Flatpak SDK Extension for Quarto on Flathub

[GeorgRamer]

Description

When using Quarto from SDKs that are installed from flatpak one either needs to give the flatpak container access to the command line outside the flatpak or install quarto inside a podman/docker container and run commands through there. Flatpak has a native mechanism to provide compilers (in broadest sense, from gcc to LaTeX) via SDK Extensions that are made accessible to the IDE. It would be great if Quarto could provide such an extension on flathub.

Packaging Quarto-cli for flatpak is fairly easy (see e.g. https://github.com/GeorgRamer/quarto_flatpak), however, since all SDK Extensions live in the same namespace, it makes sense that Quarto would submit this to flathub rather than a random user.

[ecosdelfuturo]

I support the motion. I also use Quarto via the VScodium flatpak and thanks to @GeorgRamer 's packaging and kindness I have been able to use it properly.

[cscheid]

We unfortunately don't have the engineering time to do and maintain this, and don't expect to have it in the near to medium-term future.

[GeorgRamer]

I absolutely understand.

Would it be OK for you if I look into submitting this to flathub and do the maintenance myself? With the understanding that I will hand everything over to Quarto if/when you want to take over? I am asking because all Sdk extensions live in the same namespace and the name would be "org.freedesktop.Sdk.Extension.quarto".

[mcanouil]

FYI, Conda recipe, NixOS package, Homebrew, etc. are all initiated/maintained by community.

[cscheid]

@GeorgRamer Yes, that would be excellent and we would be very thankful, in fact! But please consider doing this only if you have the time to invest on it. In other words, do not plan on handing it over to us (work under the assumption that we will effectively never want to take over, and that bug reports will be your responsibility to fix!)

[GeorgRamer]

Understood. Thank you!