macOS desktop as a target broken due to missing FlutterMacOS

[diegum]

Page URL

https://docs.flutter.dev/platform-integration/macos/building/

Page source

https://github.com/flutter/website/tree/main/src/content/platform-integration/macos/building.md

Describe the problem

I follow the instructions as listed but the following command throws an error:

$  flutter build macos

/Users/zatanna/Development/socas/macos/Runner/MainFlutterWindow.swift:2:8: error: no such module 'FlutterMacOS'
import FlutterMacOS
       ^
** BUILD FAILED **

Building macOS application...                                           
Build process failed

My flutter doctor:

$ flutter doctor -v
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.27.1, on macOS 15.2 24C101 darwin-x64, locale en-US)
    • Flutter version 3.27.1 on channel stable at /opt/flutter/3.27.1/flutter
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 17025dd882 (35 hours ago), 2024-12-17 03:23:09 +0900
    • Engine revision cb4b5fff73
    • Dart version 3.6.0
    • DevTools version 2.40.2

[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 34.0.0)
    • Android SDK at /opt/android-clt/11076708
    • Platform android-34, build-tools 34.0.0
    • Java binary at: /opt/android-studio/2024.2.1.12/Android Studio.app/Contents/jbr/Contents/Home/bin/java
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 21.0.3+-79915915-b509.11)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 16.2)
    • Xcode at /opt/xcode/16.2/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
    • Build 16C5032a
    • CocoaPods version 1.16.2

[✗] Chrome - develop for the web (Cannot find Chrome executable at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google
    Chrome)
    ! Cannot find Chrome. Try setting CHROME_EXECUTABLE to a Chrome executable.

[✓] Android Studio (version 2024.2)
    • Android Studio at /opt/android-studio/2024.2.1.12/Android Studio.app/Contents
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart
    • android-studio-dir = /opt/android-studio/2024.2.1.12/Android Studio.app
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 21.0.3+-79915915-b509.11)

[✓] Connected device (1 available)
    • macOS (desktop) • macos • darwin-x64 • macOS 15.2 24C101 darwin-x64

[✓] Network resources
    • All expected network resources are available.

! Doctor found issues in 1 category.

Expected fix

It seems that the Flutter SDK got some regression regarding macos desktop as a target. It stopped including FlutterMacOS in the project.

Additional context

No response

I would like to fix this problem.

• I will try and fix this problem on docs.flutter.dev.

[sfshaza2]

@parlough, can you take a look?