Re: [Qtractor-devel] Qtractor appimage packaged

[Rui N. C. <rn...@rn...>]

On 06/20/2017 09:21 PM, Dpto Catastro Topografia MuniSantaCruz wrote:
> Hello, I have used this software and it has been very useful to me,  I
> am a surveyor engineer and free software user. A year ago in the world
> linux have agreed to generate universal packages self-contained with
> everything they need to install on any linux distribution. Of which
> there are today 3; Simon Peter's appimage, Gnome flatpak and Canonical
> snaps. The advantage of these packages is that they use everything in
> the same package to work, libraries and so on. Hence they can be
> installed in any linux distribution.
> It would be great to see the Qtractor in appimage or in flatpak or snap,
> and avoid using the terminal for new users. I somehow defend myself with
> the terminal but sometimes it is still somewhat annoying and tedious. I
> leave you the links of these new packaging technologies, so that you can
> analyze them and may in the not too distant future offer some of these
> simple packages. In fact I prefer appimage, I downloaded several of
> these applications with this type of package and is simple to use and
> distribute. Flatpak and snap are still using the terminal to install
> them, the snaps are fairly simple (it will be installed in the gnome and
> kde software center in 2018), flatpak the gnome desktop and kde install
> it from the software center to install packages Flatpak.
> *Appimage has its own charm and does not use the terminal but right
> click on the icon, properties and run as application and go. I really
> think this is the way to package software in linux
> 
> Thank you*
> Links
> Http://appimage.org/
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1OwX-dNFo
> https://media.ccc.de/v/1320-opensuse-jurrassic-park
> 

Hi Luis V.

just by chance i am going on trials into packaging some of the qstuff
into AppImage, taking the experimental route while on OBS (openSUSE
Build Service). Check it out:
  https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:rncbc

however, there's one hindrance or complication that plagues any JACK
application, as most of the qstuff are based upon: they should or rather
must rely on the local system JACK infrastructure or otherwise (should)
*never* provide it bundled on an AppImage packaging.

Anyway, AppImage is a brand new thing--whether it helps move us forward
past the current status-quo of things or ultimately kill the whole (UX)
show, is just another pros and cons balance ;)

Cheers && thanks
-- 
rncbc aka. Rui Nuno Capela
rn...@rn...