harchardware error when invoked from AppImage

[JanCeuleers]

I have installed IrScrutinizer-2.4.0-SNAPSHOT-x86_64.AppImage in /usr/local/bin and have created two symlinks as follows:

root@bajor:/usr/local/bin# ln -s IrScrutinizer-2.4.0-SNAPSHOT-x86_64.AppImage irscrutinizer root@bajor:/usr/local/bin# ln -s IrScrutinizer-2.4.0-SNAPSHOT-x86_64.AppImage harchardware root@bajor:/usr/local/bin# chmod a+x IrScrutinizer-2.4.0-SNAPSHOT-x86_64.AppImage

IrScrutinizer starts OK when run as a normal user. However, harchardware does not:

janc@bajor:~$ harchardware help /tmp/.mount_harchaQt3NDE/AppRun: 18: basename: Argument list too long /tmp/.mount_harchaQt3NDE/AppRun: 31: exec: : Permission denied

[JanCeuleers]

Furthermore, /tmp is full of fuse mount entries:

root@bajor:~# ls -a /tmp/.mount* ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha007kWB': Permission denied ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha0DheLA': Permission denied ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha0iQ85A': Permission denied ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha0MGgRC': Permission denied ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha0NaesB': Permission denied ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha0nc1fz': Permission denied ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha0zZbKA': Permission denied ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha1lyO6z': Permission denied ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha2dgq3A': Permission denied ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha2kuXHy': Permission denied ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha2trYGB': Permission denied ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha2u75LA': Permission denied ls: cannot access '/tmp/.mount_harcha36hT6B': Permission denied (...)

[bengtmartensson]

On the Lirc mailing list I made the claim that if the AppImage is called with a basename of harchardware, the main routine of HarcHardware is invoked instead of IrScrutinizer. This statement is not true, and I apologize for it. What is true however, is that if the AppImage is invoked with the basename of irptransmogrifier the IrpTransmogrifier main routine will be invoked.

Jan, you will have to install IrScrutinizer using the generic distribution; sorry for the confusion. Accordingly, I will close this issue.

Nevertheless, currently if the AppImage is called with a basename different from irscrutinizer and irptransmogrifier, something in the path, possibly not in the AppImage (like /usr/local/lib/harctoolbox) may be invoked . This is confusing and qualifies as a bug, and will be fixed in another commit.

[bengtmartensson]

By 4f38a129e2b6f0b1ae7311a7a088b6e2dfb02196, harchardware invocation is now supported.