Supporting material availability

This catalog copy contains the inline guidance below, but does not include the following supporting paths. They are external prerequisites, not bundled files:

• <support-root>/references/makepad-packaging-action.md
• ./assets/icon.png
• ./dist/resources/makepad_widgets
• ./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_bold
• ./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_bold_2
• ./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_regular
• ./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_regular_2
• ./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_emoji
• ./dist/resources/your_app_resource
• ./dist/resources/my-makepad-app
• <support-root>/references/platform-troubleshooting.md

Ask for the original supporting material or an existing installation before using a step that depends on these paths; this catalog does not identify a verified download source for them. Resolve each path relative to that installation, inspect its contents, and verify any applicable license and execution prerequisites. Do not run a command or claim a referenced procedure was followed until its required file exists. Do not fabricate the missing scripts or treat an unrelated file with the same name as equivalent. Independent steps fully documented here can proceed within the user’s authorized scope; report any dependent step as unavailable.

Makepad Packaging & Deployment

This skill covers packaging Makepad applications for all supported platforms.

When to Use

• You need to package, distribute, or automate deployment of a Makepad application.
• The task involves desktop installers, APK/IPA builds, WebAssembly output, or CI-based release artifacts.
• You need guidance on cargo-packager, cargo-makepad, or GitHub Actions packaging flows for Makepad.

Quick Navigation

GitHub Actions Packaging

Use makepad-packaging-action to package Makepad apps in CI. It wraps cargo-packager (desktop) and cargo-makepad (mobile), and can upload artifacts to GitHub Releases.

jobs:
  package:
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: Project-Robius-China/makepad-packaging-action@v1
        with:
          args: --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --release

Notes:

• Desktop packages must run on matching OS runners (Linux/Windows/macOS).
• iOS builds require macOS runners.
• Android builds can run on any OS runner.

Full inputs/env/outputs and release workflows live in references/makepad-packaging-action.md.

Desktop Packaging

Desktop packaging uses cargo-packager with robius-packaging-commands for resource handling.

Install Tools

# Install cargo-packager
cargo install cargo-packager --locked

# Install robius-packaging-commands (v0.2.1)
cargo install --version 0.2.1 --locked \
    --git https://github.com/project-robius/robius-packaging-commands.git \
    robius-packaging-commands

Configure Cargo.toml

Add packaging configuration to your 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"
# Note: long_description has 80 character max per line
long_description = """
Your detailed description here.
Keep each line under 80 characters.
"""
icons = ["./assets/icon.png"]
out_dir = "./dist"

# Pre-packaging command to collect resources
before-packaging-command = """
robius-packaging-commands before-packaging \
    --force-makepad \
    --binary-name your-app \
    --path-to-binary ./target/release/your-app
"""

# Resources to include in package
resources = [
    # Makepad built-in resources (required)
    { src = "./dist/resources/makepad_widgets", target = "makepad_widgets" },
    { src = "./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_bold", target = "makepad_fonts_chinese_bold" },
    { src = "./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_bold_2", target = "makepad_fonts_chinese_bold_2" },
    { src = "./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_regular", target = "makepad_fonts_chinese_regular" },

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