🍎 macOS Universal Bundle Builder

Automated GitHub Actions workflow to build universal macOS application bundles from ARM64 and x86_64 ZIP files.

🚀 How to Use

Workflow

1. Create to_release/ folder in your repo
2. Upload your ZIP files there (osx-arm64.zip and osx-x64.zip)
3. Go to Actions tab in your GitHub repo
4. Click Build macOS Universal Bundle
5. Click Run workflow
6. Fill in the form:
   • Version: Beta3A (or your version)
   • Executable name: NicFW880_RMS (your app name)

📦 What You Get

• 🔗 Universal Bundle: Single .app that works on ARM64 and x86_64
• 💿 Professional DMG: Ready-to-distribute disk image
• 📱 GitHub Release: Automatic release with downloadable assets
• 📋 Build Artifacts: Available even without releases

🛠️ Features

• ✅ Combines ARM64 + x86_64 binaries with lipo
• ✅ Creates macOS .app bundle with proper Info.plist
• ✅ Generates installer DMG with Applications link
• ✅ Automatic GitHub releases
• ✅ Zero local macOS dependencies - runs entirely on GitHub

📁 Repository Structure

repo/
├── .github/workflows/build-macos.yml  # GitHub Actions workflow
├── scripts/                           # Build scripts
│   ├── create_universal_from_zips.sh  # Bundle creation
│   └── create_dmg.sh                  # DMG creation
├── to_release/                          # Upload your ZIPs here (optional)
└── README.md                          # This file

🔧 Local Development

You can also run the scripts locally on macOS:

# Make scripts executable
chmod +x scripts/*.sh

# Build universal bundle
./scripts/create_universal_from_zips.sh osx-arm64.zip osx-x64.zip NicFW880_RMS

# Create DMG
./scripts/create_dmg.sh NicFW880_RMS.app NicFW880_RMS-v1.0.0

🎯 Use Cases

• Windows developers building for macOS
• Automated releases from CI/CD
• Universal binaries from separate architecture builds
• Professional distribution with installer DMGs

📝 Notes

• GitHub Actions provides macOS runners with all necessary tools
• DMG layout is automatically configured for professional appearance
• Creates both individual files and GitHub releases

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