Open Jai-GAY opened 3 years ago
... or alternatively Chocolatey as other opensource software.
@Jai-GAY , are you asking for a MS Store App for QGroundControl?
Little follow up on store distribution since I was curious.. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/publish/
After reading a bit about the subject, here the current findings.
Source: Top questions
How to publish your MSIX package to the Microsoft Store?
Qt for WinRT
(in Qt 5.12) is now Qt for UWP
(in Qt 5.15)
Qt for WinRT allows you to run Qt applications on devices supporting the Windows Store App APIs.
A recompilation against WinRT libraries would be necessary.
But this does not work, because Qt Serial Port
is not supported in Qt for WinRT
.
Qt for UWP Qt Add-Ons Platform support (UWP is missing)
MSIX is a modern app package format that provides a universal packaging experience for all Windows apps, WPF, Windows Forms and Win32 apps.
Packaging Tools from the Microsoft Store: MSIX Packaging Tool
Building an MSIX package from your code
Integrate your desktop app with Windows 10 and UWP
QGroundControl is already packaged with windeployqt
and should contain everything it needs to run. The only thing missing at a first glance is a manifest file for the MSIX package.
Going the MSIX route should work and a local proof-of-concept would not need much effort.
I did not look into:
Tell us a bit about the feature:
Any additional context you can provide will make the feature easier to evaluate (e.g. mockups, detailed specification, etc.) MS Store IrfanView64
The team should immediately look into getting the installation from the MS store for users as some users are using cooperate issued devices where administrator right is not given.