appimage curl dependency

Author: nesbox

README-AppImage.md

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ This script will:
 
 The AppImage includes:
 - TIC-80 executable (tic80 binary)
+- Required libraries (curl, etc. for Linux networking)
 - Desktop integration files (.desktop, icon)
 - AppRun script for proper execution
 
@@ -56,6 +57,6 @@ The AppImage is automatically built and deployed via GitHub Actions:
 
 ## Notes
 
-- TIC-80 is designed to be statically linked, so the AppImage should not require external libraries
+- The AppImage bundles all required libraries (like curl for networking), making it truly portable
 - Desktop integration works automatically when the AppImage is run
 - For development tools and demo assets, users should download the full TIC-80 distribution

build-appimage.sh

@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ exec "${HERE}/usr/bin/tic80" "$@"
 EOF
 chmod +x "$APPDIR/AppRun"
 
-# Copy required libraries (if any - TIC-80 should be statically linked)
-# ldd build/bin/tic80 | grep "=>" | awk '{print $3}' | xargs -I {} cp {} "$APPDIR/usr/lib/" 2>/dev/null || true
+# Copy required libraries (TIC-80 links against curl on Linux)
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
+    echo "Copying required libraries..."
+    ldd build/bin/tic80 | grep "=>" | awk '{print $3}' | xargs -I {} cp {} "$APPDIR/usr/lib/" 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
 
 # Download appimagetool if not present
 if [ ! -f "appimagetool.AppImage" ]; then