How can I add Symbolic Link (/Application) and background image in .dmg package?

Yash001

Hello,

I am deploying my application with help of macdeployqt tool.

macdeployqt tool create read only .dmg packet. I would like to add Symbolic link "ln -s /Application" in dmg packet. what is good way to do it?

Yash001

got solution from
https://asmaloney.com/2013/07/howto/packaging-a-mac-os-x-application-using-a-dmg/

example script:

echo "change the permision of .dmg file"
hdiutil convert "SquidStat.dmg" -format UDRW -o "SquidStat_Rw.dmg"

echo "mount it and save the device"
DEVICE=$(hdiutil attach -readwrite -noverify "SquidStat_Rw.dmg" |egrep '^/dev/' |sed 1q |awk '{print $1}')

sleep 2

echo "create the sysmbolic link to application folder"
PATH_AT_VOLUME=/Volumes/..:..:out:Release:_SquidStat:SquidStat     ## check Path inside cd /Volume/

pushd "$PATH_AT_VOLUME"
ln -s /Applications
popd

echo "copy the background image in to package"
mkdir "$PATH_AT_VOLUME"/.background
cp backgroundImage.png "$PATH_AT_VOLUME"/.background/
echo "done"

# tell the Finder to resize the window, set the background,
#  change the icon size, place the icons in the right position, etc.
echo '
    tell application "Finder"
    tell disk "../../out/Release/_SquidStat/SquidStat"   ## check Path inside cd /Volume/
        open
            set current view of container window to icon view
            set toolbar visible of container window to false
            set statusbar visible of container window to false
            set the bounds of container window to {400, 100, 1110, 645}
            set viewOptions to the icon view options of container window
            set arrangement of viewOptions to not arranged
            set icon size of viewOptions to 72
            set background picture of viewOptions to file ".background:backgroundImage.png"
            set position of item "SquidStat.app" of container window to {160, 325}
            set position of item "Applications" of container window to {560, 320}
        close
        open
        update without registering applications
        delay 2
    end tell
    end tell
' | osascript

sync

# unmount it
hdiutil detach "${DEVICE}"

rm -f "SquidStat.dmg"


hdiutil convert "SquidStat_Rw.dmg" -format UDZO -o "SquidStat.dmg"

rm -f "SquidStat_Rw.dmg"
exit

dscyw

Another way is to create .dmg file by hdiutil create instead of macdeployqt -dmg .

mkdir ui-release
cd ui-release
ln -s /Applications
cd ..
mv $appfolder ui-release/
hdiutil create -volname $volname -srcfolder ui-release/ -ov -format UDZO $dmgfilename