Tidying

README.md

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ To compile Bloom, the following dependencies must be resolved.
 - CMake version 3.22 or later:
 - G++10 or later
 - libusb v1.0
-- libhidapi
+- libhidapi (0.11.2 or later)
 - yaml-cpp (version 0.7.0 or later)
 - libprocps
 - PHP CLI version 8 or later, with the xml extension (`php8.0-cli`, `php8.0-xml`)
@@ -117,3 +117,5 @@ sudo cmake --install ./ --prefix [SOME_OTHER_INSTALLATION_DIR];
 - If Qt's shared objects cannot be found when running Bloom, you can either:
   1. Set `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` before running Bloom: `export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=[PATH_TO_QT_INSTALLATION]/gcc_64/lib;` OR:
   2. Update Bloom's RUNPATH (with a tool like `patchelf`)
+- Once you've installed Bloom, you'll need to create a symlink to Bloom's binary, in `/usr/bin/`, to run `bloom` without
+  having to supply the full path.

cmake/Packaging.cmake

@@ -2,29 +2,26 @@ set(BLOOM_PACKAGE_NAME "Bloom")
 set(BLOOM_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "Bloom-${CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION}-Linux")
 set(BLOOM_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "Debugger for AVR-based embedded systems")
 set(BLOOM_PACKAGE_CONTACT "Nav Mohammed <support@bloom.oscillate.io>")
-set(BLOOM_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/packaging/tmp/release")
 
 string(TOLOWER ${BLOOM_PACKAGE_NAME} BLOOM_PACKAGE_NAME_LOWER)
 
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${BLOOM_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DIR}")
-
-configure_file(
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/packaging/deb/package-deb.sh.in"
-    "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/packaging/package-deb.sh"
-    FILE_PERMISSIONS
-        OWNER_EXECUTE OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE
-        GROUP_READ
-        WORLD_READ
-    @ONLY
-)
-
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/packaging/tmp/deb")
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/packaging/tmp/rpm")
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/packaging/tmp/pkgbuild")
 
-# Generate the relevant configuration files for our DEB, RPM and PKGBUILD packages
+# Generate the DEB control file and packaging script
 configure_file(
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/packaging/deb/control.in"
     "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/packaging/tmp/deb/DEBIAN/control"
     @ONLY
 )
+
+configure_file(
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/packaging/deb/package-deb.sh.in"
+    "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/packaging/package-deb.sh"
+    FILE_PERMISSIONS
+    OWNER_EXECUTE OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE
+    GROUP_READ
+    WORLD_READ
+    @ONLY
+)