Flatpak packaging

[gombosg]

• Review the AppStream metadata files, revise screenshots if needed.
• Create and test a flatpak.
• Submit to Flathub if possible. Add io.github.antimicrox.antimicrox flathub/flathub#1828
• If beneficial, create a Flatpak from the Fedora RPM, submit to Fedora

[gombosg]

@pktiuk
The flatpak functionally works fine, only the icons are missing in the app. Where are those pulled from?
See https://github.com/AntiMicroX/antimicroX/tree/flatpak

[pktiuk]

You can find them here:
src/icons/icons/16x16/actions/16-actions-edit_clear_list.png

[gombosg]

LOL, icons just loaded after a restart. 🤷‍♂️
EDIT: After a rebuild, they are gone again. Ugh.

[gombosg]

@pktiuk
I figured out, but not the root cause.
If I touch anything in that icons folder, like create a file, the icons would load from then on. WTF?!
EDIT: It's some icon caching issue.

[pktiuk]

I don't have this issue with icons (I don't have any gamepads with me now, so I checked these icons)

[gombosg]

I found out, what you tested already contained the fix. :)
Flatpak sets every file to 0 (1/1/1970) timestamp. The icon cache file contains wrong values. I added a postinstall command to update the icon cache. There is a #flatpak channel on IRC, folks are helpful there! :)

[gombosg]

Pull

After merging, I'll delete the manifest in this repo, it will be maintained over in Flathub.

[gombosg]

Gotta fix that build, the icon definition is missing from the appstream XML file. 😏

[gombosg]

Build fixed, so Flathub people can continue the review.

[pktiuk]

What is the purpose of: https://github.com/flathub/io.github.antimicrox.antimicrox ?
Is it just a simple repository used for maintaining flatpak (do we have to update it after every release?)

[gombosg]

Yes, the Flathub app is generated from there, we have to update with tag & commit ID with every release. Good reminder to delete the manifest here.

Edit: that's why you should beat their admins until they give you write access to the repo