Access Console installer macOS to .pkg format

Hi ​@Josmay 

I would assume since others have done it, this could work using Apple’s own pkgbuild tool.

1. 
mkdir -p payload/Applications

2.
cp -R MyApp.app payload/Applications/

3.
pkgbuild \
  --root payload \
  --identifier com.yourcompany.myapp \
  --version 1.0.0 \
  MyApp.pkg

Scripting it.

#!/bin/bash

set -e

# -----------------------------
# convert-app-to-pkg.sh
# Converts any .app bundle into a .pkg installer
# -----------------------------

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 /path/to/MyApp.app"
    exit 1
fi

APP_PATH="$1"

# Validate input
if [ ! -d "$APP_PATH" ] || [[ "$APP_PATH" != *.app ]]; then
    echo "Error: '$APP_PATH' is not a valid .app bundle"
    exit 1
fi

APP_NAME=$(basename "$APP_PATH" .app)
PKG_NAME="${APP_NAME}.pkg"

# Extract version from Info.plist (fallback to 1.0)
VERSION=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :CFBundleShortVersionString" \
    "$APP_PATH/Contents/Info.plist" 2>/dev/null || echo "1.0")

IDENTIFIER="com.$USER.${APP_NAME,,}"

# Create temp payload directory
WORKDIR=$(mktemp -d)
mkdir -p "$WORKDIR/Applications"

echo "Copying app bundle..."
cp -R "$APP_PATH" "$WORKDIR/Applications/"

echo "Building PKG..."
pkgbuild \
    --root "$WORKDIR" \
    --identifier "$IDENTIFIER" \
    --version "$VERSION" \
    --install-location "/" \
    "$PKG_NAME"

echo "Cleaning up..."
rm -rf "$WORKDIR"

echo "----------------------------------------"
echo "PKG created successfully:"
echo "  $PKG_NAME"
echo "Identifier: $IDENTIFIER"
echo "Version:    $VERSION"
echo "----------------------------------------"

KR Jens