How can I create a macOS .app bundle for a SFML game?

Question

I'm on macOS and I'm compiling my game with

g++ -F Frameworks -rpath Frameworks {{frameworks}} src/main.cpp -o game

I was following instructions on apple developer documents about how to create a macOS .app bundle, I have the correct folder structures and files but I still can't launch the app.

I got the error message:

Dyld Error Message: Library not loaded: @rpath/sfml-window.framework/Versions/2.5.1/sfml-window Referenced from: /Users/USER/*/test.app/Contents/MacOS/game Reason: image not found

All of my framework bundles are in test.app/Contents/Frameworks and I'm able to run the binary in the Contents folder by ./MacOS/game. However it works if I just use the absolute path of the framework directory.

What should I pass as my -rpath argument?

Answer 1

According to this link, you need to have your rpath defined this way in the command line:

-rpath @executable_path/../Frameworks

That should tell it to look in AppBundle/Contents/Frameworks/ for all frameworks.

This is another good article on the subject.