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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+VERSION=$1
+if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "No version specified"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+export VERSION=$VERSION
+export APPDIR=$PWD/AppDir
+export GSTREAMER_VERSION=1.0
+
+# Download linuxdeployqt if not already present
+if [ ! -f linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage ]; then
+    wget -c -nv "https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage"
+    chmod a+x linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage
+fi
+
+# Ensure patchelf is installed
+if ! command -v patchelf &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: patchelf not found. Please install it with: sudo apt install patchelf"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Prepare AppDir structure
+mkdir -p "$APPDIR/usr/bin"
+mkdir -p "$APPDIR/usr/share/applications"
+mkdir -p "$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps"
+
+# Copy executable and icon
+cp build/iDescriptor "$APPDIR/usr/bin/"
+cp resources/icons/app-icon/icon.png "$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/iDescriptor.png"
+
+# Bundle GStreamer plugins and helpers
+plugins_target_dir="$APPDIR/usr/lib/gstreamer-$GSTREAMER_VERSION"
+helpers_target_dir="$APPDIR/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-$GSTREAMER_VERSION"
+
+# Detect plugin dirs based on architecture
+if [ -d /usr/lib/$(uname -m)-linux-gnu/gstreamer-$GSTREAMER_VERSION ]; then
+    plugins_dir="/usr/lib/$(uname -m)-linux-gnu/gstreamer-$GSTREAMER_VERSION"
+else
+    plugins_dir="/usr/lib/gstreamer-$GSTREAMER_VERSION"
+fi
+
+helpers_dir="/usr/lib/$(uname -m)-linux-gnu/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0"
+
+mkdir -p "$plugins_target_dir"
+mkdir -p "$helpers_target_dir"
+
+echo "Copying plugins into $plugins_target_dir"
+for i in "$plugins_dir"/*; do
+    [ -d "$i" ] && continue
+    [ ! -f "$i" ] && echo "File does not exist: $i" && continue
+
+    echo "Copying plugin: $i"
+    cp "$i" "$plugins_target_dir"
+done
+
+# Set RPATH on plugins
+for i in "$plugins_target_dir"/*; do
+    [ -d "$i" ] && continue
+    [ ! -f "$i" ] && echo "File does not exist: $i" && continue
+    (file "$i" | grep -qv ELF) && echo "Ignoring non-ELF file: $i" && continue
+
+    echo "Manually setting RPATH for $i"
+    patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN/..:$ORIGIN' "$i"
+done
+
+echo "Copying helpers into $helpers_target_dir"
+for i in "$helpers_dir"/*; do
+    [ -d "$i" ] && continue
+    [ ! -f "$i" ] && echo "File does not exist: $i" && continue
+
+    echo "Copying helper: $i"
+    cp "$i" "$helpers_target_dir"
+done
+
+# Set RPATH on helper tools
+for i in "$helpers_target_dir"/*; do
+    [ -d "$i" ] && continue
+    [ ! -f "$i" ] && echo "File does not exist: $i" && continue
+    (file "$i" | grep -qv ELF) && echo "Ignoring non-ELF file: $i" && continue
+
+    echo "Manually setting RPATH for $i"
+    patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN/../..' "$i"
+done
+
+mkdir -p "$APPDIR/apprun-hooks"
+
+cat <<'EOF' > "$APPDIR/apprun-hooks/linuxdeploy-plugin-gstreamer.sh"
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export GST_REGISTRY_REUSE_PLUGIN_SCANNER="no"
+export GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0="${APPDIR}/usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0"
+export GST_PLUGIN_PATH_1_0="${APPDIR}/usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0"
+
+export GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER_1_0="${APPDIR}/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-plugin-scanner"
+export GST_PTP_HELPER_1_0="${APPDIR}/usr/lib/gstreamer1.0/gstreamer-1.0/gst-ptp-helper"
+EOF
+
+chmod +x "$APPDIR/apprun-hooks/linuxdeploy-plugin-gstreamer.sh"
+
+# .desktop file
+cp iDescriptor.desktop "$APPDIR/usr/share/applications/"
+
+ ./linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage AppDir/usr/share/applications/iDescriptor.desktop \
+            -appimage \
+            -qmldir=./qml \
+            -exclude-libs=libGL,libGLX,libEGL,libOpenGL,libdrm,libva,libvdpau,libxcb,libxcb-glx,libxcb-dri2,libxcb-dri3,libX11,libXext,libXrandr,libXrender,libXfixes,libXau,libXdmcp,libqsqlmimer,libmysqlclient,libmysqlclient
+