<![CDATA[Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle]]>Hi,

I am trying to build both Qt and Qt Creator from source on macOS.

I use this script:

#!/usr/bin/env zsh
set -euo pipefail

cd /Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt

# Cleanup
rm -rf build_qt install_qt build_qtcreator install_qtcreator

# Configure the repositories. Qt is cloned to qt6, Qt Creator is cloned to qtcreator
cd qt6
git checkout origin/6.12
./init-repository -f
cd ../qtcreator
git checkout origin/master
git submodule update --init --recursive
cd ..

# Build and install Qt
mkdir build_qt
mkdir install_qt
cd build_qt
../qt6/configure -prefix ../install_qt
cmake --build . --parallel
cmake --install .
cd ..

# Build and install Qt Creator
mkdir build_qtcreator
mkdir install_qtcreator
cd build_qtcreator
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install_qtcreator -G Ninja "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=../install_qt;../libclang" ../qtcreator
cmake --build . --parallel
cmake --install .

The script terminates without errors, but when I try to launch the resulting app bundle from the build_qtcreator directory I get this error:


Date/Time:           2026-10-11 14:40:43.2431 +0200
Launch Time:         2026-10-11 14:40:43.1895 +0200
Hardware Model:      MacBookAir10,1
OS Version:          macOS 26.7.1 (25G241)
Release Type:        User

Crash Reporter Key:  0980C452-E1C7-0B4E-507F-6794A52967DE
Incident Identifier: 3DAD80B4-19A8-464E-8CA8-D6F9EEFD361C

Sleep/Wake UUID:       A15FBBB5-E6C1-45CA-9870-E4EA8EF1C5D3

Time Awake Since Boot: 490000 seconds
Time Since Wake:       4155 seconds

System Integrity Protection: disabled

Triggered by Thread: 0

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

Termination Reason:  Namespace DYLD, Code 1, Library missing
Library not loaded: @rpath/QtPrintSupport.framework/Versions/A/QtPrintSupport
Referenced from: <F520E49F-D6CA-3AF2-8788-C895E0BFAA6D> /Users/USER/*/Qt Creator.app/Contents/MacOS/Qt Creator
Reason: tried: '/Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qtcreator/Qt Creator.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtPrintSupport.framework/Versions/A/QtPrintSupport' (no such file), '/Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qtcreator/Qt Creator.app/Contents/PlugIns/qtcreator/QtPrintSupport.framework/Versions/A/QtPrintSupport' (no such file), '/Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qtcreator/Qt Creator.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtPrintSupport.framework/Versions/A/QtPrintSupport' (no such file), '/Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qtcreator/Qt Creator.app/Contents/PlugIns/qtcreator/QtPrintSupport.framework/Versions/A/QtPrintSupport' (no such file)
(terminated at launch; ignore backtrace)

Apparently, Qt frameworks are not included into the bundle for some reason.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/topic/165161/malformed-qt-creator-macos-app-bundleRSS for NodeWed, 21 Oct 2026 14:16:03 GMTSun, 11 Oct 2026 12:47:08 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:35:47 GMT]]>I think I figured out what is happening. I did not have a look at build_qtcreator dir (my bad).

cmake -G Ninja "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=../install_qt;../libclang" ../qtcreator
cmake --build . --parallel

produces a valid app bundle called Qt Creator inside build_qtcreator dir. It references libs from install_qt so it can be run only locally.

cmake --install . --prefix ../install_qtcreator

produces invalid app bundle in install_qtcreator dir. This app bundle does not work even locally.

The script

SIGNING_IDENTITY=- ./scripts/build.py --src . --build ../build_qtcreator --qt-path ../install_qt --llvm-path ../libclang --no-sbom --no-dmg --no-zip

produces valid, relocatable app bundle with all the dependencies being packed inside.

