Opendigitalradio/build-debian-packages

Build and push debian packages

Introduction

This repository contains a github action whose goal is to:

1. Build the debian packages for 2 suites (bookworm and bullseye as of July 2023) and 3 architectures (amd64, arm64 and armhf as of July 2023)
2. Push the debian packages to the Opendigitalradio debian apt repository

Repository setup

Your repository must contain the following:

1. Secret DEBIAN_GIT_TOKEN storing the token to checkout the debianized sources git repository
2. Secret APT_SSH_KEY storing the ssh key to access the apt server
3. Variable DEBIAN_GIT_SERVER storing the url of the git server hosting the debianized sources
4. Variable DEBIAN_GIT_OWNER storing the owner of the debianized sources on the git server
5. Variable APT_SSH_TO storing the ssh destination where the debian packages will be sent to
6. Variable APT_SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS storing the output of the command ssh-keyscan -p 222 -t ed25519 mpb.li

Operations

The debian packages should be built and pushed only after a new version is created on the debian git repository

Build and push a debian package

1. Select the menu actions on the github web interface
2. Select the Build And Push Debian Packages action on the left
3. Click on the Run workflow button on the right
4. Select the Opendigitalradio tool
5. Click on the Run workflow button and relax

Once the action is completed, the debian package files are available in the directory /home/robinalexander/incoming/{bookworm,bullseye} folders

Update the apt repository

You will need to have:

1. read/write access to the incoming folder on the apt server
2. the GPG private key to sign the debian packages when running the reprepro command below

Run the following commands on your local host (not the apt server):

1. Sync the incoming folder to your localhost from the apt server

     rsync \
       --archive \
    	 --recursive \
    	 --rsh="ssh -p 222" \
    	 robinalexander@mpb.li:incoming .
   

2. Sync the apt folder to your local host from the apt server

     rsync \
       --archive \
    	 --recursive \
    	 --rsh="ssh -p 222" \
    	 robinalexander@mpb.li:apt .
   

3. Include the debian packages on your local host

     for suite in bookworm bullseye; do
       reprepro include "${suite}" <debian_package>.changes
     done
   

4. Sync the apt folder to the apt server from your local host

     rsync \
       --archive \
    	 --recursive \
    	 --rsh="ssh -p 222" \
    	 apt robinalexander@mpb.li: