There was a problem where Python would not properly include the faketime timestamp sometimes. This patch replaces faketime with a patch that is used by Ubuntu for reproducible builds by exporting BUILD_DATE and BUILD_TIME with the desired values. ----- taken from Electron-Cash/Electron-Cash@9532508a3f
AppImage binary for Electrum
This assumes an Ubuntu host, but it should not be too hard to adapt to another similar system. The docker commands should be executed in the project's root folder.
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Install Docker
$ curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add - $ sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce -
Build image
$ sudo docker build --no-cache -t electrum-appimage-builder-img contrib/build-linux/appimage -
Build binary
$ sudo docker run -it \ --name electrum-appimage-builder-cont \ -v $PWD:/opt/electrum \ --rm \ --workdir /opt/electrum/contrib/build-linux/appimage \ electrum-appimage-builder-img \ ./build.sh -
The generated binary is in
./dist.
FAQ
How can I see what is included in the AppImage?
Execute the binary as follows: ./electrum*.AppImage --appimage-extract