The problem seems to be solved. Thanks everyone.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840547https://forum.qt.io/post/840547Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:35:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:53:53 GMT]]>@ziller thank you very much.

cd qtcreator
SIGNING_IDENTITY=- ./scripts/build.py --src . --build ../build_qtcreator --qt-path ../install_qt --llvm-path ../libclang --no-sbom --no-dmg --no-zip

This works.

cd build_qtcreator
cmake -G Ninja "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=../install_qt;../libclang" ../qtcreator
cmake --build . --parallel
cmake --install . --prefix ../install_qtcreator
cmake --install . --prefix ../install_qtcreator --component Dependencies

This terminates with errors:

ERROR: codesign verification error:
ERROR: "/Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qtcreator/Qt Creator.app: code has no resources but signature indicates they must be present\nIn subcomponent: /Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qtcreator/Qt Creator.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtQuick3DXr.framework\n"

but the resulting app bundle works on my machine. I suppose the reason may be the documentation which has not been built.

A small remark about what I am trying to achieve. I do not need a fully signed relocatable app bundle which can be installed on any machine. I just want to try to develop a small feature for Qt Creator. But this feature depends on Info.plist and will not work if I run Qt Creator from the build directory.

If I understand correctly, the idea behind just

cmake --install .

was to achieve exactly this: non-relocatable app bundle for debug purposes which does not contain dependencies. And it works if I build Qt Creator against the Qt from Homebrew. But when Qt Creator is build against self-built Qt, this approach does not work and I need to build a full-fledged app bundle with all the dependencies. cmake --install . --prefix ../install_qtcreator --component Dependencies step takes a lot of time and it is not convenient for debugging.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840478https://forum.qt.io/post/840478Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:53:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:22:29 GMT]]>Hi!

You can run Qt Creator directly from its build directory.

If you really want to use an installed Qt Creator (which then is also movable to somewhere else), the easiest way is actually to use the build script in the scripts/ directory.
From the source directory:

SIGNING_IDENTITY=- ./scripts/build.py --src . --build ../build_qtcreator --qt-path ../install_qt --llvm-path ../libclang --no-sbom --no-dmg --no-zip

(the SIGNING_IDENTITY=- signs it self-signed ... I should change that to a command line parameter :D)
The installed Qt Creator is created in <build>/install/qt-creator/Qt Creator.app

If you want to build "manually", use the corresponding CMake targets that we have in Qt Creator for deployment. Qt is not the only thing that needs deployment for a Qt Creator "package".

S.a. https://wiki.qt.io/Building-Qt-Creator-Packages
but the bottom line is (after you have built Qt Creator):

cmake --build . --target docs  # for documentation, requires that you successfully built qdoc
cmake --install .
cmake --install . --component Dependencies  # that's the most important part
cmake --install . --component qch_docs  # for installing the documentation if you built it

It also needs to be signed if installed (don't ask me), even if just self-signed, again best to use our script:

../qtcreator/scripts/common.py codesign -s - ../install_qtcreator/Qt\ Creator.app
]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840477https://forum.qt.io/post/840477Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:22:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:55:13 GMT]]>You understand correctly.
That's is why Qt also has macdeployqt that is a tool that was created to automate as much as possible the bundle creation by copying your application's dependencies (frameworks, plugins, QML resources, etc.) in the right folders and adjusting their paths.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840466https://forum.qt.io/post/840466Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:55:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:47:48 GMT]]>@Axel-Spoerl thank you for your help. I am looking forward to the solution.
One small detail: if I understand correctly, app bundles should be self-sufficient and should not depend on non-system libraries which are outside the bundle. So all the Qt frameworks should be included in the bundle, and this is the case for the Qt Creator cask from Homebrew.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840464https://forum.qt.io/post/840464Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:47:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:09:24 GMT]]>Thanks,@Valentin-Gorelov.
The issue is clear now: The homebrew build uses absolute path names for the framework files, the custom build uses relative ones. That goes wrong somewhere.
I have pinged my Creator colleagues about this thread.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840461https://forum.qt.io/post/840461Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:09:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:49:48 GMT]]>Update on the previous discovery:

% otool -l "/Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qtcreator_homebrew/Qt Creator.app/Contents/MacOS/Qt Creator"
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As you can see, the executable references Homebrew's frameworks. That is probably the reason it works, but it is not correct because this app bundle will stop working if I uninstall Qt from Homebrew.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840451https://forum.qt.io/post/840451Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:49:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:39:35 GMT]]>@Axel-Spoerl said in Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle:

Could you please compare:

ls -ld /opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2/Frameworks
ls -ld /Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qt/Frameworks

