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the https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs/sect-Quickstart-Addons.html[AppStream add-ons specification].
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The AppData files MUST correctly validate using
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- `+appstream-util validate-relax+`.
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+ `+appstream-util validate-relax org.example.FooBar.metainfo.xml+` and
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+ `+appstreamcli validate org.example.FooBar.metainfo.xml+`.
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.appdata.xml files
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NOTE: For historical reasons, AppStream specification also allows using
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@@ -44,9 +45,9 @@
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include::{examplesdir}/app.metainfo.xml[]
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----
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- Application's AppData file MUST be named with the same root as the .desktop file,
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- so if the .desktop file is named `+org.gnome.SomeApp.desktop+`
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- then the AppData file MUST be called `+org.gnome.SomeApp.metainfo.xml+`.
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+ An application's metainfo file MUST be named with the same root as the .desktop file,
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+ so if the .desktop file is named `+org.example.FooBar.desktop+`
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+ then the AppData file MUST be called `+org.example.FooBar.metainfo.xml+`.
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Here are the contents of a sample addon `+.metainfo.xml+` file
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(gedit-bookmarks.metainfo.xml):
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@@ -63,13 +64,16 @@
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== app-data-validate usage
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Although you can just include the .metainfo.xml file in the package,
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- you MUST run `+appstream-util validate-relax+`
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+ you MUST run `+appstream-util validate-relax+` and
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+ you MUST run `+appstreamcli validate+`
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(in `+%check+` or `+%install+`)
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and have `+BuildRequires: libappstream-glib+`,
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+ and have `+BuildRequires: appstream+`,
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to help ensure the validity and safety
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of the appdata files you're installing.
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An example:
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appstream-util validate-relax --nonet %{buildroot}%{_metainfodir}/*.metainfo.xml
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+ appstreamcli validate --nonet %{buildroot}%{_metainfodir}/*.metainfo.xml
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....
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alexanderwilms
commented 8 months ago
The appstreamcli belonging to the appstream project supercedes appstream-util, which belongs to the appsttream-glib project:
https://github.com/hughsie/appstream-glib/issues/471#issuecomment-1650635348
https://github.com/ximion/appstream