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I have a command line executable (written in C) with some related resources, and I would like to package it as an application (inside the .app folder). I tried appify.sh which could package shell script, but didn't work here. For this command line executable, I would like to open termial to show the STDOUT.

I also found this method using Automator , but didn't find how to package the executable and resources inside the folder. Should I write an Info.plist file? I tried but failed to get the right syntax.

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As I tested, you cannot run the executable alone, as MacOS will run that without any pop-up window(Termial), and ignore all STDOUT.

We can use Platypus to run sh/bash with -exec executable to do the trick as described here.

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Use Platypus to make the app and then add your resources.

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  • Hi, I have tried that, but it seems that it only supports scripts but not binaries. If I replace the generated binary with my executable file, it won't work any more.
    – leetom
    Nov 18, 2016 at 2:10
  • @leetom, use your executable as the script in Resources. If that doesn't work, use a script that execs your executable.
    – lhf
    Nov 18, 2016 at 2:14
  • That works, thank you! I tried that but with wrong work directory and it turns out Resources folder is the default work directory. I found this solution with /bin/bash -exe binary here.
    – leetom
    Nov 18, 2016 at 2:53

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