Gui: Compile CONTRIBUTORS into Qt resources

src/Doc/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@ configure_file(ThirdPartyLibraries.html
     ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}/ThirdPartyLibraries.html COPYONLY)
 configure_file(LICENSE.html
     ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}/LICENSE.html COPYONLY)
-configure_file(CONTRIBUTORS
-    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}/CONTRIBUTORS COPYONLY)
+
+# The CONTRIBUTORS file is now compiled into the FreeCAD GUI Qt resource file
 
 INSTALL(FILES
     ThirdPartyLibraries.html
     LICENSE.html
-    CONTRIBUTORS
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}
 )
 

src/Gui/Icons/resource.qrc

@@ -259,4 +259,7 @@
     <qresource prefix="/icons/FreeCAD-default/scalable">
         <file>Std_ViewScreenShot.svg</file>
     </qresource>
+    <qresource prefix="/doc">
+        <file alias="CONTRIBUTORS">../../Doc/CONTRIBUTORS</file>
+    </qresource>
 </RCC>

src/Gui/Splashscreen.cpp

@@ -383,8 +383,7 @@ public:
 
 void AboutDialog::showCredits()
 {
-    QString creditsFileURL = QString::fromLatin1("%1/CONTRIBUTORS")
-        .arg(QString::fromUtf8(App::Application::getHelpDir().c_str()));
+    auto creditsFileURL = QLatin1String(":/doc/CONTRIBUTORS");
     QFile creditsFile(creditsFileURL);
 
     if (!creditsFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {