From 7f3ebb1a69bca164087be134d28f6343fcf00a02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ronan Jouchet <ronan@jouchet.fr>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2020 16:41:33 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] On successful build, better explain how to run the app and
 what to do with it (fix #1029)

---
 src/build/buildNativefierApp.ts | 13 +++++++++++++
 src/cli.ts                      | 14 +++-----------
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/build/buildNativefierApp.ts b/src/build/buildNativefierApp.ts
index fe0b4da..c864e79 100644
--- a/src/build/buildNativefierApp.ts
+++ b/src/build/buildNativefierApp.ts
@@ -126,5 +126,18 @@ export async function buildNativefierApp(
   const appPath = getAppPath(appPathArray);
   await copyIconsIfNecessary(options, appPath);
 
+  if (appPath) {
+    let osRunHelp = '';
+    if (options.packager.platform === 'win32') {
+      osRunHelp = `the contained .exe file.`;
+    } else if (options.packager.platform === 'linux') {
+      osRunHelp = `the contained executable file (prefixing with ./ if necessary)\nMenu/desktop shortcuts are up to you, because Nativefier cannot know where you're going to move the app. Search for "linux .desktop file" for help, or see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_entries`;
+    } else if (options.packager.platform === 'darwin') {
+      osRunHelp = `the app bundle.`;
+    }
+    log.info(
+      `App built to ${appPath} , move it wherever it makes sense for you and run ${osRunHelp}`,
+    );
+  }
   return appPath;
 }
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index bde2fcc..83f2f35 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -296,15 +296,7 @@ if (require.main === module) {
   }
   checkInternet();
   const options = { ...positionalOptions, ...commander.opts() };
-  buildNativefierApp(options)
-    .then((appPath) => {
-      if (!appPath) {
-        log.info(`App *not* built to ${appPath}`);
-        return;
-      }
-      log.info(`App built to ${appPath}`);
-    })
-    .catch((error) => {
-      log.error('Error during build. Run with --verbose for details.', error);
-    });
+  buildNativefierApp(options).catch((error) => {
+    log.error('Error during build. Run with --verbose for details.', error);
+  });
 }