From 2cb5d8ff4ca8e4c3e2068f5ae4d7651d3240ae25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: probonopd Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 17:50:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 066b8c4..f1e71d8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,15 @@ # linuxdeployqt -__This is not working yet.__ Help is appreciated. +linuxdeployqt takes an application as input and makes it self-contained by copying in the Qt libraries and plugins that the application uses. + +__This is not fully working yet.__ Help is appreciated. + +## Installation + +* Open in Qt Creator and build +* Build and install [patchelf](https://nixos.org/patchelf.html) (linuxdeployqt uses it to rewrite paths inside the binaries similar to `install_name_tool` on macOS) + +## Usage ``` Usage: linuxdeployqt app-binary [options]