https://github.com/remeh/fatbin

Compress an executable and its resources in an auto-extractible and runnable file.
https://github.com/remeh/fatbin

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Compress an executable and its resources in an auto-extractible and runnable file.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/remeh/fatbin
• Owner: remeh
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-01-22T19:20:46.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-01-24T17:46:00.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-07-12T01:52:57.139Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Go
• Homepage: https://remy.io
• Size: 18.6 KB
• Stars: 17
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Fatbin

Instead of shipping a ZIP containing resources (images, sounds, etc.) and an executable, `fatbin` permits to compress everything in an unique executable file.

It's my entry to the GopherGala 2016.

## Howto

Example video : https://c.remy.io/oweinxoW

### Create an archive

Usage:

```

-f.dir string

        the directory to fatbinerize

-f.exe string

        the file inside the fatbin archive to execute at startup

-f.out string

        the archive file to create. (default "archive.fbin")

```

Example:

```

fatbin -f.dir /path/to/my/program -f.exe main -f.out program.fbin

```

Current limitation: the executable runned at startup must in the root of the compressed directory.

### Start an archive

The archive is an executable which can directly be started.

```

./program.fbin

```

## Future work

 * Compress the archive with something else than gzip.

 * Ship "surrounding" files in the temporary execution context. (e.g. for .conf)

## License

fatbin, created by Rémy 'remeh' Mathieu, is under the terms of the MIT License.