l-build-tauri-app

Build the Tauri app and install to /Applications. Use when: (1) User says 'build app', 'rebuild app', 'install app', 'l-build-tauri-app', (2) User wants to test changes in the real Tauri .app bundle, (3) After making frontend or Rust changes that need verification in the desktop app.

Build Tauri App & Install to /Applications

Build the zpaper Tauri app, verify the build, and install to /Applications.

Workflow

Step 1: Clean Cargo cache

Cargo may cache stale frontend assets. Always clean the crate first:

cd blog && cargo clean -p zpaper

Step 2: Build

pnpm app:blog:build

This runs cd blog && cargo tauri build which produces:

• blog/src-tauri/target/release/bundle/macos/zpaper.app
• blog/src-tauri/target/release/bundle/dmg/zpaper_*_aarch64.dmg

Step 3: Kill, remove old, install fresh

CRITICAL: cp -rf does NOT reliably update macOS .app bundles. Always move old bundle away first.

killall zpaper 2>/dev/null
sleep 1
mv /Applications/zpaper.app /tmp/zpaper-old-$$.app 2>/dev/null
cp -R blog/src-tauri/target/release/bundle/macos/zpaper.app /Applications/zpaper.app

Step 4: Verify binary timestamp

stat -f "%Sm" /Applications/zpaper.app/Contents/MacOS/zpaper

Confirm the timestamp is from just now. If stale, the copy failed.

Step 5: Launch

open /Applications/zpaper.app

Report the timestamp and that the app is launched.