jesscmoore
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8 months ago Completed. The trick was to set incoming and outgoing network connections to True in the Release Entitlements file
Edited macos/Runner/Release.entitlements to insert below
<key>com.apple.security.network.client</key>
<true/>
<key>com.apple.security.network.server</key>
<true/>Ran flutter build macos
It builds the app in
Made the macos icons .icns file. https://www.codingforentrepreneurs.com/blog/create-icns-icons-for-macos-apps/
Created a macos_dmg folder, added config.json for dmg configuration and setting .icns file.
https://blog.stackademic.com/generating-dmg-files-with-flutter-packaging-for-macos-like-a-pro-335bc884d233
Made .dmg installer with
cd installers/macos_dmg
appdmg ./config.json ./podnotes.dmg
[ 1/21] Looking for target... [ OK ]
[ 2/21] Reading JSON Specification... [ OK ]
[ 3/21] Parsing JSON Specification... [ OK ]
[ 4/21] Validating JSON Specification... [ OK ]
[ 5/21] Looking for files... [ OK ]
[ 6/21] Calculating size of image... [ OK ]
[ 7/21] Creating temporary image... [ OK ]
[ 8/21] Mounting temporary image... [ OK ]
[ 9/21] Making hidden background folder... [ OK ]
[10/21] Copying background... [SKIP]
[11/21] Reading background dimensions... [SKIP]
[12/21] Copying icon... [ OK ]
[13/21] Setting icon... [ OK ]
[14/21] Creating links... [ OK ]
[15/21] Copying files... [ OK ]
[16/21] Making all the visuals... [ OK ]
[17/21] Blessing image... [ OK ]
[18/21] Unmounting temporary image... [ OK ]
[19/21] Finalizing image... [ OK ]
[20/21] Signing image... [SKIP]
[21/21] Removing temporary image... [ OK ]
[22/21] Removing target image... [ OK ]
Your image is ready:
./podnotes.dmg
mv podnotes.dmg ../.Added installers/macos_dmg to .gitignore
Merged to main from jess/mac_app_build.
Build macos .app and create .dmg app installer, add to podnotes/installers folder.