Typical workflow with Git & local files

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In the process of getting my flatpak up and running, I ran into a face-palm moment when I realised it was building from my local git repository, not the file system.

While testing my GTK/Python GUI, I build and run the flatpak and play around with it. I don’t want to commit broken code, so I’m thinking of having a development manifest that just obtains the source from the local file system and a production manifest that uses my github repository.

I haven’t actually tried this yet, but I’m open to ideas from more experienced folk.

Thanks again,

J.R.

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OK, figured it out!

Changing this:

"sources" : [
    {
        "type" : "git",
        "url" : "file:///home/jr/Code/leaftracker-gtk"
    }
]

To this:

"sources" : [
    {
        "type" : "dir",
        "path" : "/home/jr/Code/leaftracker-gtk"
    }
]

Will build and run the flapak from the uncommitted sources. This could indeed be done in the development manifest.

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I’m no expert, so I like to keep things simple. I’ve been using the above, but linking to each file individually with

    - type: file
      path: /home/chris/git/myapp/file?

for each file. Your method of linking to a directory is better, so I’ll use that in future.