As I mentioned earlier in this post, there is no /Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qt/Frameworks

% ls -ld /opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2/Frameworks
drwxr-xr-x  159 valentingorelov  admin  5088 Aug 18 06:33 /opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2/Frameworks

 % ls -la /opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2/Frameworks
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  159 valentingorelov  admin  5088 Aug 18 06:33 .
drwxr-xr-x   11 valentingorelov  admin   352 Oct 11 14:15 ..
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    46 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DAnimation.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DAnimation.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    41 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DCore.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DCore.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    43 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DExtras.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DExtras.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    42 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DInput.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DInput.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    42 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DLogic.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DLogic.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    42 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DQuick.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DQuick.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    51 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DQuickAnimation.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DQuickAnimation.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    48 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DQuickExtras.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DQuickExtras.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DQuickInput.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DQuickInput.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DQuickLogic.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DQuickLogic.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    48 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DQuickRender.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DQuickRender.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    49 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DQuickScene2D.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DQuickScene2D.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    49 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DQuickScene3D.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DQuickScene3D.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    43 Aug 18 06:33 Qt3DRender.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/Qt3DRender.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    44 Aug 18 06:33 QtBluetooth.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtBluetooth.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    48 Aug 18 06:33 QtCanvasPainter.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtCanvasPainter.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    41 Aug 18 06:33 QtCharts.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtCharts.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    44 Aug 18 06:33 QtChartsQml.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtChartsQml.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    45 Aug 18 06:33 QtConcurrent.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtConcurrent.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    39 Aug 18 06:33 QtCore.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtCore.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    46 Aug 18 06:33 QtCore5Compat.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtCore5Compat.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    39 Aug 18 06:33 QtDBus.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtDBus.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    52 Aug 18 06:33 QtDataVisualization.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtDataVisualization.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    55 Aug 18 06:33 QtDataVisualizationQml.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtDataVisualizationQml.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    43 Aug 18 06:33 QtDesigner.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtDesigner.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    53 Aug 18 06:33 QtDesignerComponents.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtDesignerComponents.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    41 Aug 18 06:33 QtGraphs.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtGraphs.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    48 Aug 18 06:33 QtGraphsWidgets.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtGraphsWidgets.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    39 Aug 18 06:33 QtGrpc.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtGrpc.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    44 Aug 18 06:33 QtGrpcQuick.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtGrpcQuick.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    38 Aug 18 06:33 QtGui.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtGui.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    39 Aug 18 06:33 QtHelp.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtHelp.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    45 Aug 18 06:33 QtHttpServer.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtHttpServer.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    54 Aug 18 06:33 QtHunspellInputMethod.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtHunspellInputMethod.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    48 Aug 18 06:33 QtLabsAnimation.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLabsAnimation.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    54 Aug 18 06:33 QtLabsFolderListModel.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLabsFolderListModel.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtLabsPlatform.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLabsPlatform.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    48 Aug 18 06:33 QtLabsQmlModels.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLabsQmlModels.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtLabsSettings.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLabsSettings.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    50 Aug 18 06:33 QtLabsSharedImage.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLabsSharedImage.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtLabsStyleKit.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLabsStyleKit.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    51 Aug 18 06:33 QtLabsStyleKitImpl.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLabsStyleKitImpl.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    51 Aug 18 06:33 QtLabsSynchronizer.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLabsSynchronizer.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    52 Aug 18 06:33 QtLabsWavefrontMesh.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLabsWavefrontMesh.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    43 Aug 18 06:33 QtLocation.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLocation.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    41 Aug 18 06:33 QtLottie.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLottie.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    61 Aug 18 06:33 QtLottieVectorImageGenerator.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLottieVectorImageGenerator.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    59 Aug 18 06:33 QtLottieVectorImageHelpers.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtLottieVectorImageHelpers.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    45 Aug 18 06:33 QtMultimedia.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtMultimedia.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    50 Aug 18 06:33 QtMultimediaQuick.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtMultimediaQuick.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    52 Aug 18 06:33 QtMultimediaWidgets.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtMultimediaWidgets.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    42 Aug 18 06:33 QtNetwork.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtNetwork.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    46 Aug 18 06:33 QtNetworkAuth.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtNetworkAuth.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    38 Aug 18 06:33 QtNfc.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtNfc.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    41 Aug 18 06:33 QtOpenGL.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtOpenGL.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    48 Aug 18 06:33 QtOpenGLWidgets.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtOpenGLWidgets.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    38 Aug 18 06:33 QtPdf.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtPdf.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    43 Aug 18 06:33 QtPdfQuick.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtPdfQuick.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    45 Aug 18 06:33 QtPdfWidgets.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtPdfWidgets.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    46 Aug 18 06:33 QtPositioning.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtPositioning.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    51 Aug 18 06:33 QtPositioningQuick.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtPositioningQuick.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtPrintSupport.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtPrintSupport.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    43 Aug 18 06:33 QtProtobuf.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtProtobuf.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    54 Aug 18 06:33 QtProtobufQtCoreTypes.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtProtobufQtCoreTypes.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    53 Aug 18 06:33 QtProtobufQtGuiTypes.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtProtobufQtGuiTypes.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    48 Aug 18 06:33 QtProtobufQuick.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtProtobufQuick.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    57 Aug 18 06:33 QtProtobufWellKnownTypes.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtProtobufWellKnownTypes.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    38 Aug 18 06:33 QtQml.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQml.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    46 Aug 18 06:33 QtQmlCompiler.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQmlCompiler.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    42 Aug 18 06:33 QtQmlCore.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQmlCore.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    50 Aug 18 06:33 QtQmlLocalStorage.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQmlLocalStorage.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    42 Aug 18 06:33 QtQmlMeta.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQmlMeta.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    44 Aug 18 06:33 QtQmlModels.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQmlModels.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    45 Aug 18 06:33 QtQmlNetwork.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQmlNetwork.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    50 Aug 18 06:33 QtQmlWorkerScript.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQmlWorkerScript.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    50 Aug 18 06:33 QtQmlXmlListModel.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQmlXmlListModel.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    40 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    42 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3D.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3D.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    53 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DAssetImport.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DAssetImport.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    52 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DAssetUtils.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DAssetUtils.