Add AppImage to make release

.gitignore

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

Makefile

@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ 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/ && \
 	cp ./resources/icons/giduba.svg ./packaging/deb/giduba/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ && \
+	cp ./scripts/packaging/Giduba.appdata.xml ./packaging/deb/giduba/usr/share/metainfo/ && \
 	cp ./build/Giduba ./packaging/deb/giduba/usr/bin/
 
 .PHONY: prepare-tgz
@@ -54,12 +56,31 @@ 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/ && \
+	cp ./scripts/packaging/giduba.desktop ./packaging/appimage && \
+	cp ./resources/icons/giduba.svg ./packaging/appimage && \
+	cp ./scripts/packaging/Giduba.appdata.xml ./packaging/appimage/AppDir/usr/share/metainfo/ && \
+	cp ./build/Giduba ./packaging/appimage/AppDir/usr/bin/
+
+.PHONY: appimage
+appimage: prepare-appimage
+	cd ./packaging/appimage && \
+	linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage --appdir AppDir -d 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`
 

scripts/packaging/Giduba.appdata.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<component type="desktop">
+  <id>giduba</id>
+  <name>Gidyba</name>
+  <summary>A small and fast text editor</summary>
+  <url type="homepage">https://github.com/ncravino/giduba</url>
+  <launchable type="desktop-id">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="1.0.0" date="2023-11-05" />
+  </releases>
+  <developer_name>Nuno Cravino</developer_name>
+</component>
+
+
+