[POC] Build Linux System package on aarch64

.github/actions/install-briefcase/action.yml

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ inputs:
     required: false
 
 outputs:
+  installed-repo:
+    value: ${{ steps.install.outputs.repo }}
+    description: "The source repo of Briefcase that was installed."
   installed-version:
     value: ${{ steps.install.outputs.version }}
     description: "The version or branch of Briefcase that was installed."
@@ -144,4 +147,5 @@ runs:
         python -m pip install -U "git+${REPO}@${REF}"
 
         echo "Installed version: $(briefcase --version)"
+        echo "repo=${REPO}" >> ${GITHUB_OUTPUT}
         echo "version=${REF}" >> ${GITHUB_OUTPUT}

.github/workflows/app-build-verify.yml

@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install Briefcase
       if: ${{ !endsWith(inputs.repository, 'briefcase') }}
+      id: briefcase
       uses: ./beeware-.github/.github/actions/install-briefcase
 
     - name: Create Briefcase project
@@ -147,53 +148,53 @@ jobs:
     # In the steps below, using the builtin functions for comparison (instead of ==)
     # allows for case-insensitivity to the inputs for the workflow.
 
-    - name: Build macOS app
-      if: >
-        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'macOS')
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "macOS"]'), inputs.target-platform)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "app"]'), inputs.target-format)
-      run: |
-        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
-        briefcase create macOS app
-        briefcase build macOS app
-        briefcase package macOS app --adhoc-sign
-
-    - name: Build macOS Xcode project
-      if: >
-        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'macOS')
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "macOS"]'), inputs.target-platform)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Xcode"]'), inputs.target-format)
-      run: |
-        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
-        briefcase create macOS Xcode
-        briefcase build macOS Xcode
-        briefcase package macOS Xcode --adhoc-sign
-
-    - name: Build Windows app
-      if: >
-        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'Windows')
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Windows"]'), inputs.target-platform)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "app"]'), inputs.target-format)
-      run: |
-        unset WIX  # force Briefcase to install and use its own version of WiX
-
-        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
-        briefcase create windows app
-        briefcase build windows app
-        briefcase package windows app --adhoc-sign
-
-    - name: Build Windows Visual Studio project
-      if: >
-        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'Windows')
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Windows"]'), inputs.target-platform)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "VisualStudio"]'), inputs.target-format)
-      run: |
-        unset WIX  # force Briefcase to install and use its own version of WiX
-
-        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
-        briefcase create windows VisualStudio
-        briefcase build windows VisualStudio
-        briefcase package windows VisualStudio --adhoc-sign
+#    - name: Build macOS app
+#      if: >
+#        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'macOS')
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "macOS"]'), inputs.target-platform)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "app"]'), inputs.target-format)
+#      run: |
+#        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
+#        briefcase create macOS app
+#        briefcase build macOS app
+#        briefcase package macOS app --adhoc-sign
+#
+#    - name: Build macOS Xcode project
+#      if: >
+#        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'macOS')
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "macOS"]'), inputs.target-platform)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Xcode"]'), inputs.target-format)
+#      run: |
+#        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
+#        briefcase create macOS Xcode
+#        briefcase build macOS Xcode
+#        briefcase package macOS Xcode --adhoc-sign
+#
+#    - name: Build Windows app
+#      if: >
+#        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'Windows')
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Windows"]'), inputs.target-platform)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "app"]'), inputs.target-format)
+#      run: |
+#        unset WIX  # force Briefcase to install and use its own version of WiX
+#
+#        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
+#        briefcase create windows app
+#        briefcase build windows app
+#        briefcase package windows app --adhoc-sign
+#
+#    - name: Build Windows Visual Studio project
+#      if: >
+#        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'Windows')
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Windows"]'), inputs.target-platform)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "VisualStudio"]'), inputs.target-format)
+#      run: |
+#        unset WIX  # force Briefcase to install and use its own version of WiX
+#
+#        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
+#        briefcase create windows VisualStudio
+#        briefcase build windows VisualStudio
+#        briefcase package windows VisualStudio --adhoc-sign
 
     - name: Build Linux System project (Ubuntu, local)
       if: >
@@ -208,106 +209,138 @@ jobs:
         briefcase build linux system
         briefcase package linux system --adhoc-sign
 
