small summit
I added rusqlite to my cargo list and added a custom sqlite3mc.lib and .dll
The .lib seems to be linked against rust, but the .dll causes the app to not startup when not present.
I added the .dll to the resources, but of course it doesn't add it into the portable .exe file...
I don't want to have to use the .msi file. Any idea how to include the .dll into the binary and make it paste it before the app starts or is this not possible?
vernal atlas
I added rusqlite to my cargo list and added a custom sqlite3mc.lib and .dll
The...
Well if you don't want to install just select the DLL and the application and just make a zip?
Wait
I got something hold on
Maybe, this?
small summit
Yeah, it would be nice if I could just only ship the portable .exe, as I am using google drive shared file to automatically update the executable for all the users
vernal atlas
Always check source code of it.
Since I lost the one someone sent me.
This one I found
Wait
Don't use this
Need to find proper one
I think I can find, 1s.
small summit
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vernal atlas
I think it is this one?
Try, and see if it works.
Again, I'd honestly prefer if you just made a zip file.
It's much easier.
vernal atlas
https://github.com/dotnet/ILMerge
I'd assume this'll work with Tauri, but I can't say much.
I never tried it with Tauri
small summit
well I can run it inside a batch file, which is fine
vernal atlas
well I can run it inside a batch file, which is fine
:/ You could just make a zip file which is something I do.
And just make installer of it.
Or you can just code it in, no need for a DLL
small summit
well rusqlite requires me to use a .lib file, and that .lib file requires the .dll but the .lib file is already 'included' in the binary
vernal atlas
Hm
small summit
And just make installer of it.
but I like to just be able to run the app portable, in which ever folder I want
and on whatever drive and computer
vernal atlas
I mean, you don't need an installer
You can just drag the contents anywhere.
I never used SQLite on Rust, this is the crate you're trying to use? https://crates.io/crates/sqlite
small summit
I don't think I can say to it: only add support for rusqlite if the .dll is there
cause like the feature that makes use of it, is kinda an 'opt-in' as it requires someone to have an external program installed which contains an encrypted database that I need to read out.
(not doing anything illegal, I promise)
small summit
https://github.com/dotnet/ILMerge
it doesnt want to work. Also tried dotnet-ilrepack, but no luck as it doesnt want to work with non .NET projects
ERROR: Loading src-tauri\target\release\app.exe failed: ILRepack does not support merging non-.NET libraries (e.g.: native libraries)
atomic holly
It's possible and the term for it is "reflective DLL injection".
(not doing anything illegal, I promise)
I don't think anti-virus vendors will believe you 😅
I would recommend you package the DLL in the installer and then have runtime code to check for updates.
vernal atlas
It's possible and the term for it is "reflective DLL injection".
> (not doing an...
Hm, never heard of it.
small summit
I would recommend you package the DLL in the installer and then have runtime cod...
but HOW? that's the question. How in the world do I do that?
Btw, no need to check for updates on the .dll, its just sqlite3mc_x64.dll, so no real need to check for updates, as I won't update it anyways, since I don't need to.
And still, I don't want to use an installer, I just want it to be portable as 1 file without installation steps...
So a self extracting thing that cleans up after itself might also be fine
atomic holly
You might be able to use the bundled feature that rusqlite provides: https://github.com/rusqlite/rusqlite?tab=readme-ov-file#notes-on-building-rusqlite-and-libsqlite3-sys. The description leaves me very confused as to what they're doing but it seems like it should work based on the commit that added the feature flag.
small summit
The thing is that I need sqlite3mc (sqlite3 multipleciphers), which is NOT inside the bundled feature!
I need multipleciphers cause the original program runs with C# and they used the System.Data.SQLite: RC4 Chipher to encrypt a database that I need to use.
I just want to read out that database from within my tauri app.
atomic holly
The only discussion I could find about that particular extension was https://github.com/rusqlite/rusqlite/issues/219#issuecomment-1553755788. In the same issue, there was a proposal to support all encryption extensions (https://github.com/rusqlite/rusqlite/issues/219#issuecomment-297110332) but I suspect that went nowhere because it wouldn't work with bundled unless they include the bindings for every single extension. You could fork their libsqlite3-sys, add the bindgen bundled version yourself, and use Cargo's patch (https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/overriding-dependencies.html#the-patch-section).
