ofek / ofek/pyapp

[Feature request] Support for embedding binaries a la pyinstaller's --add-binary

Open
#203 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

Dominant language
Rust
Stars
2k
Forks
65
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

We currently distribute an app built using pyinstaller, which embeds a C++ executable using the --add-binary flag (link to the more relevant --add-data docs). I couldn't see an analogous flag for PyApp, is there any way to add more data to the built app? I think we could move off pyinstaller if we had this, everything else seems to be working fine (with shockingly little effort, great work!)

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

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 with PyApp's build and packaging entry points and the linked PyInstaller --add-data documentation; the issue names no repository files or tests. Done means providing an equivalent way to include additional data and a C++ binary in the built application, with coverage for that packaging path.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, python, rust
Domain
build-system, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.