new builds to test

This is probably just for advanced users. If you would like to help test, make sure you have a backup before you test anything on a real database!

A user has been working hard on replicating the recent macOS build work for the other releases, cribbing my private build scripts together into a unified file that builds on github itself from the source, as well as rolling out a Docker package. I have had a look over everything and we agree it is ready for wider testing, so if you would like to help out, please check out the test v440 builds here:

https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/tag/v440-test-build

These should work just like my normal builds above--the scripts are using PyInstaller and InnoSetup as I do on my machines, so it all assembles the same way--but we are interested in any errors you nonetheless encounter. We may need to hammer out some stricter library version requirements for older machines, since until now we've basically been relying on my home dev environments staying static until I next remember to run pip update.

Once we have these working well, I'd like to use this system for the main build. It makes things easier and more reliable on my end, and should improve security since the builds are assembled automatically in clean environments with publicly viewable scripts rather than my random-ass dev machines using my own dlls, batch files, and prayers. Who knows, we may even defeat the anti-virus false positives.

Also, if you would like to try the Docker package, check it out here:

https://github.com/users/hydrusnetwork/packages/container/package/hydrus

I don't know much about Docker, so while I can't help much, I'll still be interested in any feedback. If and when we are ready to switch over here, I'll be updating my help with any appropriate new backup instructions and links and so on.