[v3] How to enable internationalization for Mac apps
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Description
Description
Adding Resources/en.lproj and Resources/zh-Hans.lproj to build/darwin does not work properly for internationalized display of Mac applications
To Reproduce
add darwin Resources dir
create:app:bundle:
summary: Creates an `.app` bundle
cmds:
- mkdir -p {{.BIN_DIR}}/{{.APP_NAME}}.app/Contents/{MacOS,Resources}
- cp -rf build/darwin/Resources {{.BIN_DIR}}/{{.APP_NAME}}.app/Contents
- cp build/darwin/icons.icns {{.BIN_DIR}}/{{.APP_NAME}}.app/Contents/Resources
- cp {{.BIN_DIR}}/{{.APP_NAME}} {{.BIN_DIR}}/{{.APP_NAME}}.app/Contents/MacOS
- cp build/darwin/Info.plist {{.BIN_DIR}}/{{.APP_NAME}}.app/Contents
Expected behaviour
Internationalized names cannot be displayed
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Attempted Fixes
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System Details
Wails (v3.0.0-alpha.27
) Wails Doctor
# System
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
| Name | MacOS |
| Version | 15.4.1 |
| ID | 24E263 |
| Branding | Sequoia |
| Platform | darwin |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Apple Silicon | true |
| CPU | Apple M2 Max |
| CPU 1 | Apple M2 Max |
| CPU 2 | Apple M2 Max |
| GPU | 38 cores, Metal Support: Metal 3 |
| Memory | 32 GB |
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
# Build Environment
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
| Wails CLI | v3.0.0-alpha.27 |
| Go Version | go1.25.1 |
| -buildmode | exe |
| -compiler | gc |
| CGO_CFLAGS | |
| CGO_CPPFLAGS | |
| CGO_CXXFLAGS | |
| CGO_ENABLED | 1 |
| CGO_LDFLAGS | |
| DefaultGODEBUG | containermaxprocs=0,decoratemappings=0,tlssha1=1,updatemaxprocs=0,x509sha256skid=0 |
| GOARCH | arm64 |
| GOARM64 | v8.0 |
| GOOS | darwin |
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
# Dependencies
┌───────────────────────────┐
| Xcode cli tools | 2409 |
| npm | 10.2.4 |
| *NSIS | v3.11 |
| |
└─ * - Optional Dependency ─┘
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the problem with the linked example-wails project and its build/darwin/Resources directory. Start by tracing the shown create:app:bundle commands and the generated .app Contents/Resources and Info.plist files. Done means localized names from en.lproj and zh-Hans.lproj display correctly in the Mac application bundle.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- build-system, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100