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Until you can run a Windows-free build system with WINE (there are a few reported blockers, several others and I have tried) and PyInstaller, cross-platform apps will require developers to compile their Windows ports on Windows itself.

Windows is where the users are. Not targeting it is a bad financial decision.

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Past 10 years we ship py2exe based Win32/Win64 software from WINE / Ubuntu There are no problems - we don't sign it (https://www.vintech.bg)

Thanks for the info, I was hesitant to introduce more platform-specific tools hence why I stuck with PyInstaller. I'll see if py2exe suits my needs.

To hell with cross platform. Developing for windows perpetuates a harmful ecosystem. It's really no different than selling ammo to the Sineloa drug cartel.

It’s a little bit different.

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