packelf-appimage/README.md

packelf-appimage

Pack elf binary and it's dependencies into standalone executable using appimagetool. packelf-appimage was inspired by https://github.com/oufm/packelf.

Usage packelf:

Usage: ./packelf-appimage.sh <ELF_SRC_PATH> <ELF_DST_PATH>

Example:

$ ./packelf-appimage.sh /usr/bin/mpv mpv-x86_64.AppImage

Extract without running:

You can extract the files of a created package without executing it with the following command:

$ ./<package> --appimage-extract                                                                                                                                                                        

Usage packelf-copylibs:

Usage: ./packelf-appimage-copylibs.sh <ELF_SRC_PATH> <PATH_TO_COPY_LIBRARIES>

Example:

$ ./packelf-appimage-copylibs.sh /usr/bin/mpv /opt/mpv-libs/

Usage packelf-folder:

Usage: ./packelf-appimage-folder.sh <FOLDER> <FILENAME> <EXECUTABLE_RUN>

Example:

$ ./packelf-folder.sh /opt/mpv-package mpv-x86_64.AppImage run.sh

Dependencies

• sh
• tar
• sed
• grep
• chmod
• appimagetool (https://github.com/AppImage/appimagetool/releases)
• ldd (only needed for packing, not needed for executing or unpacking)
• fusermount (only for executing)