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+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+set -e
+
+if [ ${0:0:1} = "/" ]; then
+	HERE=`dirname $0`
+else
+	CMD=`pwd`/$0
+	HERE=`dirname ${CMD}`
+fi
+
+PKG_SIGN_POSSIBLE=1
+
+if [ -z "$OSX_PKEY_INSTALLER" ]
+then
+	echo "No OSX_PKEY_INSTALLER provided. PKG will NOT be signed"
+	PKG_SIGN_POSSIBLE=0
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$OSX_PKEY_APPLICATION" ]
+then
+	echo "No OSX_PKEY_APPLICATION provided. PKG will NOT be signed"
+	PKG_SIGN_POSSIBLE=0
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$OSX_PKEY_INSTALLER_PASS" ]
+then
+	echo "No OSX_PKEY_INSTALLER_PASS provided. PKG will NOT be signed"
+	PKG_SIGN_POSSIBLE=0
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$OSX_PKEY_APPLICATION_PASS" ]
+then
+	echo "No OSX_PKEY_APPLICATION_PASS provided. PKG will NOT be signed"
+	PKG_SIGN_POSSIBLE=0
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$OSX_APPSTORE_CONNECT_KEY" ]
+then
+	echo "No OSX_APPSTORE_CONNECT_KEY provided. PKG will NOT be signed"
+	PKG_SIGN_POSSIBLE=0
+fi
+
+PACK() 
+{
+    DIST_DIR=$1
+    BUILD_DIR=$2
+    OUT_DIR=$3
+
+	BRAND=CellframeNode
+
+    #USED FOR PREPARATION OF UNIFIED BUNDLE
+    #all binaries and some structure files are threre
+    PACKAGE_DIR=${DIST_DIR}/osxpackaging
+
+    #USED FOR PROCESSING OF PREPARED BUNDLE: BOM CREATION, ETC
+    OSX_PKG_DIR=${DIST_DIR}/pkg
+
+	BRAND_OSX_BUNDLE_DIR=${PACKAGE_DIR}/${BRAND}.app
+
+    #prepare correct packaging structure
+    mkdir -p ${PACKAGE_DIR}
+    mkdir -p ${OSX_PKG_DIR}
+
+    echo "Creating unified package structure in [$BRAND_OSX_BUNDLE_DIR]"
+
+    #copy base application bundle
+    #path to it in BRAND_OSX_BUNDLE_DIR
+    cp -r ${DIST_DIR}/Users/$(whoami)/Applications/Cellframe.app ${PACKAGE_DIR}/CellframeNode.app
+
+    #copy pkginstall
+	cp  ${HERE}/../os/macos/PKGINSTALL/* ${PACKAGE_DIR}
+
+	echo "Do packaging magic in [$PACKAGE_DIR]"
+	cd $wd
+	
+	#get version info
+	source "${HERE}/../version.mk"
+    PACKAGE_NAME="cellframe-node_${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}_amd64.pkg"
+	PACKAGE_NAME_SIGNED="cellframe-node_${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}_amd64-signed.pkg"
+    echo "Building package [$PACKAGE_NAME]"
+
+	#prepare
+	PAYLOAD_BUILD=${PACKAGE_DIR}/payload_build
+	SCRIPTS_BUILD=${PACKAGE_DIR}/scripts_build
+
+	mkdir -p ${PAYLOAD_BUILD}
+	mkdir -p ${SCRIPTS_BUILD}
+
+	cp ${PACKAGE_DIR}/${BRAND}.plist ${PAYLOAD_BUILD}
+	cp -r ${BRAND_OSX_BUNDLE_DIR} ${PAYLOAD_BUILD}
+
+	
+	cp ${PACKAGE_DIR}/preinstall ${SCRIPTS_BUILD}
+	cp ${PACKAGE_DIR}/postinstall ${SCRIPTS_BUILD}
+
+	#create .pkg struture to further xar coommand
+
+	#code-sign binaries
+	if [ "$PKG_SIGN_POSSIBLE" -eq "1" ]; then
+		echo "Code-signig binaries"
+		#add runtime flag to bypass notarization warnings about hardened runtime.
+		rcodesign sign --code-signature-flags runtime --p12-file ${OSX_PKEY_APPLICATION} --p12-password ${OSX_PKEY_APPLICATION_PASS} ${PAYLOAD_BUILD}/${BRAND}.app
+	fi
+
+	# create bom file
+	mkbom -u 0 -g 80 ${PAYLOAD_BUILD} ${OSX_PKG_DIR}/Bom
+
+	# create Payload
+	(cd ${PAYLOAD_BUILD} && find . | cpio -o --format odc --owner 0:80 | gzip -c) > ${OSX_PKG_DIR}/Payload
+	# create Scripts
+	(cd ${SCRIPTS_BUILD} && find . | cpio -o --format odc --owner 0:80 | gzip -c) > ${OSX_PKG_DIR}/Scripts
+
+	#update PkgInfo
+	cp ${PACKAGE_DIR}/PackageInfo ${OSX_PKG_DIR}
+
+	numberOfFiles=$(find ${PAYLOAD_BUILD} | wc -l)
+	installKBytes=$(du -k -s ${PAYLOAD_BUILD} | cut -d"$(echo -e '\t')" -f1)
+	sed -i "s/numberOfFiles=\"[0-9]\+\"/numberOfFiles=\"$numberOfFiles\"/g" ${OSX_PKG_DIR}/PackageInfo
+	sed -i "s/installKBytes=\"[0-9]\+\"/installKBytes=\"$installKBytes\"/" ${OSX_PKG_DIR}/PackageInfo
+
+	(cd $OSX_PKG_DIR && xar --compression none -cf ../../${PACKAGE_NAME} *)
+	
+	#check if we can sign pkg
+	#for certificate preparation see this guide: https://users.wfu.edu/cottrell/productsign/productsign_linux.html
+	#for other things see rcodesing help
+
+	if [ "$PKG_SIGN_POSSIBLE" -eq "1" ]; then
+		echo "Signig $PACKAGE_NAME to $PACKAGE_NAME_SIGNED"
+
+		cd ${OUT_DIR}
+		
+		rcodesign sign --p12-file ${OSX_PKEY_INSTALLER} --p12-password ${OSX_PKEY_INSTALLER_PASS} ${PACKAGE_NAME} ${PACKAGE_NAME_SIGNED}
+		
+		echo "Notarizing package"
+		rcodesign notary-submit --api-key-path ${OSX_APPSTORE_CONNECT_KEY} ${PACKAGE_NAME_SIGNED} --staple
+		rm ${PACKAGE_NAME}
+	fi
+}
+
+