linuxdeployqt

linuxdeployqt takes an application as input and makes it self-contained by copying in the Qt libraries and plugins that the application uses. It is based on macdeployqt in the tools applications of the Qt Toolkit.

This is not fully working yet. Help is appreciated.

Installation

• Open in Qt Creator and build
• Build and install patchelf (linuxdeployqt uses it to rewrite paths inside the binaries similar to install_name_tool on macOS)

Usage

Usage: linuxdeployqt app-binary [options]

Options:
   -verbose=<0-3>     : 0 = no output, 1 = error/warning (default), 2 = normal, 3 = debug
   -no-plugins        : Skip plugin deployment
   -appimage          : Create an AppImage
   -no-strip          : Don't run 'strip' on the binaries
   -use-debug-libs    : Deploy with debug versions of frameworks and plugins (implies -no-strip)
   -executable=<path> : Let the given executable use the deployed frameworks too
   -qmldir=<path>     : Scan for QML imports in the given path
   -always-overwrite  : Copy files even if the target file exists
   -libpath=<path>    : Add the given path to the library search path

linuxdeployqt takes an application as input and makes it
self-contained by copying in the Qt libraries and plugins that
the application uses.