Hi Guys,
I have 3 questions for you guys and the Portableapps community.
Say I want to create my own portableApp of my home cooked MFC application connecting to MySql db (for example...), do you guys have a devtoolkit that I can use to build that or how does it really work?
The next question is: is this devtoolkit (or whatever portableApps uses to build the portableApps) open source? Is it available for download/modification somewhere or you have to be a portableapps partner of some sort/purchase it? there is probably a devtoolkit and a library it uses I m guessing....Are they both/either open source?
My last question is, assuming I have the devtoolkit, and 'assuming my license with Microsoft for microsoft word' allows me to, can I create myMSWordPortable app? or do I need access to MsWORD source code? I.e.: to create portable apps, do I need their source code or can I just use their binary build (exe, .sh, installer or what have you)? I am probably guessing that it will depend on the application...I am just trying to get a sense of what's possible and what to look for.
Thank you a bunch,
Mehdi--
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First thing: have you tried the "Development" menu choice at the top of the page, and the "What is a portable app" link on the left? They give a quick overview.
There is a Development section of these forums dedicated to that topic.
There is a (developing) wiki about development at http://cubegames.net/development/
Each portable release listed on the left includes source code. You could view that. Most use the excellent NSIS installer, which is open source.
John posted a "state of the site" message a few days ago: https://portableapps.com/node/11028
Other than that, virtually every post on the site goes into some aspect of your questions. I don't suppose you tried searching?
If Microsoft Word's license allowed it (which it doesn't) you could probably make it portable. John did that with OpenOffice.org. Note that one of the criteria for apps listed here is that it leaves the releases as little changed as possible, just "launching" them in a way that makes them portable.
In the development section there are dozens of different applications, a few of which use the same techniques. In other words, its probably been done, or close enough that your task with a new application will be relatively easy. After searching, ask in the Development forums.
MC