-    - name: Build Linux System project (Debian, Dockerized)
+    - name: Build Linux System project (Ubuntu, aarch64)
       if: >
         startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'ubuntu')
         && contains(fromJSON('["", "Linux"]'), inputs.target-platform)
         && contains(fromJSON('["", "system"]'), inputs.target-format)
-      run: |
-        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
-        briefcase create linux system --target debian:bullseye
-        briefcase build linux system --target debian:bullseye
-        briefcase package linux system --target debian:bullseye --adhoc-sign
-
-    - name: Build Linux System project (RPM, Dockerized)
-      # fedora:37 ships with Python 3.11 and PySide2 cannot be installed
-      if: >
-        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'ubuntu')
-        && !contains(fromJSON('["PySide2"]'), inputs.framework)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Linux"]'), inputs.target-platform)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "system"]'), inputs.target-format)
-      run: |
-        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
-        briefcase create linux system --target fedora:37
-        briefcase build linux system --target fedora:37
-        briefcase package linux system --target fedora:37 --adhoc-sign
-
-    - name: Build Linux System project (Arch, Dockerized)
-      # arch started shipping Python 3.11 on 3 may 2023 and PySide2 cannot be installed
-      if: >
-        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'ubuntu')
-        && !contains(fromJSON('["PySide2"]'), inputs.framework)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Linux"]'), inputs.target-platform)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "system"]'), inputs.target-format)
-      run: |
-        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
-        briefcase create linux system --target archlinux:latest
-        briefcase build linux system --target archlinux:latest
-        briefcase package linux system --target archlinux:latest --adhoc-sign
-
-    - name: Build AppImage project
-      if: >
-        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'ubuntu')
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Linux"]'), inputs.target-platform)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "AppImage"]'), inputs.target-format)
-      run: |
-        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
-        briefcase create linux AppImage
-        briefcase build linux AppImage
-        briefcase package linux AppImage --adhoc-sign
-
-    - name: Build Flatpak project
-      if: >
-        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'ubuntu')
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Linux"]'), inputs.target-platform)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Flatpak"]'), inputs.target-format)
-        && startsWith(inputs.framework, 'toga')
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get update -y
-        sudo apt-get install -y flatpak flatpak-builder
-
-        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
-        briefcase create linux flatpak
-        briefcase build linux flatpak
-        briefcase package linux flatpak --adhoc-sign
-
-    - name: Build Android App
-      if: >
-        contains(fromJSON('["", "Android"]'), inputs.target-platform)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Gradle"]'), inputs.target-format)
-        && startsWith(inputs.framework, 'toga')
-      run: |
-        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
-        briefcase create android gradle
-        briefcase build android gradle
-        briefcase package android gradle --adhoc-sign
-
-    - name: Build iOS App
-      if: >
-        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'macOS')
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "iOS"]'), inputs.target-platform)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Xcode"]'), inputs.target-format)
-        && startsWith(inputs.framework, 'toga')
-      run: |
-        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
-        briefcase create iOS xcode
-        briefcase build iOS xcode
-        briefcase package iOS xcode --adhoc-sign
-
-    - name: Build Web App
-      if: >
-        contains(fromJSON('["", "web"]'), inputs.target-platform)
-        && contains(fromJSON('["", "static"]'), inputs.target-format)
-        && startsWith(inputs.framework, 'toga')
-      run: |
-        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
-        briefcase create web static
-        briefcase build web static
-        briefcase package web static
-
-    - name: Upload failure logs
-      uses: actions/[email protected]
-      if: failure()
+      uses: uraimo/run-on-arch-action@v2
       with:
-        name: build-failure-logs-${{ inputs.framework }}-${{ inputs.python-version }}-${{ inputs.target-platform }}-${{ inputs.target-format }}
-        path: tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}/logs/*
+        arch: "aarch64"
+        distro: "ubuntu22.04"
+        githubToken: ${{ github.token }}
+        dockerRunArgs: |
+          --workdir "/tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}"
+          --volume "${{ github.workspace }}/dist:/dist"
+          --volume "${{ github.workspace }}/tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}:/tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}"
+        shell: /bin/bash
+        install: |
+          apt update && apt install -y git python3-dev python3-pip libcairo2-dev libgirepository1.0-dev
+        run: |
+          python3 -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
+          # just install my branch directly for this POC...the steps below would be necessary if merged
