emscripten-core/emscripten

[request] standalone version of file_packager.py

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#21,529 opened on Mar 14, 2024

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Description

Currently to package files we need to use file_packager.py - this requires the installation of python.

I also notice that if I just clone this repo and attempt to execute file_packager.py with python installed:

file_packager: warning: config file not found: C:\Users\daego\Desktop\Projects\emscripten\.emscripten.  You can create one by hand or run `emcc --generate-config`
file_packager: error: LLVM_ROOT not set in config (C:\Users\daego\Desktop\Projects\emscripten\.emscripten), and `clang` not found in PATH

signalling even more dependencies, Which aren't even mentioned https://emscripten.org/docs/porting/files/packaging_files.html

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Research direction
Analyze the current file packager.py to understand its dependencies and purpose. Research how to create a standalone executable from Python scripts using tools like PyInstaller or Nuitka. Alternatively, consider rewriting the packaging logic in C++ as part of the emscripten build to eliminate the Python and config dependencies.
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