Portable Linux build (AppImage)

• Jan 25, 2016 - 20:39
Type
Functional
Severity
S5 - Suggestion
Status
closed
Project

The AppImage packaging system, created by Simon Peter, allows binaries, libraries and resources to be included in a single file, permitting the release of executables that are portable across the majority of Linux distributions. Using this system it should be possible for the MuseScore developers to make an official MuseScore package for Linux available directly from the Downloads page, alongside the existing packages for Windows and Mac.


Comments

Status (old) patch (code needs review) fixed

Fixed in branch master, commit 767a95a9db

Fix #95541: Portable build for Linux (AppImage)
- Set share path relative to executable on Linux too
- Linux dependencies for portable AppImage
- Helper scripts for desktop integration
- Update man pages

Fixed in branch 2.0.3, commit 2d7fb1ebab

Fix #95541: Portable build for Linux (AppImage)
- Set share path relative to executable on Linux too
- Linux dependencies for portable AppImage
- Helper scripts for desktop integration
- Update man pages