switch Linux build over to use configured docker image (#898)

Co-authored-by: theofficialgman <28281419+theofficialgman@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: ${{ matrix.friendlyName }} ${{ matrix.arch }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    container: ${{ matrix.image }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
     strategy:
@@ -55,14 +56,61 @@ jobs:
             friendlyName: Windows
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
             friendlyName: Ubuntu
+            image: ubuntu:18.04
+            arch: x64
+            environment:
+              AS: as
+              STRIP: strip
+              AR: ar
+              CC: gcc
+              CPP: cpp
+              CXX: g++
+              LD: ld
+              FC: gfortran
+              PKG_CONFIG_PATH: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig
         exclude:
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
             arch: arm64
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
       RELEASE_CHANNEL: ${{ inputs.environment }}
+      AS: ${{ matrix.environment.AS }}
+      STRIP: ${{ matrix.environment.STRIP }}
+      AR: ${{ matrix.environment.AR }}
+      CC: ${{ matrix.environment.CC }}
+      CPP: ${{ matrix.environment.CPP }}
+      CXX: ${{ matrix.environment.CXX }}
+      LD: ${{ matrix.environment.LD }}
+      FC: ${{ matrix.environment.FC }}
+      PKG_CONFIG_PATH: ${{ matrix.environment.PKG_CONFIG_PATH }}
+      npm_config_arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install dependencies into dockerfile on Ubuntu
+        if: matrix.friendlyName == 'Ubuntu'
+        run: |
+          # ubuntu dockerfile is very minimal (only 122 packages are installed)
+          # add dependencies expected by scripts
+          apt update
+          apt install -y software-properties-common lsb-release \
+          sudo wget curl build-essential jq autoconf automake \
+          pkg-config ca-certificates rpm
+          # install new enough git to run actions/checkout
+          sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa -y
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y git
+          # avoid "fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '/__w/shiftkey/desktop'" error
+          git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
+      - name: Add additional dependencies for Ubuntu x64
+        if: ${{ matrix.friendlyName == 'Ubuntu' && matrix.arch == 'x64' }}
+        run: |
+          # add electron unit test dependencies
+          sudo apt install -y libasound2 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libatk1.0-0 \
+          libatspi2.0-0 libc6 libcairo2 libcups2 libdbus-1-3 libdrm2 \
+          libexpat1 libgbm1 libgcc1 libglib2.0-0 libgtk-3-0 libnspr4 \
+          libnss3 libpango-1.0-0 libx11-6 libxcb1 libxcomposite1 \
+          libxdamage1 libxext6 libxfixes3 libxkbcommon0 libxrandr2 \
+          libsecret-1-0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: ${{ inputs.repository || github.repository }}
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
@@ -71,20 +119,26 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+        if: matrix.friendlyName != 'Ubuntu'
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
           cache: yarn
+      - name: Install unofficial-builds Node.js ${{ matrix.node }} on Ubuntu
+        if: matrix.friendlyName == 'Ubuntu'
+        run: |
+          # This version supports older GLIBC (official builds required a minimum of GLIBC 2.28)
+          # this might break if you bump the `matrix.node` version - ensure you are on the latest version
+          # of which ever major/minor release which should have this variant available
+          #
+          # See https://github.com/nodejs/unofficial-builds/ for more information on these versions.
+          #
+          curl -sL 'https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v${{ matrix.node }}/node-v${{ matrix.node }}-linux-x64-glibc-217.tar.xz' | xzcat | sudo tar -vx  --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/
+          sudo npm install --global yarn
       - name: Install and build dependencies
         run: yarn
-        env:
-          npm_config_arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-          TARGET_ARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
       - name: Build production app
         run: yarn build:prod
-        env:
-          npm_config_arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-          TARGET_ARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
       - name: Prepare testing environment
         if: matrix.arch == 'x64'
         run: yarn test:setup
@@ -98,11 +152,11 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn test:script
       - name: Package application
         run: yarn run package
-        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' && matrix.arch == 'x64' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.friendlyName == 'Ubuntu' }}
       - name: Create Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         if:
-          ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' && startsWith(github.ref,
+          ${{ matrix.friendlyName == 'Ubuntu' && startsWith(github.ref,
           'refs/tags/') }}
         with:
           files: |
@@ -113,3 +167,13 @@ jobs:
           draft: true
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Upload output artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        if: matrix.friendlyName == 'Ubuntu'
+        with:
+          name: ${{ matrix.friendlyName }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-artifacts
+          path: |
+            dist/*.AppImage
+            dist/*.deb
+            dist/*.rpm
+          retention-days: 5

script/build.ts

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as cp from 'child_process'
-import * as os from 'os'
-import packager, { OfficialArch, OsxNotarizeOptions } from 'electron-packager'
+import packager, { OsxNotarizeOptions } from 'electron-packager'
 import frontMatter from 'front-matter'
 import { externals } from '../app/webpack.common'
 
