[vlc-commits] [Git][videolan/vlc][3.0.x] package/macosx: apply the CFNetwork workaround when bundling VLC.app

[Steve Lhomme (@robUx4)]

Steve Lhomme pushed to branch 3.0.x at VideoLAN / VLC


Commits:
b204523d by Felix Paul Kühne at 2026-09-14T12:01:03+00:00
package/macosx: apply the CFNetwork workaround when bundling VLC.app

b36269203e only added that on the release path without applying it on
nightly builds so those never ran on Mac OS X 10.7

- - - - -


2 changed files:

- extras/package/macosx/build.sh
- extras/package/macosx/package.mak


Changes:

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extras/package/macosx/build.sh
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@@ -364,11 +364,6 @@ make -j$JOBS
 info "Preparing VLC.app"
 make VLC.app
 
-# Workaround for macOS 10.7: CFNetwork only exists as part of CoreServices framework
-if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
-    install_name_tool -change /System/Library/Frameworks/CFNetwork.framework/Versions/A/CFNetwork /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/CoreServices VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/lib/libvlccore.dylib
-fi
-
 if [ "$PACKAGETYPE" = "u" ]; then
     info "Copying app with debug symbols into VLC-debug.app and stripping"
     rm -rf VLC-debug.app


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extras/package/macosx/package.mak
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@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ endif
 	## Copy libs
 	mkdir -p $@/Contents/MacOS/lib
 	find $(prefix)/lib -name 'libvlc*.dylib' -maxdepth 1 -exec cp -a {} $@/Contents/MacOS/lib \;
+	## Workaround for macOS 10.7: CFNetwork only exists as part of CoreServices framework
+	if test "$(host_cpu)" = "x86_64"; then \
+		find $@/Contents/MacOS/lib -name 'libvlccore*.dylib' -maxdepth 1 -type f -exec install_name_tool -change /System/Library/Frameworks/CFNetwork.framework/Versions/A/CFNetwork /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/CoreServices {} \; ; \
+	fi
 	## Copy plugins
 	mkdir -p $@/Contents/MacOS/plugins
 	find $(prefix)/lib/vlc/plugins -name 'lib*_plugin.dylib' -maxdepth 3 -exec cp -a {} $@/Contents/MacOS/plugins \;



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