[Mono-osx] Info.plist file location in MonoMac project

[Michael Hutchinson]

On 2 February 2012 07:23, stevenspencer <stevenspencer01 at gmail.com> wrote:
> When building a MonoMac project in MonoDevelop, would I be correct in saying
> that, at build time, Info.plist files are handled as follows:
>
> 1. If no Info.plist file exists in the project, a default Info.plist file is
> generated and added to the .app bundle
> 2. If an Info.plist file exists in the project and it sits alongside the
> .csproj file, the contents of this file are merged with the default
> Info.plist file before being added to the .app bundle
> 3. If an Info.plist file exists in the project but it resides in some
> arbitrary location that is different from point 2, this file is ignored and
> the output is the same as in point 1.
>
> This is what appears to be the case from experience and, glancing at the
> code in the MonoMacBuildExtension.Build method, it looks like that is what
> the code is written to do. So, the question is, if the above is correct, can
> the code be changed so that points 2 and 3 produce the same build output or
> is there some underlying reason for this behaviour?

Like other bundle resources, the relative path within the project
reflects the relative path in the app bundle. Anything else would be
inconsistent.

I've bene considering providing a way to keep bundle resources
(including Info.plist) into a Resources subfolder in the project, to
aid project organization.

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Michael Hutchinson
http://mjhutchinson.com