fix(AppImage): include libappindicator1 in AppImage

Close #1082

Author: develar

docs/Options.md

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Don't customize paths to background and icon, — just follow conventions.
   * [win Windows Specific Options](#WinBuildOptions)
   * [dmg.window DMG Windows Position and Size](#DmgWindow)
   * [snap [Snap](http://snapcraft.io) Specific Options](#SnapOptions)
+  * [appImage [AppImage](http://appimage.org) Specific Options](#AppImageOptions)
 * [Fields in the package.json](#Metadata)
 
 <a name="Config"></a>
@@ -235,6 +236,12 @@ To use Squirrel.Windows please install `electron-builder-squirrel-windows` depen
 | stagePackages | <a name="SnapOptions-stagePackages"></a><p>The list of Ubuntu packages to use that are needed to support the <code>app</code> part creation. Like <code>depends</code> for <code>deb</code>. Defaults to <code>[&quot;libnotify4&quot;, &quot;libappindicator1&quot;, &quot;libxtst6&quot;, &quot;libnss3&quot;, &quot;libxss1&quot;, &quot;fontconfig-config&quot;, &quot;gconf2&quot;, &quot;libasound2&quot;]</code>.</p>
 | ubuntuAppPlatformContent | <a name="SnapOptions-ubuntuAppPlatformContent"></a><p>Specify <code>ubuntu-app-platform1</code> to use [ubuntu-app-platform](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/11/17/how-to-create-snap-packages-on-qt-applications/). Snap size will be greatly reduced, but it is not recommended for now because “the snaps must be connected before running uitk-gallery for the first time”.</p>
 
+<a name="AppImageOptions"></a>
+### `appImage` [AppImage](http://appimage.org) Specific Options
+| Name | Description
+| --- | ---
+| includeRequiredLib | <a name="AppImageOptions-includeRequiredLib"></a>Whether to include required system libraries (`gconf2`, `libappindicator1`). Defaults to `false`.
+
 <a name="Metadata"></a>
 ## Fields in the package.json
 

packages/electron-builder/src/options/linuxOptions.ts

@@ -106,4 +106,14 @@ export interface SnapOptions extends LinuxBuildOptions {
   Snap size will be greatly reduced, but it is not recommended for now because "the snaps must be connected before running uitk-gallery for the first time".
    */
   ubuntuAppPlatformContent?: string | null
+}
+
+/*
+ ### `appImage` [AppImage](http://appimage.org) Specific Options
+ */
+export interface AppImageOptions extends LinuxBuildOptions {
+  /*
+  Whether to include required system libraries (`gconf2`, `libappindicator1`). Defaults to `false`.
+   */
+  includeRequiredLib?: boolean | null
 }

packages/electron-builder/src/targets/appImage.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { LinuxPackager } from "../linuxPackager"
 import { log } from "electron-builder-util/out/log"
 import { Target, Arch } from "electron-builder-core"
 import { unlinkIfExists } from "electron-builder-util/out/fs"
+import { AppImageOptions } from "../options/linuxOptions"
 
 const appImageVersion = process.platform === "darwin" ? "AppImage-09-07-16-mac" : "AppImage-09-07-16-linux"
 //noinspection SpellCheckingInspection
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ const appImageSha256 = process.platform === "darwin" ? "5d4a954876654403698a01ef
 const appImagePathPromise = getBin("AppImage", appImageVersion, `https://dl.bintray.com/electron-userland/bin/${appImageVersion}.7z`, appImageSha256)
 
 export default class AppImageTarget extends Target {
-  private readonly options = Object.assign({}, this.packager.platformSpecificBuildOptions, (<any>this.packager.config)[this.name])
+  private readonly options: AppImageOptions = Object.assign({}, this.packager.platformSpecificBuildOptions, (<any>this.packager.config)[this.name])
   private readonly desktopEntry: Promise<string>
 
   constructor(ignored: string, private packager: LinuxPackager, private helper: LinuxTargetHelper, private outDir: string) {
@@ -62,6 +63,11 @@ export default class AppImageTarget extends Target {
     }
     args.push("-map", this.helper.maxIconPath, "/.DirIcon")
 
+    if (this.options.includeRequiredLib === true && arch === Arch.x64) {
+      const libDir = await getBin("AppImage-packages", "16.01.17", "https://bintray.com/electron-userland/bin/download_file?file_path=AppImage-packages-16.01.17-x64.7z", "4a2da2d718bc1f5c6ca2f3a58e0655f39e23450b43e20424679dedf9b9b1ecae")
+      args.push("-map", libDir, "/usr/lib")
+    }
+
     args.push("-chown_r", "0", "/", "--")
     args.push("-zisofs", `level=${packager.config.compression === "store" ? "0" : "9"}:block_size=128k:by_magic=off`)
     args.push("set_filter_r", "--zisofs", "/")