fixes

compile.conf

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 version=0.1
 wget=http://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Downloads/QtTermSource.zip
 install=$HOME/.local/bin/QtTermTCP
+gui=true
 steps=qmake, make, mv QtTermTCP $HOME/.local/bin/
 
 [Kiwix-Desktop]

install-compiled.sh

@@ -9,14 +9,17 @@ VERSION_FILE="$HOME/.local/state/HamPack/.installed_versions"
 # Get the installed version of an app
 get_installed_version() {
   local app="$1"
+  local gui="$2"
 
-  # Try --version flag first
-  if command -v "$app" &> /dev/null; then
-    local ver
-    ver=$("$app" --version 2>&1 | grep -oP '\d+\.\d+[\.\d]*' | head -n1)
-    if [ -n "$ver" ]; then
-      echo "$ver"
-      return
+  # Skip --version check for GUI apps as it would launch them
+  if [ "$gui" != "true" ]; then
+    if command -v "$app" &> /dev/null; then
+      local ver
+      ver=$("$app" --version 2>&1 | grep -oP '\d+\.\d+[\.\d]*' | head -n1)
+      if [ -n "$ver" ]; then
+        echo "$ver"
+        return
+      fi
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ needs_update() {
   local app="$1"
   local install_path="$2"
   local latest="$3"
+  local gui="$4"
 
   # Not installed at all
   if ! command -v "$app" &> /dev/null && [ ! -f "$install_path" ]; then
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ needs_update() {
   fi
 
   local installed
-  installed=$(get_installed_version "$app")
+  installed=$(get_installed_version "$app" "$gui")
 
   if [ "$installed" = "unknown" ]; then
     if ask_user_proceed "$app" "$latest"; then
@@ -216,6 +220,7 @@ process_app() {
   local steps="$5"
   local version="$6"
   local desktop="$7"
+  local gui="$8"
 
   echo ""
   echo "=== $app ==="
@@ -235,7 +240,7 @@ process_app() {
       echo "  Skipping $app."
       return
     fi
-  elif ! needs_update "$app" "$install_path" "$version"; then
+  elif ! needs_update "$app" "$install_path" "$version" "$gui"; then
     return
   fi
 
@@ -248,17 +253,17 @@ process_app() {
 
 # Parse compile.conf and process each app
 process_conf() {
-  local app="" git_url="" wget_url="" install_path="" steps="" version="" desktop=""
+  local app="" git_url="" wget_url="" install_path="" steps="" version="" desktop="" gui=""
 
   while IFS= read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
     [[ -z "$line" || "$line" == \#* ]] && continue
 
     if [[ "$line" =~ ^\[(.+)\]$ ]]; then
       if [ -n "$app" ]; then
-        process_app "$app" "$git_url" "$wget_url" "$install_path" "$steps" "$version" "$desktop"
+        process_app "$app" "$git_url" "$wget_url" "$install_path" "$steps" "$version" "$desktop" "$gui"
       fi
       app="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-      git_url="" wget_url="" install_path="" steps="" version="" desktop=""
+      git_url="" wget_url="" install_path="" steps="" version="" desktop="" gui=""
       continue
     fi
 
@@ -273,13 +278,14 @@ process_conf() {
       steps)   steps="$value" ;;
       version) version="$value" ;;
       desktop) desktop="$value" ;;
+      gui)     gui="$value" ;;
     esac
 
   done < "$CONF_FILE"
 
   # Process the last app in the file
   if [ -n "$app" ]; then
-    process_app "$app" "$git_url" "$wget_url" "$install_path" "$steps" "$version" "$desktop"
+    process_app "$app" "$git_url" "$wget_url" "$install_path" "$steps" "$version" "$desktop" "$gui"
   fi
 }