Will there be a linux desktop app for T3 Chat?
If so how do you think it will be packaged? A different binary for each distro? An appimage? Will linux users have to build from source?
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Im hoping it will get package to Appimage. Appimage just solves all of the issues with X11/Wayland compatibility or external dependencies (unless your dealing with Qt libraries). Building it from source would be kind of a pain as it would need to be supported for x86_64, x86, ARM, RISC-V (as if anybody would actually use that for T3 Chat), and would also mean compatibility for glibc and musl-libc (if your a gentoo/void nerd).
Also never heard of any app porting to different distros with different binaries, usually its on a package format basis (such as
t3-chat.xbps for void linux, t3-chat.deb for debian/ubuntu) cuz packages still require signing for security. I've personally packaged my own apps before for void, works great but would be painful to make a package for all distros.