Subj : Re: Icy Draw 0.4.0
To   : Gamgee
From : Omnibrain
Date : Fri Feb 21 2025 02:14 am


Gamgee around Thursday, February 20th...
 Ga> I know in another post you said most of your IcyTerm users were on  
 Ga> Windows.  Perhaps.... you would have more Linux users if it wasn't so  
 Ga> difficult to get it installed on Linux...? 

As said earlier - most linux users are using a debian based distro. And getting all distros atm is hard. I added AppImage - do you've issues with running AppImages? 

 Ga> I would like to try it, and


Gamgee around Thursday, February 20th...
 Ga> don't mind at all if I have to compile something, assuming it's the  
 Ga> "normal" way of configure/make/make install or whatever.  Having to  
 Ga> install entire toolchains (rust/cargo/whatever) to build something is  
 Ga> not something I want to risk my system's stability over, and therefore I  
 Ga> can't use your product.  I'm willing to bet there are PLENTY of other  
 Ga> Linux users in the exact same position.  You're limiting your audience  
 Ga> for reason(s) that I don't get.  But OK.  <SHRUG>
 Ga> 

So you're saying you want to compile it but not when toolchains/debs are needed?
From my POV this is a contradiction. 

So again: Does AppImage help on your system or not? And if not which package format would do? And no I can't fix that rust/cargo is needed.


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