Packaging and distribution

Packaging a native graphical application for multiple platforms can introduce additional challenges. A native GUI will typically have to adapt to the current platform and it will need to include package metadata to integrate as expected on a user's desktop. Most graphical apps also require many assets to be embedded into the release package. Additionally, the semantics of installing an application vary from one operating system to another. macOS, for example, expects that applications are packaged as a bundle that can be dragged (or moved) from the Downloads folder into the Applications folder. Windows users will expect a single executable file that will run once downloaded, or an installer that can set up the components required. The platforms you aim to distribute on may impact your application capabilities or the resources it can be...