build-deb-packages.yml

name: Build DEB Packages

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
      - master
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main
      - master

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      matrix:
        os: 
          - ubuntu-24.04
          - ubuntu-22.04
          - ubuntu-20.04
          - ubuntu-18.04
          - debian-11
          - debian-10
          - debian-9

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch full Git history and tags

      - name: Set up the build environment
        run: |
          sudo apt-get update
          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential autoconf automake libtool \
              libgtk-3-dev libglib2.0-dev gettext desktop-file-utils devscripts fakeroot lintian autopoint dh-make dh-autoreconf

      - name: Determine version and dist
        id: version
        run: |
          LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
          TAGGED_COMMIT=$(git describe --tags --exact-match 2>/dev/null || echo "notag")
          
          if [ "$TAGGED_COMMIT" = "notag" ]; then
            VERSION="${LATEST_TAG}+"
            DIST="-git"
          else
            VERSION=$LATEST_TAG
            DIST=""
          fi

          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
          echo "DIST=$DIST" >> $GITHUB_ENV

      - name: Generate Debian Packaging Files
        run: |
          if [ ! -d "debian" ]; then
            dh_make --createorig -y --single --native --packagename xnec2c_$VERSION
            echo -e '#!/usr/bin/make -f\n%:\n\tdh $@' > debian/rules
            chmod +x debian/rules
            echo "9" > debian/compat
            echo "xnec2c ($VERSION) unstable; urgency=low\n\n  * Initial release.\n\n -- Your Name <you@example.com>  $(date -R)" > debian/changelog
            echo "Source: xnec2c\
Section: utils\
Priority: optional\
Maintainer: Your Name <you@example.com>\
Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), autotools-dev, automake, autoconf, libtool, libgtk-3-dev, libglib2.0-dev, gettext, desktop-file-utils\
Standards-Version: 3.9.6\
Homepage: https://www.example.com\
\
Package: xnec2c\
Architecture: any\
Depends: \${shlibs:Depends}, \${misc:Depends}\
Description: A multi-threaded EM tool to model antenna near- and far-field radiation patterns.\
 Xnec2c is a high-performance multi-threaded electromagnetic simulation\
 package to model antenna near- and far-field radiation patterns for\
 Linux and UNIX operating systems." > debian/control
          fi

      - name: Build the DEB package using debuild
        run: |
          ./autogen.sh
          ./configure
          make
          debuild -us -uc -b

      - name: Test DEB package
        run: |
          dpkg -i ../xnec2c_*.deb || true
          xnec2c -h

      - name: Upload the DEB package
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
        with:
          name: xnec2c-${{ matrix.os }}.deb
          path: ../xnec2c_*.deb