Basic Package Creation # Create directory structure mkdir -p myapp/usr/local/bin cp your_binary myapp/usr/local/bin/ Build the package pkgbuild --root myapp --identifier com.yourcompany.myapp --version 1.0.0 --install-location / myapp.pkg Advanced Package with Scripts # Create directory structure mkdir -p package_root/usr/local/bin mkdir -p scripts Copy your binary cp your_binary package_root/usr/local/bin/ Create pre-install script (optional) cat > scripts/preinstall << 'EOF' #!/bin/bash echo "Pre-installation tasks..." Stop running processes, backup configs, etc. EOF chmod +x scripts/preinstall Create post-install script (optional) cat > scripts/postinstall << 'EOF' #!/bin/bash echo "Post-installation tasks..." chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/your_binary Set permissions, run setup commands, etc. EOF chmod +x scripts/postinstall Build package with scripts pkgbuild --root package_root --scripts scripts --identifier com.yourcompany.myapp --version 1.0.0 --install-location / myapp.pkg Method 2: Using productbuild (For Distribution) Create Component Property List # Generate component plist pkgbuild --analyze --root package_root component.plist Build component package pkgbuild --root package_root --component-plist component.plist --identifier com.yourcompany.myapp --version 1.0.0 component.pkg Create distribution package productbuild --package component.pkg --identifier com.yourcompany.myapp --version 1.0.0 --sign "Developer ID Installer: Your Name (TEAMID)" final_installer.pkg Method 3: Simple Flat Package # One-liner for a single binary pkgbuild --root /path/to/binary/directory \ --identifier com.example.myapp \ --version 1.0 \ --install-location /usr/local/bin \ myapp.pkg Example: Complete Script #!/bin/bash APP_NAME="myapp" BINARY_PATH="./${APP_NAME}" VERSION="1.0.0" IDENTIFIER="com.mycompany.${APP_NAME}" Create package structure PKG_ROOT="pkg_root" SCRIPTS_DIR="scripts"
rm -rf ${PKG_ROOT} ${SCRIPTS_DIR} mkdir -p ${PKG_ROOT}/usr/local/bin mkdir -p ${SCRIPTS_DIR} cp ${BINARY_PATH} ${PKG_ROOT}/usr/local/bin/ Create postinstall script cat > ${SCRIPTS_DIR}/postinstall << EOF #!/bin/bash chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/${APP_NAME} echo "${APP_NAME} v${VERSION} installed successfully" EOF bin to pkg
chmod +x ${SCRIPTS_DIR}/postinstall pkgbuild --root ${PKG_ROOT} --scripts ${SCRIPTS_DIR} --identifier ${IDENTIFIER} --version ${VERSION} --install-location / ${APP_NAME}-${VERSION}.pkg Basic Package Creation # Create directory structure mkdir