Help/cpack_gen/productbuild.rst

CPack productbuild Generator
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productbuild CPack generator (macOS).

Variables specific to CPack productbuild generator
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The following variable is specific to installers built on Mac
macOS using ProductBuild:

.. variable:: CPACK_COMMAND_PRODUCTBUILD

 Path to the ``productbuild(1)`` command used to generate a product archive for
 the macOS Installer or Mac App Store.  This variable can be used to override
 the automatically detected command (or specify its location if the
 auto-detection fails to find it).

.. variable:: CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_IDENTITY_NAME

 Adds a digital signature to the resulting package.


.. variable:: CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_KEYCHAIN_PATH

 Specify a specific keychain to search for the signing identity.


.. variable:: CPACK_COMMAND_PKGBUILD

 Path to the ``pkgbuild(1)`` command used to generate an macOS component package
 on macOS.  This variable can be used to override the automatically detected
 command (or specify its location if the auto-detection fails to find it).


.. variable:: CPACK_PKGBUILD_IDENTITY_NAME

 Adds a digital signature to the resulting package.


.. variable:: CPACK_PKGBUILD_KEYCHAIN_PATH

 Specify a specific keychain to search for the signing identity.


.. variable:: CPACK_PREFLIGHT_<COMP>_SCRIPT

 Full path to a file that will be used as the ``preinstall`` script for the
 named ``<COMP>`` component's package, where ``<COMP>`` is the uppercased
 component name.  No ``preinstall`` script is added if this variable is not
 defined for a given component.


.. variable:: CPACK_POSTFLIGHT_<COMP>_SCRIPT

 Full path to a file that will be used as the ``postinstall`` script for the
 named ``<COMP>`` component's package, where ``<COMP>`` is the uppercased
 component name.  No ``postinstall`` script is added if this variable is not
 defined for a given component.


.. variable:: CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_RESOURCES_DIR

 If specified the productbuild generator copies files from this directory
 (including subdirectories) to the ``Resources`` directory. This is done
 before the :variable:`CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_WELCOME`,
 :variable:`CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README`, and
 :variable:`CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE` files are copied.