Appimage Distribution

setup.py

@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ def removeFolder(rmDir):
     removeFolder("dist")
     removeFolder("dist_deb")
     removeFolder("dist_minimal")
+    removeFolder("dist_appimage")
     removeFolder("novelWriter.egg-info")
 
     print("")
@@ -835,10 +836,231 @@ def makeForLaunchpad(doSign=False, isFirst=False, isSnapshot=False):
     return
 
 
+##
+#  Make AppImage (build-appimage)
+##
+
+def makeAppImage(sysArgs):
+    """Build an Appimage
+    """
+
+    import glob
+    import argparse
+    import platform
+
+    try:
+        import python_appimage  # noqa F401
+    except ImportError:
+        print(
+            "ERROR: Package 'python-appimage' is missing on this system.\n"
+            "       Please run 'pip install --user python-appimage' to install it.\n"
+        )
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print("")
+    print("Build AppImage")
+    print("==============")
+    print("")
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog="build_appimage",
+        description="Build an AppImage",
+        epilog="see https://appimage.org/ for more details",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--linux-tag",
+        nargs="?",
+        default=f"manylinux2010_{platform.machine()}",
+        help=(
+            "linux compatibility tag (e.g. manylinux1_x86_64) \n"
+            "see https://python-appimage.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#available-python-appimages \n"
+            "and https://github.com/pypa/manylinux for a list of valid tags"
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--python-version", nargs="?", default="3.10", help="python version (e.g. 3.10)"
+    )
+
+    args, unparsedArgs = parser.parse_known_args(sysArgs)
+
+    linuxTag = args.linux_tag
+    pythonVer = args.python_version
+
+    # Version Info
+    # ============
+
+    numVers, _, relDate = extractVersion()
+    pkgVers = compactVersion(numVers)
+    relDate = datetime.datetime.strptime(relDate, "%Y-%m-%d")
+    print("")
+
+    # Set Up Folder
+    # =============
+
+    bldDir = "dist_appimage"
+    bldPkg = f"novelwriter_{pkgVers}"
+    outDir = f"{bldDir}/{bldPkg}"
+    imageDir = f"{bldDir}/appimage"
+
+    # Set Up Folders
+    # ==============
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(bldDir):
+        os.mkdir(bldDir)
+
+    if os.path.isdir(outDir):
+        print("Removing old build files ...")
+        print("")
+        shutil.rmtree(outDir)
+
+    os.mkdir(outDir)
+
+    if os.path.isdir(imageDir):
+        print("Removing old build metadata files ...")
+        print("")
+        shutil.rmtree(imageDir)
+
+    os.mkdir(imageDir)
+
+    # Remove old Appimages
+    outFiles = glob.glob(f"{bldDir}/*.AppImage")
+
+    if outFiles:
+        print("Removing old AppImages")
+        print("")
+        for image in outFiles:
+            try:
+                os.remove(image)
+            except OSError:
+                print("Error while deleting file : ", image)
+
+    # Build Additional Assets
+    # =======================
+
+    buildQtI18n()
+    buildSampleZip()
+    buildPdfManual()
+
+    # Copy novelWriter Source
+    # =======================
+
+    print("Copying novelWriter source ...")
+    print("")
+
+    for nPath, _, nFiles in os.walk("novelwriter"):
+        if nPath.endswith("__pycache__"):
+            print("Skipped: %s" % nPath)
+            continue
+
+        pPath = f"{outDir}/{nPath}"
+        if not os.path.isdir(pPath):
+            os.mkdir(pPath)
+
+        fCount = 0
+        for fFile in nFiles:
+            nFile = f"{nPath}/{fFile}"
+            pFile = f"{pPath}/{fFile}"
+
+            if fFile.endswith(".pyc"):
+                print("Skipped: %s" % nFile)
+                continue
+
+            shutil.copyfile(nFile, pFile)
+            fCount += 1
+
+        print("Copied: %s/*  [Files: %d]" % (nPath, fCount))
+
+    print("")
+    print("Copying or generating additional files ...")
+    print("")
+
+    # Copy/Write Root Files
+    # =====================
+
+    copyFiles = ["LICENSE.md", "CREDITS.md", "CHANGELOG.md", "pyproject.toml"]
+    for copyFile in copyFiles:
+        shutil.copyfile(copyFile, f"{outDir}/{copyFile}")
+        print("Copied: %s" % copyFile)
+
+    writeFile(f"{outDir}/MANIFEST.in", (
+        "include LICENSE.md\n"
+        "include CREDITS.md\n"
+        "include CHANGELOG.md\n"
+        "include data/*\n"
+        "recursive-include novelwriter/assets *\n"
+    ))
+    print("Wrote:  MANIFEST.in")
+
+    writeFile(f"{outDir}/setup.py", (
+        "import setuptools\n"
+        "setuptools.setup()\n"
+    ))
+    print("Wrote:  setup.py")
+
+    setupCfg = readFile("setup.cfg").replace(
+        "file: setup/description_pypi.md", "file: data/description_short.txt"
+    )
+    writeFile(f"{outDir}/setup.cfg", setupCfg)
+    print("Wrote:  setup.cfg")
+
+    # Write Metadata
+    # ==============
+
+    appDescription = readFile("setup/description_short.txt")
+    appdataXML = readFile("setup/novelwriter.appdata.xml").format(description=appDescription)
+    writeFile(f"{imageDir}/novelwriter.appdata.xml", appdataXML)
+    print("Wrote:  novelwriter.appdata.xml")
+
+    writeFile(f"{imageDir}/entrypoint.sh", (
+        '#! /bin/bash \n'
+        '{{ python-executable }} -sE ${APPDIR}/opt/python{{ python-version }}/bin/novelwriter "$@"'
+    ))
+    print("Wrote:  entrypoint.sh")
+
+    writeFile(f"{imageDir}/requirements.txt", os.path.abspath(outDir))
+    print("Wrote:  requirements.txt")
+
+    shutil.copyfile("setup/data/novelwriter.desktop", f"{imageDir}/novelwriter.desktop")
+    print("Copied: setup/data/novelwriter.desktop")
+
+    shutil.copyfile("setup/icons/novelwriter.svg", f"{imageDir}/novelwriter.svg")
+    print("Copied: setup/icons/novelwriter.svg")
+
+    shutil.copyfile("setup/data/hicolor/256x256/apps/novelwriter.png",
+                    f"{imageDir}/novelwriter.png")
+    print("Copied: setup/data/hicolor/256x256/apps/novelwriter.png")
+
+    # Build Appimage
+    # ==============
+
+    try:
+        subprocess.call([
+            sys.executable, "-m", "python_appimage", "build", "app",
+            "-l", linuxTag, "-p", pythonVer, "appimage"
+        ], cwd=bldDir)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print("AppImage build: FAILED")
+        print("")
+        print(str(exc))
+        print("")
+        print("Dependencies:")
+        print(" * pip install python-appimage")
+        print("")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    outFile = glob.glob(f"{bldDir}/*.AppImage")[0]
+    shaFile = makeCheckSum(os.path.basename(outFile), cwd=bldDir)
+
+    toUpload(outFile)
+    toUpload(shaFile)
+
+    return unparsedArgs
+
 ##
 #  Make Windows Setup EXE (build-win-exe)
 ##
 
