C/C++
Recipe for building AppImage from C/C++ projects
This is a collection of templates for building AppImages on Opencode, which is part of the OpenDesktop platform.
The process of producing an AppImage file starts by creating a relocatable and totally standalone installation of your binaries. Then it’s compressed into a squashfs file and appended to a runtime. While it’s possible to do it by hand this is not a trivial task therefore several tools where created to make your life easier.
More information about the core concepts of the AppImage can be found at: docs.appimage.org
Here we cover how to use each tool to produce AppImages on the Opencode platform. Working examples are provided with a detailed documentation of each step.
To start packaging your Application as an AppImage select one of the recipes in the table below.
Recipe for building AppImage from C/C++ projects
Recipe for building AppImage from Electron projects
Recipe for building AppImage from Python projects
Recipe for building AppImage from Qt projects
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