fix(linux): auto-detect and handle .relr.dyn sections for AppImage builds

Modern Linux distributions (Arch, Fedora 39+, Ubuntu 24.04+) compile
libraries with .relr.dyn ELF sections. The bundled strip binary in
linuxdeploy cannot process these sections, causing AppImage builds to fail.

This commit:
- Adds hasRelrDynSections() to proactively detect modern toolchains
- Automatically disables stripping (NO_STRIP=1) when detected
- Fixes error output to properly display as string
- Adds documentation explaining the issue and workaround

Fixes #4642

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/src/content/docs/guides/build/linux.mdx

@@ -145,3 +145,16 @@ sudo pacman -S base-devel
 ```
 
 Alternatively, run `wails3 task setup:docker` and the build system will use Docker automatically.
+
+### AppImage strip compatibility {#appimage-strip-compatibility}
+
+On modern Linux distributions (Arch Linux, Fedora 39+, Ubuntu 24.04+), system libraries are compiled with `.relr.dyn` ELF sections for more efficient relocations. The `linuxdeploy` tool used to create AppImages bundles an older `strip` binary that cannot process these modern sections.
+
+Wails automatically detects this situation by checking system GTK libraries before building the AppImage. When detected, stripping is disabled (`NO_STRIP=1`) to ensure compatibility.
+
+**What this means:**
+- AppImages will be slightly larger (~20-40%) on affected systems
+- The application functionality is not affected
+- This is handled automatically—no action required
+
+If you need smaller AppImages on modern systems, you can install a newer `strip` binary and configure `linuxdeploy` to use it instead of its bundled version.

v3/internal/commands/appimage.go

@@ -190,9 +190,17 @@ func generateAppImage(options *GenerateAppImageOptions) error {
 
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("%s --appimage-extract-and-run --appdir %s --output appimage --plugin gtk", linuxdeployAppImage, appDir)
 	s.SETENV("DEPLOY_GTK_VERSION", DeployGtkVersion)
+
+	// Check if system libraries use .relr.dyn sections (modern toolchains)
+	// If so, disable stripping as linuxdeploy's bundled strip can't handle them
+	if hasRelrDynSections() {
+		term.Infof("Detected modern toolchain (.relr.dyn sections), disabling stripping for compatibility. See: https://v3.wails.io/guides/build/linux#appimage-strip-compatibility")
+		s.SETENV("NO_STRIP", "1")
+	}
+
 	output, err := s.EXEC(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
-		println(output)
+		fmt.Println(string(output))
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -248,3 +256,25 @@ func findGTKFiles(files []string) ([]string, error) {
 	}
 	return found, nil
 }
+
+// hasRelrDynSections checks if system libraries use .relr.dyn sections
+// which are incompatible with linuxdeploy's bundled strip binary.
+// This is common on modern Linux distributions (Arch, Fedora 39+, Ubuntu 24.04+).
+func hasRelrDynSections() bool {
+	// Check common GTK library that will be bundled
+	testLibs := []string{
+		"/usr/lib/libgtk-3.so.0",
+		"/usr/lib64/libgtk-3.so.0",
+		"/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0",
+	}
+
+	for _, lib := range testLibs {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(lib); err == nil {
+			output, err := s.EXEC(fmt.Sprintf("readelf -S %s", lib))
+			if err == nil && strings.Contains(string(output), ".relr.dyn") {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}