Windows C++ devs:
My main project is a Python + Qt GUI application. Distributing that as-is on Linux is easy. On Windows, a little trickier.
What I do now is distribute it with Python embeddable and pure Python code. That's fine, but it makes the launching a little tricky.
I'm currently trying to create a trivial C++ exec that just launches the correct files via CreateProcess().
Does this sound like a good idea? Code linked below.
https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/tree/windows_launcher/launcher/windows
@veronica Not sure if this is helpful, but Python has an executable zip format that can be appended to a minimal win32 wrapper. Here's an example: https://bytecoil.com/python/zipapp-win32/.
@veronica@mastodon.online@matsuzine Yes, I probably already know of all those options. None of them are usable, and those that are, set off an orchestra of virus alerts. I've probably tried every tool at this point.
This is the main reason I distribute as pure Python right now.