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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2024 18:34:14 +0100 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Debbugs-Cc: Christopher Baines , Josselin Poiret , Ludovic Courtès , Mathieu Othacehe , Maxim Cournoyer , Simon Tournier , Tobias Geerinckx-Rice Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a01:5b40:0:3006::1; envelope-from=noe@xn--no-cja.eu; helo=smtp.domeneshop.no X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: -1.3 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit Cc: =?UTF-8?q?No=C3=A9=20Lopez?= , =?UTF-8?q?Sebastian=20D=C3=BCmcke?= X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) From: Sebastian Dümcke * guix/scripts/pack.scm: Add Appimage format. * doc/guix.texi: Document AppImage pack. Co-authored-by: Noé Lopez Change-Id: I33ebfec623cff1cfcd6f029d2d3054c23ab1949a --- doc/guix.texi | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++- guix/scripts/pack.scm | 104 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- tests/pack.scm | 41 ++++++++++++++++- 3 files changed, 195 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 187bae6898..46108dc3f1 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -6949,6 +6949,16 @@ Invoking guix pack environment}, using commands like @command{singularity shell} or @command{singularity exec}. +@cindex AppImage, create an AppImage file with @command{guix pack} +Another format internally based on SquashFS is +@uref{https://appimage.org/, AppImage}. An AppImage file can be created +and executed without any special privileges: + +@example +file=$(guix pack -f appimage --entry-point=bin/guile guile) +$file --help +@end example + Several command-line options allow you to customize your pack: @table @code @@ -7065,6 +7075,47 @@ Invoking guix pack installation or other, non-rpm packs. @end quotation +@item appimage +@cindex AppImage, create an AppImage file with @command{guix pack} +This produces an AppImage file with the @samp{.AppImage} extension. +AppImage is a SquashFS volume prefixed with a runtime that mounts the +SquashFS file system and executes the binary provided with +@option{--entry-point}. This results in a self-contained archive that +bundles the software and all its requirements into a single file. When +the file is made executable it runs the packaged software. + +@example +guix pack -f appimage --entry-point=bin/vlc vlc +@end example + +The runtime used by AppImages makes use of libfuse to mount the image +quickly. If libfuse is not available, the AppImage can still be started +using the @option{--appimage-extract-and-run} flag. + +@quotation Warning + When building an AppImage, always @emph{pass} the +@option{--relocatable} option (or @option{-R}, or @option{-RR}) to make +sure the image can be used on systems where Guix is not installed. A +warning is printed when this option is not used. +@end quotation + +@example +guix pack -f appimage --entry-point=bin/hello --relocatable hello +@end example + +@quotation Note +The resulting AppImage does not conform to the complete standard as it +currently does not contain a @file{.DirIcon} file. This does not impact +functionality of the AppImage itself, but possibly that of software used +to manage AppImages. +@end quotation + +@quotation Note +As the generated AppImage packages the complete dependency graph, it +will be larger than comparable AppImage files found online, which depend +on host system libraries. +@end quotation + @end table @cindex relocatable binaries @@ -7155,7 +7206,7 @@ Invoking guix pack @cindex entry point, for Docker and Singularity images @item --entry-point=@var{command} Use @var{command} as the @dfn{entry point} of the resulting pack, if the pack -format supports it---currently @code{docker} and @code{squashfs} (Singularity) +format supports it---currently @code{docker}, @code{appimage} and @code{squashfs} (Singularity) support it. @var{command} must be relative to the profile contained in the pack. diff --git a/guix/scripts/pack.scm b/guix/scripts/pack.scm index 7c5fe76fe0..26ba80b80d 100644 --- a/guix/scripts/pack.scm +++ b/guix/scripts/pack.scm @@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ ;;; Copyright © 2022 Alex Griffin ;;; Copyright © 2023 Graham James Addis ;;; Copyright © 2023 Oleg Pykhalov +;;; Copyright © 2024 Sebastian Dümcke +;;; Copyright © 2024 Noé Lopez ;;; ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix. ;;; @@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ (define-module (guix scripts pack) #:use-module ((gnu packages compression) #:hide (zip)) #:use-module (gnu packages guile) #:use-module (gnu packages base) + #:autoload (gnu packages appimage) (appimage-type2-runtime) #:autoload (gnu packages gnupg) (guile-gcrypt) #:autoload (gnu packages guile) (guile2.0-json guile-json) #:use-module (srfi srfi-1) @@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ (define-module (guix scripts pack) #:use-module (srfi srfi-35) #:use-module (srfi srfi-37) #:use-module (ice-9 match) + #:use-module (ice-9 optargs) #:export (symlink-spec-option-parser self-contained-tarball @@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ (define-module (guix scripts pack) rpm-archive docker-image squashfs-image + self-contained-appimage %formats guix-pack)) @@ -974,8 +979,100 @@ (define* (rpm-archive name profile (gexp->derivation (string-append name ".rpm") build #:target target #:references-graphs `(("profile" ,profile)))) + +;;; +;;; AppImage format +;;; +(define* (self-contained-appimage name profile + #:key target + (profile-name "guix-profile") + entry-point + (compressor (lookup-compressor "zstd")) + localstatedir? + (symlinks '()) + (archiver tar) + (extra-options '())) + "Return a self-contained AppImage containing a store initialized with the +closure of PROFILE, a derivation. The AppImage contains /gnu/store unless +RELOCATABLE option is used; if LOCALSTATEDIR? is true, it also contains +/var/guix, including /var/guix/db with a properly initialized store database. + +SYMLINKS must be a list of (SOURCE -> TARGET) tuples denoting symlinks to be +added to the pack." + (unless entry-point + (leave (G_ "entry-point must be provided in the '~a' format~%") + 'appimage)) + (let-keywords extra-options #f ((relocatable? #f)) + (unless relocatable? + (warning (G_ "AppImages should be built with the --relocatable flag~%")))) + + (define runtime-package appimage-type2-runtime) + (define runtime-path "bin/runtime-fuse3") + (define %valid-compressors '("gzip" "zstd")) + + (let ((compressor-name (compressor-name compressor))) + (unless (member compressor-name %valid-compressors) + (leave (G_ "~a is not a valid squashfs archive compressor used in +generating the AppImage. Valid compressors are: ~a~%") + compressor-name + %valid-compressors))) - + (define builder + (with-extensions (list guile-gcrypt) + (with-imported-modules (source-module-closure + '((guix build store-copy) + (guix build utils)) + #:select? not-config?) + #~(begin + (use-modules (guix build utils) + (guix build store-copy) + (rnrs io ports) + (srfi srfi-1) + (srfi srfi-26)) + + (define (concatenate-files result file1 file2) + "Creates a new file RESULT containing FILE1 followed by FILE2." + (call-with-output-file result + (lambda (output) + (call-with-input-file file1 + (lambda (input) + (dump-port input output))) + (call-with-input-file file2 + (lambda (input) + (dump-port input output)))))) + + (let* ((appdir "AppDir") + (squashfs "squashfs") + (profile-items (map store-info-item + (call-with-input-file "profile" read-reference-graph))) + (profile (find (lambda (item) + (string-suffix? "-profile" item)) + profile-items))) + (mkdir-p appdir) + ;; Copy all store items from the profile to the AppDir. + (populate-store '("profile") appdir) + ;; Symlink the provided entry-point to AppDir/AppRun. + (symlink (string-append "." profile "/" #$entry-point) + (string-append appdir "/AppRun")) + ;; Create .desktop file as required by the spec. + (make-desktop-entry-file + (string-append appdir "/" #$name ".desktop") + #:name #$name + #:exec #$entry-point) + ;; Compress the AppDir. + (invoke #+(file-append squashfs-tools "/bin/mksquashfs") appdir + squashfs "-root-owned" "-noappend" + "-comp" #+(compressor-name compressor)) + ;; Append runtime and squashFS into file AppImage. + (concatenate-files #$output + #$(file-append runtime-package "/" runtime-path) + squashfs) + ;; Add execution permission. + (chmod #$output #o555)))))) + (gexp->derivation (string-append name ".AppImage") builder + #:target target + #:references-graphs `(("profile" ,profile)))) + ;;; ;;; Compiling C programs. ;;; @@ -1311,6 +1408,7 @@ (define %formats (squashfs . ,squashfs-image) (docker . ,docker-image) (deb . ,debian-archive) + (appimage . ,self-contained-appimage) (rpm . ,rpm-archive))) (define (show-formats) @@ -1327,6 +1425,8 @@ (define (show-formats) deb Debian archive installable via dpkg/apt")) (display (G_ " rpm RPM archive installable via rpm/yum")) + (display (G_ " + appimage AppImage self-contained and executable format")) (newline)) (define (required-option symbol) @@ -1694,6 +1794,8 @@ (define-command (guix-pack . args) (process-file-arg opts 'preun-file) #:postun-file (process-file-arg opts 'postun-file))) + ('appimage + (list #:relocatable? relocatable?)) (_ '()))) (target (assoc-ref opts 'target)) (bootstrap? (assoc-ref opts 'bootstrap?)) diff --git a/tests/pack.scm b/tests/pack.scm index f8a9e09c28..6ac9a966af 100644 --- a/tests/pack.scm +++ b/tests/pack.scm @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ ;;; Copyright © 2018 Ricardo Wurmus ;;; Copyright © 2021, 2023 Maxim Cournoyer ;;; Copyright © 2023 Oleg Pykhalov +;;; Copyright © 2024 Noé Lopez ;;; ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix. ;;; @@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ (define-module (test-pack) #:use-module (guix utils) #:use-module ((guix build utils) #:select (%store-directory)) #:use-module (gnu packages) - #:use-module ((gnu packages base) #:select (libc-utf8-locales-for-target)) + #:use-module ((gnu packages base) #:select (libc-utf8-locales-for-target + hello)) #:use-module (gnu packages bootstrap) #:use-module ((gnu packages package-management) #:select (rpm)) #:use-module ((gnu packages compression) #:select (squashfs-tools)) @@ -340,6 +342,43 @@ (define rpm-for-tests (mkdir #$output)))))))) (built-derivations (list check)))) + (unless store (test-skip 1)) + (test-assertm "appimage" + (mlet* %store-monad + ((guile (set-guile-for-build (default-guile))) + (profile -> (profile + (content (packages->manifest (list %bootstrap-guile hello))) + (hooks '()) + (locales? #f))) + (image (self-contained-appimage "hello-appimage" profile + #:entry-point "bin/hello" + #:extra-options + (list #:relocatable? #t))) + (check (gexp->derivation + "check-appimage" + #~(begin + (invoke #$image))))) + (built-derivations (list check)))) + + (unless store (test-skip 1)) + (test-assertm "appimage + localstatedir" + (mlet* %store-monad + ((guile (set-guile-for-build (default-guile))) + (profile -> (profile + (content (packages->manifest (list %bootstrap-guile hello))) + (hooks '()) + (locales? #f))) + (image (self-contained-appimage "hello-appimage" profile + #:entry-point "bin/hello" + #:localstatedir? #t + #:extra-options + (list #:relocatable? #t))) + (check (gexp->derivation + "check-appimage" + #~(begin + (invoke #$image))))) + (built-derivations (list check)))) + (unless store (test-skip 1)) (test-assertm "deb archive with symlinks and control files" (mlet* %store-monad -- 2.46.0 From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Nov 01 13:45:09 2024 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Nov 2024 17:45:09 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50904 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1t6vht-0000Tl-6r for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:45:09 -0400 Received: from smtp.domeneshop.no ([194.63.252.55]:52463) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1t6vhp-0000T7-Sq for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:45:08 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=xn--no-cja.eu; s=ds202402; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Date: Subject:To:From:From:Sender:Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:To:Cc: MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=aaWZeQRk0sd+OLWAjRelARW9K+BxlbsMR+YmHlqJvQc=; b=rdAcoUYtRg/2t2QV8bQo8P9Czw D7rWSBepwSNACmf85unpdIJf7R/K3uxEaJVV54p6R6SuIjznwILNTQmY00qHtrk4tOhtloD0DH9ZZ xdiBx3zafoNjwDMcgccBPm+hjvhnaEjKI65LX1paCOGR3Hsg1ZAJTRT3RiT0M1Jd7NLVIjqXYCRBs gYe9Pxp9D84khmfVhzvetrxjoTXrvkCu0EjaY6QAe6vbYqpr1C7ERBZdc1Y98Se+k/8LcE5/FHSP2 y9bKxdVc5v4027AiSZwKWDtFfF2lyJdiAFLoTIEjjSohcq5YhOHD0q9eIUvI38pPtGL5YmRP+tvk9 xcXCSx9Q==; Received: from [2a01:e0a:990:a960:b4f3:8f44:ec4:5af5] (port=44080 helo=lignux) by smtp.domeneshop.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.95) (envelope-from ) id 1t6vhj-004ccO-Cx for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:44:59 +0100 From: =?utf-8?Q?No=C3=A9_Lopez?= To: control@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: oopsies Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:46:04 +0100 Message-ID: <87o72yq23n.fsf@xn--no-cja.eu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) close 74163 close 74164 close 74165 thanks From unknown Sun Jun 22 17:12:22 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. 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