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    49 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DEffects.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DEffects.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    52 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DGlslParser.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DGlslParser.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    49 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DHelpers.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DHelpers.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    53 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DHelpersImpl.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DHelpersImpl.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    50 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DIblBaker.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DIblBaker.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    57 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DParticleEffects.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DParticleEffects.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    51 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DParticles.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DParticles.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    49 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DPhysics.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DPhysics.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    56 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DPhysicsHelpers.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DPhysicsHelpers.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    55 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DRuntimeRender.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DRuntimeRender.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    54 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DSpatialAudio.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DSpatialAudio.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DUtils.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DUtils.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    44 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuick3DXr.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuick3DXr.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    49 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    54 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2Basic.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2Basic.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    63 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2BasicStyleImpl.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2BasicStyleImpl.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    70 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2FluentWinUI3StyleImpl.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2FluentWinUI3StyleImpl.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    55 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2Fusion.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2Fusion.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    64 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2FusionStyleImpl.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2FusionStyleImpl.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    61 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2IOSStyleImpl.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2IOSStyleImpl.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    56 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2Imagine.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2Imagine.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    65 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2ImagineStyleImpl.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2ImagineStyleImpl.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    53 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2Impl.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2Impl.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    63 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2MacOSStyleImpl.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2MacOSStyleImpl.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    57 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2Material.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2Material.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    66 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2MaterialStyleImpl.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2MaterialStyleImpl.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    58 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2Universal.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2Universal.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    67 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickControls2UniversalStyleImpl.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickControls2UniversalStyleImpl.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    48 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickDialogs2.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickDialogs2.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    57 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickDialogs2QuickImpl.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickDialogs2QuickImpl.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    53 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickDialogs2Utils.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickDialogs2Utils.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickEffects.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickEffects.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickLayouts.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickLayouts.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    49 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickParticles.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickParticles.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    46 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickShapes.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickShapes.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    59 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickShapesDesignHelpers.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickShapesDesignHelpers.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    50 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickTemplates2.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickTemplates2.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    44 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickTest.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickTest.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    48 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickTimeline.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickTimeline.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    58 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickTimelineBlendTrees.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickTimelineBlendTrees.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    51 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickVectorImage.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickVectorImage.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    60 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickVectorImageGenerator.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickVectorImageGenerator.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    58 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickVectorImageHelpers.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickVectorImageHelpers.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtQuickWidgets.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtQuickWidgets.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    48 Aug 18 06:33 QtRemoteObjects.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtRemoteObjects.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    51 Aug 18 06:33 QtRemoteObjectsQml.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtRemoteObjectsQml.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    40 Aug 18 06:33 QtScxml.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtScxml.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    43 Aug 18 06:33 QtScxmlQml.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtScxmlQml.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    42 Aug 18 06:33 QtSensors.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtSensors.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtSensorsQuick.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtSensorsQuick.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    44 Aug 18 06:33 QtSerialBus.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtSerialBus.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    45 Aug 18 06:33 QtSerialPort.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtSerialPort.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    46 Aug 18 06:33 QtShaderTools.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtShaderTools.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtSpatialAudio.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtSpatialAudio.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    38 Aug 18 06:33 QtSql.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtSql.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtStateMachine.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtStateMachine.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    50 Aug 18 06:33 QtStateMachineQml.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtStateMachineQml.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    38 Aug 18 06:33 QtSvg.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtSvg.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    45 Aug 18 06:33 QtSvgWidgets.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtSvgWidgets.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    43 Aug 18 06:33 QtTaskTree.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtTaskTree.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    39 Aug 18 06:33 QtTest.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtTest.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtTextToSpeech.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtTextToSpeech.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    42 Aug 18 06:33 QtUiTools.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtUiTools.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    50 Aug 18 06:33 QtVirtualKeyboard.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtVirtualKeyboard.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    53 Aug 18 06:33 QtVirtualKeyboardQml.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtVirtualKeyboardQml.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    58 Aug 18 06:33 QtVirtualKeyboardSettings.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtVirtualKeyboardSettings.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    45 Aug 18 06:33 QtWebChannel.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtWebChannel.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    50 Aug 18 06:33 QtWebChannelQuick.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtWebChannelQuick.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    48 Aug 18 06:33 QtWebEngineCore.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtWebEngineCore.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    49 Aug 18 06:33 QtWebEngineQuick.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtWebEngineQuick.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    61 Aug 18 06:33 QtWebEngineQuickDelegatesQml.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtWebEngineQuickDelegatesQml.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    51 Aug 18 06:33 QtWebEngineWidgets.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtWebEngineWidgets.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    45 Aug 18 06:33 QtWebSockets.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtWebSockets.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    42 Aug 18 06:33 QtWebView.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtWebView.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    47 Aug 18 06:33 QtWebViewQuick.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtWebViewQuick.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    42 Aug 18 06:33 QtWidgets.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtWidgets.framework
lrwxr-xr-x    1 valentingorelov  admin    38 Aug 18 06:33 QtXml.framework -> ../../../../Frameworks/QtXml.framework

