AppImage: .DirIcon is missing

[marchellodev]

When trying to submit AppImage to AppImageHub, I am having this error:

FATAL: .DirIcon is missing in /tmp/.mount_BeingTQfaB4a

(link to a full log)

[provokateurin]

That's known. I'm not sure how to fix it, because there is a lack of documentation about that. I hope I can comeup with a solution in the next few days, but I can't promise anything

[provokateurin]

@marchellodev Another thing to mention: You app uses a very old hover version. You can update it (same go get command as to install) and then reinit the project rm go && hover init. In the latest version you can control a lot of names for like the application, executable and the package. That won't fix your problem, but it gives you a lot more features!

[marchellodev]

@jld3103 is there a way to check the installed version of hover?
hover --version doesn't work

upd: Yep, got it, thank you

[provokateurin]

Maybe @probonopd could you explain to me how to create a correct .DirIcon? I understand if that's not your matter, but there is so little documentation on how to do that.

[probonopd]

Simply place a png in a Linux standard icon size (e.g., 128x128px) in .DirIcon into the AppDir root directory. Normally tools that produce AppDirs/AppImages should do this automatically, e.g., by copying the icon specified in the desktop file Icon=... key there.

[provokateurin]

Ok thanks. I hope that works

[provokateurin]

@probonopd This document says that it needs be a symlink. That was what I tried, but I didn't get it to work. I think that document is outdated.

[provokateurin]

@probonopd I'm using this command: cp build/assets/icon.png .DirIcon && appimagetool .. I copies a png icon with the size of 256x256 to the .DirIcon and then builds the AppImage, but still I get this error message:

WARNING: No icons found at "usr/share/icons"
WARNING: Using .DirIcon as default app icon
ERROR: Unable to load image.
ERROR: No icon was generated for: /home/jld3103/Applications/gofluttertest-1.0.0+1_9ddc72cafd2a928b3f181bb797aac3bd.AppImage
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

[probonopd]

Please also copy the icon to usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/flutter.png if your desktop file has Icon=flutter. Which tool are you using that is saying "ERROR: Unable to load image."?

[provokateurin]

Just launching the AppImage from the command line and then clicking on integrate and run. I guess that means it's running using appimaged?

[probonopd]

Sounds a lot like https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher. cc @TheAssassin