AppImage packaging...

[Gilles Caulier]

Both bundle to support equal double job... One is enough i think. No need
to multiply way to package. Time is limited.
This is why for example, i drop MSVC compiler support and only use cross
compiler under Linux through MXE. MSVC is just a waste of time to support
and introduce weird problem as necessary to use specific and
redistributable M$ dll, force binary to not include debug full symbols,
introduce virus risk as it must be compiled under Windows, etc... And i
don't talk about the precompiler rules to add in source code to have a
clean compilation trace because C++ support is just a pain...

This is why i post this message. What's the best and sustainable in time
bundle type for Linux. For me, just one is enough...

Gilles Caulier

2016-08-10 11:03 GMT+02:00 Veaceslav Munteanu <
veaceslav.munteanu90 at gmail.com>:

> I see that Krita have both AppImage and Snapcraft images, maybe we can ask
> them for some help...
>
> On 9 Aug 2016 6:07 pm, "Gilles Caulier" <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> No
>>
>> Even if Krita has reduced KDE dependencies as digiKam, it still some
>> rules around KDE core API, especially the run-time at startup, that we have
>> dropped.
>>
>> In fact KDELibs is not a problem to bundle. I do it with Windows and
>> MacOS without problem after a dependencies reduce and especially the
>> runtime, which is a big puzzle. That explain the KDE application running
>> outside Linux is poor.
>>
>> Gilles
>>
>> 2016-08-09 17:08 GMT+02:00 Veaceslav Munteanu <
>> veaceslav.munteanu90 at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Hello Gilles,
>>>
>>> I think digikam right now is not ready to be packaged as AppImage.
>>>
>>> The main reason is because it still depends on kdelibs. I think Krita
>>> is pure Qt. AppImage tries to bundle everything in one file:
>>> 1. digikam sources
>>> 2. boost
>>> 3. opencv
>>> 4. exiv
>>> 5. raw
>>> 6 Qt?
>>>
>>> etc..but it will be very bad to include all KDE and it's dependencies.
>>>
>>> Veaceslav
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 1:49 PM, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Hi all users,
>>> >
>>> > As you know, MacOS and Windows packaging are now easy to generate
>>> > automatically with my sets of BASH scripts in digiKam.
>>> >
>>> > I thinking to add AppImage bundle, as Krita do.
>>> >
>>> > http://appimage.org/
>>> >
>>> > But as i pass 2 full months of works to packaging MacOS and Windows, I
>>> would
>>> > to be more efficient with Linux Bundle. I'm a little bit tired with
>>> > packaging stuff... After all, i'm developer, not packager. So if a
>>> > contributor would to help me in this task, it will be great.
>>> >
>>> > First Q : There is a real needs for Linux Bundle ? I think yes, even if
>>> > Linux distro do the job, and i know very well how it's complicated to
>>> do...
>>> >
>>> > 2nd Q : Somebody know if an automatic service already exist to create a
>>> > Linux Bundle as AppImage ?
>>> >
>>> > 3nd Q : AppImage is the best choice to make Linux Bundle ? I know that
>>> other
>>> > solutions exists, but i have no experience on it.
>>> >
>>> > Best
>>> >
>>> > Gilles Caulier
>>>
>>
>>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/digikam-users/attachments/20160810/f355169e/attachment.html>