# Native packaging

`build-macos-app.sh` builds the release executable with the normal Cargo lockfile
and creates `target/release/Tessera.app`. It uses the local Rust toolchain;
no mirror or Docker configuration is installed, and no automated tests run.
Additional arguments are forwarded to Cargo, such as `--offline` to reuse an
already populated cache or temporary `--config` options for a dependency mirror
when official crates.io is unavailable. Defaults remain the official source.

The local bundle has identifier `com.entroia.tessera` and can be opened from Finder.
It is a development app, without a distribution signature or notarization.
The CI workflow only checks this script's shell syntax on Linux; native bundle
construction and window presentation are verified on macOS.

Return to the [project guide](../README.md).