makepad-deployment – DevOps & Infrastructure skill for AI agents

Supporting material availability

This catalog copy contains the inline guidance below, but does not include the following supporting paths. They are external prerequisites, not bundled files:

• <support-root>/references/makepad-packaging-action.md
• ./assets/icon.png
• ./dist/resources/makepad_widgets
• ./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_bold
• ./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_bold_2
• ./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_regular
• ./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_regular_2
• ./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_emoji
• ./dist/resources/your_app_resource
• ./dist/resources/my-makepad-app
• <support-root>/references/platform-troubleshooting.md

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Makepad Packaging & Deployment

This skill covers packaging Makepad applications for all supported platforms.

When to Use

• You need to package, distribute, or automate deployment of a Makepad application.
• The task involves desktop installers, APK/IPA builds, WebAssembly output, or CI-based release artifacts.
• You need guidance on cargo-packager, cargo-makepad, or GitHub Actions packaging flows for Makepad.

Quick Navigation

| Platform | Tool | Output |

|----------|------|--------|

| [Desktop](#desktop-packaging) | cargo-packager | .deb, .nsis, .dmg |

| [Android](#android) | cargo-makepad | .apk |

| [iOS](#ios) | cargo-makepad | .app, .ipa |

| [Web](#wasm-packaging) | cargo-makepad | Wasm + HTML/JS |

| [CI/CD](#github-actions-packaging) | makepad-packaging-action | GitHub Release assets |

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GitHub Actions Packaging

Use makepad-packaging-action to package Makepad apps in CI. It wraps

cargo-packager (desktop) and cargo-makepad (mobile), and can upload artifacts

to GitHub Releases.

jobs:
  package:
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: Project-Robius-China/makepad-packaging-action@v1
        with:
          args: --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --release

Notes:

• Desktop packages must run on matching OS runners (Linux/Windows/macOS).
• iOS builds require macOS runners.
• Android builds can run on any OS runner.

Full inputs/env/outputs and release workflows live in

references/makepad-packaging-action.md.

Desktop Packaging

Desktop packaging uses cargo-packager with robius-packaging-commands for resource handling.

Install Tools

# Install cargo-packager
cargo install cargo-packager --locked

# Install robius-packaging-commands (v0.2.1)
cargo install --version 0.2.1 --locked \
    --git https://github.com/project-robius/robius-packaging-commands.git \
    robius-packaging-commands

Configure Cargo.toml

Add packaging configuration to your Cargo.toml:

[package.metadata.packager]
product_name = "YourAppName"
identifier = "com.yourcompany.yourapp"
authors = ["Your Name or Team"]
description = "A brief description of your Makepad application"
# Note: long_description has 80 character max per line
long_description = """
Your detailed description here.
Keep each line under 80 characters.
"""
icons = ["./assets/icon.png"]
out_dir = "./dist"

# Pre-packaging command to collect resources
before-packaging-command = """
robius-packaging-commands before-packaging \
    --force-makepad \
    --binary-name your-app \
    --path-to-binary ./target/release/your-app
"""

# Resources to include in package
resources = [
    # Makepad built-in resources (required)
    { src = "./dist/resources/makepad_widgets", target = "makepad_widgets" },
    { src = "./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_bold", target = "makepad_fonts_chinese_bold" },
    { src = "./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_bold_2", target = "makepad_fonts_chinese_bold_2" },
    { src = "./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_regular", target = "makepad_fonts_chinese_regular" },
    { src = "./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_chinese_regular_2", target = "makepad_fonts_chinese_regular_2" },
    { src = "./dist/resources/makepad_fonts_emoji", target = "makepad_fonts_emoji" },

    # Your app resources
    { src = "./dist/resources/your_app_resource", target = "your_app_resource" },
]

before-each-package-command = """
robius-packaging-commands before-each-package \
    --force-makepad \
    --binary-name your-app \
    --path-to-binary ./target/release/your-app
"""

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

# Install dependencies
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev pkg-config \
    binfmt-support libxcursor-dev libx11-dev libasound2-dev libpulse-dev

