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diff --git a/admin/mac/create-dmg.sh b/admin/mac/create-dmg.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# author: max@last.fm, muesli@tomahawk-player.org
+# brief:  Produces a compressed DMG from a bundle directory
+# usage:  Pass the bundle directory as the only parameter
+# note:   This script depends on the Tomahawk build system, and must be run from
+#         the build directory
+################################################################################
+
+
+#if [ -z $VERSION ]
+#then
+#    echo VERSION must be set
+#    exit 2
+#fi
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]
+then
+    echo "Please pass the bundle.app directory as the first parameter."
+    exit 3
+fi
+################################################################################
+
+
+NAME=$(basename "$1" | perl -pe 's/(.*).app/\1/')
+IN="$1"
+TMP="dmg/$NAME"
+OUT="$NAME.dmg"
+mkdir -p "$TMP"
+################################################################################
+
+
+# clean up
+rm -rf "$TMP"
+rm -f "$OUT"
+
+# create DMG contents and copy files
+mkdir -p "$TMP/.background"
+cp ../admin/mac/dmg_background.png "$TMP/.background/background.png"
+cp ../admin/mac/DS_Store.in "$TMP/.DS_Store"
+chmod go-rwx "$TMP/.DS_Store"
+ln -s /Applications "$TMP/Applications"
+# copies the prepared bundle into the dir that will become the DMG 
+cp -R "$IN" "$TMP"
+
+# create
+hdiutil create -srcfolder "$TMP" \
+               -format UDZO -imagekey zlib-level=9 \
+               -scrub \
+               "$OUT" \
+               || die "Error creating DMG :("
+
+# done !
+echo 'DMG size:' `du -hs "$OUT" | awk '{print $1}'`
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