nwutils / nwutils/Web2Executable
Allow specifying files to include in output, but not in archive
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Description
For example in my current project I have a set of csv files that are used for getting values. These are supposed to be replaceable so they are in the application dir and not inside the exe (blacklisted). But currently I have to remember to include them manually each time I package the app.
It'd be great if there was a way to tell Web2Exe to copy these files from the project dir into the output dir (where the exe ends up essentially) into their respective dirs. I wouldn't mind having to specify each file.
Don't know how well I explained that. Feel free to ask for clarification.
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Research direction
Start by tracing Web2Exe's packaging flow, especially the existing blacklist behavior and how the output directory is assembled. The finished change should let a project specify replaceable files that are copied into their corresponding output directories while remaining outside the executable archive.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100