[QTBUG-91644] macdeployqt doesn't deploy plugins when build qt with custom -plugindir and frameworks in app bundle cannot resolve rpath - Qt Bug Tracker

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Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: P1: Critical
Resolution: Done
Affects Version/s: 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.1.0 Beta2
Fix Version/s: 6.2.0 Alpha
Component/s: Build tools: macdeployqt
Labels:
- Plugin
- build
- libs
- macOS
Environment:
macOS 11.2.2

Platform/s:

macOS
Commits:
7f3bcf85f1041e7e56dba37593dcd80f2054c221 (qt/qttools/dev) 03abcbabbd4caa11048d19d95b23f165cd7a5361 (qt/qttools/dev)

Description

If configure qt use -plugindir with path other than plugins, macdeployqt doesn't copy the plugins into the app bundle, the PlugIns directory doesn't exist.

Related github issue can be found in https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues/73019

After deploying app, some plugin cannot resolve the rpath, log: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/files/6152905/macdeployqt.log