[MU4 Task] Provide a PortableApp version

[Jojo-Schmitz]

Task description
Plesase also provide a PortableApp version.

See https://portableapps.com/node/67638, which proves that this is possible

[cbjeukendrup]

Is it right that the only remaining step is to publish the Portable builds on the OSUOSL server, and then on the MuseScore.org website?

[Jojo-Schmitz]

No idea, does it get build, but just not uploaded?
For PRs it doesn't get build.

Looking at https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/actions/runs/5460642511 it seems the nightlies don't build it either

It is actually not a feature, but a Mu3 regression...

Is your #18423 supposed to fix this?

The Beta(s) did provide a PortableApp, what was different there?

[cbjeukendrup]

PortableApps are built for releases and pre-release builds, and uploaded to GitHub artifacts.
In #18423, they will be uploaded to OSUOSL too, so that people have a way to download them without a GitHub account.

Do we also want nightlies as PortableApps? I thought that since the nightly builds are not "installable" anyway, the benefit of having portable builds in addition to that might be limited.

[Jojo-Schmitz]

Well maybe we'd even want portable apps only. They are similar to appimages

[shoogle]

We could use the portable build as the regular nightly, the advantage being that users wouldn't have to install 7-zip in order to use them.

[Jojo-Schmitz]

Exactly.

[cbjeukendrup]

In #18448 I've added Portable nightly builds in addition to the existing nightly builds. The last step would be to advertise the Portable version somewhere on the MuseScore.org download page.

[Jojo-Schmitz]

Seems it hasn't happened yet? Not for releases at least?

There is a 4.1.1 portable available from https://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/musescore_portable though

[cbjeukendrup]

I'll reopen the issue, hoping that someone will upload the builds this time. I don't know how the 4.1.1 build got there, I didn't upload it.

[Jojo-Schmitz]

The GitHub page for 4.2.0 Beta (https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/releases/tag/v4.2.0-beta) is lacking the PortableApp

[Jojo-Schmitz]

And the new ARM version is missing there too

[cbjeukendrup]

@shoogle I'll assign this task to you now, since the only remaining step is to somehow mention the experimental builds on the Downloads page on .org, and that's something only you can do :)

[Jojo-Schmitz]

Shouldn't this be fixed meanwhile? Or do we want to check whether it is when 4.3 gets released?