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diff --git a/contrib/macdeploy/README.md b/contrib/macdeploy/README.md index fe677e3a1f..2d9a4a2153 100644 --- a/contrib/macdeploy/README.md +++ b/contrib/macdeploy/README.md @@ -6,11 +6,7 @@ The `macdeployqtplus` script should not be run manually. Instead, after building make deploy ``` -During the deployment process, the disk image window will pop up briefly -when the fancy settings are applied. This is normal, please do not interfere, -the process will unmount the DMG and cleanup before finishing. - -When complete, it will have produced `Bitcoin-Qt.dmg`. +When complete, it will have produced `Bitcoin-Core.dmg`. ## SDK Extraction @@ -96,22 +92,18 @@ created using these tools. The build process has been designed to avoid includin SDK's files in Gitian's outputs. All interim tarballs are fully deterministic and may be freely redistributed. -`genisoimage` is used to create the initial DMG. It is not deterministic as-is, so it has been -patched. A system `genisoimage` will work fine, but it will not be deterministic because -the file-order will change between invocations. The patch can be seen here: [cdrkit-deterministic.patch](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/depends/patches/native_cdrkit/cdrkit-deterministic.patch). -No effort was made to fix this cleanly, so it likely leaks memory badly, however it's only used for -a single invocation, so that's no real concern. +[`xorrisofs`](https://www.gnu.org/software/xorriso/) is used to create the DMG. -`genisoimage` cannot compress DMGs, so afterwards, the DMG tool from the -`libdmg-hfsplus` project is used to compress it. There are several bugs in this tool and its -maintainer has seemingly abandoned the project. +`xorrisofs` cannot compress DMGs, so afterwards, the DMG tool from the +`libdmg-hfsplus` project is used to compress it. There are several bugs in this +tool and its maintainer has seemingly abandoned the project. The DMG tool has the ability to create DMGs from scratch as well, but this functionality is broken. Only the compression feature is currently used. Ideally, the creation could be fixed -and `genisoimage` would no longer be necessary. +and `xorrisofs` would no longer be necessary. Background images and other features can be added to DMG files by inserting a -`.DS_Store` before creation. This is generated by the script `contrib/macdeploy/custom_dsstore.py`. +`.DS_Store` during creation. As of OS X 10.9 Mavericks, using an Apple-blessed key to sign binaries is a requirement in order to satisfy the new Gatekeeper requirements. Because this private key cannot be |