qt_deploy_runtime_dependencies

find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)

qt_deploy_runtime_dependencies(
    EXECUTABLE executable
    [ADDITIONAL_EXECUTABLES files...]
    [ADDITIONAL_LIBRARIES files...]
    [ADDITIONAL_MODULES files...]
    [GENERATE_QT_CONF]
    [BIN_DIR bin_dir]
    [LIBEXEC_DIR libexec_dir]
    [LIB_DIR lib_dir]
    [PLUGINS_DIR plugins_dir]
    [QML_DIR qml_dir]
    [VERBOSE]
    [NO_OVERWRITE]
    [NO_APP_STORE_COMPLIANCE]
    [NO_PLUGINS]                                  # since Qt 6.10
    [EXCLUDE_PLUGIN_TYPES type...]                # since Qt 6.10
    [INCLUDE_PLUGIN_TYPES type...]                # since Qt 6.10
    [EXCLUDE_PLUGINS name...]                     # since Qt 6.10
    [INCLUDE_PLUGINS name...]                     # since Qt 6.10
    [NO_TRANSLATIONS]
    [NO_COMPILER_RUNTIME]
    [DEPLOY_TOOL_OPTIONS]
    [PRE_INCLUDE_REGEXES regexes...]
    [PRE_EXCLUDE_REGEXES regexes...]
    [POST_INCLUDE_REGEXES regexes...]
    [POST_EXCLUDE_REGEXES regexes...]
    [POST_INCLUDE_FILES files...]
    [POST_EXCLUDE_FILES files...]
)

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16...3.22)
project(MyThings)

find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)
qt_standard_project_setup()

# Keep the QT_DEPLOY_* references below for the generated script to expand,
# see \l {QTP0008}.
qt_policy(SET QTP0008 NEW)

qt_add_executable(MyApp main.cpp)

set_target_properties(MyApp PROPERTIES
    WIN32_EXECUTABLE TRUE
    MACOSX_BUNDLE TRUE
)

# App bundles on macOS have an .app suffix
if(APPLE)
    set(executable_path "$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:MyApp>.app")
else()
    set(executable_path "\${QT_DEPLOY_BIN_DIR}/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:MyApp>")
endif()

# Helper app, not necessarily built as part of this project.
qt_add_executable(HelperApp helper.cpp)
set(helper_app_path "\${QT_DEPLOY_BIN_DIR}/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:HelperApp>")

# Generate a deployment script to be executed at install time
qt_generate_deploy_script(
    TARGET MyApp
    OUTPUT_SCRIPT deploy_script
    CONTENT "
qt_deploy_runtime_dependencies(
    EXECUTABLE \"${executable_path}\"
    ADDITIONAL_EXECUTABLES \"${helper_app_path}\"
    GENERATE_QT_CONF
    VERBOSE
)")

# Omitting RUNTIME DESTINATION will install a non-bundle target to CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR,
# which coincides with the default value of QT_DEPLOY_BIN_DIR used above, './bin'.
# Installing macOS bundles always requires an explicit BUNDLE DESTINATION option.
install(TARGETS MyApp HelperApp    # Install to CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/MyApp.exe
                                   #                           and ./binHelperApp.exe
        BUNDLE  DESTINATION .      # Install to CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX/MyApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MyApp
)
install(SCRIPT ${deploy_script})    # Add its runtime dependencies

set(deploy_tool_options_arg "")
if(APPLE)
    # The CONTENT below is parsed when the generated script runs.
    # To preserve the code signing identity, it needs to be wrapped in escaped quotes.
    # In addition, all the options need to be wrapped into a single quoted string,
    # so that CMake doesn't replace each space with a semicolon in the generated text.
    set(deploy_tool_options_arg
        "-hardened-runtime \"-codesign=Developer ID Application: Joe Developer (1234567890)\""
    )
elseif(WIN32)
    set(deploy_tool_options_arg --no-compiler-runtime)
endif()

# Generate a deployment script to be executed at install time
qt_generate_deploy_script(
    TARGET MyApp
    OUTPUT_SCRIPT deploy_script
    CONTENT "
qt_deploy_runtime_dependencies(
    EXECUTABLE \"${executable_path}\"
    DEPLOY_TOOL_OPTIONS ${deploy_tool_options_arg}
    GENERATE_QT_CONF
    VERBOSE
)")