[OPEN-ILS-DEV] OS X build target for staff client

[James Fournie]

Hi there,

During the EG Conference hackfest, I spent some time adding an OS X
build target to the new NSIS build script for staff clients.    My
work to date is included here as a git patch which includes some
binary data -- it can be applied using git-am

The target will bundle xulrunner inside the application bundle so a
single app file is all that is needed and it can be dragged right into
the Applications folder.

The target uses hdiutil to build a compressed DMG file containing the
app file and a symlink to the default Applications folder, as is
common practice in some Mac application DMG bundles such as Firefox's.
 hdiutil is a closed-source OS X tool not available on Linux, so if
the makefile does not find hdiutil, it will use zip instead to zip the
app bundle.  If you are building on a Mac you can use the following
steps in your checked out code directory (you will also need wget
installed):

LIBTOOLIZE=glibtoolize ./autogen.sh
./configure --disable-core --disable-web --disable-reporter
--disable-apache-modules --disable-updates
cd Open-ILS/xul/staff_client/
make STAFF_CLIENT_STAMP_ID='rel_2_0_5' build
make osx-client

Still todo:
  - convert the beta icon and add support for the beta rigging system
  - enable automatic updates
  - allow DMG to be built on linux using mkfs.hfsplus instead of zipping
  - make DMG more "fancy" like Firefox's

~James Fournie
BC Sitka
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