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Explicitly state that `linuxdeployqt` releases are x86_64 only.  This notice should be reworded if/when more platforms are added to the releases area.
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# Building from source
If you just would like to bundle your application, it is normally not necessary that you build `linuxdeployqt` yourself. Instead, download __linuxdeployqt-x86_64.AppImage__ from the [Releases](https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/releases) page and `chmod a+x` it. This bundle, by the way, has been generated using `linuxdeployqt` itself as part of our Travis CI continuous build pipeline.
If you just would like to bundle your application for x86_64 platforms, it is normally not necessary that you build `linuxdeployqt` yourself. Instead, download __linuxdeployqt-x86_64.AppImage__ from the [Releases](https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/releases) page and `chmod a+x` it. This bundle, by the way, has been generated using `linuxdeployqt` itself as part of our Travis CI continuous build pipeline.
So, if you still think you would like to compile from source, here are the steps:
So, if you are on another platform (e.g. i686, ARM) or would like to compile from source, here are the steps:
* Get and build linuxdeployqt e.g., using Qt 5.7.0 (you could use this [Qt Creator AppImage](https://bintray.com/probono/AppImages/QtCreator#files) for this)

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