A sample makefile and support files to build a love2d game for multiple platforms from linux

game.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=PRETTYNAMEHERE
GenericName=PRETTYNAMEHERE
Comment=
Exec=LCNAMEHERE
Icon=LCNAMEHERE
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Game;

launcher-debian.patch

--- launcher.sh	2014-08-28 18:53:05.345816236 -0600
+++ launcher.sh.debian	2014-08-28 19:10:59.757848253 -0600
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 # Figure out where things are installed.
 # these can be patched by your distro, or otherwise edited.
-BASE_DIR="${0%/*}"
+BASE_DIR=/usr
 BIN_DIR="$BASE_DIR/bin"
-LIB_DIR="$BASE_DIR/lib"
+LIB_DIR="$BASE_DIR/lib/$GAME_LC_NAME"
 
 # Add our local LIB path to be searched first. If something here doesn't work,
 # you can replace the library files, or symlink them, or remove them entirely.

launcher.sh

#!/bin/bash
# LOVE Game Launcher for Linux
# by Jesse van Herk <jesse@imaginaryrobots.net>
# 
# based on:
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7099712/whats-the-accepted-method-for-deploying-a-linux-application-that-relies-on-shar

# this will be filled in by Makefile/patch.
GAME_NAME=FOOBAR

GAME_LC_NAME=`echo ${GAME_NAME} | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`

# Figure out architecture
ARCH="x86"
if [ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64" ]
then
    ARCH="x86_64"
fi

# Figure out where things are installed.
# these can be patched by your distro, or otherwise edited.
BASE_DIR="${0%/*}"
BIN_DIR="$BASE_DIR/bin"
LIB_DIR="$BASE_DIR/lib"

# Add our local LIB path to be searched first. If something here doesn't work,
# you can replace the library files, or symlink them, or remove them entirely.
# Or if you have a working love 0.9 install, just comment this line out.
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LIB_DIR/$ARCH:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"

echo "Launching game..."

# Run the appropriate game executable, pass along arguments.
exec "$BIN_DIR/${GAME_NAME}.$ARCH" "$@"

# if none of that worked, just install love, and run the .love file manually.

exit $?

Makefile

LOVE_BIN=/usr/bin/love
LOVE_DIR=./src/love
DIST_DIR=./src/dist
PATCH_DIR=./src/patch
BUILD_DIR=./build
BIN_DIR=./bin
LOVE_VERSION=0.9.1

GAME_NAME=MySampleGame
PRETTY_NAME=My Sample Game
GAME_IDENTIFIER=com.example.mysamplegame
GAME_COPYRIGHT=© 2016 Your Name Here
GAME_MAINTAINER=Your Name Here \<yourname@example.com\>

GAME_LC_NAME=$(shell echo ${GAME_NAME} | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')

GAME_VERSION=$(shell cat version.txt)
GAME_DOT_VERSION=$(shell echo ${GAME_VERSION} | tr '_' '.')

ZIP_IGNORE=$(addprefix -x , \*.swp .git/\* .bzr/\* *.log ${LOVE_DIR}/\* ${BUILD_DIR}/\* spec/\* .gitignore Makefile doc\/* src/\* ${BIN_DIR}/\*)
#EXTRA_FILES=README.md licenses.txt EULA.md version.txt
EXTRA_FILES=README.md version.txt

ICON_OPTIONS=-flatten -background transparent

all: clean windows osx linux

test:
	busted

clean:
	rm -rf -- ${BUILD_DIR}
	mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR}

icons:
	# make different icon sizes, for OSX, windows, and Linux
	mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR}/icons
	convert ${ICON_OPTIONS} -resize 16x16 src/images/game_icon.xcf ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_16.png
	convert ${ICON_OPTIONS} -resize 24x24 src/images/game_icon.xcf ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_24.png
	convert ${ICON_OPTIONS} -resize 32x32 src/images/game_icon.xcf ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_32.png
	convert ${ICON_OPTIONS} -resize 48x48 src/images/game_icon.xcf ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_48.png
	convert ${ICON_OPTIONS} -resize 128x128 src/images/game_icon.xcf ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_128.png
	convert ${ICON_OPTIONS} -resize 256x256 src/images/game_icon.xcf ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_256.png
	convert ${ICON_OPTIONS} -resize 512x512 src/images/game_icon.xcf ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_512.png
	# make OSX icon bundle. doesn't use every size!
	png2icns ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/${GAME_NAME}.icns \
			 ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_16.png ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_32.png \
			 ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_128.png ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_256.png \
			 ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_512.png

lovefile:
	mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR}/
	# create the .love file in the build dir.
	zip -9 ${ZIP_IGNORE} -r ${BUILD_DIR}/${GAME_NAME}.love .

