Update packaging PKGBUILD template for alpha.8

.github/workflows/aur-publish.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - "v*"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Tag to publish to AUR (e.g. v0.1.0-alpha.8)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -19,17 +25,24 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pacman -Syu --noconfirm
           pacman -S --noconfirm --needed base-devel git openssh curl
+          useradd -m -u 1000 builder || true
 
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Generate PKGBUILD (deskify-bin)
-        run: bash packaging/generate-pkgbuild-bin.sh "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+        run: bash packaging/generate-pkgbuild-bin.sh "${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}"
 
       - name: Generate .SRCINFO
         run: |
-          cd packaging
+          rm -rf /home/builder/work
-          makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO
+          mkdir -p /home/builder/work
+          cp -R . /home/builder/work
+          chown -R builder:builder /home/builder/work
+          su - builder -c "cd /home/builder/work/packaging && makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO"
+          cp /home/builder/work/packaging/.SRCINFO packaging/.SRCINFO
 
       - name: Configure SSH for AUR
         env:
@@ -40,7 +53,10 @@ jobs:
           chmod 700 ~/.ssh
           printf "%s\n" "${AUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/aur
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/aur
-          ssh-keyscan -t rsa,ecdsa,ed25519 aur.archlinux.org >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          touch ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          # Ensure host key is present for non-interactive git/ssh.
+          ssh-keyscan -t rsa,ecdsa,ed25519 aur.archlinux.org >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null
           cat >> ~/.ssh/config <<'EOF'
           Host aur.archlinux.org
             User aur
@@ -53,6 +69,8 @@ jobs:
           AUR_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.AUR_USERNAME }}
           AUR_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.AUR_EMAIL }}
         run: |
+          export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i ~/.ssh/aur -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o UserKnownHostsFile=$HOME/.ssh/known_hosts -o StrictHostKeyChecking=yes"
+
           git config --global user.name "${AUR_USERNAME:-deskify-bot}"
           git config --global user.email "${AUR_EMAIL:-noreply@example.invalid}"
 
@@ -69,6 +87,5 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           git add PKGBUILD .SRCINFO
-          git commit -m "Update deskify-bin to ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+          git commit -m "Update deskify-bin to ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}"
           git push
-

README.md

@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@ Notes:
 - The `tauri` backend still requires Tauri/WebKitGTK system dependencies to build wrappers locally.
 - The `chromium` backend does not require Tauri prerequisites (but it requires an installed Chromium-based browser).
 
+### Arch Linux (AUR)
+
+An AUR package is available (prebuilt binary package):
+
+```bash
+yay -S deskify-bin
+```
+
+⚠️ The AUR package tracks **alpha** tags (`v0.1.0-alpha.N`). Expect occasional breaking changes during early development.
+
 ### Option B: Build from source (Tauri mode)
 
 ### 1. System Dependencies
@@ -352,6 +362,14 @@ Note for Chromium backend:
 
 - `--no-decorations` is best-effort and may be ignored by the browser/window manager.
 - `--width` and `--height` are applied together (`--window-size`) only when both are provided.
+- Deskify auto-detects a Chromium-based browser from `PATH`, but some distros ship Chromium-based browser commands (Chrome/Chromium/Brave, etc.) as wrapper scripts or use different binary names/paths (for example on BigLinux). If launches fail, set `--browser-bin` to a real browser binary.
+
+Troubleshooting (find the real browser binary):
+
+```bash
+command -v chrome chromium google-chrome google-chrome-stable brave-browser 2>/dev/null
+ls -la /usr/bin/chrome /usr/bin/chromium /usr/bin/google-chrome /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable 2>/dev/null
+```
 
 ### Managing Apps (`list` & `remove`)
 You can view all applications generated by `deskify`:

packaging/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 pkgname=deskify-bin
-pkgver=0.1.0_alpha.7
+pkgver=0.1.0.alpha.8
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Turn websites into Linux desktop apps (prebuilt binary package)"
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://github.com/spalencsar/deskify"
 license=('MIT')
 depends=('glibc')
+optdepends=('chromium: for --backend chromium')
 provides=('deskify')
 conflicts=('deskify')
 
-_tag="v0.1.0-alpha.7"
+_tag="v0.1.0-alpha.8"
 source=("deskify::https://github.com/spalencsar/deskify/releases/download/${_tag}/deskify-linux-x86_64"
         "LICENSE::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spalencsar/deskify/${_tag}/LICENSE")
 

packaging/generate-pkgbuild-bin.sh

@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ trap 'rm -rf "${tmp_dir}"' EXIT
 asset_path="${tmp_dir}/deskify-linux-x86_64"
 license_path="${tmp_dir}/LICENSE"
 
