AppImageTool is now downloaded once

.github/workflows/appimage_maker.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,31 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  pre-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      appimagetool-path: ${{ steps.upload.outputs.artifact-path }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up build dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y cmake make git wget patch
+          wget -O appimagetool https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/releases/download/continuous/appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage
+          chmod +x appimagetool
+
+      # Upload appimagetool so it can be used in the build job
+      - name: Upload appimagetool artifact
+        id: upload
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: appimagetool
+          path: appimagetool
+
   build:
+    needs: pre-build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -17,12 +41,14 @@ jobs:
             repo: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin.git
             cmake_args: "-DENABLE_SDL=ON"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up build dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y cmake make git wget patch
+      - name: Download appimagetool artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: appimagetool
+          path: .
 
       - name: Remove previous appimage directory
         run: |
@@ -51,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish AppImage
         if: success()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.project.name }}-AppImage
-          path: appimages/${{ matrix.project.name }}/*.AppImage
+          path: appimages/${{ matrix.project.name }}/*.AppImage

.gitignore

@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ compile_commands.json
 CTestTestfile.cmake
 _deps
 CMakeUserPresets.json
+
+appimagetool

automation_tools/appimage_maker.sh

@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ build_appimage() {
   cp "${APP_NAME}.png" "$APPDIR/"
 
   # Download appimagetool if not already present (placed one level above the clone directory)
-  if [ ! -f "../appimagetool" ]; then
+if [ ! -f "../appimagetool" ]; then
+    echo "Downloading appimagetool..."
     wget -O ../appimagetool https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/releases/download/continuous/appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage
     chmod +x ../appimagetool
-  fi
+else
+    echo "appimagetool already exists. Skipping download."
+fi
 
   # Create the AppImage using appimagetool
   ../appimagetool "$APPDIR" "$APPIMAGE_OUTPUT"