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GStreamer plugin fails with latest release (2025-02-13)#314

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@CJYate
CJYate
opened on Apr 29, 2025

Using the 2025-02-13 build of linuxdeploy, I'm unable to install the gstreamer plugin.

linuxdeploy-x86_64-Alpha-2025-02-13.AppImage --appdir squashfs-root --plugin gstreamer -d ./MyApp.desktop --icon-file MyApp.png

As far as I can determine, the location of the gstreamer plugin file doesn't make any difference.

Snipped output:

(snip)
-- Running input plugin: gstreamer -- 
ERROR: Could not find plugin: gstreamer 

--------

(snipped Gstreamer output:)

...
[gstreamer/stdout]
[gstreamer/stdout] -- Copying files into AppDir --
[gstreamer/stdout]
[gstreamer/stdout] -- Deploying files into AppDir root directory --
[gstreamer/stdout] WARNING: No desktop file specified, using first desktop file found: squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop
[gstreamer/stdout] Deploying files to AppDir root using desktop file: squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop
[gstreamer/stdout] Deploying desktop file to AppDir root: squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop
[gstreamer/stdout] Creating symlink for file squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop in/as squashfs-root
[gstreamer/stdout] ERROR: Could not find icon executable for Icon entry: MyApp

ERROR: Failed to run plugin: gstreamer (exit code: 1)

The same action with the 2024-07-01 build succeeds:

linuxdeploy-x86_64-Alpha-2024-07-01.AppImage --appdir squashfs-root --plugin gstreamer -d ./MyApp.desktop --icon-file MyApp.png

...
[gstreamer/stdout] Manually setting rpath for squashfs-root/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-completion-helper
[gstreamer/stdout] Manually setting rpath for squashfs-root/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-plugin-scanner
[gstreamer/stdout] Manually setting rpath for squashfs-root/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-ptp-helper
[gstreamer/stdout] Installing AppRun hook

-- Deploying icons -- 
Deploying icon MyApp.png 
WARNING: Could not find copyright files for file MyApp.png using dpkg-query 

-- Deploying desktop files -- 
Deploying desktop file ./MyApp.desktop 

-- Copying files into AppDir -- 
Copying file ./MyApp.desktop to squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop 
Copying file MyApp.png to squashfs-root/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/MyApp.png 

-- Deploying files into AppDir root directory -- 
Deploying files to AppDir root using desktop file: squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop 
Deploying desktop file to AppDir root: squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop 
Creating symlink for file squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop in/as squashfs-root 
Deploying icon to AppDir root: squashfs-root/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/MyApp.png 
Creating symlink for file squashfs-root/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/MyApp.png in/as squashfs-root 
Deploying AppRun symlink for executable in AppDir root: squashfs-root/usr/bin/MyApp 
Creating symlink for file squashfs-root/usr/bin/MyApp in/as squashfs-root/AppRun

Full output and an example of my desktop file.

Log-2025-02-13.txt
Log-2024-07-01.txt
MyApp.desktop.txt

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  1. CJYate commented on Apr 29, 2025

    @CJYate
    CJYate
    on Apr 29, 2025
    Author

    (The 2024-01-09 build also fails)

  2. TheAssassin commented on Apr 29, 2025

    @TheAssassin
    TheAssassin
    on Apr 29, 2025
    Member

    Please re-run with -v0 and check the initial linuxdeploy log whether it the gstreamer plugin file was found even. Please make sure it's executable.

  3. CJYate commented on Apr 29, 2025

    @CJYate
    CJYate
    on Apr 29, 2025
    Author

    The top of the log: That plugin is found (and it's executable).

