13.2 Delivering a standalone image

We now have a delivery script, enabling us to deliver the application as conveniently as possible. We can now try to deliver a simple, standalone image (with the delivery script having been set up to deliver at delivery level 0) to verify that the application can function standalone, before trying to make it smaller.

1. Run the image with the script like this:

   lispworks-8-0-0 -build script.lisp
   

   See 2.2 Delivering the program for details of how to run the image with a script on your platform. The LispWorks image name will differ from the above according to the platform.

   The script runs for a while, and as delivery proceeds a number of messages are printed. When it is finished, the image exits and there is an executable file called othello.exe in your current working folder on Microsoft Windows, and othello in your working directory on macOS, Linux and other Unix-like platforms.

2. Execute the othello file.

   This should be a working, standalone Othello game.

   Note: On macOS/Cocoa you will also need to create an application bundle to run GUI applications properly. See 13.3 Creating a macOS application bundle for details.

See 4.3 Delivering a standalone application executable for a more detailed discussion of this part of the delivery process.