Ermine project can pack Linux application together with shared libraries and data files into single executable. This file can be copied to any Linux box and application just run.
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Here are some key features of "Ermine":
Painless installation:
· Only one file should be installed
· No "dependency hell"
· No need for root privileges
· No packaging for different formats (rpm, deb, tgz, ...)
Application integrity:
· There is only one file, so no way application's and libraries' or data's versions can be mismatched.
No interference with host:
· Application use no external files, so from one side it's installation not affect the host system and from other side application not affected by the host's update.
No porting:
· Application can be built (and packed) on the distribution of your choice and then run anywhere.
· There is no need to build for multiple distributions/compilers/libraries.
Decrease QA time:
· Executable use no external files. This ensure same behavior on any distribution.
· Decrease support cost
No need to deal with installation issues:
· Application can't be broken by system update. Customer support have to deal only with application's own problems, and not try to find out what was done wrong on the client's Linux box.
Limitations:
· You can use evaluation version only for 15 days.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· A segfault on Fedora x86-64 was fixed.
· Assorted improvements and fixes were made.
· The ERMINE_USE_EXTERNAL_LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable allows you to use LD_LIBRARY_PATH to affect shared libraries search path for Ermine-packaged executables.
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