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lduboeuf

hello,
Well maybe a too complicated goal for me ATM , but i managed to try to fix this annoying issue: https://github.com/ubports/messaging-app/issues/2 .
cmake and make of the project went fine but by launching src/messaging-app i got a file:messaging-app.qml: No such file or directory . Tried with another core application, lead to the same error. Do we have something to do with env vars so that it can search in subdirectory for qml files ?

lduboeuf

ok, last marius commit seems to fix the problem. now would like to know , by launching this new binary on my device, will it erase any datas or can conflict with existing messaging-app ? ( my device is my daily driver ) if so what will be the consequences ?

lduboeuf

so i just notice that messaging-app is a system app not a core app, so i guess any updates comes with OTA, am i right ?
see list of core and system apps:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/CoreApps

stefwe

I think @Flohack must know this

flohack

We should be able to update also system apps with the Openstore but I will check back. Data will be kept after updates normally.

lduboeuf

@flohack ok, just to confirm, by deploying messaging-app binary to my device, and launching it, it will not cause any damage to existing messaging app and datas ?

flohack

@lduboeuf How are you doing this?

lduboeuf

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lduboeuf

@flohack sorry i missed the context of the question. I've deleted my previous reply.
I've just copied messaging-app built from github source to the device and make a .desktop pointing to the binary.
The app crash on the device, but did not try to see why.

flohack

@lduboeuf Hmm I think you need to build a click at least. Than this needs to be installed with the OS tool, not just called as a binary. The packaging sets some paths right, and gives the right environment.

BR

lduboeuf

@flohack yes i was thinking about that too, thanks.