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Stabilize launcher name for flow-browser-bin by creating a symlink to the versioned binary, ensuring consistent naming in menus.
2026-01-12 19:42:44 -04:00

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Nix

{ lib
, appimageTools
, fetchurl
, runCommand
, stdenv
, mesa
, vips
}:
let
pname = "flow-browser-bin";
version = "0.8.6";
# Flow bundles `sharp`, which attempts to dlopen libvips with a filename that
# includes the libvips version (e.g. libvips-cpp.so.8.17.3). Nixpkgs provides
# libvips with a different SONAME-based filename (e.g. libvips-cpp.so.42.19.3),
# so we provide compatibility symlinks in the FHS env.
vipsSharpCompat = runCommand "flow-browser-vips-compat" { } ''
mkdir -p $out/lib
# Link to the SONAME symlinks provided by nixpkgs, so we don't hardcode the
# 42.x.y patchlevel.
ln -sf ${vips.out}/lib/libvips-cpp.so.42 $out/lib/libvips-cpp.so.8
ln -sf ${vips.out}/lib/libvips.so.42 $out/lib/libvips.so.8
# `sharp` wants an exact libvips filename including patchlevel (observed in
# Flow 0.8.6: libvips-cpp.so.8.17.3). Provide a small compatibility set:
# - the version bundled with Flow (`8.17.3`)
# - the current nixpkgs vips.version (helps when they match)
for v in 8.17.3 ${vips.version}; do
ln -sf ${vips.out}/lib/libvips-cpp.so.42 $out/lib/libvips-cpp.so.$v
ln -sf ${vips.out}/lib/libvips.so.42 $out/lib/libvips.so.$v
done
'';
src =
if stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-linux" then
fetchurl {
url = "https://github.com/MultiboxLabs/flow-browser/releases/download/v${version}/flow-browser-${version}-x86_64.AppImage";
sha256 = "1s4i419vlwgqzy8p73msb6djf6bbdk530inwc6hr7rwz611cf0gz";
}
else if stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "aarch64-linux" then
fetchurl {
url = "https://github.com/MultiboxLabs/flow-browser/releases/download/v${version}/flow-browser-${version}-arm64.AppImage";
sha256 = "0n2cp0519z43z5aa6mc7xzrhp6mpfjl7fkls29hk6db4mzv6sfsn";
}
else
throw "flow-browser-bin: unsupported system: ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}";
appimageContents = appimageTools.extractType2 {
inherit pname version src;
};
in
appimageTools.wrapType2 {
inherit pname version src;
extraPkgs = _pkgs: [
vipsSharpCompat
mesa
];
# Ensure `sharp` can find libvips in the bubblewrapped FHS env.
# (Relying on /usr/lib64 + ld.so cache can be flaky depending on the env.)
profile = ''
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${vipsSharpCompat}/lib''${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:}$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
# Help Electron/ANGLE find GL/EGL drivers inside the FHS env.
export LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH="${mesa}/lib/dri"
export __EGL_VENDOR_LIBRARY_DIRS="${mesa}/share/glvnd/egl_vendor.d''${__EGL_VENDOR_LIBRARY_DIRS:+:}$__EGL_VENDOR_LIBRARY_DIRS"
'';
extraInstallCommands = ''
# Desktop entry
install -D -m 444 ${appimageContents}/Flow.desktop \
$out/share/applications/flow-browser.desktop
substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/flow-browser.desktop \
--replace-fail 'Exec=AppRun' "Exec=$out/bin/${pname}"
# Help launchers detect the binary without relying on PATH.
if grep -q '^TryExec=' $out/share/applications/flow-browser.desktop; then
sed -i "s|^TryExec=.*|TryExec=$out/bin/${pname}|" $out/share/applications/flow-browser.desktop
else
echo "TryExec=$out/bin/${pname}" >> $out/share/applications/flow-browser.desktop
fi
# appimageTools.wrapType2 tends to name the wrapper with the version suffix
# (e.g. flow-browser-bin-0.8.6). Provide a stable name for launchers/scripts.
if [ -e "$out/bin/${pname}-${version}" ] && [ ! -e "$out/bin/${pname}" ]; then
ln -s "$out/bin/${pname}-${version}" "$out/bin/${pname}"
fi
# Keep the launcher name stable (avoid showing version suffixes in menus).
if grep -q '^Name=' $out/share/applications/flow-browser.desktop; then
sed -i 's/^Name=.*/Name=Flow/' $out/share/applications/flow-browser.desktop
else
echo 'Name=Flow' >> $out/share/applications/flow-browser.desktop
fi
# Icon
install -D -m 444 ${appimageContents}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/Flow.png \
$out/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/flow-browser.png
substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/flow-browser.desktop \
--replace-fail 'Icon=Flow' 'Icon=flow-browser'
'';
meta = {
description = "A modern, privacy-focused browser with a minimalistic design (binary AppImage)";
homepage = "https://github.com/multiboxlabs/flow-browser";
license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
mainProgram = "flow-browser-bin";
};
}