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release - static builds for cli binary #7

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10 changes: 9 additions & 1 deletion .github/workflows/ci.yml
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Expand Up @@ -56,8 +56,16 @@ jobs:
ls -la $(nix path-info .#default)/ || echo "result directory contents"
echo "Checking $out/bin directory:"
ls -la $(nix path-info .#default)/bin/ || echo "$out/bin not found"

# Verify static binary
BINARY_PATH="$(nix path-info .#default)/bin/godon_cli"
echo "=== Binary information ==="
file "$BINARY_PATH"
echo "=== Dynamic libraries check (should show 'not a dynamic executable' or similar) ==="
ldd "$BINARY_PATH" || echo "✅ Binary appears to be statically linked (ldd failed as expected)"

echo "Testing compiled binary with direct path..."
$(nix path-info .#default)/bin/godon_cli --help
"$BINARY_PATH" --help

- name: Start Prism mock container
run: |
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25 changes: 19 additions & 6 deletions flake.nix
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let
pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};

# Build using nimble following the godon-api pattern
# Build static binary using glibc with proper static libraries
godon-cli = { version ? (if builtins.getEnv "GODON_VERSION" == "" then "DEV_BUILD" else builtins.getEnv "GODON_VERSION") }: pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
pname = "godon-cli";
inherit version;
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nim2
nimble
git
pkg-config
];

buildInputs = with pkgs; [
openssl.dev
libgcc
];

env = {
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'';

buildPhase = ''
echo "Building godon-cli version: ${version}"
echo "Building godon-cli version: ${version} (static binary)"

# Refresh package list and install dependencies only
nimble refresh --verbose
# Install yaml dependency without building our package
nimble install -y --depsOnly --verbose

# Build the CLI
# Build the CLI with static linking using glibc
mkdir -p bin
nim c --hints:on --path:src -d:release -d:VERSION="${version}" -o:bin/godon_cli src/godon_cli.nim || {
nim c --hints:on --path:src -d:release -d:ssl -d:VERSION="${version}" \
--passL:"-static-libgcc" \
-o:bin/godon_cli src/godon_cli.nim || {
echo "Compilation failed"
exit 1
}

echo "Build completed successfully!"
echo "Static build completed successfully!"

# Verify the binary is statically linked
echo "=== Binary information ==="
file bin/godon_cli
echo "=== Dynamic libraries check (should show 'not a dynamic executable' or similar) ==="
ldd bin/godon_cli || echo "Binary appears to be statically linked (ldd failed as expected)"
'';

installPhase = ''
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meta = with pkgs.lib; {
description = "CLI for the Godon API";
license = licenses.agpl3Only;
platforms = platforms.all;
platforms = platforms.linux;
};
};

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