Preparing yab apps for distribution.

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When packaging a yab-app for distribution it is best to give your app its own app Application Signature.

From the IDE, replace application/x-vnd.yab-app with application/x-vnd.uourappname when using the Buildfactory.

From the command-line., use:

Code:

BuildFactory.yab  outputfile inputfile application/x-vnd.uourappname

This will allow your app to not be hidden in the Deskbar application listing by another yab-app.


Make an RDEF file for your app.

This is a plane text file that defines resources for an application. In this case, we want to add an icon and application version information as shown in the FileType tracker add-on applet.


An example rdef file:

Code:

resource vector_icon {
    $"6E6369660E0500020006023C43C6B9E5E23A85A83CEE414268F44A445900C6D7"
    $"F5FF6B94DD03EC66660200060238C5F1BB105D3DFDC23B9CD045487847B50700"
    $"FFFFFFFFC1CCFF020006023B3049396B0ABA90833C646E4A101543299500FFFF"
    $"FFFFEBEFFF020006023C71E33A0C78BA15E43C7D2149055549455700E3EDFFFF"
    $"9EC2FF03FFACAC0200060239D53438FFCBBBC1973C666F4ADC3246DC6C00C1CC"
    $"FFFFFFFFFF03003CB0020006023C0AE63B3927BC611E3D03FF4C25624A1A9600"
    $"A3043CFFFF90AF03C93B3B030D296402000602BD498B3E1159BF219BBE7D2F4C"
    $"1B8F4A331300BD0F0FFFE98484040174100A08325E385E40564E5E545E605058"
    $"4C3E510A062E2C2E3E3E454A3C4A2A3A250A042E2C2E3E3E453E320A042E2C3E"
    $"324A2A3A250A043E323E454A3C4A2A0A0338423C4D3C440A0622422254325C3E"
    $"513E402E3A0A0422422254325C32490A04224232493E402E3A0A043249325C3E"
    $"513E400A063E423E544E5C5A505A3F4A390A04C222C20F4E495A3F523C0A043E"
    $"42C222C20F523C4A390A054151C08BC8834E5C4E49C22AC2130A053E423E54C0"
    $"8BC8834151C22AC2130A044E494E5C5A505A3F110A0D0100000A0001061815FF"
    $"01178400040A00010618001501178600040A010107000A080109000A0B010520"
    $"20210A050108000A00010A1001178400040A02010D000A0A010E000A0902040F"
    $"000A06010B000A0C010C000A0001011001178400040A030102000A040103000A"
    $"07010400"
};


resource app_signature "application/x-vnd.yab-IDE";

resource app_version {
    major  = 2,
    middle = 2,
    minor  = 5,

    variety = B_APPV_FINAL,
    internal = 0,

    short_info = "yab IDE",
    long_info = "An integrated development environment for yab."
};

resource app_flags 1;

The vector icon info is generated by Icon-O-Matic when an icon is exported as "HVIF RDef"

Replace "resource(<your resource id here>) #'VICN' array" with "resource vector_icon"

The resource app_signature should match your "application/x-vnd.uourappname"

resource app_version is the version number information.

resource app_flags is the launch flag, Single launch, Multiple launch, etc.


Use the RdefApply yab script included in the /boot/home/yab_work/BuildFactory directory.

Usage:

Code:

RdefApply <RdefFilename> <yourappbinary>

This will apply the Rdef to your compiled binary.