fix: allow overwriting and add caching

lol woops this caused a typo that cascaded into an appimage that failed
to find the executable

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           - platform: 'ubuntu-22.04' # for Tauri v1 you could replace this with ubuntu-20.04.
             args: ''
           - platform: 'ubuntu-22.04-arm'
-            args: '--target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu'
+            args: ''
           - platform: 'windows-latest'
             args: ''
 
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
+          cache: 'yarn'
 
       - name: install Rust nightly
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' || matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm' # This must match the platform value defined above.
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
+          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf binutils fuse
         # webkitgtk 4.0 is for Tauri v1 - webkitgtk 4.1 is for Tauri v2.
 
 
@@ -85,19 +86,40 @@ jobs:
           echo "CERT_ID=$CERT_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "Certificate imported. Using identity: $CERT_ID"
 
+      - name: Rust cache
+        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          workspaces: './src-tauri -> target'
+
       - name: install frontend dependencies
         run: yarn install # change this to npm, pnpm or bun depending on which one you use.
 
-      - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
+      - id: build
+        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
           APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
           APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY: ${{ env.CERT_ID }}
         with:
-          tagName: v__VERSION__ # the action automatically replaces \_\_VERSION\_\_ with the app version.
+          tagName: v__VERSION__ # update the below "upload artifacts to GitHub" if this gets updated
           releaseName: 'Auto-release v__VERSION__'
           releaseBody: 'See the assets to download this version and install. This release was created automatically.'
           releaseDraft: false
           prerelease: true
           args: ${{ matrix.args }}
+
+      - name: Bundle AppImage
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' || matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm'
+        run: |
+          ./build_appimage.sh --nobuild
+
+      - name: Upload binaries to release
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' || matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm'
+        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          file: build/appimage/*.AppImage
+          file_glob: true
+          release_id: ${{ steps.build.outputs.releaseId }}
+          overwrite: true

.gitignore

@@ -27,3 +27,12 @@ dist-ssr
 
 src-tauri/flamegraph.svg
 src-tauri/perf*
+
+build/appimage/*
+!build/appimage/drop-app.d
+
+build/appimage/drop-app.d/usr/bin/*
+!build/appimage/drop-app.d/usr/bin/.gitkeep
+
+build/appimage/drop-app.d/usr/lib/*
+!build/appimage/drop-app.d/usr/lib/.gitkeep

build/appimage/drop-app.d/.DirIcon

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+drop-oss-app.png

build/appimage/drop-app.d/AppRun

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+program="drop-app"
+
+# point to libraries and run
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$APPDIR/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib $APPDIR/usr/bin/$program $@
+
+# vim:ft=sh

build/appimage/drop-app.d/drop-oss-app.desktop

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Drop Desktop App
+Comment=The client application for the open-source, self-hosted game distribution platform Drop.
+Exec=AppRun
+Icon=drop-oss-app
+Type=Application
+Categories=Game;Network
+MimeType=x-scheme-handler/drop

build_appimage.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# run this from the root of the git repo to make this work
+
+arch="$(uname -m)"
+git_dir="$PWD"
+target_dir="$git_dir/src-tauri/target"
+appimage_dir="$git_dir/build/appimage"
+appdir="$appimage_dir/drop-app.d"
+
+build() {
+	# set up the repo
+	git submodule init
+	git submodule update --recursive
+
+	# set up yarn and build
+	yarn
+	yarn tauri build
+}
+
+rm -f $appdir/usr/bin/* $appdir/usr/lib/*
+
+if [[ ! "$1" == "--nobuild" ]]; then
+	build
+fi
+
+# install binaries in the appdir, then the libraries
+cp $target_dir/release/drop-app $appdir/usr/bin
+for lib_name in $(ldd "$target_dir/release/drop-app" | grep '=>' | awk '{ print $(NF-1) }');
+do
+	echo $lib_name
+	sudo install -g 1000 -o 1000 -Dm755 "$(ls -L1 $lib_name)" $appdir/usr/lib
+done
+
+wget -O $appimage_dir/appimagetool https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/releases/download/continuous/appimagetool-$arch.AppImage
+
+cd $appimage_dir
+chmod u+x appimagetool
+./appimagetool $appdir
+
+ls "$appimage_dir/"

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "drop-app",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.3.1",
+  "version": "0.3.1-appimage",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "nuxt build",

src-tauri/Cargo.lock

@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "drop-app"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.1-appimage"
 dependencies = [
  "atomic-instant-full",
  "bitcode",

src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "drop-app"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.1-appimage"
 description = "The client application for the open-source, self-hosted game distribution platform Drop"
 authors = ["Drop OSS"]
 edition = "2024"

src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2.0.0",
   "productName": "Drop Desktop Client",
-  "version": "0.3.1",
+  "version": "0.3.1-appimage",
   "identifier": "dev.drop.app",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "yarn dev --port 1432",
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   },
   "bundle": {
     "active": true,
-    "targets": ["nsis", "deb", "rpm", "dmg", "appimage"],
+    "targets": ["nsis", "deb", "rpm", "dmg"],
     "windows": {
       "nsis": {
         "installMode": "both"