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The hardest problem in this space is not writing the code, but packaging the app. All the freeze utilities have their quirks which ensure no one solution works
by sandGorgon 8y ago
The hardest problem in this space is not writing the code, but packaging the app. All the freeze utilities have their quirks which ensure no one solution works for all three OS consistently.
Even Dropbox had to rewrite their packaging to ensure maximum system compatibility (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18067784 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18067784)
- voltagex_ 8y agohttps://github.com/pybee/briefcase https://github.com/pybee/briefcase looks promising.
- mherrmann 8y agoI created https://build-system.fman.io https://build-system.fman.io to help with this exact (general) problem.
- sandGorgon 8y agowhoa... this is so cool. And its based on QT. What do you think of the Dropbox article ?
- mherrmann 8y agoI wish fbs had already existed when Drew Houston started Dropbox ;)