AppImage/AppImageKit

Investigate WinFSP for a Windows version of AppImage

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#921 opened on Feb 3, 2019

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Description

Investigate the WinFSP FUSE compatibility layer for a possible future Windows version of AppImage.

Note that I won't be spending time to figure this out myself as I am not interested in using Windows, but I would welcome contributors to look into it.

https://github.com/billziss-gh/winfsp/blob/master/inc/fuse3/fuse.h

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Research direction
Explore the WinFSP library (https://github.com/billziss gh/winfsp) and its FUSE compatibility layer. Understand how AppImage mounts itself on Linux using FUSE, and assess what changes would be needed to port that functionality to Windows using WinFSP. Consider potential challenges like filesystem operations, permissions, and user space mounting.
Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Research
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C programmingFUSE
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40