CPack productbuild Generator

New in version 3.7.

productbuild CPack generator (macOS).

Variables specific to CPack productbuild generator

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

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).

CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_IDENTITY_NAME

New in version 3.8.

Adds a digital signature to the resulting package.

CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_KEYCHAIN_PATH

New in version 3.8.

Specify a specific keychain to search for the signing identity.

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).

CPACK_PKGBUILD_IDENTITY_NAME

New in version 3.8.

Adds a digital signature to the resulting package.

CPACK_PKGBUILD_KEYCHAIN_PATH

New in version 3.8.

Specify a specific keychain to search for the signing identity.

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.

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.

CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_RESOURCES_DIR

New in version 3.9.

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

Background Image

New in version 3.17.

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

CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND

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

CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND_ALIGNMENT

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

CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND_SCALING

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

CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND_MIME_TYPE

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

CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND_UTI

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

CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_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_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND_DARKAQUA_ALIGNMENT

Does the same as CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND_ALIGNMENT option, but for the dark theme.

CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND_DARKAQUA_SCALING

Does the same as CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND_SCALING option, but for the dark theme.

CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND_DARKAQUA_MIME_TYPE

Does the same as CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND_MIME_TYPE option, but for the dark theme.

CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND_DARKAQUA_UTI

Does the same as CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND_UTI option, but for the dark theme.