[pkg] simple launcher for the linux bundles

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diff --git a/pkg/launcher/.gitignore b/pkg/launcher/.gitignore
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+*.o
+bitmask
diff --git a/pkg/launcher/Makefile b/pkg/launcher/Makefile
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+CC = gcc
+CFLAGS = -g -Wall
+STRIP = strip
+
+default: bitmask
+
+bitmask.o: bitmask-launcher.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c bitmask-launcher.c -o bitmask.o
+
+bitmask: bitmask.o
+	$(CC) bitmask.o -o bitmask
+	$(STRIP) bitmask
+clean:
+	-rm -f bitmask.o
+	-rm -f bitmask
diff --git a/pkg/launcher/README.rst b/pkg/launcher/README.rst
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+bitmask-launcher.c
+------------------
+
+A small, portable launcher for bitmask bundles.
+
+Problem that solves
+-------------------
+PyInstaller bundles leave everything (libs, data and the main binary) in a
+single folder. In a case like ours, there are too many files cluttering this
+top-most folder.
+
+We wanted to have a cleaner folder, with an obviously clickable entrypoint, that
+calls the binary that hides in an inferior folder.
+
diff --git a/pkg/launcher/bitmask-launcher.c b/pkg/launcher/bitmask-launcher.c
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+++ b/pkg/launcher/bitmask-launcher.c
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+/*
+ * bitmask-launcher.c
+ *
+ * part of the bitmask bundle.
+ * execute main entrypoint in a child folder inside the bundle.
+ *
+ * (c) LEAP Encryption Access Project, 2016.
+ * License: GPL.
+ *
+*/
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+char* const bitmask_path = "libs";
+char* const entrypoint = "bitmask";
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    argv[0] = entrypoint;
+    chdir(bitmask_path);
+    execv(entrypoint, argv);
+}