CI pipeline generates a ".pbi" installer

Refs: #84

.github/workflows/build.yaml

@@ -65,16 +65,13 @@ jobs:
                 --buildtype=release \
                 --strip
           DESTDIR=artifact ninja -C builddir install
-          sha256sum builddir/artifact/taranis.app > builddir/taranis.app.sha256
+          pushd builddir/artifact
+          zip -e  --password ">nD4Ar0CNc(#Gl/87A8q" taranis.pbi _scriptInstall sinstall/taranis.app sinstall/icons/*
+          sha256sum sinstall/taranis.app taranis.pbi > taranis.sha256
 
       - name: Upload archive
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: builddir/artifact
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-      - name: Upload application hash
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          path: builddir/taranis.app.sha256
-          if-no-files-found: error

NEWS.md

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ### Added
 
+- CI pipeline generates a ".pbi" installer
+  [#84](https://github.com/orontee/taranis/issues/84)
+
 ### Changed
 
 ### Removed

README.md

@@ -57,9 +57,14 @@ their APIs is quite clear:
 1. Download the `taranis.zip` archive from the [latest
    release](https://github.com/orontee/taranis/releases/latest).
 
-2. Extract the file `taranis.app` from the archive and copy that file
-   to the `applications` directory of the e-book reader using a USB
-   cable.
+2. Extract the file `taranis.pbi` from the archive and copy that file
+   to the e-book reader.
+
+3. The downloaded file will appear as a book in the library. Open that
+   book to start the installation process.
+
+4. After the installation, the "book" can be suppressed from the
+   library and the device.
 
 Optionally, a custom icon can be associated to the application;
 Instructions are given in [Desktop
@@ -74,8 +79,8 @@ for instructions on how to register and generate API keys).
 
 Another parameter allows to enable/disable generation of a shutdown
 logo. Instructions are given in [Desktop
-integration](./docs/desktop_integration.md#shutdown-logo) on how to setup the device
-to effectively display this logo on power off.
+integration](./docs/desktop_integration.md#shutdown-logo) on how to
+setup the device to effectively display this logo on power off.
 
 ## Contributing
 

icons/meson.build

@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ icons = files(
   'icon_warning.bmp'
 )
 
-install_data(sources: ['icon_taranis.bmp', 'icon_taranis_f.bmp'], install_dir: '/icons')
+install_data(sources: ['icon_taranis.bmp', 'icon_taranis_f.bmp'], install_dir: '/sinstall/icons')

meson.build

@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ subdir('po')
 
 subdir('src')
 
+subdir('packaging')
+
 executable(
   'taranis.app',
   sources,
   dependencies: taranis_deps,
   install: true,
-  install_dir: '/',
+  install_dir: '/sinstall',
 )

packaging/_scriptInstall.in

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+packageName=taranis
+packageVersion=@package_version@
+destDir=/mnt/ext1/applications/
+destAction=install

packaging/meson.build

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+configure_file(
+  input: '_scriptInstall.in',
+  output: '_scriptInstall',
+  configuration: {'package_version': meson.project_version()},
+  install_dir: '/',
+)