Proper Setup of Py2App

py2app.md

Proper Setup of Py2App

This assumes you have a proper Framework'd Python installation.

brew install python --framework 

Install Qt v4.7.1

I've patched the Qt v4.7.1 installation process to remove libpng dependencies. Use this:

brew install https://gist.github.com/raw/519418/qt.rb --universal

If you are installing into a virtualenv, activate it now.

Build SIP for x86_64 and i386

curl -O http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip4/sip-4.12.1.tar.gz
tar -xzvf sip-4.12.1.tar.gz && cd sip-4.12.1
python configure.py --arch=x86_64 --arch=i386
make -j
make install

Build PyQT4

curl -O http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/PyQt4/PyQt-mac-gpl-4.8.3.tar.gz
tar -xzvf PyQt-mac-gpl-4.8.3.tar.gz && cd PyQt-mac-gpl-4.8.3
python configure.py -q /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.7.1/bin/qmake
make -j
make install

Install Module Dependencies pip install modulegraph macholib py2app

qt.rb

require 'formula'
require 'hardware'

class Qt <Formula
  url 'http://get.qt.nokia.com/qt/source/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.1.tar.gz'
  md5 '6f88d96507c84e9fea5bf3a71ebeb6d7'
  homepage 'http://qt.nokia.com/'

  def patches
    # To fix http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/browse/QTBUG-13623. Patch sent upstream.
    "http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/9f18a1ad5ce32dd397642a4c03fa1fcb21fb9456.patch"
  end

  def options
    [
      ['--with-qtdbus', "Enable QtDBus module."],
      ['--with-qt3support', "Enable deprecated Qt3Support module."],
      ['--with-demos-examples', "Enable Qt demos and examples."],
      ['--with-debug-and-release', "Compile Qt in debug and release mode."],
      ['--universal', "Build both x86_64 and x86 architectures."],
    ]
  end

  depends_on "d-bus" if ARGV.include? '--with-qtdbus'
  depends_on 'libpng'
  depends_on 'sqlite' if MACOS_VERSION <= 10.5

  def install
    ENV.append "CXXFLAGS", "-fvisibility=hidden"
    args = ["-prefix", prefix,
            "-system-libpng", "-system-zlib",
            "-confirm-license", "-opensource",
            "-cocoa", "-fast" ]

    # See: https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/issues/issue/744
    args << "-system-sqlite" if MACOS_VERSION <= 10.5
    args << "-plugin-sql-mysql" if (HOMEBREW_CELLAR+"mysql").directory?

    if ARGV.include? '--with-qtdbus'
      args << "-I#{Formula.factory('d-bus').lib}/dbus-1.0/include"
      args << "-I#{Formula.factory('d-bus').include}/dbus-1.0"
      args << "-L#{Formula.factory('d-bus').lib}"
      args << "-ldbus-1"
      args << "-dbus-linked"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-qt3support'
      args << "-qt3support"
    else
      args << "-no-qt3support"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-debug-and-release'
      args << "-debug-and-release"
    else
      args << "-release"
    end

    unless ARGV.include? '--with-demos-examples'
      args << "-nomake" << "demos" << "-nomake" << "examples"
    end


    args << "-L#{Formula.factory('libpng').lib}"
    args << "-I#{Formula.factory('libpng').include}"


    if snow_leopard_64? or ARGV.include? '--universal'
      args << '-arch' << 'x86_64'
    end

    if !snow_leopard_64? or ARGV.include? '--universal'
      args << '-arch' << 'x86'
    end

    system "./configure", *args
    system "make"
    ENV.j1
    system "make install"

    # stop crazy disk usage
    (prefix+'doc/html').rmtree
    (prefix+'doc/src').rmtree
    # what are these anyway?
    (bin+'pixeltool.app').rmtree
    (bin+'qhelpconverter.app').rmtree
    # remove porting file for non-humans
    (prefix+'q3porting.xml').unlink

    # Some config scripts will only find Qt in a "Frameworks" folder
    # VirtualBox is an example of where this is needed
    # See: https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/issues/issue/745
    cd prefix do
      ln_s lib, "Frameworks"
    end
  end

  def caveats
    "We agreed to the Qt opensource license for you.\nIf this is unacceptable you should uninstall."
  end
end

haha, thanks! libpng is going to be removed from homebrew soon, so I have to add that too. It's not technically needed, but py2app doesn't suck in the x11 libpng because it thinks it's a system library, but many people don't have it.

no problem ; )

well, things didn't turn out super-great... looks like Qt is still after the PNG dependency:

  "_png_read_end", referenced from:
  QPngHandlerPrivate::readPngImage(QImage*)       in qpnghandler.o
  ld: symbol(s) not found
  collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
  lipo: can't open input file: /var/folders/wJ/wJNZaYyTF8uYds6iu+LQY++++TI/-Tmp-//ccKvRbKq.out (No such file or directory)
  make[2]: *** [../../lib/QtGui.framework/QtGui] Error 1
  make[1]: *** [release] Error 2
  make: *** [sub-gui-make_default-ordered] Error 2
  ==> Exit Status: 2