The Mono macpack utility creates a simple info.plist file that sets
the app's CFBundleIdentifier and CFBundleExecutable based on your
app's name (-n switch). This is probably adequate for getting
started, but you'll want to create your own info.plist file
eventually. And you probably won't use macpack for an app bundle that
you distribute.
If you're not using Xcode you can just create the info.plist
yourself. For example, here's a snippet from one of my scripts that
does that.
I've noted that using Monobjc, that NSBundle.MainBundle.BundlePath
isn't correct at runtime when macpack is used, as well as some other
anomalies I can't explain if CFBundleIdentifier is not set. I haven't
been able to track down where the problem is, though.
For info about what each key means, see Apple's docs, where they're
all explained in great detail.
Thanks.
-Phil
#!/bin/sh
plistfile=MyApp.app/Contents/Info.plist
#
# Create information property list file (Info.plist).
# Tip: By customizing this script for a specific app, you can set
# additional properties such as CFBundleGetInfoString for copyright
# info, CFBundleIconFile for name of icon file (.icns) in Resources,
# and CFBundleIdentifier (example: com.myorganization.myapp), as well
# as more precise CFBundleSignature (change PkgInfo file too) and
# CFBundleVersion strings.
echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' >$plistfile
echo '<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//
EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";>' >>$plistfile
echo '<plist version="1.0">' >>$plistfile
echo '<dict>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <string>English</string>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <string>'$exename'</string>' >>$plistfile
if [ -e "$exename.icns" ]
then
echo ' <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <string>'$exename'.icns</string>' >>$plistfile
fi
echo ' <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <string>6.0</string>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <key>CFBundleName</key>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <string>'$appname'</string>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <string>APPL</string>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <key>CFBundleSignature</key>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <string>'${appname:0:4}'</string>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <key>CFBundleVersion</key>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <string>1.0</string>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <key>CSResourcesFileMapped</key>' >>$plistfile
echo ' <true/>' >>$plistfile
echo '</dict>' >>$plistfile
echo '</plist>' >>$plistfile
