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Having source code is good but builds are preferable

2015-07-15
2016-12-13
  • Simon Cropper

    Simon Cropper - 2015-07-15

    Since you only post the code for this package it is necessary to download and install Qt5 to even trial your package. This requires creating a Qt5 account and then downloading quite a lot of files (~600+ MB); from what I can glean the downloads includes the entire developer suite. This process requires you to 'sign off' on usage, read licensing agreements and 'hook into' Qt5's marketing network... all to see if the program you are providing will be suitable. In the end I stopped the download and have requested the company providing Qt5 to delete my account.

    Ideally, you should compile the code and distribute the binary file. This allows people to look at what you have done without being obliged to install Qt5.

    Unfortunately I have not tested your package as I am unwilling to proceed with installing Qt5 on my Linux64 box; a prerequisite to building your package.

     
  • Aario Shahbany

    Aario Shahbany - 2016-12-13

    Thanks for advice Simon. Recent version got 64bit binary with all the required libraries packed in (Even libc). Tested on Debian, Suse and Ubuntu, works out of the box.

     

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