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  2. QTBUG-97741

Add App.app/Contents/PlugIns/qml as a default qml import path for macOS apps

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      This would relieve the project developer from changing their C++ code to add a import path manually, as well as introduce a common way of doing it for all macOS apps.
      Potentially this simplifies default bundling / deployment qml logic.

      There is currently one qtdeclarative example that does that manually.
      https://github.com/qt/qtdeclarative/blob/dev/examples/qml/tutorials/extending-qml/chapter6-plugins/main.cpp#L60

      The discussion popped up before at
      https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtdeclarative/+/366961/1/examples/qml/tutorials/extending-qml/chapter6-plugins/Charts/CMakeLists.txt#23
      and
      https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtdeclarative/+/366961/5/examples/qml/tutorials/extending-qml/chapter6-plugins/Charts/CMakeLists.txt#22

      A few other examples currently set 'PlugIns', not 'PlugIns/qml' as an import path manually.
      https://github.com/qt/qtdeclarative/blob/dev/examples/quick/shared/shared.h#L58
      https://github.com/qt/qtdeclarative/blob/dev/examples/quick/shared/QtBundleQmlModuleForMacOS.cmake#L15

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          Task - A task that needs to be done. QTBUG-101338 Investigate removing usage of symlinks for QML modules in macOS app bundles

          • P3: Somewhat important - Should be fixed, but doesn't affect the release in any way.
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          Task - A task that needs to be done. QTBUG-101340 Use qt_generate_deploy_qml_app_script MACOS_BUNDLE_POST_BUILD in QML examples

          • P3: Somewhat important - Should be fixed, but doesn't affect the release in any way.
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