lostjared / ldd-deploy

Facilitates the packaging of dynamically linked libraries for MSYS2 and Mingw64 by consolidating all required dependencies into a designated directory.

ldd-deploy for MSYS2 Mingw64

ldd-deploy is a simple Bash script designed to help package dynamically linked libraries (DLLs) and shared object dependencies required by an executable. The script uses ldd to identify all linked libraries and then copies each one to a specified output directory, making it easier to deploy or distribute applications with all necessary dependencies.

Features

• Identifies DLLs and shared libraries required by an executable.
• Copies dependencies to a user-specified output directory.
• Filters out Windows-specific dependencies (useful for cross-platform compatibility).

Usage

./ldd-deploy.sh -i <path/to/executable> [-o <path/to/output_directory>]

Arguments

• -i or --input: Path to the input executable. (Required)
• -o or --output: Path to the directory where dependencies will be copied. (Optional; defaults to the current directory)

Example

./ldd-deploy.sh -i ./myapp -o ./deploy-libs

In this example, all dependencies required by myapp will be copied into the deploy-libs directory.

Dependencies

• Bash: This script requires a Bash shell to run.
• ldd: The ldd command is used to identify shared libraries.

Notes

• Ensure you have the necessary permissions to read the executable's dependencies and write to the output directory.
• This script is especially useful when packaging applications for distribution or deployment on systems that may not have all required libraries pre-installed.
• Contains implementations in Rust, C++, and Bash.