Desktop Target

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The desktop target compiles and runs the native binary selected from the shared client crate for the host target reported by rustc -vV. Platform support and required native libraries depend on the selected UI integration.

Development

Run mix rekindle.dev desktop. Rekindle validates a successful build, stops the current process, removes its disposable build directory, and starts the replacement. If the replacement exits, no previous executable is restarted. HTTP requests never start the desktop target.

Run one build without starting the executable:

mix rekindle.build desktop

Production

mix rekindle.build desktop --release

The published layout is:

dist/rekindle/desktop/<rust-target>/application
dist/rekindle/desktop/<rust-target>/manifest.json

The manifest identifies the executable, Rust target, selected integration, Cargo package, and binary. A release build packages the executable but never launches it. Use the manifest from an application packager, installer, or deployment pipeline.

Rekindle does not bundle an Elixir runtime or application release into this artifact. An application that needs an embedded backend can compose the desktop artifact with its chosen Elixir distribution approach.