Support standard macOS pkg distribution method

[ygini]

Hello,

Current distribution method of Kitura CLI is based on homebrew or npm, booth solution with security issue, poor respect of the macOS file system, and 0 mass deployment capabilities.

Please, support distribution of standard macOS package for Kitura CLI using github release system. This will allow sysadmin to automatically distribute and keep Kitura CLI updated on a whole fleet using the well know autopkg/munki or autopkg/jamf setup.

If for some reasons, you can't comply with this request, consider as an alternative to publish Kitura CLI with MacPort instead or in addition to homebrew. MacPort has a more robust distribution design and is able to create pkg from an admin workstation to distribute on a fleet without having to install it on the fleet itself.

Or eventually do both, macOS pkg with github release and MacPort support, that would be the best option.

[ianpartridge]

Hi, thanks for raising this. We do plan to do exactly as you request, and offer releases via GitHub releases!

[djones6]

@ygini I am updating the release process for the CLI in #62 - as part of that, the macOS binary (standalone executable) will now be attached to each GitHub release in a .tar.gz.

This is the source for the Homebrew formula but can also be manually installed. It could form the basis of a macOS pkg, but that's beyond the scope of the work I'm doing here.

If you feel motivated to build on #62 to generate a (signed or unsigned) pkg as another installation option, then you'd be most welcome to raise a PR.