ValveSoftware / ValveSoftware/Proton

Provide binary downloads on GitHub for Proton releases

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Feature Request
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Description

Feature Request

I confirm:

  • that I haven't found another request for this feature.
  • that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available that
    contain this feature already.

Description

Provide binary downloads of Proton releases through GitHub that do not require distribution through Steam.

Justification

This would encourage adoption of Proton by non-Steam clients, such as the itch.io client, which abandoned the effort after having trouble getting it to build (https://github.com/itchio/itch/issues/433#issuecomment-426320887).

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing issue #5042 and the repository's existing Proton release and build process. Determine how binary artifacts could be produced and published through GitHub without Steam distribution; done means releases provide usable downloads and the documented workflow is reproducible.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github
Domain
release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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