# Build package
cargo packager --release

Output: .deb file in ./dist/

Windows

# Build NSIS installer
cargo packager --release --formats nsis

Output: .exe installer in ./dist/

macOS

# Build package
cargo packager --release

Output: .dmg file in ./dist/

Platform-Specific Configuration

# Linux (Debian)
[package.metadata.packager.deb]
depends = "./dist/depends_deb.txt"
desktop_template = "./packaging/your-app.desktop"
section = "utils"

# macOS
[package.metadata.packager.macos]
minimum_system_version = "11.0"
frameworks = []
info_plist_path = "./packaging/Info.plist"
entitlements = "./packaging/Entitlements.plist"
# Optional: signing identity for distribution
signing_identity = "Developer ID Application: Your Name (XXXXXXXXXX)"

# macOS DMG
[package.metadata.packager.dmg]
background = "./packaging/dmg_background.png"
window_size = { width = 960, height = 540 }
app_position = { x = 200, y = 250 }
application_folder_position = { x = 760, y = 250 }

# Windows NSIS
[package.metadata.packager.nsis]
appdata_paths = [
    "$APPDATA/$PUBLISHER/$PRODUCTNAME",
    "$LOCALAPPDATA/$PRODUCTNAME",
]

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Mobile Packaging

Mobile platforms use cargo-makepad for building and packaging.

Install cargo-makepad

cargo install --force --git https://github.com/makepad/makepad.git \
    --branch dev cargo-makepad

Android

# Install Android toolchain
cargo makepad android install-toolchain

# Full NDK (recommended for complete support)
cargo makepad android install-toolchain --full-ndk

# Build APK
cargo makepad android build -p your-app --release

Output: .apk in ./target/makepad-android-app/

Run on device/emulator:

cargo makepad android run -p your-app --release

iOS

# Install iOS toolchain
cargo makepad apple ios install-toolchain

iOS Simulator:

cargo makepad apple ios \
    --org=com.yourcompany \
    --app=YourApp \
    run-sim -p your-app --release

Output: .app in ./target/makepad-apple-app/aarch64-apple-ios-sim/release/

iOS Device (requires provisioning):

First, create an empty app in Xcode with matching org/app names to generate provisioning profile.

cargo makepad apple ios \
    --org=com.yourcompany \
    --app=YourApp \
    --profile="$YOUR_PROFILE_PATH" \
    --cert="$YOUR_CERT_FINGERPRINT" \
    --device=iPhone \
    run-device -p your-app --release

Output: .app in ./target/makepad-apple-app/aarch64-apple-ios/release/

Create IPA for distribution:

cd ./target/makepad-apple-app/aarch64-apple-ios/release
mkdir Payload
cp -r your-app.app Payload/
zip -r your-app-ios.ipa Payload

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Wasm Packaging

Build your Makepad app for web browsers.

# Install Wasm toolchain
cargo makepad wasm install-toolchain

# Build and run
cargo makepad wasm run -p your-app --release

Output in ./target/makepad-wasm-app/release/your-app/:

• index.html - Entry point
• *.wasm - WebAssembly module
• *.js - JavaScript bridge
• resources/ - Static assets

Serve locally:

cd ./target/makepad-wasm-app/release/your-app
python3 -m http.server 8080 --bind 127.0.0.1
# Open http://localhost:8080

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Illustrative Cargo.toml (application sources/assets not bundled)

[package]
name = "my-makepad-app"
version = "1.0.0"
edition = "2024"

[dependencies]
makepad-widgets = { git = "https://github.com/makepad/makepad", branch = "dev" }

[profile.release]
opt-level = 3

[profile.release-lto]
inherits = "release"
lto = "thin"

[profile.distribution]
inherits = "release"
codegen-units = 1
lto = "fat"

[package.metadata.packager]
product_name = "My Makepad App"
identifier = "com.example.mymakepadapp"
authors = ["Your Name <[email protected]>"]
description = "A cross-pl

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