and also:

find /opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2 -name QtCore.framework
find /Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qt -name QtCore.framework

% find /opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2 -name QtCore.framework
/opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2/lib/QtCore.framework
/opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2/Frameworks/QtCore.framework

% find /Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qt -name QtCore.framework
/Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qt/lib/QtCore.framework

I have discovered another weird thing. Compare this:

% find "/Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qtcreator_homebrew/Qt Creator.app" -name QtCore.framework

% find "/Applications/Qt Creator.app" -name QtCore.framework 
/Applications/Qt Creator.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtCore.framework

Qt Creator's application bundle built against Homebrew's Qt (cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install_qtcreator_homebrew -G Ninja "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2;../libclang" ../qtcreator) still lacks the required frameworks, but somehow works.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840450https://forum.qt.io/post/840450Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:39:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:22:01 GMT]]>This is becoming interesting :-) The output shows that deployment is only partially failing. The Qt Creator libraries are copied into Contents/Frameworks, but none of the Qt shared libraries are.

Since otool -L reports the executable linked against Qt 6.12.1 frameworks, CMake is definitely finding your self-built Qt. That rules out CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or Ninja forwarding as the issue.

It looks like the deployment logic is unable to locate any Qt libs for copying into the bundle. The fact that Homebrew Qt works and your self-built Qt does not suggests there is a difference in the installation layout seen by the deployment step.

Could you please compare:

ls -ld /opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2/Frameworks
ls -ld /Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qt/Frameworks

and also:

find /opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2 -name QtCore.framework
find /Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qt -name QtCore.framework

