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Building and Publishing SeConv

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Building and Publishing SeConv

Development Build

bash
# Build the project
dotnet build SeConv/SeConv.csproj

# Run during development
dotnet run --project SeConv/SeConv.csproj -- [arguments]

Publish for Distribution

Windows (Self-Contained)

bash
dotnet publish SeConv/SeConv.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained -o publish/win-x64

Linux (Self-Contained)

bash
dotnet publish SeConv/SeConv.csproj -c Release -r linux-x64 --self-contained -o publish/linux-x64

macOS (Self-Contained)

bash
dotnet publish SeConv/SeConv.csproj -c Release -r osx-x64 --self-contained -o publish/osx-x64

Framework-Dependent (Requires .NET 10 Runtime)

bash
dotnet publish SeConv/SeConv.csproj -c Release -o publish/framework-dependent

Single File Executable

bash
# Windows
dotnet publish SeConv/SeConv.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained -p:PublishSingleFile=true -o publish/single-file

# Linux
dotnet publish SeConv/SeConv.csproj -c Release -r linux-x64 --self-contained -p:PublishSingleFile=true -o publish/single-file

# macOS
dotnet publish SeConv/SeConv.csproj -c Release -r osx-x64 --self-contained -p:PublishSingleFile=true -o publish/single-file

After Publishing

The executable will be named:

  • Windows: SeConv.exe
  • Linux/macOS: SeConv

You can then run it directly:

bash
# Windows
SeConv.exe convert *.srt sami

# Linux/macOS
./SeConv convert *.srt sami

Creating an Alias (Optional)

Windows (PowerShell Profile)

Add to your PowerShell profile:

powershell
Set-Alias -Name SubtitleEdit -Value "C:\path\to\SeConv.exe"

Linux/macOS (Bash/Zsh)

Add to your .bashrc or .zshrc:

bash
alias SubtitleEdit='/path/to/SeConv'

Then you can use it as shown in the documentation:

bash
SubtitleEdit convert *.srt sami
SubtitleEdit formats
SubtitleEdit --help

Distribution

Consider distributing via:

  1. GitHub Releases - Attach binaries to releases
  2. Chocolatey (Windows) - Create a package
  3. Homebrew (macOS) - Create a formula
  4. apt/yum (Linux) - Create distribution packages
  5. .NET Tool - Publish as a global tool:
    bash
    dotnet pack SeConv/SeConv.csproj
dotnet tool install --global --add-source ./nupkg SeConv