Build appimage from rootfs archive distro.

[lidgnulinux]

So I'm trying to convert rootfs archive (alpine linux rootfs) into appimage. I followed this guide and succeeded. Appimage was created. When I ran the appimage :

$ test_x86_64.AppImage command

There are some missing libraries which already exist on rootfs archive. How to tell the appimage to use libraries from rootfs ?

Note : I want to create minimalistic neovim appimage using alpine rootfs archive and appimagetool. These are steps I did :

1. Unpack older alpine linux minirootfs, I got it from here.

2. install neovim in rootfs.

   $ sudo chroot /home/user/rootfs_dir/ /sbin/apk add neovim
   

3. Copy AppRun to rootfs_dir, I got the script from here.

4. Add icon, desktop file to rootfs_dir

5. Generate appimage using appimage tool.

   $ appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage -v -n ./rootfs_dir
   

6. Test the generated appimage.

    $ ./generated_appimage nvim
   

I got error about missing libraries for neovim executable. Any clue to fix it ? Thanks.

[lidgnulinux]

Found related discussion here. Tried to patchelf the nvim executable but missing libraries error still appear.

[probonopd]

I've experimented with doing a similar thing here:
https://github.com/probonopd/alpine2appimage

[lidgnulinux]

Hi @probonopd . Finally, I made it !
Instead of AppRun script, I use AppRun executable. I stiil need to link /lib/ld-musl-x86_64.so.1 to /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2. Now my generated appimage works. Thanks.

[lidgnulinux]

Finally, I made it !
Instead of AppRun script, I use AppRun executable. I stiil need to link /lib/ld-musl-x86_64.so.1 to /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2. Now my generated appimage works. Thanks.

[lidgnulinux]

Since it's solved, I will close it for now.