Correct desktop file missing in AppImage

[probonopd]

This is clearly wrong:

linux@linux:~> /home/linux/Downloads/ubunsys_2017.09.09.03-ubuntu_all_amd64.AppImage --appimage-extract '*.desktop'                                                     
squashfs-root/default.desktop

linux@linux:~> cat squashfs-root/default.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Application
Exec=AppRun %F
Icon=default
Comment=Edit this default file
Terminal=true

Please put the correct desktop file into the AppDir at usr/share/applications/ubunsys.desktop (If needed, change make install to do this), and delete all instances of default.desktop placeholders.

Please make sure that your desktop file passes desktop-file-validate without any errors and does not have any absolute paths, e.g., to /usr/bin or /usr/share.

Reference:
https://travis-ci.org/AppImage/appimage.github.io/builds/273757928#L721

[adgellida]

Ok, I'll see it soon. THX

[adgellida]

Hi, @probonopd. I tried to appimager this app today correcting .dektop file, and is not possible for me. In the past manually yes.

1.Can you help me with travis method forking last commit like before? I want to use latest qt libs from the popular ppa.
2.Optional. Can you with snap and flatpak? Or give me a tutorial?

For now only debianize with launchpad.

Thanks in advance!!

[probonopd]

I did this:
https://github.com/probonopd/ubunsys/blob/patch-3/.travis.yml

Cannot compile because it needs a compiler newer than what comes with Ubuntu xenial:
https://travis-ci.org/github/probonopd/ubunsys/builds/683555029

[adgellida]

What a quick answer! You live in git!!
Solution please?

[probonopd]

You are welcome.
Suggested solution:
Develop and compile on Ubuntu xenial. Do not add ppas to the system.

[adgellida]

Exact steps without travis and 5.14.2 libs
Exact steps with travis and ppa:beineri/opt-qt-5.14.2-xenial

If there are errors the qt version selected may be 5.9.5 for example?

Please

This project compiled with 5.14.1

https://github.com/swl-x/MystiQ/blob/master/.travis.yml

How can I modify this travis.yml?
In the past with no success, depends of AppImageBuilder.yml also

[probonopd]

Oh, you are interested in https://github.com/AppImageCrafters/appimage-builder. Then @azubieta should answer, because he knows best about it.

[azubieta]

@adgellida hi!
In the MystiQ AppImage recipe, I'm using the kde neon repository to fetch the latest Qt. It's also used to build the app binaries (this is quite important otherwise you can get different Qt versions bundled and that doesn't work). Besides that, you just have to replace the include list by your app dependencies.

Check the appimage-builder tutorial for a simple way of generating a recipe for your app.

Feel free to ask anything else you need.

[probonopd]

Just to be clear, if you are using https://github.com/AppImageCrafters/appimage-builder then my comments from above regarding "Develop and compile on Ubuntu xenial. Do not add ppas to the system" do not apply because @azubieta found a clever solution that solves this. 👍

[adgellida]

Thanks, I'll try asap