Re: [PATCH] Set icon for QEMU binary on Mac OS

[Programmingkid <programmingkidx@gmail.com>]

> On Feb 4, 2021, at 3:54 AM, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> On 02/02/21 14:44, John Arbuckle wrote:
>> Before switching the build system over to Meson, an icon was
>> added to the QEMU binary on Mac OS. This patch adds back that
>> feature.
>> Signed-off-by: John Arbuckle <programmingkidx@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  meson.build | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
>> diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
>> index f00b7754fd..7f534f4e75 100644
>> --- a/meson.build
>> +++ b/meson.build
>> @@ -2183,6 +2183,26 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
>>                 link_args: link_args,
>>                 gui_app: exe['gui'])
>>  +# set QEMU's icon on Mac OS
>> +if targetos == 'darwin'
>> +    newiconpart1 = custom_target('Icon for ' + exe_name + ' - part 1',
>> +          depends : emulator,
>> +          input : emulator,
>> +          output : 'new icon for ' + exe_name + ' - 1',
>> +          command : ['Rez', '-append',
>> +           meson.source_root() + '/pc-bios/qemu.rsrc', '-o',
>> +           meson.current_build_dir() / exe['name']],
>> +          build_by_default : true)
>> +
>> +    custom_target('Icon for ' + exe_name + ' - part 2',
>> +          depends : newiconpart1,
>> +          input : emulator,
>> +          output : 'new icon for ' + exe_name + ' - 2',
>> +          command : ['SetFile', '-a', 'C',
>> +           meson.current_build_dir() / exe['name']],
>> +          build_by_default : true)
>> +endif
>> +
>>      if exe_sign
>>        emulators += {exe['name'] : custom_target(exe['name'],
>>                     install: true,
> 
> Maybe you can do it on install, using add_install_script instead?
> 
> Paolo

The script would only be two lines long:

    Rez -append ./pc-bios/qemu.rsrc -o $(QEMU_BINARY)
    SetFile -a C $(QEMU_BINARY)

Is a separate script file still preferred?