Path for desktop launch "does not exist": Building from .deb

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I am having a problem attempting to build IBM Notes (yes, I know. I’m committing some kind of great sin, but we need it at work…).

As I am using build.snapcraft.io, I am seeing the following output:

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/debian/arfile.py", line 79, in __index_archive raise ArError("Unable to find global header")
debian.arfile.ArError: Unable to find global header
Build failed

Here’s a link to my .yaml:

https://github.com/kz6fittycent/IBM_NOTES/blob/master/snapcraft.yaml

It’s the initial stages of the build and there are gonna be other errors, but I’ve never run into this one and Google ain’t helping.

TIA.

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This seems to be because the file is on dropbox and end up not getting the deb but html instead:

$ file parts/my-part/src/ibm-notes.deb\?dl\=0
parts/my-part/src/ibm-notes.deb?dl=0: HTML document, ASCII text, with very long lines

I have to figure out why wget works. As a workaround, hosting the file on someplace different than dropbox might just solve this issue for now.

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This stackoverflow thread suggests that dropbox detects wget’s user agent string and provides the binary instead https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20227324/programmatically-download-content-from-shared-dropbox-folder-links

This makes me doubt we can support this in a maintainable way. I’ll think about it and also let this sit here to see what others can add as input.

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Thanks! I am trying to figure out another solution as the file’s too big for github…

5

I’ve made some progress in building this snap but run into an odd situation wherein build.snapcraft.io is reporting the following when attempting to build the snap:

Priming my-part
The path 'prime/usr/share/applications/IBMNotes9.0.desktop' set for 'desktop' in 'ibmnotes' does not exist.
Build failed

Here’s a copy of my current .yaml:

name: ibm-notes
version: 9.0.1.2
summary: IBM Notes is an email client 
description: |
   IBM Notes is the email client software of the IBM Notes and Domino client/server platform. It provides email, calendar and contact management capabilities, but because it works with the Domino server, it can also integrate IBM collaboration tools and business applications.
grade: devel
confinement: devmode

parts:
  my-part:
    plugin: dump
    source: https://fabricsre.bigtester.org/index.php/s/D20mKKg5WD2mKsu/download
    source-type: deb
    build-packages:
      - execstack
    prepare: |
      sed -i 's|Icon=notes|Icon=/opt/ibm/notes/notes\.png|' usr/share/applications/IBMNotes9.0.desktop
      execstack --clear-execstack opt/ibm/notes/notes
    after: [desktop-gtk3]
    prime: [-*]
    
apps:
  ibmnotes: 
    desktop: usr/share/applications/IBMNotes9.0.desktop
    command: bin/desktop-launch $SNAP/opt/ibm/notes/notes
    plugs: 
      - unity7
      - x11
      - home
      - network
      - network-bind
      - gsettings  
      - browser-support
      - opengl
      - pulseaudio
      - wayland

You’ll notice there aren’t any stage-packages yet as I’m trying to get the first part to complete.

I’ve never built a snap from a .deb before, so this is new for me.

Any and all help is much appreciated!

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well, no, it doesn’t exist. you’ve specifically excluded it from existing:

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LOL… :man_facepalming:

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8

Okay, that worked. Thanks @lucyllewy

Any idea how to get it to build with i386 stage-packages?

Here’s the newest .yaml:

name: ibm-notes
version: 9.0.1.4
summary: IBM Notes is an email client 
description: |
   IBM Notes is the email client software of the IBM Notes and Domino client/server platform. It provides email, calendar and contact management capabilities, but because it works with the Domino server, it can also integrate IBM collaboration tools and business applications.
grade: devel
confinement: devmode

parts:
  my-part:
    plugin: dump
    source: https://fabricsre.bigtester.org/index.php/s/D20mKKg5WD2mKsu/download
    source-type: deb
    build-packages:
      - execstack
      - dpkg
    prepare: |
      sed -i 's|Icon=notes|Icon=/opt/ibm/notes/notes\.png|' usr/share/applications/IBMNotes9.0.desktop
      execstack --clear-execstack opt/ibm/notes/notes
      dpkg --add-architecture i386
      
    after: [desktop-gtk2]
    stage-packages:
      - libstdc++6
    
apps:
  ibmnotes: 
    desktop: usr/share/applications/IBMNotes9.0.desktop
    command: bin/desktop-launch $SNAP/opt/ibm/notes/notes
    plugs: 
      - unity7
      - x11
      - home
      - network
      - network-bind
      - gsettings  
      - browser-support
      - opengl
      - pulseaudio
      - wayland

EDIT:

Never mind, found a link with the answer (your answer @lucyllewy):