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request: publish UNIX binaries

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Description

Can we please publish macOS and Linux binaries to accompany the Windows binaries?

That would encourage more *NIX developers to port our applications to Windows.

Here's an old example of how to quickly generate crossplatform binaries:

https://github.com/mcandre/snek

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Research direction

Start by locating how the existing Windows binaries are built and published in the C-based MSIX SDK repository. Review the release and build configuration for macOS and Linux support, using the linked snek example only as background. Done means macOS and Linux binaries are published alongside the existing Windows binaries.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, linux, macos
Domain
build-system, operating-systems, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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