Mixxx app name is mixxx.app on macOS - should be Mixxx.app

[foss-]

Currently
Discovered this when launching Mixxx via Sol launcher:

For whatever reason when launching via Raycast the app shows up as Mixxx, it also shows with capital M in macOS Finder > Applications folder, however when looking at the app details, Name & Extensions shows mixxx.app:

Expected
Would expect the app to be named Mixxx.app as that is what is used everywhere else.

Unsure how this discrepancy came about or where app name is defined and why it is showing as Mixxx in Applications folder.

[Swiftb0y]

Probably because the executable is lowercase but the displayname is titlecase...

mixxx/packaging/macos/bundle.plist.in

Lines 5 to 22 in c9d9581

	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
	<string>mixxx</string>
	<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
	<string>application.icns</string>
	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
	<string>APPL</string>
	<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
	<string>org.mixxx.mixxx</string>
	<key>CFBundleName</key>
	<string>Mixxx</string>
	<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
	<string>Mixxx</string>

[fwcd]

I agree, the canonical name should be capitalized as Mixxx.app, just wanted to note that most file systems on macOS are case-insensitive, so in principle it shouldn't matter (though it tends to confuse e.g. shell completion when using the 'wrongly spelled' version).

[Be-ing]

IIRC this was related to something with CPack that required using the name of the executable which is lowercase. Not sure about that though.

[DaveFlashNL]

I agree, the canonical name should be capitalized as Mixxx.app, just wanted to note that most file systems on macOS are case-insensitive, so in principle it shouldn't matter (though it tends to confuse e.g. shell completion when using the 'wrongly spelled' version).

true, but don't forget many nerds on mac, like me always like to run the file system as case-sensitive, also of note is a time machine backup volume always is case sensitive...

[ronso0]

How is this handled by other apps? Is there some poilicy, i.e. is what @foss- noticed only an issue with the Sol launcher?

[fwcd]

I believe this should be solved as of #12656. Feel free to reopen if not.

[foss-]

Verified in 2.5-alpha-251-g99bc5c200a (main), thanks. Wow, Mixxx went from 119 MB to 194 MB in a bit over a year.

[daschuer]

This happens due to the Qt6 and QML dependencies.
We may consider to strip QML until our QML skin is usable. You can test it by the way via the "--qml" command line parameter.

[foss-]

Understood. No I think it's fine to provide it with the builds for easier testing during transition period. Please keep it.