[WIP] Binary build

[duk3luk3]

It is way too late and I have way too much of a headache and not nearly enough clue about Github actions but here's a quick binary build.

Why: To make this tool more accessible to people who might not have a python interpreter handy - https://chaos.social/@afelia/109324760852451263

Entirely untested because I don't have a twitter archive (yet)

Future goals:

• Automatically push a release on tags?
• Make it pass smart screen on windows, if such a thing is possible

[duk3luk3]

This may be a drive-by PR, we'll have to see when my twitter archive comes in and how I feel over the weekend.

[timhutton]

Interesting, thanks @duk3luk3. I'm wary that this might be overcomplicating things.

I agree it would be nice if there was no command-line to run. I was thinking a nicer solution might be a web page where a user can open their twitter zip file and it produces a replacement. (Should be possible to be done all client-side, with no uploading or downloading needed.)

[duk3luk3]

Yeah, I spent about 15 minutes looking into Brython for the web solution and it has no documentation for working with uploaded files. I had a look on StackOverflow which has some results (for JS) suggesting that it's possible.

It's also extremely annoying to work around server / cors issues when developing Brython as someone who tried it out on a whim in a severely sleep-deprived state.

There is a trust/privacy issue with a web solution, but of course that is still present with a "desktop" app, just on a slightly different angle.

[duk3luk3]

Can you say more about where your thoughts about "overcomplicating things" are?

[timhutton]

@duk3luk3 Re 'overcomplicating': I was just thinking about what the instructions would need to be, for each platform. It might end up being more complicated to explain how to download and run an executable. Don't executables on macOS need to be signed correctly? What about Linuxen other than Ubuntu?

A web approach wouldn't be a good fit for the new script for downloading images (#28).

I don't want you to lose any sleep! These things can wait. :)

[timhutton]

@duk3luk3 I've thought of another reason for preferring a script: it makes it easier for the user to make changes. Even if they don't know python they can open the file and make small changes such as the output filenames. It empowers users to have the source code.