    DEBUG: subprocess /home/username/.vs/project/build-linux-ninja-clang-release-installer/Release/InstallerOutput/linuxdeploy-plugin-gstreamer.sh --plugin-type failed with exit code 1 
DEBUG: stdout: Invalid argument: --plugin-type

Usage: /home/username/.vs/project/build-linux-ninja-clang-release-installer/Release/InstallerOutput/linuxdeploy-plugin-gstreamer.sh --appdir <path to AppDir>

Bundles GStreamer plugins into an AppDir

Required variables:
  LINUXDEPLOY=".../linuxdeploy" path to linuxdeploy (e.g., AppImage); set automatically when plugin is run directly by linuxdeploy

Optional variables:
  GSTREAMER_INCLUDE_BAD_PLUGINS="1" (default: disabled; set to empty string or unset to disable)
  GSTREAMER_PLUGINS_DIR="..." (directory containing GStreamer plugins; default: guessed based on main distro architecture)
  GSTREAMER_HELPERS_DIR="..." (directory containing GStreamer helper tools like gst-plugin-scanner; default: guessed based on main distro architecture)
  GSTREAMER_VERSION="1.0" (default: 1.0)
 
DEBUG: stderr: (no output) 
DEBUG: Found plugin 'gstreamer': /home/username/.vs/project/build-linux-ninja-clang-release-installer/Release/InstallerOutput/linuxdeploy-plugin-gstreamer.sh 
DEBUG: Already found gstreamer plugin in /home/username/.vs/project/build-linux-ninja-clang-release-installer/BuildTools/linuxdeploy-plugin-gstreamer.sh 
DEBUG: Using dpkg-query to search for copyright files 

-- Creating basic AppDir structure -- 
Creating directory ./squashfs-root/usr/bin/ 
Creating directory ./squashfs-root/usr/lib/ 
Creating directory ./squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/ 
Creating directory ./squashfs-root/usr/share/icons/hicolor/ 
Creating directory ./squashfs-root/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/ 
Creating directory ./squashfs-root/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/ 
Creating directory ./squashfs-root/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/ 
Creating directory ./squashfs-root/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/ 
Creating directory ./squashfs-root/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/ 
Creating directory ./squashfs-root/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ 

-- Deploying dependencies for existing files in AppDir --

    The end of the log is as the failing one above: confusingly, since I've specified a desktop file (and icon file) on the command line, it complains about not finding them.

    [gstreamer/stdout] Setting rpath in ELF file ./squashfs-root/usr/lib/libzimg.so.2 to $ORIGIN 
[gstreamer/stdout] Setting rpath in ELF file ./squashfs-root/usr/lib/libzmq.so.5 to $ORIGIN 
[gstreamer/stdout] Setting rpath in ELF file ./squashfs-root/usr/lib/libzstd.so.1 to $ORIGIN 
[gstreamer/stdout] Setting rpath in ELF file ./squashfs-root/usr/lib/libzvbi.so.0 to $ORIGIN 
[gstreamer/stdout] 
[gstreamer/stdout] -- Copying files into AppDir -- 
[gstreamer/stdout] 
[gstreamer/stdout] -- Deploying files into AppDir root directory -- 
[gstreamer/stdout] WARNING: No desktop file specified, using first desktop file found: ./squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop 
[gstreamer/stdout] Deploying files to AppDir root using desktop file: ./squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop 
[gstreamer/stdout] Deploying desktop file to AppDir root: ./squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop 
[gstreamer/stdout] Creating symlink for file ./squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop in/as ./squashfs-root 
[gstreamer/stdout] ERROR: Could not find icon executable for Icon entry: MyApp 
ERROR: Failed to run plugin: gstreamer (exit code: 1) 
error at line 72 in /home/username/.vs/project/build-linux-ninja-clang-release-installer/BuildTools/linuxappimage.sh

  4. CJYate commented on Apr 30, 2025

    @CJYate
    CJYate
    on Apr 30, 2025
    Author

    Update: I've stripped this right back to a very minimal test with a completely empty target folder.

    This doesn't work, but indicates there may be something about my deployment staging folder that's causing an issue. I'd appreciate a pointer in terms of what's wrong, if you can help?

