[Automotive] What is the proper process for building for release with appman

[Aras Balali Moghaddam]

Hi,
Sorry to bring this topic back up again, but after looking through the docs
over and over, I still can not build a package that I could install on
another machine. I am creating a package from inside my application source
folder:

`appman-packager create-package myapp.tar.gz .`

This creates a compressed file that contains all the folders and files in
the current directory and its subdirectories. I think that should be a clue
that I am running the apman-packager from the wrong folder, but where
should I run it from instead?


When I attempt to install the package with app using `appman-controller` I
get the following error:

```
:~$ appman-controller install-package myapp.tar.gz
Starting installation of package myapp.tar.gz...
ERROR: Could not connect to the D-Bus  for io.qt.ApplicationManager: (Not
connected to D-Bus server)
```

My development environment is 64bit Linux. My goal is to create a package
that I could take to another Linux machine and install it (without having
to build again on target device). Any help would be much appreciated.

Aras




On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 10:57 AM, Dominik Holland <
dominik.holland at pelagicore.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> you might want to look at:
>
> https://doc.qt.io/QtApplicationManager/appman-packager.html
>
> for packaging the application and at:
>
> https://doc-snapshots.qt.io/qtapplicationmanager/appman-controller.html
>
> for installation. Note the snapshots in the url, as this points to the
> latest version of the Documentation.
>
> In general the application can be packaged on any computer, it doesn't
> need to match the architecture where appman is running on. Only if you
> need to load binaries like a QML plugin or a native application, this
> needs to be available in the correct architecture.
>
> Best
>  Dominik
>
> Am 15.09.16 um 18:26 schrieb Aras Balali Moghaddam:
> > My target currently is a 64bit computer running Ubuntu 16.04. Is there
> > any documentation on how to package and install my app for this target?
> > Searching for application installer documentation takes me tothis API
> > document
> > <https://doc.qt.io/QtApplicationManager/qml-qtapplicationmanager-
> applicationinstaller.html#details>which
> > makes me think I would have to write an installed app, is that right?
> >
> > Can I package and install my app on target device just using the
> > appman-* command line interface or do I need to write a special Qt
> > program for installing my app on target?
> >
> > Thanks for your help!
> > Aras
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 4:12 AM, Vlad Stelmahovsky
> > <vladstelmahovsky at gmail.com <mailto:vladstelmahovsky at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     yes, you need to package your app with packager and then deliver it
> >     to target. How to install it on target depends on the target's
> specific
> >
> >     br,
> >     Vlad
> >
> >     On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 12:31 AM, Aras Balali Moghaddam
> >     <arasbm at gmail.com <mailto:arasbm at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >         Hi automotive and appman people,
> >
> >         I am wondering what the proper procedure is for creating a
> >         release distribution of an app that I am building that uses
> >         application manager to run. I am confused with the
> >         documentation. Do I need to use application package
> >         <https://doc.qt.io/QtApplicationManager/installer.html>r? How
> >         does one package and install the apps that run with appman on
> >         production devices?
> >
> >         Cheers,
> >         Aras
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >     --
> >     Best regards,
> >     Vlad
> >
> >
> >
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