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First attempt at creating an installer
JanWilczek Oct 24, 2025
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Truncate the postinstall script
JanWilczek Oct 24, 2025
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The installer script copies the plugin bundle to /Library/Audio/Plug-…
JanWilczek Oct 24, 2025
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Working installer script with xattr
JanWilczek Oct 24, 2025
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Removed sudo; the script runs with elevated priviledges anyway
JanWilczek Oct 24, 2025
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Merge branch 'main' into jan/create-installer-script
JanWilczek Oct 24, 2025
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Updated .gitignore
JanWilczek Oct 24, 2025
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Remove the package_scripts dir after creating the .pkg file
JanWilczek Oct 24, 2025
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todo.md
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# Installers
*.pkg

# Prerequisites
*.d

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21 changes: 21 additions & 0 deletions scripts/create_macos_installer.sh
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#!/bin/zsh

PLUGIN_PATH=$1
PLUGIN_FILE_NAME=$PLUGIN_PATH:t
echo "Creating an installer for $PLUGIN_FILE_NAME"

DEST_DIR="/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3"

SCRIPTS_PATH="package_scripts"
POSTINSTALL_SCRIPT_PATH="$SCRIPTS_PATH/postinstall"
mkdir $SCRIPTS_PATH

echo "#!/bin/zsh" > $POSTINSTALL_SCRIPT_PATH
echo "xattr -cr $DEST_DIR/$PLUGIN_FILE_NAME\n" >> $POSTINSTALL_SCRIPT_PATH

chmod +x $POSTINSTALL_SCRIPT_PATH

pkgbuild --scripts $SCRIPTS_PATH --install-location $DEST_DIR --component $PLUGIN_PATH "$PLUGIN_FILE_NAME.pkg"

rm -r $SCRIPTS_PATH

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