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antony-jr / updatedeployqt

A simple and powerful tool to deploy auto update for qt applications with a single command. Programming Language Independent.
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
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How to use? #1

Closed probonopd closed 5 years ago

probonopd commented 5 years ago 
From the below options , select the bridge you want to use:
1. AppImageUpdater - Used to deploy updater for Qt Application packaged with AppImage.
2. QInstaller      - Used to deploy updater for Qt Installer Framework.
3. Github Releases - Used to deploy updater for Qt Application released on Github.

What do I need to select if I want to deploy updater for Qt Application packaged with AppImage released on GitHub? I can't select both 1 and 3...

antony-jr commented 5 years ago

you just need to enter 1 as a integer.

probonopd commented 5 years ago

Please enter the QObject name of the QMenu you want to integrate:

How do I find this out? Is there a tool that can give me the QObject name for an already-compiled application?

probonopd commented 5 years ago

you just need to enter 1 as a integer.

In which case would I have to select 3?

antony-jr commented 5 years ago

How do I find this out? Is there a tool that can give me the QObject name for an already-compiled application?

That is the catch , if you want to attach the updater to menu bar option then you have to know it. Auto update does not require this. You can get the name from ui files or the source files , but as the developer you can just tell. As I said , We can also look for QMenuBar if all fails , I'm still working on it. For now you can look into the source files and look for QMenu object that sets the object name using setObjectName() method. Typically they are set as menuHelp if the menu option name is help or menuAbout if the menu option name is About and so on.

In which case would I have to select 3?

When you don't use AppImages or Qt Installer Framework and just releasing your software via Github by unknown means.

probonopd commented 5 years ago

When you don't use AppImages or Qt Installer Framework and just releasing your software via Github by unknown means.

Ah, maybe you could add "e.g., .tar.gz, .zip" or something like that in the description, that would make it more clear.

antony-jr commented 5 years ago

Ah, maybe you could add "e.g., .tar.gz, .zip" or something like that in the description, that would make it more clear.

Well it is meant for checking updates from Github only. I think I should just drop it maybe. Because the updater has all the cases covered. AppImages for Linux. Qt Installer Framework for Windows and MacOSX and even Linux.