Making AppImages Easily

[tekkidd]

Hi guys, just today I posted some step by step instructions on compiling AppImages with AppDir Assistant and AppImage Assistant.

http://tekkidd.tumblr.com/post/27321539 ... e-easy-way

[probono]

Thanks for your summary!

Some types of apps (e.g., Python ones) need some additional manual steps at the moment, which we are collecting in the "Packaging help" section:
viewforum.php?f=11

Before you run the AppImageAssistant, you should check whether the AppDirAssistant has placed any extraneous files (such as /etc/passwd) into the AppDir.

The most important step is to test the AppImages on the supported distributions.

The last step, btw, should be to announce your new AppImage in the "Labs" section:
viewforum.php?f=10

[probono]

You write "Get AppDir Assistant 0.1 as 0.2 does not work". Two comments:

• There's now AppDirAssistant 0.3. It does a lot more than 1.0: It "profiles" the app when creating the AppDir, that is, it runs the app and checks which dependencies from the base system it uses that cannot be expected to be on each of the supported distributions. It also checks the AppDir for any duplicate files, and replaces the duplicates with symlinks to further reduce size.
• If 0.3 doesn't work for you, please run it from the command line and report back any error messages you might be getting. 0.1 is really outdated and should no longer be used.

[tekkidd]

I just recently made a video of how to do it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsQEbLoNkq4