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flatpak-builder:tldr:5a1a4
flatpak-builder: Build a Flatpak and export it to the specified repository.
$ flatpak-builder --repo=${repository_name} ${path-to-build_directory} ${path-to-manifest}
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The command flatpak-builder
is used to build a Flatpak application from source code and generate a Flatpak repository. Here is how each part of the command is explained:
flatpak-builder
: This is the command-line tool provided by Flatpak for building applications.--repo=${repository_name}
: This option specifies the name of the repository where the built application will be stored.${repository_name}
needs to be replaced with the actual name of the repository.${path-to-build_directory}
: This is the path to the directory where the build process will take place. It is usually an empty directory where the required dependencies and build artifacts will be stored.${path-to-manifest}
: This is the path to the manifest file of the Flatpak application. The manifest file contains metadata, build instructions, and dependencies of the application. It is usually a YAML file with a.yaml
or.yml
extension.
In summary, this command instructs flatpak-builder
to build an application using the specified manifest file and place the resulting built application in the repository with the given name.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.