    The other answers I've seen for this say to check line endings on the .desktop file -- this isn't the issue. The error messages are quite hard to interpret :-(

    [gstreamer/stdout] Manually setting rpath for currentVersion/usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/libgsty4menc.so
[gstreamer/stdout] Manually setting rpath for currentVersion/usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/libgstzbar.so
[gstreamer/stdout] Manually setting rpath for currentVersion/usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/libgstzxing.so
[gstreamer/stdout] Copying helpers in currentVersion/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0
[gstreamer/stdout] Copying helper: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-codec-info-1.0
[gstreamer/stdout] Copying helper: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-completion-helper
[gstreamer/stdout] Copying helper: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-plugin-scanner
[gstreamer/stdout] Copying helper: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-ptp-helper
[gstreamer/stdout] Manually setting rpath for currentVersion/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-codec-info-1.0
[gstreamer/stdout] Manually setting rpath for currentVersion/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-completion-helper
[gstreamer/stdout] Manually setting rpath for currentVersion/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-plugin-scanner
[gstreamer/stdout] Manually setting rpath for currentVersion/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-ptp-helper
[gstreamer/stdout] Installing AppRun hook

-- Deploying icons --
Deploying icon MyApp.png
WARNING: Could not find copyright files for file MyApp.png using dpkg-query

-- Deploying desktop files --
Deploying desktop file MyApp.desktop

-- Copying files into AppDir --
Copying file MyApp.desktop to currentVersion/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop
Copying file MyApp.png to currentVersion/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/MyApp.png

-- Deploying files into AppDir root directory --
Deploying files to AppDir root using desktop file: currentVersion/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop
Deploying desktop file to AppDir root: currentVersion/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop
Creating symlink for file currentVersion/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop in/as currentVersion
 RROR: Could not find suitable icon for Icon entry: MyApp

  5. TheAssassin commented on May 1, 2025

    @TheAssassin
    TheAssassin
    on May 1, 2025
    Member

    It's good to see that the gstreamer plugin is running now.

    Regarding the icon entry, that looks like a bug. Could you upload your zipped AppDir, please?

  6. CJYate commented on May 1, 2025

    @CJYate
    CJYate
    on May 1, 2025
    Author

    Here's a zipped example - a Hello World app, a 256x256 white icon, and script to create the appdir (which I've also included).

    Run the test.sh: this expects the linuxdeploy appimage in the same directory

    Example.tar.gz

    $ ./test.sh
linuxdeploy version 1-alpha (git commit ID c28054b), GitHub actions build 307 built on 2025-04-01 01:43:45 UTC

-- Creating basic AppDir structure --
Creating directory testApp/usr/bin/
Creating directory testApp/usr/lib/
Creating directory testApp/usr/share/applications/
Creating directory testApp/usr/share/icons/hicolor/
Creating directory testApp/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/
Creating directory testApp/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/
Creating directory testApp/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/
Creating directory testApp/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/
Creating directory testApp/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/
Creating directory testApp/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/

-- Deploying dependencies for existing files in AppDir --
Deploying dependencies for ELF file testApp/usr/bin/MyApp
Skipping deployment of blacklisted library /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
Skipping deployment of blacklisted library /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
Skipping deployment of blacklisted library /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6
Skipping deployment of blacklisted library /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1

-- Copying files into AppDir --
Setting rpath in ELF file testApp/usr/bin/MyApp to $ORIGIN/../lib

-- Deploying desktop files --
Deploying desktop file MyApp.desktop

-- Copying files into AppDir --
Copying file MyApp.desktop to testApp/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop

-- Deploying files into AppDir root directory --
Deploying files to AppDir root using desktop file: testApp/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop
Deploying desktop file to AppDir root: testApp/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop
Creating symlink for file testApp/usr/share/applications/MyApp.desktop in/as testApp
ERROR: Could not find icon executable for Icon entry: MyApp

    What am I missing on the command line, or in setting up the appdir?

  7. CJYate commented on May 7, 2025

    @CJYate
    CJYate
    on May 7, 2025
    Author

    Hi @TheAssassin ,
    Sorry to nag, but please could you confirm whether this looks like a bug, or user error on my end?

  8. CJYate commented on May 14, 2025

    @CJYate
    CJYate
    on May 14, 2025
    Author

    Ooops. It's user error in my example. sorry!

    But I have sent a PR #316 since that's an issue here.

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