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diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qsettings.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qsettings.cpp index d7c8c50..4f318ae 100644 --- a/src/corelib/io/qsettings.cpp +++ b/src/corelib/io/qsettings.cpp @@ -2437,6 +2437,27 @@ void QConfFileSettingsPrivate::ensureSectionParsed(QConfFile *confFile, Note that this may affect framework libraries' functionality if they expect the settings to be shared between applications. + \section2 Changing the location of global Qt settings on Mac OS X + + On Mac OS X, the global Qt settings (stored in \c com.trolltech.plist) + are stored in the application settings file in two situations: + + \list 1 + \o If the application runs in a Mac OS X sandbox (on Mac OS X 10.7 or later) or + \o If the \c Info.plist file of the application contains the key \c "ForAppStore" with the value \c "yes" + \endlist + + In these situations, the application settings file is named using + the bundle identifier of the application, which must consequently + be set in the application's \c Info.plist file. + + This feature is provided to ease the acceptance of Qt applications into + the Mac App Store, as the default behaviour of storing global Qt + settings in the \c com.trolltech.plist file does not conform with Mac + App Store file system usage requirements. For more information + about submitting Qt applications to the Mac App Store, see + \l{mac-differences.html#Preparing a Qt application for Mac App Store submission}{Preparing a Qt application for Mac App Store submission}. + \section2 Platform Limitations While QSettings attempts to smooth over the differences between |