+
 def makeWindowsEmbedded(sysArgs):
     """Set up a package with embedded Python and dependencies for
     Windows installation.
@@ -1581,6 +1803,8 @@ def winUninstall():
         "                   Add --snapshot to make a snapshot package.",
         "    build-win-exe  Build a setup.exe file with Python embedded for Windows.",
         "                   The package must be built from a minimal windows zip file.",
+        "    build-appimage Build an AppImage. Argument --linux-tag defaults to",
+        "                   manylinux1_x86_64 / i386, and --python-version to 3.10.",
         "",
         "System Install:",
         "",
@@ -1679,6 +1903,14 @@ def winUninstall():
         makeWindowsEmbedded(sys.argv)
         sys.exit(0)  # Don't continue execution
 
+    if "build-appimage" in sys.argv:
+        sys.argv.remove("build-appimage")
+        if hostOS == OS_LINUX:
+            sys.argv = makeAppImage(sys.argv)  # Build appimage and prune its args
+        else:
+            print("ERROR: Command 'build-appimage' can only be used on Linux")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
     # General Installers
     # ==================
 

setup/data/novelwriter.desktop

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Type=Application
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Name=novelWriter
 Comment=A markdown-like text editor for planning and writing novels
 Exec=novelwriter %f
 Icon=novelwriter
 Categories=Qt;Office;WordProcessor;
 Terminal=false
-MimeType=application/x-novelwriter-project
+MimeType=application/x-novelwriter-project;

setup/novelwriter.appdata.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<component type="desktop-application">
+	<id>novelwriter</id>
+	<metadata_license>GPL-3.0</metadata_license>
+	<project_license>GPL-3.0</project_license>
+	<name>novelWriter</name>
+	<summary>A markdown-like text editor for planning and writing novels</summary>
+	<description>
+		<p>{description}</p>
+	</description>
+	<launchable type="desktop-id">novelwriter.desktop</launchable>
+	<url type="homepage">https://novelwriter.io/</url>
+	<screenshots>
+		<screenshot type="default">
+			<image>https://novelwriter.io/images/screenshot-multi.png</image>
+		</screenshot>
+	</screenshots>
+	<provides>
+		<id>novelwriter.desktop</id>
+	</provides>
+</component>