Building on macOS with -G "Unix Makefiles" fails

[eablokker]

macOS 14.7.2 Sonoma
cmake version 4.0.2
GNU Make 3.81

New App

When building a new app these are the commands I run

cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -S . -B build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local/nappgui -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0 -DCMAKE_ARCHITECTURE=x64
cmake --build build --config Debug

When I open the app in build/Debug/bin it says this:
"You can’t open the application “napphello” because it may be damaged or incomplete."

If I build with -G Xcode then I get a working app. I want to build with Unix Makefiles so I can generate a compile_commands.json using CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS so my IDE can have proper linting and code completion. I don't want to use Xcode.

SDK

I tried to build the SDK using -G "Unix Makefiles" and it failed. Using -G Xcode worked.

I ran this command:
nappgui_src % cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0 -DCMAKE_ARCHITECTURE=x64

And I got this error:

[ 88%] Linking CXX static library ../Debug/lib/libcore.a
[ 88%] Built target core

CMake Error: nrc/CMakeFiles/nrc.dir/flags.make:9: *** missing separator.  Stop.
gmake[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:272: nrc/CMakeFiles/nrc.dir/all] Error 2
gmake: *** [Makefile:136: all] Error 2

CMake Error at prj/NAppGenerateTools.cmake:67 (message):
  Abort
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:56 (nap_generate_tools)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

[frang75]

Hi @eablokker
"Unix Makefiles" CMake generator is not supported in macOS yet, only Xcode.

[eablokker]

@frang75 It says in the docs Unix Makefiles is supported in macOS: https://nappgui.com/en/guide/win_mac_linux.html#h6

Should update the docs then.

[frang75]

Yeah! you're right. I included Unix Makefiles in docu months ago.
Its technically possible, but really, I've never tested it 😥.
Sorry for the confusion.