Create an application plist

Question

What would a Mac OS X Application Info.plist file look like? I only need the bare minimum, so that I have:

• Launches an executable
• Has an icon

Thanks!

Nubble

Answer 1

This is the real, bare minimum:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
  <string>ExecutableFileName</string>
  <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
  <string>AppIcon</string>
</dict>
</plist>

It is recommended to include a CFBundleIdentifier key also. This way the system can identify your application. I really recommend you include it.

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You can find more keys in the Information Property List Key Reference.

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