Flatpak modules for qpdf and pikepdf

This is an attempt to share the effort of packaging qpdf and pikepdf for flatpaks.

Usage

Add this repository to your flatpak manifest as a git submodule just like shared-modules:

git submodule add ../../dreua/flatpak-module-qpdf-pikepdf.git

(The ../../ bit is a nice solution to use either https or git/ssh, because the flathub builder will not work with the latter.)

Use either qpdf.yaml or pikepdf.yaml in your recipe, for example:

modules:
  - flatpak-module-qpdf-pikepdf/pikepdf.yaml

Don't forget to regularly update the submodule in order to get the latest versions or configure dependabot in your repository to create a PR whenever an update is avialable.

Known users

• PDF Arranger

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Maintenance of Python dependencies

Python dependencies are generated using flatpak-pip-generator as far as possible, see the generate-pikepdf script.

Simple version updates can be done with the run-external-data-checker script in the meantime, but in the rare case where pikepdf might add or remove dependencies, the generate-pikepdf script might still come in handy.