meshtasticd debian: split libs for PPA (#5745)

.github/workflows/build_debian_src.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Build Debian Source Package
+
+on: workflow_call
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  packages: write
+
+jobs:
+  build-debian-src:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+          ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.ref}}
+          repository: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name}}
+
+      - name: Install deps
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -y --fix-missing
+          sudo apt-get install -y devscripts equivs
+
+      - name: Fetch libdeps, package debian source
+        run: debian/ci_pack_sdeb.sh
+
+      - name: Get release version string
+        run: |
+          echo "long=$(./bin/buildinfo.py long)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "short=$(./bin/buildinfo.py short)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: version
+
+      - name: Store binaries as an artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: firmware-debian-${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}-src.zip
+          overwrite: true
+          path: |
+            ../meshtasticd_${{ steps.version.outputs.short }}*

.github/workflows/main_matrix.yml

@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ jobs:
     with:
       board: ${{ matrix.board }}
 
+  package-ppa:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package_ppa.yml
+
   package-raspbian:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/package_raspbian.yml
 
@@ -332,12 +335,17 @@ jobs:
         run: >-
           bin/bump_version.py
 
+      - name: Update debian changelog
+        run: >-
+          debian/ci_changelog.sh
+
       - name: Create version.properties pull request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
         with:
           title: Bump version.properties
           add-paths: |
             version.properties
+            debian/changelog
 
   release-firmware:
     strategy:

.github/workflows/package_ppa.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+name: Package Launchpad PPA
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  packages: write
+
+jobs:
+  build-debian-src:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build_debian_src.yml
+
+  package-ppa:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: build-debian-src
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+          ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.ref}}
+          repository: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name}}
+
+      - name: Get release version string
+        run: |
+          echo "long=$(./bin/buildinfo.py long)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "short=$(./bin/buildinfo.py short)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: version
+
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: firmware-debian-${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}-src.zip
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      # - name: Install deps
+      #   shell: bash
+      #   run: |
+      #     sudo apt-get update -y --fix-missing
+      #     sudo apt-get install -y dput
+
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls -R
+
+      - name: Publish PPA
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request_target' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        uses: yuezk/publish-ppa-package@v2
+        with:
+            # See https://launchpad.net/~meshtastic/+archive/ubuntu/meshtastic-daily
+            repository: "meshtastic/meshtastic-daily"
+            gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.PPA_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+            tarball: "meshtasticd_${{ steps.version.outputs.short }}.tar.xz"
+            # Supported Ubuntu versions
+            series: "plucky oracular noble jammy"
+            deb_email: "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+            deb_fullname: "github-actions[bot]"

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .pio
+pio
 
 # ignore vscode IDE settings files
 .vscode/*

debian/ci_changelog.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 export DEBEMAIL="github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
 dch --newversion "$(python3 bin/buildinfo.py short)-1" \
         --distribution unstable \
         "GitHub Actions Automatic version bump"

debian/ci_pack_sdeb.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+export PLATFORMIO_LIBDEPS_DIR=pio/libdeps
+export PLATFORMIO_PACKAGES_DIR=pio/packages
+
+# Download libraries to `libdeps`
+platformio pkg install -e native
+
+# Build the source deb
+debuild -S

debian/control

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ Section: misc
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Austin Lane <vidplace7@gmail.com>
 Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
-               python3-pip,
+               platformio,
-               python3-venv,
+               python3-protobuf,
+               python3-grpcio,
                git,
                g++,
                pkg-config,

debian/rules

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
+# export DH_VERBOSE = 1
 
 # Use the "dh" sequencer
 %:
 	dh $@
 
+# https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/envvars.html
+PIO_ENV:=\
+	PLATFORMIO_LIBDEPS_DIR=pio/libdeps \
+	PLATFORMIO_PACKAGES_DIR=pio/packages
+
 override_dh_auto_build:
-	# Terrible hack to use modern platformio to build the native version
+	# Build with platformio
-	# python3 -m venv venv
+	$(PIO_ENV) platformio run -e native
-	# . venv/bin/activate
-	pip install platformio --break-system-packages
-	platformio run -e native
-	# deactivate
-	# rm -rf venv
 	# Move the binary and default config to the correct name
 	mv .pio/build/native/program .pio/build/native/meshtasticd
 	cp bin/config-dist.yaml bin/config.yaml

debian/source/include-binaries

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pio/libdeps
+pio/packages

debian/source/options

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+extend-diff-ignore = "\.pio"