Embed our data files inside the binary with QRC

app/app.pro

@@ -302,18 +302,6 @@ DEPENDPATH += $$PWD/../h264bitstream/h264bitstream
     DEPENDPATH += $$PWD/../AntiHooking
 }
 
-defineTest(copyToDestDir) {
-    files = $$1
-
-    for(FILE, files) {
-        !equals(PWD, $$OUT_PWD) {
-            QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$QMAKE_COPY $$shell_quote($$shell_path($$PWD/$$FILE)) $$shell_quote($$shell_path($$OUT_PWD)) $$escape_expand(\\n\\t)
-        }
-    }
-
-    export(QMAKE_POST_LINK)
-}
-
 unix:!macx: {
     isEmpty(PREFIX) {
         PREFIX = /usr/local
@@ -339,12 +327,6 @@ unix:!macx: {
     appdata.files = SDL_GameControllerDB/gamecontrollerdb.txt ModeSeven.ttf
     appdata.path = "$$PREFIX/$$DATADIR/Moonlight Game Streaming Project/Moonlight/"
 
-    CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
-        # Copy the required data files into the application directory only for debug builds.
-        # Release builds will use the INSTALLS variable to place these in the correct folders.
-        copyToDestDir(SDL_GameControllerDB/gamecontrollerdb.txt ModeSeven.ttf)
-    }
-
     INSTALLS += target appdata desktop icons appstream
 }
 win32 {
@@ -353,9 +335,6 @@ win32 {
     QMAKE_TARGET_DESCRIPTION = Moonlight Game Streaming Client
     QMAKE_TARGET_PRODUCT = Moonlight
 
-    # Copy the required data files into the application directory
-    copyToDestDir(SDL_GameControllerDB/gamecontrollerdb.txt ModeSeven.ttf)
-
     CONFIG -= embed_manifest_exe
     QMAKE_LFLAGS += /MANIFEST:embed /MANIFESTINPUT:$${PWD}/Moonlight.exe.manifest
 }
@@ -366,7 +345,7 @@ macx {
 
     QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = $$OUT_PWD/Info.plist
 
-    APP_BUNDLE_RESOURCES.files = moonlight.icns SDL_GameControllerDB/gamecontrollerdb.txt ModeSeven.ttf
+    APP_BUNDLE_RESOURCES.files = moonlight.icns
     APP_BUNDLE_RESOURCES.path = Contents/Resources
 
     APP_BUNDLE_FRAMEWORKS.files = $$files(../libs/mac/Frameworks/*.framework, true)

app/path.cpp

@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ QString Path::getBoxArtCacheDir()
     return s_BoxArtCacheDir;
 }
 
+QByteArray Path::readDataFile(QString fileName)
+{
+    QFile dataFile(getDataFilePath(fileName));
+    dataFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+    return dataFile.readAll();
+}
+
 QString Path::getDataFilePath(QString fileName)
 {
     QString candidatePath;
@@ -28,33 +35,28 @@ QString Path::getDataFilePath(QString fileName)
     // Check the current directory first
     candidatePath = QDir(QDir::currentPath()).absoluteFilePath(fileName);
     if (QFile::exists(candidatePath)) {
+        qInfo() << "Found" << fileName << "at" << candidatePath;
         return candidatePath;
     }
 
     // Now check the data directories (for Linux, in particular)
     candidatePath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::DataLocation, fileName);
     if (!candidatePath.isEmpty() && QFile::exists(candidatePath)) {
+        qInfo() << "Found" << fileName << "at" << candidatePath;
         return candidatePath;
     }
 
     // Now try the directory of our app installation (for Windows, if current dir doesn't find it)
     candidatePath = QDir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()).absoluteFilePath(fileName);
     if (QFile::exists(candidatePath)) {
+        qInfo() << "Found" << fileName << "at" << candidatePath;
         return candidatePath;
     }
 
-    // Now try the Resources folder in our app bundle for macOS
+    // Return the QRC embedded copy
-    QDir dir = QDir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath());
+    candidatePath = ":/data/" + fileName;
-    dir.cdUp();
+    qInfo() << "Found" << fileName << "at" << candidatePath;
-    dir.cd("Resources");
+    return QString(candidatePath);
-    dir.filePath(fileName);
-    candidatePath = dir.absoluteFilePath(fileName);
-    if (QFile::exists(candidatePath)) {
-        return candidatePath;
-    }
-
-    // Couldn't find it
-    return QString();
 }
 
 void Path::initialize(bool portable)

app/path.h

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ public:
 
     static QString getBoxArtCacheDir();
 
