Add AppImage to make release

Author: ncravino

.gitignore

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 build/
 .qmake.stash
 packaging/*
+dist/*

Makefile

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 VERSION := $(shell cat VERSION)
+DATE := $(shell date +"%Y-%m-%d")
 
 default: build
 
 .PHONY: icon
 icon:
 	convert ./resources/icons/giduba.svg -define icon:auto-resize="256,128,96,64,48,32,16" ./resources/icons/giduba.ico
-	convert ./resources/icons/giduba.svg  -resize 32 ./resources/icons/giduba.png
+	convert ./resources/icons/giduba.svg  -resize 256 ./resources/icons/giduba.png
 
 ./build/:
 	mkdir -p build && cd build && qmake ../Giduba.pro
@@ -31,11 +32,13 @@ run:
 prepare-deb: build
 	rm -rf ./packaging/deb/ && \
 	mkdir -p ./packaging/deb/giduba/usr/bin && \
-	mkdir -p ./packaging/deb/giduba//usr/share/applications && \
+	mkdir -p ./packaging/deb/giduba/usr/share/applications && \
+	mkdir -p ./packaging/deb/giduba/usr/share/metainfo && \
 	mkdir -p ./packaging/deb/giduba/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ && \
 	mkdir -p ./packaging/deb/giduba/DEBIAN && \
 	VERSION=${VERSION} envsubst < ./scripts/packaging//control > ./packaging/deb/giduba/DEBIAN/control && \
-	cp ./scripts/packaging//giduba.desktop ./packaging/deb/giduba/usr/share/applications/ && \
+	VERSION=${VERSION} DATE=${DATE} envsubst < ./scripts/packaging/com.ncravino.giduba.appdata.xml > ./packaging/deb/giduba/usr/share/metainfo/com.ncravino.giduba.appdata.xml && \
+	cp ./scripts/packaging/com.ncravino.giduba.desktop ./packaging/deb/giduba/usr/share/applications/ && \
 	cp ./resources/icons/giduba.svg ./packaging/deb/giduba/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ && \
 	cp ./build/Giduba ./packaging/deb/giduba/usr/bin/
 
@@ -54,12 +57,31 @@ deb: prepare-deb
 tgz: prepare-tgz
 	cd ./packaging/tgz/ && tar -czf giduba-${VERSION}.tar.gz ./giduba/*
 
+.PHONY: prepare-appimage
+prepare-appimage: build
+	rm -rf ./packaging/appimage && \
+	mkdir -p ./packaging/appimage/AppDir/usr/bin/ && \
+	mkdir -p ./packaging/appimage/AppDir/usr/share/metainfo/ && \
+	VERSION=${VERSION} DATE=${DATE} envsubst < ./scripts/packaging/com.ncravino.giduba.appdata.xml > ./packaging/appimage/AppDir/usr/share/metainfo/com.ncravino.giduba.appdata.xml && \
+	cp ./scripts/packaging/com.ncravino.giduba.desktop ./packaging/appimage/ && \
+	cp ./resources/icons/giduba.svg ./packaging/appimage && \
+	cp ./build/Giduba ./packaging/appimage/AppDir/usr/bin/
+
+.PHONY: appimage
+appimage: prepare-appimage
+	cd ./packaging/appimage/ && \
+	linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage --appdir AppDir -d ./com.ncravino.giduba.desktop -i ./giduba.svg --output appimage
+
+
+
 .PHONY: release
-release: clean deb tgz
+release: clean deb tgz appimage
 	mkdir -p ./dist/ && \
 	cp ./packaging/tgz/giduba-${VERSION}.tar.gz ./dist/ && \
-	cp ./packaging/deb/giduba-${VERSION}.deb ./dist/
+	cp ./packaging/deb/giduba-${VERSION}.deb ./dist/ && \
+	cp ./packaging/appimage/Giduba-x86_64.AppImage ./dist/
 
 .PHONY: deb-install-build-depends
 deb-install-build-depends:
 	sudo apt update && sudo apt install make qt5-qmake qtbase5-dev build-essential
+

README.md

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Giduba is the sumerian word for writing utensils, literally a reed that was cut
 
 ## Installing
 
-You can find both .deb and .tar.gz releases in [https://github.com/ncravino/giduba/releases](https://github.com/ncravino/giduba/releases).
+You can find both .deb, AppImage, and .tar.gz releases in [https://github.com/ncravino/giduba/releases](https://github.com/ncravino/giduba/releases).
+
 To install a .deb, simply download it and run:
 - `sudo dpkg -i filename.deb`
 

resources/icons/giduba.png

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<component type="desktop">
+  <id>com.ncravino.giduba</id>
+  <name>Giduba</name>
+  <summary>A small and fast text editor</summary>
+  <description>
+   <p>Giduba is a small and simple QT based text editor for quick text editing and manipulation tasks.</p>
+   <p>It provides:</p>
+   <ul>
+	<li>Unicode Support</li>
+	<li>Configurable via configuration file</li>
+	<li>Character, word, and line counter</li>
+	<li>Search and Replace</li>
+	<li>Word Wrapping</li>
+	<li>Remember last window geometry state</li>
+   </ul>
+  </description>
+  <content_rating type="oars-1.0"/>
+  <url type="homepage">https://github.com/ncravino/giduba</url>
+  <launchable type="desktop-id">com.ncravino.giduba.desktop</launchable>
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>GPL-3.0+</project_license> 
+  <screenshots>
+    <screenshot type="default">
+      <caption>Giduba under KDE Plasma</caption>
+      <image>https://github.com/ncravino/giduba/blob/main/images/screenshot.png</image>
+    </screenshot>
+  </screenshots>
+
+  <provides>
+    <binary>Giduba</binary>
+  </provides>
+  <releases>
+    <release version="$VERSION" date="$DATE" />
+  </releases>
+  <developer_name>Nuno Cravino</developer_name>
+</component>
+
+
+

scripts/packaging/com.ncravino.giduba.appdata.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 MimeType=text/plain;inode/directory;
+StartupWMClass=com.ncravino.giduba
 Name=Giduba
 Comment=A lean, small, and simple text editor in QT
 Exec=Giduba %F

scripts/packaging/giduba.desktop renamed to scripts/packaging/com.ncravino.giduba.desktop

@@ -349,11 +349,11 @@ Editor::Editor(int argc, char ** argv){
         this->main = new Ui::MainWindow();
 
         QApplication::setWindowIcon(this->icon);
-        QApplication::setDesktopFileName("giduba"); //needed for wayland et al to show icon in window
+        QApplication::setDesktopFileName("com.ncravino.giduba"); //needed for wayland et al to show icon in window
 
         this->app->setApplicationVersion(QString(VERSION));
         this->app->setApplicationDisplayName("Giduba");
-        this->app->setApplicationName("Giduba");
+        this->app->setApplicationName("com.ncravino.giduba");
         this->app->setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(true);
 
         this->main->setupUi(this->window);