How will we package this?

[ironicbadger]

Discussion here on how the app will be distributed. Rust delivers static binaries so long as specific versions of libaries are used - this needs careful testing.

We're only targeting Linux.

[RealOrangeOne]

• Automatically build artifacts when release is created: https://github.com/RealOrangeOne/date-group/blob/master/.github/workflows/release.yml

Formats:

• Static binary
• .deb (https://github.com/RealOrangeOne/date-group/blob/master/.github/workflows/release.yml#L60) (file, not repo)
• .rpm (https://github.com/iqlusioninc/cargo-rpm) (file, not repo)
• AUR, obviously (BTW I use arch)
• Docker (LSIO base)

To research

• Flatpack
• Snap

[Landrash]

Another packaging option that might be of interest of for Pinephone/Pinetab.

• For devices running a Arch based image that's covered.
• For devices running UBport I believe it's covered by apk?
• For devices running PostmarketOS/Alpine?

This might be a to big addition and should be in a future fork.