Could not find the main bundle or the Info.plist is missing a CFBundleIdentifier in ‘MyApp_1.0.0.pkg’. Unable to validate your application. (-21017)

[kerner1000]

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Short description of the issue/suggestion:

Build succeeds but I cannot upload to AppStore. I am validating my package by the following command:

xcrun altool --validate-app -f MyApp_1.0.0.pkg --type osx --apiKey "<my-key>" --apiIssuer "<my-issuer>"
*** Error: Validation failed for 'MyApp_1.0.0.pkg'.
*** Error: Could not find the main bundle or the Info.plist is missing a CFBundleIdentifier in ‘MyApp_1.0.0.pkg’. Unable to validate your application. (-21017)

I mount the dmg file, then open "MyApp.app" -> Show Package Contents, Contents/Info.plist. In Info.plist there is a CFBundleIdentifier entry.

If I expand the pkg file using pkgutil --expand MyApp_1.0.0.pkg expanded, I see a PackageInfo file, that does contain a bundle id, but no CFBundleIdentifier...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<pkg-info overwrite-permissions="true" relocatable="false" identifier="com.myapp" postinstall-action="none" version="1.0.0" format-version="2" generator-version="InstallCmds-807 (21F79)" install-location="/Applications" auth="root">
    <payload numberOfFiles="133" installKBytes="66905"/>
    <bundle path="./MyApp.app" id="com.myapp" CFBundleShortVersionString="1.0.0" CFBundleVersion="1.0.0"/>
    <bundle-version>
        <bundle id="com.myapp"/>
    </bundle-version>
    <upgrade-bundle>
        <bundle id="com.myapp"/>
    </upgrade-bundle>
    <update-bundle/>
    <atomic-update-bundle/>
    <strict-identifier>
        <bundle id="com.myapp"/>
    </strict-identifier>
    <relocate>
        <bundle id="com.myapp"/>
    </relocate>
</pkg-info>

[kerner1000]

I found a solution by using productbuild instead of pkgbuild. Will submit a PR soon. :)

[fvarrui]

I found a solution by using productbuild instead of pkgbuild. Will submit a PR soon. :)

Great!