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| -rw-r--r-- | mkspecs/features/configure.prf | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/core/config/mac_osx.pri | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-platform-notes.qdoc | 19 |
3 files changed, 10 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/configure.prf b/mkspecs/features/configure.prf index 0fc2beaa7..3c9d02328 100644 --- a/mkspecs/features/configure.prf +++ b/mkspecs/features/configure.prf @@ -202,11 +202,6 @@ defineTest(runConfigure) { } } osx { - use?(appstore_compliant_code) { - log(" Mac App Store Compliant ............ Enabled$${EOL}") - } else { - log(" Mac App Store Compliant ............ Not enabled (Default, enable with WEBENGINE_CONFIG+=use_appstore_compliant_code)$${EOL}") - } use?(native_spellchecker) { log("Native Spellchecker .............. Enabled$${EOL}") } else { diff --git a/src/core/config/mac_osx.pri b/src/core/config/mac_osx.pri index cdd1ce7b6..ddb397565 100644 --- a/src/core/config/mac_osx.pri +++ b/src/core/config/mac_osx.pri @@ -38,5 +38,3 @@ use?(spellchecker) { } else { macos: gn_args += use_browser_spellchecker=false } - -use?(appstore_compliant_code): gn_args += appstore_compliant_code=true diff --git a/src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-platform-notes.qdoc b/src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-platform-notes.qdoc index 57e3ce6a8..2eeda6e8a 100644 --- a/src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-platform-notes.qdoc +++ b/src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-platform-notes.qdoc @@ -114,17 +114,18 @@ \section1 Mac App Store Compatibility - By default, Qt WebEngine uses private \macos API, which might cause an application to be - rejected when submitted to the Mac App Store. To configure Qt WebEngine not to use these API - calls, Qt has to be reconfigured with the \c -appstore-compliant switch. - - However, this will cause some behavioral changes, such as: + Applications using Qt WebEngine are not compatible with the Mac App Store, because: \list - \li The \macos Kill Ring functionality will no longer work (emacs-like copy pasting). - \li Certain Chromium sandboxing cleanup is not done. - \li Text areas will be painted with a different style. - \li Text fields might be painted with a different style on Mountain Lion (\macos 10.8). + \li The Chromium part of the code uses several private API methods, which are prohibited by + the App Store. + \li Applications submitted to the App Store must be code-signed with the App Sandbox feature + enabled. The App Sandbox feature interferes with Chromium's own sandbox + initialization, which results in Chromium not being properly initialized. This also + ties in with the private API usage. Furthermore, standalone Chromium itself is not + officially tested with the App Sandbox enabled, and even if work is done to bypass + the App Store's restrictions, that would not guarantee correct behavior of the library. + \endlist \section1 macOS Airplay Support on MacBooks with Dual GPUs |