# magic rule to create an appropriate fused binary for windows.
%.exe: lovefile
	$(eval BUILD_NAME=${GAME_NAME}-${GAME_VERSION}-$*)
	mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}
	cat ${LOVE_DIR}/love-${LOVE_VERSION}-$*/love.exe ${BUILD_DIR}/${GAME_NAME}.love > ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/${GAME_NAME}.exe

# magic rule to make zipfiles appropriate for windows distribution.
%.zip: %.exe
	$(eval BUILD_NAME=${GAME_NAME}-${GAME_VERSION}-$*)
	# add DLLs
	cp ${LOVE_DIR}/love-${LOVE_VERSION}-$*/*.dll ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/
	# add extra files
	cp ${EXTRA_FILES} ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/
	# create output zip at main build/ folder
	cd ${BUILD_DIR}/ && zip -r ${BUILD_NAME}.zip ${BUILD_NAME}/

# create bin files for linux
%.bin: lovefile
	$(eval BUILD_NAME=${GAME_NAME}-${GAME_VERSION}-$*)
	mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/bin
	cat ${LOVE_DIR}/love-${LOVE_VERSION}-$*/love.x86 ${BUILD_DIR}/${GAME_NAME}.love > ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/bin/${GAME_NAME}.x86
	cat ${LOVE_DIR}/love-${LOVE_VERSION}-$*/love.x86_64 ${BUILD_DIR}/${GAME_NAME}.love > ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/bin/${GAME_NAME}.x86_64
	# set permissions
	chmod 0755 ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/bin/${GAME_NAME}.x86
	chmod 0755 ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/bin/${GAME_NAME}.x86_64

# create a tarball. Works similar to the OSX version.
%.tgz: %.bin icons
	$(eval BUILD_NAME=${GAME_NAME}-${GAME_VERSION}-$*)
	mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}
	# copy in dist files
	cp -Rp ${DIST_DIR}/linux/* ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/
	# add love file.
	cp ${BUILD_DIR}/${GAME_NAME}.love ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/
	# edit the game name in the launcher
	sed --in-place -e "s/GAME_NAME=.*/GAME_NAME=${GAME_NAME}/" ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/launcher.sh
	# rename the .desktop file
	mv ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/game.desktop ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/${GAME_LC_NAME}.desktop
	sed --in-place -e "s/PRETTYNAMEHERE/${PRETTY_NAME}/" ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/${GAME_LC_NAME}.desktop
	sed --in-place -e "s/LCNAMEHERE/${GAME_LC_NAME}/" ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/${GAME_LC_NAME}.desktop
	# update the name in the desktop file
	# add RELATIVE symlink for game name.
	ln -fs -- launcher.sh ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/${GAME_LC_NAME}
	# add extra files
	cp ${EXTRA_FILES} ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/
	# create the tarball at main build/ folder.
	tar czvf ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}.tgz -C ${BUILD_DIR} ${BUILD_NAME}/

# install rule is basically just for checkinstall to generate a fake deb
# install intentionally doesn't do any building.
# DESTDIR is passed in when make is invoked - defaults to empty.
%.install:
	$(eval BUILD_NAME=${GAME_NAME}-${GAME_VERSION}-$*)
	# install libs
	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/${GAME_LC_NAME}/
	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/${GAME_LC_NAME}/x86/
	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/${GAME_LC_NAME}/x86_64/
	install -m644 --target-directory=${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/${GAME_LC_NAME}/x86 ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/lib/x86/*
	install -m644 --target-directory=${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/${GAME_LC_NAME}/x86_64 ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/lib/x86_64/*
	# patch launcher with debian/install version. Ignore errors if it's already been applied.
	-patch -N -i ${PATCH_DIR}/launcher-debian.patch ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/launcher.sh
	# install the main binaries
	install --target-directory=${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/ ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/bin/*
	# install the game launcher
	install -D ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/${GAME_LC_NAME} ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/${GAME_LC_NAME}
	# create docs dir. use mkdir because "install -d" flakes out checkinstall.
	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/${GAME_LC_NAME}/
	install -m644 --target-directory=${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/${GAME_LC_NAME}/ ${EXTRA_FILES}
	# install icons
	install -m644 -D ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_16.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/${GAME_LC_NAME}.png
	install -m644 -D ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_48.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/${GAME_LC_NAME}.png
	install -m644 -D ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_32.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/${GAME_LC_NAME}.png
	install -m644 -D ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_24.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/${GAME_LC_NAME}.png
	install -m644 -D ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_256.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/${GAME_LC_NAME}.png
	install -m644 -D ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/icon_512.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/${GAME_LC_NAME}.png
	# install desktop file.
	install -m644 -D ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/${GAME_LC_NAME}.desktop /usr/share/applications/${GAME_LC_NAME}.desktop


