Packaging-MSIX.md

Packaging Gimp for MSIX

The software was packaged on Windows 10 21H2 using Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool 1.2022.330 and enhanced by editing with TMEditX to inject the PSF.

• After install, copy configuration file with desired settings under Program Files\Gimp 2..
• PsfLauncher is required as is the FRF.
• It is also neccessary to add a package level extension to the AppXManifest for two directories for loadsearchpathorder as shown below:

<Package>
    ...
    <Applications>
        ...
    </Applications>
    <Extensions>
        <uap6:Extension Category="windows.loaderSearchPathOverride">
            <uap6:LoaderSearchPathOverride>
                <uap6:LoaderSearchPathEntry FolderPath="VFS\ProgramFilesX64\GIMP 2\32\bin"/>
                <uap6:LoaderSearchPathEntry FolderPath="VFS\ProgramFilesX64\GIMP 2\bin"/>
            </uap6:LoaderSearchPathOverride>
        </uap6:Extension>
    </Extensions>
    ...
</Package>

Testing on Windows 10/11 indicates .

Contributors

Contributor	Name	Date
	TimothyMangan	April 2022