netpong/create_release_mingw.sh

#!/bin/bash

# This script copies required DLLs, and the application itself into a folder called 'release'. It only runs on MinGW.

set -o errexit # Stop executing when a command fails
BASE_DIR=$(dirname $0)
REL_DIR="$BASE_DIR/release/dist"

mkdir -p "$REL_DIR"

# Parse the output of the 'ldd' command, and create a file with the required DLL paths.
ldd build/pong.exe | awk ' NF == 4 {print $3}' > "$BASE_DIR/tmp_file.txt"

# Copy the required DLLs.
cp $(cat "$BASE_DIR/tmp_file.txt") "$REL_DIR"

# Copy the executable itself
cp "$BASE_DIR/build/pong" "$REL_DIR"

# Remove the temporary file.
rm "$BASE_DIR/tmp_file.txt"

#Zip the $REL_DIR folder
zip -r "$BASE_DIR/release/netpong-win.zip" "$REL_DIR"