@@ -131,21 +130,19 @@ function packageApp() {
     )
   }
 
-  const toPackageArch = (targetArch: string | undefined): OfficialArch => {
-    if (targetArch === undefined) {
-      targetArch = os.arch()
+  const getPackageArch = (): 'arm64' | 'x64' | 'armv7l' => {
+    const arch = process.env.npm_config_arch || process.arch
+
+    if (arch === 'arm64' || arch === 'x64') {
+      return arch
     }
 
-    if (
-      targetArch === 'arm64' ||
-      targetArch === 'x64' ||
-      targetArch === 'armv7l'
-    ) {
-      return targetArch
+    if (arch === 'arm') {
+      return 'armv7l'
     }
 
     throw new Error(
-      `Building Desktop for architecture '${targetArch}' is not supported`
+      `Building Desktop for architecture '${arch}' is not supported. Currently these architectures are supported: arm, arm64, x64`
     )
   }
 
@@ -174,7 +171,7 @@ function packageApp() {
   return packager({
     name: getExecutableName(),
     platform: toPackagePlatform(process.platform),
-    arch: toPackageArch(process.env.TARGET_ARCH),
+    arch: getPackageArch(),
     asar: false, // TODO: Probably wanna enable this down the road.
     out: getDistRoot(),
     icon,

script/dist-info.ts

@@ -114,18 +114,13 @@ export const getChannel = () =>
 
 export function getDistArchitecture(): 'arm64' | 'x64' | 'armv7l' {
   // If a specific npm_config_arch is set, we use that one instead of the OS arch (to support cross compilation)
-  if (
-    process.env.npm_config_arch === 'arm64' ||
-    process.env.npm_config_arch === 'x64' ||
-    process.env.npm_config_arch === 'armv7l'
-  ) {
-    return process.env.npm_config_arch
-  }
+  const arch = process.env.npm_config_arch || process.arch
 
-  if (process.arch === 'arm64') {
-    return 'arm64'
+  if (arch === 'arm64' || arch === 'x64' || arch === 'armv7l') {
+    return arch
   }
-  if (process.arch === 'arm') {
+
+  if (arch === 'arm') {
     return 'armv7l'
   }
 

script/electron-builder-linux.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-artifactName: 'GitHubDesktop-${os}-${version}.${ext}'
+artifactName: 'GitHubDesktop-${os}-${arch}-${version}.${ext}'
 linux:
   category: 'GNOME;GTK;Development'
   packageCategory: 'GNOME;GTK;Development'

script/package-debian.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import { getVersion } from '../app/package-info'
 import { getDistPath, getDistRoot } from './dist-info'
 
 function getArchitecture() {
-  switch (process.arch) {
+  const arch = process.env.npm_config_arch || process.arch
+  switch (arch) {
     case 'arm64':
       return 'arm64'
     case 'arm':
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ export async function packageDebian(): Promise<string> {
 
   const oldPath = files[0]
 
-  const newFileName = `GitHubDesktop-linux-${getVersion()}.deb`
+  const newFileName = `GitHubDesktop-linux-${getArchitecture()}-${getVersion()}.deb`
   const newPath = join(distRoot, newFileName)
   await rename(oldPath, newPath)
 

script/package-electron-builder.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ const globPromise = promisify(glob)
 import { getDistPath, getDistRoot } from './dist-info'
 
 function getArchitecture() {
-  switch (process.arch) {
+  const arch = process.env.npm_config_arch || process.arch
+  switch (arch) {
     case 'arm64':
       return '--arm64'
     case 'arm':

script/package-redhat.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import { getVersion } from '../app/package-info'
 import { getDistPath, getDistRoot } from './dist-info'
 
 function getArchitecture() {
-  switch (process.arch) {
+  const arch = process.env.npm_config_arch || process.arch
+  switch (arch) {
     case 'arm64':
       return 'aarch64'
     case 'arm':
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ export async function packageRedhat(): Promise<string> {
 
   const oldPath = files[0]
 
-  const newFileName = `GitHubDesktop-linux-${getVersion()}.rpm`
+  const newFileName = `GitHubDesktop-linux-${getArchitecture()}-${getVersion()}.rpm`
   const newPath = join(distRoot, newFileName)
   await rename(oldPath, newPath)