From 53257fb1f30c2680cee0aeb0efe48534c6032318 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: probonopd Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2016 02:16:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ac0bd7b..7ca6838 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,12 @@ # linuxdeployqt -linuxdeployqt takes an application as input and makes it self-contained by copying in the Qt libraries and plugins that the application uses into an [AppDir](http://rox.sourceforge.net/desktop/AppDirs.html) bundle. This can optionally be put into an [AppImage](http://appimage.org/). It is based on macdeployqt in the tools applications of the Qt Toolkit. +This Linux Deployment Tool for Qt, `linuxdeployqt`, takes an application as input and makes it self-contained by copying in the Qt libraries and plugins that the application uses into a bundle. This can optionally be put into an [AppImage](http://appimage.org/). + +## Differences to macdeployqt +This tool is conceptually based on the [Mac Deployment Tool](http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/osx-deployment.html), `macdeployqt` in the tools applications of the Qt Toolkit, but has been changed to a slightly different logic and other tools needed for Linux. + +* Instead of an `.app` bundle for macOS, this produces an [AppDir](http://rox.sourceforge.net/desktop/AppDirs.html) for Linux +* Instead of a `.dmg` disk image for macOS, this produces an [AppImage](http://appimage.org/) which is quite similar to a dmg but executes the contained application rather than just opening a window on the desktop from where the application can be launched ## Known issues