x86-64 RC4 not running on archlinux

[Fulgacian]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Problem description

Running the appimage, it throws the error:
execv error: No such file or directory

Full version info

FreeCAD_1.0.0RC4-conda-Linux-x86_64-py311.AppImage

Subproject(s) affected?

None

Anything else?

OS: ArcoLinux x86_64
Kernel: Linux 6.11.7-zen1-1-zen
DE: Xfce4 4.18

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[tarman3]

Strange. I have Archlinux and FreeCAD 1.0 RC4 run without problem. I checked AppImage and package from Archlinux Extra repository.

FreeCAD/FreeCAD#17907

OS: Arch Linux (KDE/plasma/wayland)
Architecture: x86_64
Version: 1.0.0RC4.39104 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: makepkg
Hash: 83646753e051eaf438c0d5e9351cb57bd27377ab
Python 3.12.7, Qt 6.8.0, Coin 4.0.3, Vtk 9.3.1, OCC 7.8.1
Locale: English/United States (en_US)
Stylesheet/Theme/QtStyle: unset/FreeCAD Classic/breeze
Installed mods: 
  * lattice2 1.0.0
  * CurvedShapes 1.0.13
  * MeshRemodel 1.10.34
  * freecad.gears 1.3.0
  * fasteners 0.5.30
  * sheetmetal 0.5.5
  * PieMenu 1.9.4 (Disabled)
  * Curves 0.6.51

OS: Arch Linux (KDE/plasma/xcb)
Architecture: x86_64
Version: 1.0.0RC4.39104 (Git) Conda AppImage
Build type: Release
Branch: (HEAD detached at 1.0rc4)
Hash: 83646753e051eaf438c0d5e9351cb57bd27377ab
Python 3.11.9, Qt 5.15.13, Coin 4.0.3, Vtk 9.2.6, OCC 7.7.2
Locale: English/United States (en_US)
Stylesheet/Theme/QtStyle: unset/FreeCAD Classic/Qt default
Installed mods: 
  * lattice2 1.0.0
  * CurvedShapes 1.0.13
  * MeshRemodel 1.10.34
  * freecad.gears 1.3.0
  * fasteners 0.5.30
  * sheetmetal 0.5.5
  * PieMenu 1.9.5 (Disabled)
  * Curves 0.6.51

[maxwxyz]

@adrianinsaval FYI

[adrianinsaval]

Duplicate of #331 and #336, appimagelauncher is not compatible with latest appimages

[mendberg]

I made the AppImage executeable and still get an error when I start it from terminal on Manjaro linux (/Gnome)

:  chmod +x FreeCAD_1.0.0RC4-conda-Linux-x86_64-py311.AppImage 
:  ./FreeCAD_1.0.0RC4-conda-Linux-x86_64-py311.AppImage
Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway.
execv error: No such file or directory

[tarman3]

Did you try to use this commands to run?

QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland ./FreeCAD_1.0.0RC4-conda-Linux-x86_64-py311.AppImage
QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb ./FreeCAD_1.0.0RC4-conda-Linux-x86_64-py311.AppImage

[mendberg]

Thanks. Those commands get corrected to "XWayland" and "dcb" – both fail.

[tarman3]

Freecad 1.0rc4-3 package in testing stage of manjaro repository.
Perhaps the easiest thing to do would be to just wait a little.

https://manjaristas.org/branch_compare?q=freecad

[mendberg]

I'm not hurrying. I just want to report issues so that potential bugs can be fixed in time.

[adrianinsaval]

did you uninstall appimagelauncher and restart your computer?

[mendberg]

No, of course not. I'm not gonna break my whole system because one single AppImage decided to make trouble.

[oursland]

The issue is that AppImageLauncher is no longer maintained and does not support perfectly valid AppImages produced by the appimagetool. FreeCAD may be the first of the incompatible AppImages that you have encountered, but there are others and will be more as newer releases are made with more recent versions of appimagetool.

[adrianinsaval]

I will close this issue as a duplicate of #331, the problem is in appimagelauncher

[mendberg]

O, this is the first time I read about AppimageLauncher being discontinued. Source for those bad news?
I'm not afraid of using the terminal. But there should be a more user friendly way to use AppImage…

I'm using linux since late 1990ies, but get bored of it being so nerdy more and more.

[tarman3]

I made the AppImage executeable and still get an error when I start it from terminal on Manjaro linux (/Gnome)

I download manjaro-gnome-24.1.2-241104-linux610.iso and run it in qemu.
FreeCAD_weekly-builds-39215-conda-Linux-x86_64-py311.AppImage run without problem.

[tarman3]

O, this is the first time I read about AppimageLauncher being discontinued. Source for those bad news? I'm not afraid of using the terminal. But there should be a more user friendly way to use AppImage…

You can create .desktop file for any AppImage and run it like any other application.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1328196/how-can-i-create-a-desktop-entry-for-an-appimage

[adrianinsaval]

I don't think it's officially discontinued, but it has not been updated for some time which is important because it doesn't support the newer appimage tooling which has been out for a while, many appimages are not working with it anymore.

[mendberg]

Okay guys, I'm convinced. Removed AppimageLauncher from the first computer, reboot, RC4 runs like in a dream. :-)

Already added a desktop file, now fiddling w/ Mime Types to start FC by double clicking FCStd files in the nautilus using this:
https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=63536

Thanks everyone!

[tarman3]

RC4 runs like in a dream

PS You can add more than one .desktop file for FreeCAD release and Dev version.

[mendberg]

Did i say "runs like a dream"? Well, it must have been me who was dreaming… didn't test the SpaceMouse – which is no longer working w/ the AppImages since removing that launcher. :-(
see FreeCAD/FreeCAD#17956