How to create a build script to remove a file

Targets macOS
1

I use Valentina but not the libvreport_fat_release.dylib in my app. It’s 7 MB, so I’d like to remove it with a build script. I’ve based it on another build script posted on the forum that removes unwanted languages .lproj folders, but I keep getting a “no such file or directory” error. The path it seems OK to me. Can anyone tell me what’s wrong with this script?

dim dest as string
dest = CurrentBuildLocation + “/” +CurrentBuildAppName + “.app/Contents/vcomponents”

dim cmd as string
cmd = "/rm -rf " + dest + “/”

dim theOutput as string
theOutput = doshellcommand(cmd + “libvreport_fat_release.dylib”)

if theOutput <> “” then print theOutput

2

do you have this step before BUILD or after BUILD ?
if its before then that makes sense as it does not exist in the build location before the build
it would after

3

Good thought, but this script is the last one that is run (Build is the first). It comes after the Install Valentina script.

4

Why don’t your remove the file in the original Valentina build script? As far as I remember you just need to comment out the line with the report dylib.

If don’t want to change the Valentina script do a print to see the path of the file you want to delete.

5

I did modify the script (and there are many lines that need commenting out), but that caused problems with the latest build of Valentina. I thought this would be a less intrusive way (and I could use any new Valentina scripts without modification). I have looked at the pathname and it seems fine to me. But bash is extremely finicky, which is why I ask the question here.

6

What’s the value of dest?
If either your current path, or CurrentBuildAppName have a space in it, you may be confusing rm on the next line as spaces need to be escaped.

7

I usually do those nasty shell commands in the terminal first and then I build the command piece by piece in Xojo with lots of prints.

Stupid question: why are you using a slash in front of the rm here? "/rm -rf "

8

Thanks to you both for answering. It was indeed the /rm that was the problem (I had copied it from another script that deleted files post-build). When I removed the slash the file was found and removed properly. Again, thanks for your help.