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PkgInfo store the type code and creator code and is something inherited from Mac OS Classic.
Does this file has any purpose en iOS?
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The pkginfo file is an ASCII file that describes the characteristics of the package along with information that helps control the flow of installation. It is created by the software package developer. Each entry in the pkginfo file is a line that establishes the value of a parameter in the following form: PARAM="value"
Alternative IDEs for iOS development require Xcode. You don't need to run it, but you should have it installed. Signing and uploading apps to the App Store (or Test Flight) can be done from the command line (see below), but you need to have Xcode installed.
You cannot develop iOS apps without a Mac computer, but you can set up CI/CD to handle building and publishing!
The contents of the PkgInfo file are the 4-byte package type followed by the 4-byte signature of your application.
It comes from OS X, iOS does not require this file and you don't need to do anything with it.
See the following: Book: Programming IOS 6 By Matt Neuburg
Apple Docs: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPRuntimeConfig/Articles/ConfigApplications.html
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