Makepad Deployment

Package Makepad applications for all supported platforms: desktop, mobile, and web.

Platform	Tool	Output
Desktop	cargo-packager	.deb, .nsis, .dmg
Android	cargo-makepad	.apk
iOS	cargo-makepad	.app, .ipa
Web	cargo-makepad	Wasm + HTML/JS

Desktop Packaging

Install Tools

# Install cargo-packager
cargo install cargo-packager --locked
 
# Install robius-packaging-commands (v0.2.0)
cargo install --version 0.2.0 --locked \
    --git https://github.com/project-robius/robius-packaging-commands.git \
    robius-packaging-commands

Configure Cargo.toml

[package.metadata.packager]
product_name = "YourAppName"
identifier = "com.yourcompany.yourapp"
authors = ["Your Name or Team"]
description = "A brief description of your Makepad application"
icons = ["./assets/icon.png"]
out_dir = "./dist"
 
# Pre-packaging command
before-packaging-command = """
robius-packaging-commands before-packaging \
    --force-makepad \
    --binary-name your-app \
    --path-to-binary ./target/release/your-app
"""
 
# Resources to include
resources = [
    { src = "./dist/resources/makepad_widgets", target = "makepad_widgets" },
    { src = "./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_emoji", target = "makepad_fonts_emoji" },
    { src = "./dist/resources/your_app_resource", target = "your_app_resource" },
]

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

# Install dependencies
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev pkg-config \
    libxcursor-dev libx11-dev libasound2-dev
 
# Build package
cargo packager --release

Output: .deb file in ./dist/

Windows

# Install NSIS (Windows installer builder)
# Download from https://nsis.sourceforge.io/
 
# Build package
cargo packager --release --formats nsis

Output: .exe installer in ./dist/

macOS

# Build package (requires macOS)
cargo packager --release --formats dmg
 
# For code signing (optional)
# Set up Apple Developer account and certificates

Output: .dmg file in ./dist/

Android

# Install Android toolchain
cargo-makepad android install-toolchain
 
# Build APK
cargo-makepad android run --release
 
# Output APK location
# target/makepad-android-build/release/your-app.apk

iOS

# Install iOS toolchain (requires macOS)
cargo-makepad ios install-toolchain
 
# Build for simulator
cargo-makepad ios run --release
 
# Build for device (requires Apple Developer account)
cargo-makepad ios build --release --device

Web (Wasm)

# Build for web
cargo-makepad wasm build --release
 
# Output location
# target/makepad-wasm-build/your-app.wasm
# target/makepad-wasm-build/index.html

Platform-Specific Configuration

Android Manifest

<!-- AndroidManifest.xml -->
<manifest>
    <application android:label="YourApp">
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
            <!-- Configuration -->
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>

iOS Info.plist

<!-- Info.plist -->
<dict>
    <key>CFBundleName</key>
    <string>YourApp</string>
    <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
    <string>com.yourcompany.yourapp</string>
</dict>

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