Releases after 2023.02.25 do not include binary.
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Checking GitHub Releases, 2023.02.25 is the last one to include the binary file inside the assets.
Please do not request release files. :)
This is a demanding puzzle without a nice resolution. A BiblioteQ release requires that I spend an entire day, many hours, of unpaid work bundling: ARM, Android, MacOS, PowerPC, Ubuntu, and Windows. Those are 6 release files, sometimes 7. A free alternative does not exist. I can: build files on ARM, PowerPC, and Ubuntu autonomously. However, I cannot deploy them easily. Android, Mac, and Windows; cannot. GH does not have a great delivery environment. Doesn't exist anywhere.
So, best build your own version.
Oh, and people complain if I build a Debian file because they do not maintain their operating system. They'd like 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, etc. All LTS versions of Ubuntu and another Debian 9 or 10 or 11.
Impossible amount of expectations.
Someone also requested a Docker package. Yikes. Not happening.
Oh, and they want a universal TAR bundle. Or a universal Linux build. They want it all.
Plus, release notes on GH and in GH releases. Lots of work. The release notes I do not mind. Two places. GH provides the nice source bundle. Package maintenance is a super bore for me.
I'm working on Qup for simplifying my software releases. Please recommended another open-source software tool for updating software. Please let it be similar to Qup.
I am so sorry, but I am not "demanding to be satisfied", I just reported this as an error I saw.
Also, I couldn't find any guide on "how to build" this software and generate a binary.
From your comment may I understand that you have tested GitHub Actions builds but it was not working? If not, I am glad to make a PR to build the binaries automatically, but I need the steps / dependencies list.
There is a brief COMPILING document in the source. There is also information for Windows. :)
I doubt GH Actions can be used to: create a Mac DMG, a Debian (say Buster) file, or a Raspbian 11 Debian file. Remember, Qt is necessary and a bunch of other libraries. But, if they can, that's wonderful. :)
Thank you for the understanding.
https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests
I do not see C++ or Qt mentioned there. Perhaps they're implying that only projects written in those languages can be autonomously built or you can create autonomous specifications in the listed languages.
You may spend as much time preparing actions as I spend creating bundles. :)