I'd specifically like to understand whether the Qt Creator deployment code expects a top-level Frameworks directory and your self-built Qt only installs frameworks under lib/.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840448https://forum.qt.io/post/840448Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:22:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:51:05 GMT]]>valentingorelov@Valentins-MacBook-Air Frameworks % ls -la total 248112 drwxr-xr-x 89 valentingorelov staff 2848 Oct 11 14:40 . drwxr-xr-x 7 valentingorelov staff 224 Oct 11 14:40 .. -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 8977096 Oct 11 14:40 libAcpLib.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 23 Oct 11 14:40 libAcpLib.21.dylib -> libAcpLib.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 18 Oct 11 14:40 libAcpLib.dylib -> libAcpLib.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 1897944 Oct 11 14:40 libAdvancedDockingSystem.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 38 Oct 11 14:40 libAdvancedDockingSystem.21.dylib -> libAdvancedDockingSystem.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 33 Oct 11 14:40 libAdvancedDockingSystem.dylib -> libAdvancedDockingSystem.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 1153080 Oct 11 14:40 libCMakeLang.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 26 Oct 11 14:40 libCMakeLang.21.dylib -> libCMakeLang.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 21 Oct 11 14:40 libCMakeLang.dylib -> libCMakeLang.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 4369848 Oct 11 14:40 libCPlusPlus.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 26 Oct 11 14:40 libCPlusPlus.21.dylib -> libCPlusPlus.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 21 Oct 11 14:40 libCPlusPlus.dylib -> libCPlusPlus.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 2634992 Oct 11 14:40 libCmdBridgeClient.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 32 Oct 11 14:40 libCmdBridgeClient.21.dylib -> libCmdBridgeClient.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 27 Oct 11 14:40 libCmdBridgeClient.dylib -> libCmdBridgeClient.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 2413104 Oct 11 14:40 libCommonTraceFormat.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 34 Oct 11 14:40 libCommonTraceFormat.21.dylib -> libCommonTraceFormat.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 29 Oct 11 14:40 libCommonTraceFormat.dylib -> libCommonTraceFormat.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 4913360 Oct 11 14:40 libDevContainer.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 29 Oct 11 14:40 libDevContainer.21.dylib -> libDevContainer.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 24 Oct 11 14:40 libDevContainer.dylib -> libDevContainer.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 1742416 Oct 11 14:40 libExtensionSystem.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 32 Oct 11 14:40 libExtensionSystem.21.dylib -> libExtensionSystem.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 27 Oct 11 14:40 libExtensionSystem.dylib -> libExtensionSystem.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 800824 Oct 11 14:40 libGLSL.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 21 Oct 11 14:40 libGLSL.21.dylib -> libGLSL.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 16 Oct 11 14:40 libGLSL.dylib -> libGLSL.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 1614360 Oct 11 14:40 libKSyntaxHighlighting.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 36 Oct 11 14:40 libKSyntaxHighlighting.21.dylib -> libKSyntaxHighlighting.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 31 Oct 11 14:40 libKSyntaxHighlighting.dylib -> libKSyntaxHighlighting.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 14093288 Oct 11 14:40 libLanguageServerProtocol.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 39 Oct 11 14:40 libLanguageServerProtocol.21.dylib -> libLanguageServerProtocol.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 34 Oct 11 14:40 libLanguageServerProtocol.dylib -> libLanguageServerProtocol.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 253344 Oct 11 14:40 libLanguageUtils.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 30 Oct 11 14:40 libLanguageUtils.21.dylib -> libLanguageUtils.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 25 Oct 11 14:40 libLanguageUtils.dylib -> libLanguageUtils.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 17544448 Oct 11 14:40 libMcpServerLib.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 29 Oct 11 14:40 libMcpServerLib.21.dylib -> libMcpServerLib.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 24 Oct 11 14:40 libMcpServerLib.dylib -> libMcpServerLib.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 6609128 Oct 11 14:40 libModeling.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 25 Oct 11 14:40 libModeling.21.dylib -> libModeling.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 20 Oct 11 14:40 libModeling.dylib -> libModeling.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 539848 Oct 11 14:40 libNanotrace.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 26 Oct 11 14:40 libNanotrace.21.dylib -> libNanotrace.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 21 Oct 11 14:40 libNanotrace.dylib -> libNanotrace.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 120216 Oct 11 14:40 libParsing.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 24 Oct 11 14:40 libParsing.21.dylib -> libParsing.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 19 Oct 11 14:40 libParsing.dylib -> libParsing.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 1622600 Oct 11 14:40 libProParser.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 26 Oct 11 14:40 libProParser.21.dylib -> libProParser.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 21 Oct 11 14:40 libProParser.dylib -> libProParser.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 1019208 Oct 11 14:40 libQmlDebug.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 25 Oct 11 14:40 libQmlDebug.21.dylib -> libQmlDebug.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 20 Oct 11 14:40 libQmlDebug.dylib -> libQmlDebug.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 14112576 Oct 11 14:40 libQmlDesignerCore.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 32 Oct 11 14:40 libQmlDesignerCore.21.dylib -> libQmlDesignerCore.