+    static QByteArray readDataFile(QString fileName);
+
+    // Only safe to use directly for Qt classes
     static QString getDataFilePath(QString fileName);
 
     static void initialize(bool portable);

app/resources.qrc

@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@
         <file>res/moonlight.svg</file>
         <file>res/update.svg</file>
     </qresource>
+    <qresource prefix="/data">
+        <file alias="gamecontrollerdb.txt">SDL_GameControllerDB/gamecontrollerdb.txt</file>
+        <file alias="ModeSeven.ttf">ModeSeven.ttf</file>
+    </qresource>
 </RCC>

app/settings/mappingmanager.cpp

@@ -54,15 +54,10 @@ void MappingManager::save()
 
 void MappingManager::applyMappings()
 {
-    QString mappingFile = Path::getDataFilePath("gamecontrollerdb.txt");
+    QByteArray mappingData = Path::readDataFile("gamecontrollerdb.txt");
-    if (!mappingFile.isEmpty()) {
+    if (!mappingData.isEmpty()) {
-        std::string mappingFileNative = QDir::toNativeSeparators(mappingFile).toStdString();
+        int newMappings = SDL_GameControllerAddMappingsFromRW(
-
+                    SDL_RWFromConstMem(mappingData.constData(), mappingData.size()), 1);
-        SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
-                    "Loading gamepad mappings from: %s",
-                    mappingFileNative.c_str());
-
-        int newMappings = SDL_GameControllerAddMappingsFromFile(mappingFileNative.c_str());
         if (newMappings < 0) {
             SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                          "Error loading gamepad mappings: %s",
@@ -75,8 +70,8 @@ void MappingManager::applyMappings()
         }
     }
     else {
-        SDL_LogWarn(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
+        SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
-                    "No gamepad mapping file found");
+                     "Unable to load gamepad mapping file");
     }
 
     QList<SdlGamepadMapping> mappings = m_Mappings.values();

app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/sdlvid.cpp

@@ -88,15 +88,16 @@ void SdlRenderer::notifyOverlayUpdated(Overlay::OverlayType type)
 {
     // Construct the required font to render the overlay
     if (m_OverlayFonts[type] == nullptr) {
-        QByteArray fontPath = QDir::toNativeSeparators(Path::getDataFilePath("ModeSeven.ttf")).toUtf8();
+        QByteArray fontData = Path::readDataFile("ModeSeven.ttf");
-        if (fontPath.isEmpty()) {
+        if (fontData.isEmpty()) {
-            SDL_LogWarn(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
+            SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
-                        "Unable to locate SDL overlay font");
+                         "Unable to load SDL overlay font");
             return;
         }
 
-        m_OverlayFonts[type] = TTF_OpenFont(fontPath.data(),
+        m_OverlayFonts[type] = TTF_OpenFontRW(SDL_RWFromConstMem(fontData.constData(), fontData.size()),
-                                            Session::get()->getOverlayManager().getOverlayFontSize(type));
+                                              1,
+                                              Session::get()->getOverlayManager().getOverlayFontSize(type));
         if (m_OverlayFonts[type] == nullptr) {
             SDL_LogWarn(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                         "TTF_OpenFont() failed: %s",

scripts/generate-installers.bat

@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ echo Copying GC mapping list
 copy %SOURCE_ROOT%\app\SDL_GameControllerDB\gamecontrollerdb.txt %DEPLOY_FOLDER%
 if !ERRORLEVEL! NEQ 0 goto Error
 
-echo Copying SDL overlay font
-copy %SOURCE_ROOT%\app\ModeSeven.ttf %DEPLOY_FOLDER%
-if !ERRORLEVEL! NEQ 0 goto Error
-
 echo Deploying Qt dependencies
 windeployqt.exe --dir %DEPLOY_FOLDER% --%BUILD_CONFIG% --qmldir %SOURCE_ROOT%\app\gui --no-opengl-sw --no-compiler-runtime %BUILD_FOLDER%\app\%BUILD_CONFIG%\Moonlight.exe
 if !ERRORLEVEL! NEQ 0 goto Error