Given that a desktop file should be provided with an AppImage, `linuxdeployqt` can use that to determine the parameters of the build.
You'll need to provide the basic structure of an `AppDir` which should look something like this:
```
└── usr
├── bin
│ └── your_app
├── lib
└── share
├── applications
│ └── your_app.desktop
└── icons
└── <theme>
└── <resolution>
└── your_app.png
```
Replace `<theme>` and `<resolution>` with (for example) `hicolor` and `256x256` respectively; see [icon theme spec](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/icon-theme-spec-latest.html) for more details.
Using the desktop file `linuxdeployqt` can determine the parameters of the build.
Where your desktop file would look something like:
```
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Amazing Qt App
Comment=The best Qt Application Ever.
Exec=your_app
Icon=your_app
Categories=Office;
```
* Notice that both `Exec` and `Icon` only have file names.
* Also Notice that the `Icon` entry does not include an extension.
Read more about desktop files in the [freedesktop specification here](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html).
Where the _desktop_ file specifies the executable to be run (with `EXEC=`), the name of the applications and an icon.
See [desktop file specification](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html).
Now you can say: `linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage path/to/AppDir/usr/share/applications/your_app.desktop`
For a more detailed example, see "Using linuxdeployqt with Travis CI" below.
Dinesh Manajipet
7 years ago
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