shc works. But the compiled script suffers exactly the same ailments as the script itself, i.e. the launcher (lipstick I guess?) doesn't know that the script started, or that it finished, and just keeps spinning a waiting spinner for some time. It is not harmful, just not nice to look at. I was wondering if it was possible to send the appropriate commands to the launcher (dbus???) via shell commands, or if I had to create a Silica wrapper around the script to get it to behave "nicely". That said, is it possible to create a sort of Hello World Silica/QML program without having to install the complete SDK (on my desktop)?