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

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