+wait_seconds="${WAIT_FOR_ASSET_SECONDS:-300}"
+interval_seconds="${WAIT_FOR_ASSET_INTERVAL_SECONDS:-5}"
+deadline=$((SECONDS + wait_seconds))
+
+while ! curl -fsI "${ASSET_URL}" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+  if (( SECONDS >= deadline )); then
+    echo "Error: release asset not available yet: ${ASSET_URL}" >&2
+    echo "Tip: the GitHub Release workflow may still be building. Re-run the AUR workflow once the asset exists." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  sleep "${interval_seconds}"
+done
+
 curl -fL -o "${asset_path}" "${ASSET_URL}"
 curl -fL -o "${license_path}" "${LICENSE_URL}"
 

src/main.rs

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ enum Backend {
 )]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 enum ProfileScope {
+    #[serde(alias = "default")]
     Isolated,
     Shared,
 }
@@ -264,9 +265,17 @@ fn read_app_config(id: &str) -> Result<Option<DeskifyAppConfig>> {
     }
     let content = fs::read_to_string(&path)
         .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read app config {}", path.display()))?;
-    let cfg: DeskifyAppConfig =
+    match serde_json::from_str::<DeskifyAppConfig>(&content) {
-        serde_json::from_str(&content).context("Failed to parse app config JSON")?;
+        Ok(cfg) => Ok(Some(cfg)),
-    Ok(Some(cfg))
+        Err(err) => {
+            eprintln!(
+                "Warning: Failed to parse app config {} ({}). Falling back to desktop entry metadata.",
+                path.display(),
+                err
+            );
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn write_app_config_from_args(args: &BuildArgs) -> Result<()> {
@@ -396,10 +405,37 @@ fn find_binary_in_path(name: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     None
 }
 
+fn chromium_binary_works(path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    let output = Command::new(path)
+        .arg("--version")
+        .output()
+        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to execute browser binary {}", path.display()))?;
+    if output.status.success() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).trim().to_string();
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
+    let details = if !stderr.is_empty() {
+        stderr
+    } else if !stdout.is_empty() {
+        stdout
+    } else {
+        format!("exit code {}", output.status)
+    };
+    Err(anyhow!(
+        "Browser binary exists but failed to run: {} ({})",
+        path.display(),
+        details
+    ))
+}
+
 fn resolve_chromium_binary(explicit: Option<&str>) -> Result<PathBuf> {
     if let Some(path) = explicit {
         let candidate = PathBuf::from(path);
         if candidate.is_file() {
+            chromium_binary_works(&candidate).with_context(|| {
+                "The specified browser binary does not appear to be usable. If it's a wrapper script, ensure the underlying browser exists."
+            })?;
             return Ok(candidate);
         }
         return Err(anyhow!(
@@ -409,7 +445,9 @@ fn resolve_chromium_binary(explicit: Option<&str>) -> Result<PathBuf> {
     }
 
     for candidate in chromium_candidates() {
-        if let Some(path) = find_binary_in_path(candidate) {
+        if let Some(path) = find_binary_in_path(candidate)
+            && chromium_binary_works(&path).is_ok()
+        {
             return Ok(path);
         }
     }
@@ -1435,6 +1473,8 @@ mod tests {
         is_deskify_desktop_entry, sanitize_app_id, validate_remove_id,
     };
     use std::path::Path;
+    use std::{fs, os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt};
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
 
     #[test]
     fn sanitize_app_id_replaces_spaces_and_strips_symbols() {
@@ -1525,4 +1565,26 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(exec.contains("--force-dark-mode"));
         assert!(exec.contains("--user-agent="));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn profile_scope_accepts_default_alias() {
+        let scope: ProfileScope = serde_json::from_str("\"default\"").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(scope, ProfileScope::Isolated);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_chromium_binary_rejects_broken_explicit_path() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let script = dir.path().join("broken-browser");
+        fs::write(&script, "#!/bin/sh\nexit 1\n").unwrap();
+        let mut perms = fs::metadata(&script).unwrap().permissions();
+        perms.set_mode(0o755);
+        fs::set_permissions(&script, perms).unwrap();
+
+        let err = super::resolve_chromium_binary(Some(script.to_str().unwrap()))
+            .err()
+            .unwrap()
+            .to_string();
+        assert!(err.contains("failed to run") || err.contains("does not appear to be usable"));
+    }
 }