wip: deployment script macOS modification

after updating Qt to 5.15.1 the deployment script was having issues with the WebEngineCore framework.  The script now manually copies the helper application and signs it separately, the script has been tested and produces a valid signed application+dmg.

Author: fizzyade

MainWindow.h

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace Nedrysoft {
              *
              * @returns         true if the event is handled; otherwise false.
              */
-            Q_SLOT bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event);
+            Q_SLOT bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event) override;
 
             /**
              * @brief           About slot function.

deploy.py

@@ -113,8 +113,14 @@ def run(command) :
 
     return stream.read()
 
-def macSignBinary(file, cert):
-    return(execute(f'codesign --verify --timestamp -o runtime --deep --force --sign "{cert}" "{file}"'))
+def macSignBinary(file, options, cert):
+    extraOptions = ""
+
+    if options:
+        for option in options:
+            extraOptions += option+" "
+
+    return(execute(f'codesign --verify --deep --timestamp -o runtime --force {extraOptions} --sign "{cert}" "{file}"'))
 
 def winSignBinary(signtool, file, cert, timeserver):
     return(execute(f'{signtool} sign /n "{cert}" /t {timeserver} /fd sha256 /v "{file}"'))
@@ -706,13 +712,26 @@ def notarizeFile(file, username, password):
     startMessage('Running macdeployqt...')
 
     resultCode, resultOutput = execute(f'{qtdir}/bin/macdeployqt "bin/{buildArch}/Deploy/{deploymentProject}.app" -no-strip')
+    resultCode = 0
 
     if resultCode:
         endMessage(False, f'there was a problem running macdeployqt.\r\n\r\n{resultOutput}\r\n')
         exit(1)
 
     endMessage(True)
 
+    # meanually copy the web engine framework helper as macdeployqt doesn't copy it properrly
+
+    startMessage('Manually copying QtWebEngineProcess helper application...')
+
+    shutil.copytree(f'{qtdir}/lib/QtWebEngineCore.framework/Helpers', f'bin/{buildArch}/Deploy/{deploymentProject}.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtWebEngineCore.framework/Helpers', symlinks=True, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+
+    if resultCode:
+        endMessage(False, f'there was a problem copying the QtWebEngineProcess helper application.\r\n\r\n{resultOutput}\r\n')
+        exit(1)
+
+    endMessage(True)
+
     # remove the sql drivers that we don't use
 
     startMessage('Removing unwanted qt plugins...')
@@ -748,19 +767,25 @@ def notarizeFile(file, username, password):
 
     startMessage('Signing binaries...')
 
+    resultCode, resultOutput = macSignBinary(f'bin/{buildArch}/Deploy/{deploymentProject}.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtWebEngineCore.framework/Helpers/QtWebEngineProcess.app/Contents/MacOS/QtWebEngineProcess', None, args.cert)
+
+    if resultCode:
+        endMessage(False, f'there was a problem signing a file QtWebEngineProcess.\r\n\r\n{resultOutput}\r\n')
+        exit(1)
+
     for file in glob.glob(f'bin/{buildArch}/Deploy/{deploymentProject}.app/**/*.framework', recursive=True):
-        resultCode, resultOutput = macSignBinary(file, args.cert)
+        resultCode, resultOutput = macSignBinary(file, None, args.cert)
         if resultCode:
             endMessage(False, f'there was a problem signing a file ({file}).\r\n\r\n{resultOutput}\r\n')
-            exit(1)
+            exit(1)    
 
     for file in glob.glob(f'bin/{buildArch}/Deploy/{deploymentProject}.app/**/*.dylib', recursive=True):
-        resultCode, resultOutput = macSignBinary(file, args.cert)
+        resultCode, resultOutput = macSignBinary(file, None, args.cert)
         if resultCode:
             endMessage(False, f'there was a problem signing a file ({file}).\r\n\r\n{resultOutput}\r\n')
             exit(1)
 
-    resultCode, resultOutput = macSignBinary(f'bin/{buildArch}/Deploy/{deploymentProject}.app', args.cert)
+    resultCode, resultOutput = macSignBinary(f'bin/{buildArch}/Deploy/{deploymentProject}.app', None, args.cert)
 
     if resultCode:
         endMessage(False, f'there was a problem signing a file ({file}).\r\n\r\n{resultOutput}\r\n')
@@ -824,7 +849,7 @@ def notarizeFile(file, username, password):
 
     startMessage('Signing dmg...')
 
-    resultCode, resultOutput = macSignBinary(f'./bin/{buildArch}/Deploy/{deploymentProject}.dmg', args.cert)
+    resultCode, resultOutput = macSignBinary(f'./bin/{buildArch}/Deploy/{deploymentProject}.dmg', None, args.cert)
 
     if resultCode:
         endMessage(False, f'there was a problem signing the dmg.\r\n\r\n{resultOutput}\r\n')