+          python3 -m pip install git+https://github.com/rmartin16/briefcase@arch-checks
+          #if [ "${{ steps.briefcase.outputs.installed-repo }}" ]; then
+          #  python3 -m pip install git+${{ steps.briefcase.outputs.installed-repo }}@${{ steps.briefcase.outputs.installed-version }}
+          #else
+          #  python3 -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/dist/ briefcase
+          #fi
+          # the image seems to run with a TTY so Briefcase is using the Wait Bar and making a mess.
+          # fake out no TTY to clean it up for POC.
+          true | briefcase create linux system | cat
+          true | briefcase build linux system | cat
+          true | briefcase package linux system --adhoc-sign | cat
+
+#    - name: Build Linux System project (Debian, Dockerized)
+#      if: >
+#        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'ubuntu')
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Linux"]'), inputs.target-platform)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "system"]'), inputs.target-format)
+#      run: |
+#        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
+#        briefcase create linux system --target debian:bullseye
+#        briefcase build linux system --target debian:bullseye
+#        briefcase package linux system --target debian:bullseye --adhoc-sign
+#
+#    - name: Build Linux System project (RPM, Dockerized)
+#      # fedora:37 ships with Python 3.11 and PySide2 cannot be installed
+#      if: >
+#        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'ubuntu')
+#        && !contains(fromJSON('["PySide2"]'), inputs.framework)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Linux"]'), inputs.target-platform)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "system"]'), inputs.target-format)
+#      run: |
+#        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
+#        briefcase create linux system --target fedora:37
+#        briefcase build linux system --target fedora:37
+#        briefcase package linux system --target fedora:37 --adhoc-sign
+#
+#    - name: Build Linux System project (Arch, Dockerized)
+#      # arch started shipping Python 3.11 on 3 may 2023 and PySide2 cannot be installed
+#      if: >
+#        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'ubuntu')
+#        && !contains(fromJSON('["PySide2"]'), inputs.framework)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Linux"]'), inputs.target-platform)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "system"]'), inputs.target-format)
+#      run: |
+#        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
+#        briefcase create linux system --target archlinux:latest
+#        briefcase build linux system --target archlinux:latest
+#        briefcase package linux system --target archlinux:latest --adhoc-sign
+#
+#    - name: Build AppImage project
+#      if: >
+#        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'ubuntu')
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Linux"]'), inputs.target-platform)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "AppImage"]'), inputs.target-format)
+#      run: |
+#        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
+#        briefcase create linux AppImage
+#        briefcase build linux AppImage
+#        briefcase package linux AppImage --adhoc-sign
+#
+#    - name: Build Flatpak project
+#      if: >
+#        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'ubuntu')
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Linux"]'), inputs.target-platform)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Flatpak"]'), inputs.target-format)
+#        && startsWith(inputs.framework, 'toga')
+#      run: |
+#        sudo apt-get update -y
+#        sudo apt-get install -y flatpak flatpak-builder
+#
+#        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
+#        briefcase create linux flatpak
+#        briefcase build linux flatpak
+#        briefcase package linux flatpak --adhoc-sign
+#
+#    - name: Build Android App
+#      if: >
+#        contains(fromJSON('["", "Android"]'), inputs.target-platform)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Gradle"]'), inputs.target-format)
+#        && startsWith(inputs.framework, 'toga')
+#      run: |
+#        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
+#        briefcase create android gradle
+#        briefcase build android gradle
+#        briefcase package android gradle --adhoc-sign
+#
+#    - name: Build iOS App
+#      if: >
+#        startsWith(inputs.runner-os, 'macOS')
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "iOS"]'), inputs.target-platform)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "Xcode"]'), inputs.target-format)
+#        && startsWith(inputs.framework, 'toga')
+#      run: |
+#        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
+#        briefcase create iOS xcode
+#        briefcase build iOS xcode
+#        briefcase package iOS xcode --adhoc-sign
+#
+#    - name: Build Web App
+#      if: >
+#        contains(fromJSON('["", "web"]'), inputs.target-platform)
+#        && contains(fromJSON('["", "static"]'), inputs.target-format)
+#        && startsWith(inputs.framework, 'toga')
+#      run: |
+#        cd tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}
+#        briefcase create web static
+#        briefcase build web static
+#        briefcase package web static
+#
+#    - name: Upload failure logs
+#      uses: actions/[email protected]
+#      if: failure()
+#      with:
+#        name: build-failure-logs-${{ inputs.framework }}-${{ inputs.python-version }}-${{ inputs.target-platform }}-${{ inputs.target-format }}
+#        path: tests/apps/verify-${{ inputs.framework }}/logs/*