Bundle libgee and libsoup libraries. Fixes #9

Author: kem-a

.github/workflows/package.yml

@@ -87,10 +87,24 @@ jobs:
           # Copy installed files
           cp -a "$DESTDIR/usr" "$APPDIR/"
 
+          # Bundle shared libraries that may not be present on non-GNOME systems
+          # (e.g. KDE-based distros like CachyOS KDE)
+          mkdir -p "$APPDIR/usr/lib"
+          for lib in libgee-0.8.so libsoup-3.0.so; do
+            lib_path=$(ldd "$DESTDIR/usr/bin/app-manager" 2>/dev/null | grep "$lib" | awk '{print $3}' | head -1)
+            if [ -n "$lib_path" ] && [ -f "$lib_path" ]; then
+              cp -L "$lib_path" "$APPDIR/usr/lib/"
+              echo "Bundled: $lib → $(basename "$lib_path") ($lib_path)"
+            else
+              echo "Warning: $lib not found via ldd, skipping"
+            fi
+          done
+
           # Create AppRun script
           printf '%s\n' '#!/bin/bash' \
             'HERE="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"' \
             'export APPDIR="$HERE"' \
+            'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HERE/usr/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"' \
             'export GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR="$HERE/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas:${GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR:-}"' \
             'export XDG_DATA_DIRS="$HERE/usr/share:${XDG_DATA_DIRS:-/usr/local/share:/usr/share}"' \
             'export PATH="$HERE/usr/bin:$PATH"' \
@@ -210,10 +224,24 @@ jobs:
           # Copy installed files
           cp -a "$DESTDIR/usr" "$APPDIR/"
 
+          # Bundle shared libraries that may not be present on non-GNOME systems
+          # (e.g. KDE-based distros like CachyOS KDE)
+          mkdir -p "$APPDIR/usr/lib"
+          for lib in libgee-0.8.so libsoup-3.0.so; do
+            lib_path=$(ldd "$DESTDIR/usr/bin/app-manager" 2>/dev/null | grep "$lib" | awk '{print $3}' | head -1)
+            if [ -n "$lib_path" ] && [ -f "$lib_path" ]; then
+              cp -L "$lib_path" "$APPDIR/usr/lib/"
+              echo "Bundled: $lib → $(basename "$lib_path") ($lib_path)"
+            else
+              echo "Warning: $lib not found via ldd, skipping"
+            fi
+          done
+
           # Create AppRun script
           printf '%s\n' '#!/bin/bash' \
             'HERE="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"' \
             'export APPDIR="$HERE"' \
+            'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HERE/usr/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"' \
             'export GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR="$HERE/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas:${GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR:-}"' \
             'export XDG_DATA_DIRS="$HERE/usr/share:${XDG_DATA_DIRS:-/usr/local/share:/usr/share}"' \
             'export PATH="$HERE/usr/bin:$PATH"' \

README.md

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ sudo dnf install vala meson ninja-build gtk4-devel libadwaita-devel glib2-devel
 - **Arch Linux / Manjaro:**
 
 ```bash
-sudo pacman -S vala meson ninja gtk4 libadwaita glib2 json-glib gee libsoup p7zip cmake desktop-file-utils jq
+sudo pacman -S vala meson ninja gtk4 libadwaita glib2 json-glib libgee libsoup p7zip cmake desktop-file-utils jq
 ```
 
 </details>

scripts/make-appimage.sh

@@ -88,11 +88,39 @@ cp -a "$INSTALL_ROOT"/* "$APPDIR/usr/"
 
 # DwarFS tools are now installed directly to bin via meson
 
+# Bundle shared libraries that may not be present on non-GNOME systems
+# (e.g. KDE-based distros like CachyOS KDE)
+mkdir -p "$APPDIR/usr/lib"
+
+bundle_lib() {
+    local lib_name="$1"
+    local lib_path
+    # Resolve the versioned .so path using the linker (most reliable)
+    lib_path=$(ldd "$BUILD_DIR/src/$BINARY_NAME" 2>/dev/null | grep "$lib_name" | awk '{print $3}' | head -1)
+    if [ -n "$lib_path" ] && [ -f "$lib_path" ]; then
+        cp -L "$lib_path" "$APPDIR/usr/lib/"
+        echo "Bundled: $lib_name → $(basename "$lib_path") ($lib_path)"
+    else
+        echo "Warning: $lib_name not found via ldd, skipping"
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$lib_path" ] && [ -f "$lib_path" ]; then
+        cp -L "$lib_path" "$APPDIR/usr/lib/"
+        echo "Bundled: $lib_name ($lib_path)"
+    else
+        echo "Warning: $lib_name not found on system, skipping"
+    fi
+}
+
+bundle_lib "libgee-0.8.so"
+bundle_lib "libsoup-3.0.so"
+
 # Create AppRun script that sets up environment for GSettings schemas
+# and bundled libraries
 cat > "$APPDIR/AppRun" << 'EOF'
 #!/bin/bash
 HERE="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
 export APPDIR="$HERE"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HERE/usr/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
 export GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR="$HERE/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas:${GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR:-}"
 export XDG_DATA_DIRS="$HERE/usr/share:${XDG_DATA_DIRS:-/usr/local/share:/usr/share}"
 export PATH="$HERE/usr/bin:$PATH"