RuntimeDependencies are not included in the `*.app` macOS package

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Hi everyone,

I have a module within a plugin that rely on dataset files. This file is added as a non-UFS FRuntimeDependency in the module *.Build.cs(see code below). On Windows, when I package my project, the dataset is copied into the packaged game, but this does not work on macOS. Note that UFS dependencies are not included either in the macOS package. Am I missing something ?

Thanks for your help :slight_smile:

MyPlugin.uplugin :

{
  "FileVersion": 3,
  "Version": 1,
  "VersionName": "1.0",
  "FriendlyName": "My Plugin",
  "Description": "A description for my plugin",
  "Category": "Misc",
  "CreatedBy": "Me",
  "CreatedByURL": "",
  "DocsURL": "",
  "MarketplaceURL": "",
  "SupportURL": "",
  "CanContainContent": true,
  "IsBetaVersion": false,
  "IsExperimentalVersion": false,
  "Installed": false,
  "Modules": [
    {
      "Name": "MyModule",
      "Type": "Runtime",
      "LoadingPhase": "Default"
    }
  ],
  "Plugins": [
    {
      "Name": "AnotherPlugin",
      "Enabled": true
    }
  ]
}

MyModule.Build.cs :

using UnrealBuildTool;
using System.IO;

public class MyModule : ModuleRules
{
	public MyModule(ReadOnlyTargetRules Target) : base(Target)
	{
		PCHUsage = ModuleRules.PCHUsageMode.UseExplicitOrSharedPCHs;

		PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(
			new string[]
			{
				"Core"
			}
		);
		
		PrivateDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(
			new string[]
			{
				"CoreUObject",
				"Engine",
				"Projects",
				"AnotherModule"
			}
		);
		
		RuntimeDependencies.Add(
			Path.Combine(PluginDirectory, @"Resources\MyDatasetFolder\*"), 
			StagedFileType.NonUFS 
		);
		
	}
}
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Hey ! I was wondering if you ever found what was the issue ?

I am trying to package my game with the Unreal Automation Tool using the UE5.3 source build, and the third party lib of my plugin (for me, the SDL2 dylib), won’t be packaged in the place, though every thing else goes well…

I am quite certain it comes from the runtime dependency not working, as you said, but I’m unable to understand where it comes from, as when we were on UE5.2, it was working…

Thank you for reading and if you have any idea, it’ll be more than welcome !

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RuntimeDependencies.Add("$(BinaryOutputDir)/libipc.dylib", srcPath);

Same question from UE5.3, it does not work. no file is copied

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A bit late to answer, but I somehow made it work by using:

RuntimeDependencies.Add("$(BinaryOutputDir)/libSDL2.dylib",Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(ModuleDirectory, "../../Source/ThirdParty/Mac/libSDL2.dylib")),StagedFileType.NonUFS);

Of course, “Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(ModuleDirectory, “…/…/Source/ThirdParty/Mac/libSDL2.dylib”))” is where my dylib file is locally.
I also made sure that the lib was writable, as there seem to be some permission problem when using Perforce.

However, UE5.3 does have some big bugs on Mac OS (such as multiple inputs not working) that 5.4 addresses, so maybe some problems come from the version itself (not really sure).

Hope it helps !