creating unitypackage from command line

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1

Hi,

I’m trying to create a unity package from the command line, in an automatic build setup, but I’m scratching my head trying to do so. In more detail, I already have PKG #1, now I want to build a dependent PKG #2, but without having #1 integrated into #2 (it should be more like an optional add-on).

Now assume having set up the project for exporting PKG #2, which now does not build and run from the Editor because there is some assembly reference from #1 missing. In the Editor, I can still select the “Assets” folder and export it to a unitypackage without issues. However, now If I try doing this from the command line like this,

Unity.exe -batchmode -nographics -quit -exportPackage "Assets" "package.unitypackage"

it does not work - presumably because the assembly reference from #1 is missing.

Did I miss something here? Is there a switch from the command line to work around missing assembly references?

Best,
Clemens

2

Hi @belveder_79. You need to write function that can build unitypackage file. And that function cannot have arguments. And Command line looks like this

“C:\Program Files\Unity\Editor\Unity.exe” -quit -batchmode -serial SB-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX -username “JoeBloggs@example.com” -password “MyPassw0rd” -projectPath “YourProjectPath” -executeMethod ScriptName.FunctionName;

If you want to send arguments with command line, then you need other function like this

    public static void buildPackage()
    {
       var packageName = GetArg("-packageName");
     // some code;
     //....
    }

//getting arguments from command line by argument name;
    private static string GetArg(string name)
        {
            var args = System.Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
            for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
            {
                if (args *== name && args.Length > i + 1)*

{
return args[i + 1];
}
}
return null;
}
And call function in command line like this
> “C:\Program Files\Unity\Editor\Unity.exe” -quit -batchmode -serial SB-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX -username “JoeBloggs@example.com” -password “MyPassw0rd” -projectPath “YourProjectPath” -executeMethod ScriptName.buildPackage -packageName “yourPackageName”;

3

Thanks a lot.

With your help I solved my problem by pushing assets that should not go into the unitypackage into a folder that is not passed to the exportPackage call.