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 27 Oct 11 14:40 libQmlDesignerCore.dylib -> libQmlDesignerCore.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 1044128 Oct 11 14:40 libQmlEditorWidgets.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 33 Oct 11 14:40 libQmlEditorWidgets.21.dylib -> libQmlEditorWidgets.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 28 Oct 11 14:40 libQmlEditorWidgets.dylib -> libQmlEditorWidgets.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 5921672 Oct 11 14:40 libQmlJS.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 22 Oct 11 14:40 libQmlJS.21.dylib -> libQmlJS.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 17 Oct 11 14:40 libQmlJS.dylib -> libQmlJS.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 551528 Oct 11 14:40 libRstLang.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 24 Oct 11 14:40 libRstLang.21.dylib -> libRstLang.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 19 Oct 11 14:40 libRstLang.dylib -> libRstLang.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 2454376 Oct 11 14:40 libSqlite.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 23 Oct 11 14:40 libSqlite.21.dylib -> libSqlite.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 18 Oct 11 14:40 libSqlite.dylib -> libSqlite.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 1011232 Oct 11 14:40 libTerminalLib.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 28 Oct 11 14:40 libTerminalLib.21.dylib -> libTerminalLib.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 23 Oct 11 14:40 libTerminalLib.dylib -> libTerminalLib.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 1929592 Oct 11 14:40 libTracing.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 24 Oct 11 14:40 libTracing.21.dylib -> libTracing.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 19 Oct 11 14:40 libTracing.dylib -> libTracing.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 21028840 Oct 11 14:40 libUtils.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 22 Oct 11 14:40 libUtils.21.dylib -> libUtils.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 17 Oct 11 14:40 libUtils.dylib -> libUtils.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 5458136 Oct 11 14:40 libqlitehtml.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 26 Oct 11 14:40 libqlitehtml.21.dylib -> libqlitehtml.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 21 Oct 11 14:40 libqlitehtml.dylib -> libqlitehtml.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 155800 Oct 11 14:40 libqtkeychain.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 27 Oct 11 14:40 libqtkeychain.21.dylib -> libqtkeychain.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 22 Oct 11 14:40 libqtkeychain.dylib -> libqtkeychain.21.dylib -rwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 989256 Oct 11 14:32 libyaml-cpp.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 25 Oct 11 14:40 libyaml-cpp.21.dylib -> libyaml-cpp.21.0.82.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 valentingorelov staff 20 Oct 11 14:40 libyaml-cpp.dylib -> libyaml-cpp.21.dylib 
valentingorelov@Valentins-MacBook-Air install_qtcreator % otool -L Qt\ Creator.app/Contents/MacOS/Qt\ Creator
Qt Creator.app/Contents/MacOS/Qt Creator:
	@rpath/libExtensionSystem.21.dylib (compatibility version 21.0.82, current version 21.0.82)
	@rpath/libUtils.21.dylib (compatibility version 21.0.82, current version 21.0.82)
	/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Foundation (compatibility version 300.0.0, current version 5027.0.69)
	@rpath/QtPrintSupport.framework/Versions/A/QtPrintSupport (compatibility version 6.0.0, current version 6.12.1)
	/usr/lib/libcups.2.dylib (compatibility version 2.0.0, current version 2.14.0)
	@rpath/QtTaskTree.framework/Versions/A/QtTaskTree (compatibility version 6.0.0, current version 6.12.1)
	@rpath/QtConcurrent.framework/Versions/A/QtConcurrent (compatibility version 6.0.0, current version 6.12.1)
	@rpath/libNanotrace.21.dylib (compatibility version 21.0.82, current version 21.0.82)
	/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/ApplicationServices (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 66.0.0)
	@rpath/QtWidgets.framework/Versions/A/QtWidgets (compatibility version 6.0.0, current version 6.12.1)
	@rpath/QtGui.framework/Versions/A/QtGui (compatibility version 6.0.0, current version 6.12.1)
	/System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/AppKit (compatibility version 45.0.0, current version 2775.10.103)
	/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/OpenGL (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
	/System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/ImageIO (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
	/System/Library/Frameworks/Metal.framework/Versions/A/Metal (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 382.5.3)
	@rpath/QtNetwork.framework/Versions/A/QtNetwork (compatibility version 6.0.0, current version 6.12.1)
	@rpath/QtCore.framework/Versions/A/QtCore (compatibility version 6.0.0, current version 6.12.1)
	/System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 275.0.0)
	/System/Library/Frameworks/DiskArbitration.framework/Versions/A/DiskArbitration (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
	/System/Library/Frameworks/UniformTypeIdentifiers.framework/Versions/A/UniformTypeIdentifiers (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 709.0.0)
	/usr/lib/libc++.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 2200.27.0)
	/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1359.0.0)
	/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation (compatibility version 150.0.0, current version 5027.0.69)
	/usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 228.0.0)
]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840445https://forum.qt.io/post/840445Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:51:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:39:30 GMT]]>Since Qt Creator compiles successfully against your self-built Qt, CMake is clearly finding that installation. The more interesting question is why cmake --install . is not deploying the Qt frameworks into Qt Creator.app/Contents/Frameworks. Please can you show the contents of that directory? And the output of:

