/bin/macdeployqt' '/Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/out/build/DeepSkyStackerLive/DeepSkyStackerLive.app' '-appstore-compliant' '-always-overwrite' '-hardened-runtime' '-no-strip' '-codesign=David' 'Partridge'
-- Up-to-date: /Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/./DeepSkyStackerLive.app
-- Up-to-date: /Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/./DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents
-- Up-to-date: /Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/./DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/_CodeSignature
-- Installing: /Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/./DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources
-- Up-to-date: /Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/./DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/MacOS
-- Installing: /Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/./DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/MacOS/DeepSkyStackerLive
-- Up-to-date: /Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/./DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/PlugIns
-- Up-to-date: /Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/./DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/PlugIns/platforminputcontexts
   :
   :
error: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/install_name_tool: for: /Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/./DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/MacOS/DeepSkyStackerLive (for architecture arm64) 
option "-add_rpath @executable_path/../Frameworks" would duplicate path, file already has LC_RPATH for: @executable_path/../Frameworks
error: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/install_name_tool: no LC_RPATH load command with path: /opt/Qt/6.8.2/macos/lib found in: /Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/./DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/MacOS/DeepSkyStackerLive (for architecture arm64), required for specified option "-delete_rpath /opt/Qt/6.8.2/macos/lib"
Install succeeded.

Though I'm a bit concerned about the two errors at the end ...

When I try to run DeepSkyStackerLive.app from the deployment directory I get an appcrash report:

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Translated Report (Full Report Below)
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Process:               DeepSkyStackerLive [37225]
Path:                  /Users/USER/*/DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/MacOS/DeepSkyStackerLive
Identifier:            com.yourcompany.DeepSkyStackerLive
Version:               6.1 (6.1.0)
Code Type:             ARM-64 (Native)
Parent Process:        launchd [1]
User ID:               501

Date/Time:             2025-04-21 14:46:24.3968 +0100
OS Version:            macOS 15.4.1 (24E263)
Report Version:        12
Anonymous UUID:        0FF6C704-6753-4499-FB24-98B69528FDE2


Time Awake Since Boot: 13000 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Dyld Error Message:
  1

Crashed Thread:        0

Exception Type:        EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000

Termination Reason:    Namespace DYLD, Code 1 Library missing
Library not loaded: @rpath/QtCharts.framework/Versions/A/QtCharts
Referenced from: <27DC243D-46E7-366A-963E-B5E86C4C771E> /Users/USER/*/DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/MacOS/DeepSkyStackerLive
Reason: tried: '/usr/local/lib/QtCharts.framework/Versions/A/QtCharts' (no such file), '/System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/OS/usr/local/lib/QtCharts.framework/Versions/A/QtCharts' (no such file), '/Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtCharts.framework/Versions/A/QtCharts' (code signature in <AEB8F7ED-47A4-3211-A7BF-768FFEA62C51> '/Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtCharts.framework/Versions/A/QtCharts' not valid for use in process: mapping process and mapped file (non-platform) have different Team IDs), '/usr/local/lib/QtCharts.framework/Versions/A/QtCharts' (no such file), '/System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/OS/usr/local/lib/QtCharts.framework/Versions/A/QtCharts' (no such file), '/Users/amonr
(terminated at launch; ignore backtrace)

What's the problem please? Is it related to my use of a self-signed cert for deployment, and if so what do I need to specify in certificate to let this work?

SGaist

Hi,

Do you have QtCharts in your app bundle after running macdeployqt ?

Perdrix

@SGaist Looks that way:

amonra@Saturn Frameworks % ls -lR QtCharts.framework
total 0
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 amonra  staff   25 21 Apr 14:41 QtCharts -> Versions/Current/QtCharts
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 amonra  staff   26 21 Apr 14:41 Resources -> Versions/Current/Resources
drwxr-xr-x@ 4 amonra  staff  128 22 Apr 02:27 Versions

QtCharts.framework/Versions:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x@ 5 amonra  staff  160 22 Apr 02:27 A
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 amonra  staff    1 21 Apr 14:41 Current -> A

QtCharts.framework/Versions/A:
total 7112
drwxr-xr-x@ 3 amonra  staff       96 22 Apr 02:27 _CodeSignature
-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 amonra  staff  3640928 22 Apr 02:27 QtCharts
drwxr-xr-x@ 4 amonra  staff      128 22 Apr 02:27 Resources

QtCharts.framework/Versions/A/_CodeSignature:
total 8
-rw-r--r--@ 1 amonra  staff  2690 22 Apr 02:27 CodeResources

QtCharts.framework/Versions/A/Resources:
total 16
-rw-r--r--@ 1 amonra  staff  768 24 Jan 13:36 Info.plist
-rw-r--r--@ 1 amonra  staff  343 24 Jan 13:36 PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy
amonra@Saturn Frameworks %

I think this an RPATH problem - need to look into it some more. Hmmm otool says:

      cmd LC_RPATH
      cmdsize 48
         path @executable_path/../Frameworks (offset 12)

which looks as if it ought to be correct ...

I think that is confirmed by the error message in the crash report:

DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtCharts.framework/Versions/A/QtCharts' (code signature in <AEB8F7ED-47A4-3211-A7BF-768FFEA62C51>
'/Users/amonra/.vs/DSS/Darwin/arm64/Debug/DeepSkyStackerLive.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtCharts.framework/Versions/A/QtCharts' not valid for use in process: mapping process and mapped file (non-platform) have different Team IDs),

Why is macdeployqt re-signing all the libraries in the Frameworks directory of the .app (like the Qt libraries) they already have a valid signature don't they?

SGaist

Would it be possible to reproduce this with a dummy sample application ?
Also, which version of Qt are you using ?

Perdrix

It was a problem with the signing of the application. Now resolved thanks - for the assist