From 850413a39d6cde99bedb398225e6656cd92f05fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Young <david@federated.computer>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:55:44 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix appimage installs

---
 install-compiled.sh | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/install-compiled.sh b/install-compiled.sh
index 9061426..e70fa09 100755
--- a/install-compiled.sh
+++ b/install-compiled.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ needs_update() {
   return 0
 }
 
+# Generate desktop file with absolute paths
+generate_desktop() {
+  local desktop="$1"
+  local tmp_desktop="/tmp/$(basename "$desktop")"
+
+  sed "s|\$HOME|$HOME|g" "$desktop" > "$tmp_desktop"
+  echo "$tmp_desktop"
+}
+
 # Install desktop file if specified
 install_desktop() {
   local desktop="$1"
@@ -108,7 +117,11 @@ install_desktop() {
 
   echo "  Installing desktop file..."
   mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/applications"
-  cp "$desktop" "$HOME/.local/share/applications/"
+  local resolved
+  resolved=$(generate_desktop "$desktop")
+  cp "$resolved" "$HOME/.local/share/applications/$(basename "$desktop")"
+  chmod +x "$HOME/.local/share/applications/$(basename "$desktop")"
+  rm -f "$resolved"
   echo "  Desktop file installed."
 }
 
@@ -283,6 +296,9 @@ mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/state/HamPack"
 echo "Starting HamPack source builds..."
 process_conf
 
+echo "Updating desktop database..."
+update-desktop-database "$HOME/.local/share/applications/"
+
 echo ""
 echo "Cleaning up..."
 rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"