otool -L Qt\ Creator.app/Contents/MacOS/Qt\ Creator

Those should tell us whether the issue is discovery of Qt or the deployment step.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840444https://forum.qt.io/post/840444Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:39:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:57:30 GMT]]>@SGaist said in Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle:

Hi,

Do you have a debug build of Qt ?

The script uses

../qt6/configure -prefix ../install_qt

command to configure the Qt build. I am following the instructions from this page: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/macos-building.html

I suppose the default is the Release build since I see these messages:

-- Configuring submodule 'qtbase'
-- [QtBase] Setting build type to 'Release' as none was specified.
]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840442https://forum.qt.io/post/840442Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:57:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:45:11 GMT]]>Hi,

Do you have a debug build of Qt ?

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840440https://forum.qt.io/post/840440Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:45:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:03:50 GMT]]>It is built and installed here:
/Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qt/lib/QtPrintSupport.framework

But this framework is not the only problem. If I copy it manually into the app bundle, I start to get errors about other frameworks.

I tried to build Qt Creator with the Qt from homebrew
/opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2/
and it worked.

The homebrew version of Qt has a /opt/homebrew/Cellar/qt/6.11.2/Frameworks/ dir, but the version built from source does not (there is no /Users/valentingorelov/Projects/qt/install_qt/Frameworks).

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840434https://forum.qt.io/post/840434Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:03:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Malformed Qt Creator macOS app bundle on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:57:33 GMT]]>The app bundle is missing QtPrintSupport.framework, so deployment/bundling didn't succeed. Can you please verify that QtPrintSupport.framework was actually built and installed into install_qt. If it exists?

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840433https://forum.qt.io/post/840433Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:57:33 GMT