# Rule to build OSX .app bundle
%.app: lovefile icons
	$(eval BUILD_NAME=${GAME_NAME}-${GAME_VERSION}-$*)
	mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}
	cp -Rp ${DIST_DIR}/love.app ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/${GAME_NAME}.app
	# copy the love file in.
	cp ${BUILD_DIR}/${GAME_NAME}.love ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/${GAME_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/
	# copy the icon file in.
	cp ${BUILD_DIR}/icons/${GAME_NAME}.icns ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/${GAME_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/
	# patch the plist file, substituting variables first
	sed -e "s/GAME_NAME/${GAME_NAME}/g" \
		-e "s/PRETTY_NAME/${PRETTY_NAME}/g" \
		-e "s/GAME_IDENTIFIER/${GAME_IDENTIFIER}/g" \
		-e "s/GAME_DOT_VERSION/${GAME_DOT_VERSION}/g" \
		-e "s/GAME_COPYRIGHT/${GAME_COPYRIGHT}/g" \
		${PATCH_DIR}/plist-osx.patch | patch -N ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/${GAME_NAME}.app/Contents/Info.plist

# build a compressed .app for OSX
%.appzip: %.app
	$(eval BUILD_NAME=${GAME_NAME}-${GAME_VERSION}-$*)
	mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}
	# add extra files.
	cp ${EXTRA_FILES} ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME}/
	# change to the output dir and create the zip at the main build folder.
	cd ${BUILD_DIR}/${BUILD_NAME} && zip -r ../${BUILD_NAME}.zip *

%.deb: linux.tgz
	fakeroot checkinstall --pkgname ${GAME_LC_NAME} -y -D --install=no \
		--fstrans=yes \
		--nodoc --deldoc --deldesc --backup=no \
		--requires love \
		--maintainer "${GAME_MAINTAINER}" \
		--pkgarch "$*" --pkggroup games --pkglicense="${GAME_COPYRIGHT}" \
		--pakdir ${BUILD_DIR} --pkgversion ${GAME_DOT_VERSION} \
		make install

win32: win32.zip

win64: win64.zip

windows: win32 win64

osx: osx.appzip

# no longer building an i386 deb file - they can use the generic linux one.
linux: linux.tgz amd64.deb

install: linux.install

plist-osx.patch

--- Info.plist	2014-08-30 01:33:54.958688622 -0600
+++ Info.plist.local	2014-08-30 01:34:39.898689962 -0600
@@ -8,49 +8,23 @@
 	<string>English</string>
 	<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
 	<array>
-		<dict>
-			<key>CFBundleTypeIconFile</key>
-			<string>LoveDocument.icns</string>
-			<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
-			<string>LÖVE Project</string>
-			<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
-			<string>Viewer</string>
-			<key>LSHandlerRank</key>
-			<string>Owner</string>
-			<key>LSItemContentTypes</key>
-			<array>
-				<string>org.love2d.love-game</string>
-			</array>
-		</dict>
-		<dict>
-			<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
-			<string>Folder</string>
-			<key>CFBundleTypeOSTypes</key>
-			<array>
-				<string>fold</string>
-			</array>
-			<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
-			<string>Viewer</string>
-			<key>LSHandlerRank</key>
-			<string>None</string>
-		</dict>
 	</array>
 	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
 	<string>love</string>
 	<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
-	<string>Love.icns</string>
+	<string>GAME_NAME.icns</string>
 	<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
-	<string>org.love2d.love</string>
+	<string>GAME_IDENTIFIER</string>
 	<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
 	<string>6.0</string>
 	<key>CFBundleName</key>
-	<string>LÖVE</string>
+	<string>PRETTY_NAME</string>
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>0.9.1</string>
+	<string>GAME_DOT_VERSION</string>
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
-	<string>LoVe</string>
+	<string>PRETTY_NAME</string>
 	<key>DTCompiler</key>
 	<string>com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0</string>
 	<key>DTPlatformBuild</key>
@@ -68,7 +42,7 @@
 	<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
 	<string>public.app-category.games</string>
 	<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
-	<string>© 2006-2014 LÖVE Development Team</string>
+	<string>GAME_COPYRIGHT</string>
 	<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
 	<string>NSApplication</string>
 	<key>UTExportedTypeDeclarations</key>