build .dmg for macos .app

build_macos.sh

@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# build .app for mac
-python setup.py bdist_mac
+# ensure macos/ReticulumWebChat.sh is executable before the cxfreeze copies it inside the .app
+chmod +x macos/ReticulumWebChat.sh
 
-# copy shell script to .app
-for DIR in ./build/ReticulumWebChat-*.app/Contents/MacOS; do
-  cp ./macos/ReticulumWebChat.sh "$DIR/ReticulumWebChat.sh"
-  chmod +x "$DIR/ReticulumWebChat.sh"
-done
+# build macos .app and put in .dmg
+python setup.py bdist_dmg
 
 # todo codesign?

setup.py

@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ setup(
         },
         'bdist_mac': {
             'iconfile': "macos/icon.icns",
+            'include_resources': [
+                # we use this script to launch as a terminal app
+                ('macos/ReticulumWebChat.sh', '../MacOS/ReticulumWebChat.sh'),
+            ],
             'plist_items': [
                 # we want ReticulumWebChat.app to execute ReticulumWebChat.sh instead of the python binary, as we need to launch it via terminal
                 ('CFBundleExecutable', 'ReticulumWebChat.sh'),