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"Failed to extract" error when icon is not in located in the appdir root #53

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@DetachHead

thanks for fixing #41. all my appimages (mostly) work now except one:

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https://github.com/DetachHead/rebased/releases/download/0.1.6/Rebased-x86_64.AppImage

admittedly this is the one appimage i maintain myself, so i'm not sure how common this pattern is. the icon file is not located within the root directory, but rather in /usr/bin:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Rebased
Exec=AppRun
Icon=/usr/bin/idea
Type=Application
Categories=Development;IDE;
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=jetbrains-rebased
StartupNotify=true

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  1. Repository owner locked and limited conversation to collaborators on Feb 17, 2026
  2. converted this issue into a discussion #57 on Feb 17, 2026
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