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![]() ![]() ![]() In fact I have never run it in any other way. I allready do run Minetest as a portable version on a portable device. It would be nice if one of the current windows build suppliers or anybody else could have a look at the issues that such a paf-format version of Minetest might raise and could supply such an official version in the "paf" format for formal inclusion in the official PortableApps repository. I think this would be a great opportunity to make use of a platform that supplies easy to use install and update functions, while the Minetest community would have full control and access to supply the correct program versions. If one were to supply a stable (0.4.7) version plus a dev-git version for 32bit and 64bit this would add up to the mentioned 6 files. One for the server and one for the client. This thread for the Minecraft version: seems to state that two installation files are needed for a single version. The way Minetest is organized at the moment it would require 6 installation packets as it seems. Several popular open-source games are already available: "Apps" provided in the "paf" format can be downloaded with the help of a built-in tool from an online repository. including places such as the registry or any personal folders. The difference to "other" portable versions is that the PortableApps communtiy tries to force Apps to not leave anything behind on the host machine. The PortableApps Platform is an open-source Windows application that allows Windows users to install a portable environment to any portable device or location. ![]() If the Minetest community is able to maintain a git version of Minetest in the paf format this would surely widen the bleeding edge user base on Windows. This would be an opportunity to use a popular distribution repository that would allow windows users to install the game with a single click. In the Minetest forums this was somewhat discussed for example here: viewtopic.php?pid=44928 There have been several suggestions on the PortableApps forums to make a version of Minetest for the PortableApps platform.Ī first request from September 2011, naming by now outdated resources, followed by a second from April 2013 that names the still valid addresses for the current version. ![]()
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