AppImage KMyMoney ?

[Jack]

On 2016.11.05 06:01, Edgar Alwers wrote:
> As the new KMyMoney version for KF5 and Qt5 is "on the way" , would  
> it not be a good idea, to provide this version also as an "AppImage"  
> one ? Big projects like Digikam are going this way already (  
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzeiVr-byqt5SUZRMGtWa3VCUDg )
> 
> See also  "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppImage"
> 
> The KF5/Plasma system is actually not the easiest one to handle and  
> the compilation of the new KMM does actually not function for me.  
> Perhaps it would be a good idea to deliver an application that  runs  
> without installation and can be always the actual version,   
> independent from distributors
> 
> Please consider.
> 
> Edgar Alwers

I suggest filing a "wishlist" item at bugs.kde.org, so it doesn't get  
forgotten.  It's not a bad idea, but all current developer effort is  
going to completing the port to KDE Frameworks.  (I've cc'd the  
developer list, since I suspect any further discussion would happen  
there.)

I actually see on potentially good use for this in the short run.  An  
AppImage of 4.8 would let folks upgrade the rest of their system to  
Frameworks before the porting of KMyMoney is complete, but still use  
the working 4.8.  A lot of effort has certainly been spent on allowing  
both versions to exist on the same system at the same time.

The only potential negative I see is that I would guess an AppImage  
file for an application would be significantly larger than a standard  
distribution package, since it contains not just the application  
itself, but all dependencies.  It probably doesn't matter for one or  
two programs, but it might add up if you used it for many of them.

Does anyone on the list have any experience creating an AppImage file?

Jack