end of portable version

End of portable version

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In 2018, this was the End of 32 bit portable version. In 2019, other portable versions will no more exists either.

The first portable version, also known as portable binary, was distributed with v1.0.0. In fact, it is the essence of CPU-X. The purpose of portable version is to provide a all-in-one binary, without need of installation.

Since v3.2.3, an AppImage is also provided (requested in #69). Surprisingly, the AppImage version has been more downloaded than portable version (1200 vs 1060 times). So the AppImage version has become successful.

Meanwhile, portable version has several faults:

• all files (like icons and languages) need to be placed in the ELF binary, requiring some hacks (xxd is used)
• it requires some specific code and libraries, adding complexity
• the build environment (virtual machines) take times to maintain

To get rid of these faults, users of portable version are invited to switch on AppImage version. The portable version is now discontinued and all efforts will be focused on AppImage.

CPU-X v3.2.4 is the latest version which provides a portable binary.