Posted by micheletrecaffe on Nov 03, 2023; 6:04pm
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/native-Linux-starter-on-tarball-build-tp5723791.html

Hi, All

I just built LibreCAD from a tarball, following the instructions at https://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/Build_from_source. I am running Linux Mint 20, 64-bit.

The install went fine, LibreCAD works fine, except for one thing:

Within the main folder - installed at ~/develop/LibreCAD as per the instructions - there is a 'CLEAN' shell script which, when run, practically disables my instance of LibreCAD. Investigating further, the shell, in addition to removing the various Makefiles, also removes the /unix folder and the librecad.app file the folder contains and which, also per the instructions, is needed to start LibreCAD from the terminal.

Looking into this a bit further, it turns out that librecad.app is a MacOS application bundle, which includes the executable file.

Which seems to indicate that the tarball build is actually running on top of ...MacOS? Why? Why not build natively? Or is there a Linux native executable somewhere else in the file system? Otherwise, why would a 'clean-up' script remove the package that contains the executable file, given that this handbuild does not place a starter icon in my main menu?

I'm happy to keep the /unix folder and all, I was just curious if anyone else has noticed this/has any info on it.

Thanks.