https://github.com/mgatner/homebrew-caskpkg

Homebrew external command to build a macOS installer package from a cask
https://github.com/mgatner/homebrew-caskpkg

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Homebrew external command to build a macOS installer package from a cask

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mgatner/homebrew-caskpkg
• Owner: MGatner
• License: mpl-2.0
• Created: 2020-07-24T14:10:09.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: develop
• Last Pushed: 2020-07-27T15:35:52.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-13T03:10:57.775Z (14 days ago)
• Language: Ruby
• Size: 14.6 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# homebrew-caskpkg

Homebrew [external command](https://docs.brew.sh/External-Commands) to build a macOS installer

package from a [cask](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/)

## Usage

The cask must first already be installed on the system. Using [cyberduck](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/cyberduck) as an example:

`brew cask pkg cyberduck`

WIP

## Installing it

`brewcask-pkg` is available from this [formulae tap](https://github.com/mgatner/homebrew-caskage). Add the tap:

`brew tap mgatner/caskpkg`

Then install as any other formula:

`brew install brew-caskpkg`

## Extras

You can also define a custom identifier prefix in the reverse-domain convention with the `--identifier-prefix` option,

e.g. `brew cask pkg --identifier-prefix io.cyberduck cyberduck`.

You can set the path to custom **preinstall** and **postinstall** scripts with the `--scripts` option which passed through to the `pkgbuild` command.  

For more information refer to `man pkgbuild` which explains:

> `--scripts scripts_path` archive the entire contents of scripts-path as the package scripts. If this directory contains scripts named preinstall and/or postinstall, these will be run as the top-level scripts of the package [...]

## License

This project uses the [Mozilla Public License](https://github.com/mgatner/homebrew-caskage/blob/develop/LICENSE.md).

It borrows heavily from its [formula counterpart](https://github.com/mgatner/homebrew-pkg),

originally authored by [Tim Sutton](https://github.com/timsutton/brew-pkg) and [Daniel Bair](https://github.com/danielbair/homebrew-pkg).