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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Build the AppImage
+echo "Building AppImage..."
+cd ../..
+#mvn clean package -P linux-appimage
+
+# Check if build was successful
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Build failed!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get the AppImage path
+APPIMAGE="target/DIYLayoutCreator-5.1.0-x86_64.AppImage"
+ZIP_FILE="target/diylc-5.1.0-linux.zip"
+
+# Check if files exist
+if [ ! -f "$APPIMAGE" ]; then
+    echo "AppImage not found at $APPIMAGE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "$ZIP_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Zip file not found at $ZIP_FILE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create test directory
+TEST_DIR="target/appimage-test"
+rm -rf "$TEST_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$TEST_DIR"
+
+# Copy files to test directory
+echo "Copying files to test directory..."
+cp "$APPIMAGE" "$TEST_DIR/"
+cp "$ZIP_FILE" "$TEST_DIR/"
+
+# Extract zip file
+echo "Extracting zip file..."
+cd "$TEST_DIR"
+unzip "diylc-5.1.0-linux.zip"
+
+# Make AppImage executable
+chmod +x "DIYLayoutCreator-5.1.0-x86_64.AppImage"
+
+# Test AppImage structure
+echo "Testing AppImage structure..."
+if [ -f "DIYLayoutCreator-5.1.0-x86_64.AppImage" ]; then
+    echo "AppImage file exists and is executable"
+    echo "AppImage size: $(ls -lh DIYLayoutCreator-5.1.0-x86_64.AppImage | awk '{print $5}')"
+    echo "AppImage permissions: $(ls -l DIYLayoutCreator-5.1.0-x86_64.AppImage | awk '{print $1}')"
+    
+    # Check if AppImage has the correct magic number
+    if file "DIYLayoutCreator-5.1.0-x86_64.AppImage" | grep -q "ELF 64-bit LSB executable"; then
+        echo "AppImage has correct ELF format"
+    else
+        echo "Warning: AppImage might not have correct ELF format"
+    fi
+    
+    # Check if AppImage has the correct AppImage magic bytes
+    if dd if="DIYLayoutCreator-5.1.0-x86_64.AppImage" bs=8 count=1 2>/dev/null | grep -q "AI"; then
+        echo "AppImage has correct AppImage magic bytes"
+    else
+        echo "Warning: AppImage might not have correct AppImage magic bytes"
+    fi
+    
+    echo "AppImage structure test completed successfully!"
+else
+    echo "AppImage file not found in test directory!"
+    exit 1
+fi 
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