CPack PackageMaker Generator¶

PackageMaker CPack generator (macOS).

Deprecated since version 3.17: Xcode no longer distributes the PackageMaker tools. This CPack generator will be removed in a future version of CPack.

Variables specific to CPack PackageMaker generator¶

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

CPACK_OSX_PACKAGE_VERSION¶: The version of macOS that the resulting PackageMaker archive should be compatible with. Different versions of macOS support different features. For example, CPack can only build component-based installers for macOS 10.4 or newer, and can only build installers that download components on-the-fly for macOS 10.5 or newer. If left blank, this value will be set to the minimum version of macOS that supports the requested features. Set this variable to some value (e.g., 10.4) only if you want to guarantee that your installer will work on that version of macOS, and don't mind missing extra features available in the installer shipping with later versions of macOS.

New in version 3.17.

This group of variables controls the background image of the generated installer.

CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND¶: Adds a background to Distribution XML if specified. The value contains the path to image in Resources directory.

CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_ALIGNMENT¶: Adds an alignment attribute to the background in Distribution XML. Refer to Apple documentation for valid values.

CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_SCALING¶: Adds a scaling attribute to the background in Distribution XML. Refer to Apple documentation for valid values.

CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_MIME_TYPE¶: Adds a mime-type attribute to the background in Distribution XML. The option contains MIME type of an image.

CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_UTI¶: Adds an uti attribute to the background in Distribution XML. The option contains UTI type of an image.

CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_DARKAQUA¶: Adds a background for the Dark Aqua theme to Distribution XML if specified. The value contains the path to image in Resources directory.

CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_DARKAQUA_ALIGNMENT¶: Does the same as CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_ALIGNMENT option, but for the dark theme.

CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_DARKAQUA_SCALING¶: Does the same as CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_SCALING option, but for the dark theme.

CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_DARKAQUA_MIME_TYPE¶: Does the same as CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_MIME_TYPE option, but for the dark theme.

CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_DARKAQUA_UTI¶: Does the same as CPACK_PACKAGEMAKER_BACKGROUND_UTI option, but for the dark theme.