Ring2EXE Plus - A Fork with Advanced Packaging

[Youssef Saeed]

Hello everyone,

I'd like to introduce Ring2EXE Plus, a fork of the standard ring2exe tool. This fork builds on Mahmoud Fayed's original work by adding modern packaging options and more compiler control.

Key New Features:

• Generate Native Packages: Easily create .deb, .rpm, and AppImage packages for Linux, .app bundles for macOS, and .pkg packages for FreeBSD using the -dist flag.
• Custom C Compiler: Specify which C compiler to use (e.g., clang, tcc) with the -cc=<compiler> flag.
• Custom Compiler Flags: Pass your own flags to the C compiler with -cflags="...".
• Custom Output Name: Set the final executable name with the -output=<name> flag.
• FreeBSD Support: Full support for building and distributing on FreeBSD.

More features are planned for future releases!

Installation:

You can install ring2exe-plus via RingPM:

ringpm install ring2exe-plus from ysdragon

Examples:

• Create a RPM package:
  ring2exe myapp.ring -dist -rpm
• Use Clang and name the output file: 
  ring2exe myapp.ring -cc=clang -output=MyCoolApp

The goal is to make distributing Ring applications easier and more flexible.

Your feedback and suggestions are highly welcome.

Best regards,
Youssef

[Mahmoud Fayed]

Hello Youssef

Thank you very much for this wonderful tool and the new features

Added to Ring Website - News Section

Also, added to Ring Website - Resources Page

Keep up the GREAT WORK :D

Greetings,

Mahmoud

[Ka mara]

Hallo Youssef,

The ideas you mention are straight to the point & very much appreciated.

Thanks for your contribution.

Tim

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[Youssef Saeed]

Hello Mahmoud,

Thank you for your kind words and for adding the tool to the Ring Website!

Best regards,
Youssef

[Youssef Saeed]

Hello Tim,

Thank you for your kind words!

Best regards,
Youssef

[Mahmoud Fayed]

Hello Youssef

You are welcome :D

Greetings,

Mahmoud