qbt-nox-static.bash will be a created alongside the qbittorrent-nox-static.sh.
qbt-nox-static.bash ≥ v2.1.0
qbt-nox-static.bash will start with v2.1.0 and qbittorrent-nox-static.sh will be frozen at v2.0.15going forward. This is to avoid breaking anything by replacing qbittorrent-nox-static.sh withqbt-nox-static.bash and removing access to the old file. v2.1.0 is not really changing the outcome but the behaviour of the script towards that outcome. So the least disruptive way is the opt in route. I also wanted to changed the extension from sh to bash as it is a bash script.
There is feature parity between the two scripts as of this change. All major changes, fixes and tweaks are applied to both scripts with the exception of the reworked dependency and module installation logic which breaks expected behavior of the script.
A reworked dependency and module installation logic, which has changed the default behaviour of the script.
Reasoning: The script was designed to be run in a docker and needs curl and git to perform basic test functions. So it would automatically try to install all deps from a single array when run as root or with sudo to able to then do the basic interactions. This was not ideal behaviour as it would behave the same way on a host system whereas in a docker it didn't really matter. This required reworking hoe dependencies were checked, managed and installed.
- The script no longer tries to modify the host or create files if just called by it's name. It will do basic dependency checks and offer options to install what's needed.
- It can now just install the required test dependencies or perform basic functions if they are already installed meaning the basic features and help functions are usable without installing the full suits of dependencies.
- dependency specific modules new modules unique to this check.
update|install_test|install_core|bootstrap_deps
Changes applied to both qbt-nox-static.bash and qbittorrent-nox-static.sh
- Removed build script support for buster, focal and jammy due to conflicts with updated builds flags and will support current releases only going forward.
- Builds are fully static so build on a modern OS to use on older systems.
- Or use Github by forking the repo and running the workflows. You don't need to build on the target.
- Revised the optimisation and build flags system to be a more modern and useful, which breaks building on some older systems. Though this really only applies to debian hosts and the primary method is Alpine.
- changed: optimise still just applies
march-nativeon non crossbuilds but now you can exportCFLAGSCPPFLAGSCXXFLAGSLDFLAGSin the main env and they will be appended to the builds. - fixed: optimise was not working as intended for being spelled inconsistently, optimise/optimize, so the checks for cross-building were not correct.
- all build optimisation stuff moved to a unified function
_custom_flagsinstead of being spread out across the script. - Alpine only - if building using native gcc on the host it will attempt to use
-flto- does not do this on crossbuilding as it does not work. - General refactoring towards more consistent use of array data throughout the script with a preference towards associative arrays.
- fixed: standards checking - checks are more targets to include os version names so as to avoid certain build bad combinations
- new: a new flag
-bs-ethat dumps a template.qbt_envfile with all env vars that are unset then exits. - crossbuild toolchains won't extract every time you run the script and will also now determine if you have the correct toolchains if you change the settings and not juts assume.
- many consistency tweaks, minors bug fixes and streamlining of code.
- credits: Borrowed some build flags from here qbittorrent/docker-qbittorrent-nox
For example:
release-5.0.3on Debian Bullseye. Before it would have setcxx20and then failed when building qBittorrent. Now it won't try to build and give a warning whilst still allowing building older combos on that host.
see v2.1.0 changelog
fix: libtorrent v1.2 and boost 1.86.0 check to not ignore RC_1_2
fix: the _apply_patches function was assuming the remote default branch name of master which made it fail the check. It now tests for the remote default branch of a patch repo and uses that.
fix: boost source URL. jfrog source is just a problem. Script now defaults to github boost release and falls back to archives.boost.i, jfrog is purged.
fix: Some typos
Added qbt_build_dir as a definable env variable. This variable is to set the build directory which defaults to qbt-build if unset
Default to boost-1.86.0 for RC_1_2 or v1.2.x builds because RC_1_2 has not been updated to support the (depreciated) features removed in boost-1.87.0 so the build will fail.
This method allows the user to override the setting by providing a valid boost tag using qbt_boost_tag or -bt
fix: changed -bt | --boost-version to -bt | --boost-tag for consistency. It was always supposed to be --boost-tag since that is what we are providing and testing via this flag.
Disable glib tests on zlib-ng #173
Update contributor info
minor changes - https://github.com/userdocs/qbittorrent-nox-static/commit/e4a674fa3832e0c0d6950539adac9d1d8d00d0e7
Make cmake the default build tool with the release of qBittorrent v5
Change default c++ standard used for newer build combinations from 23 to 20.
Fixed a regression with -o where part the code was left in and duplicated after introducing a check for cross compilation, causing the positional parameters to be shifted twice, breaking things.
fix - https://github.com/userdocs/qbittorrent-nox-static/commit/b51e1ef356fbdbd3f2f93f2b2a8a6279b99e5f22
Added: a boost download function to combine some logic around fallback urls and minimise external calls. Added: a check to build combos for qt + cmake to prevent env files trying to build a known bad combo. fixed: modules check for whole word and not accept partial matches fixed: associative arrays declared earlier and in a group to allow changing settings via functions
New flag: -si / --static-ish for Debian, Ubuntu, and Alpine platforms. This flag disables LDFLAGS static linking, allowing the OS libc to be dynamically linked.
You cannot you this flag with cross compilation, only native host builds.
Tests were added for static-ish and optimise to check for bad combinations, exiting the script with a helpful reason when used in combination with cross compilation, as the build will fail.
Codename: Copilot made me do it
Improved readability of the colour variables used throughout the script.
Some minor tweaks to OS detection
Moved some things around or into their own functions and some error handling.
Some changes to how cxx standard is handled and defined so the script will default to 23 when the conditions are met.
minor bug fix - qbt_libtorrent_version displays correctly when using an RC github tag.
Support for Ubuntu Noble added - Mantic removed as it's preferred to support LTS releases
Ubuntu Focal - Jammy - Noble Debian Bullseye - Bookworm
Make sure the workflow override applies when using cached dependencies
Allow patching from a remote raw git patch via URL - an file called url in the patch repo for the module version that contains a URL to the raw patch
other minor tweaks and cosmetic changes
Fixed a regression from the V2 update where the host arch for zlib-ng was incorrectly set to x86_64, regardless of the actual host arch, when building on a non x86_64 host to the same target arch (not cross building).
Set ICU default to no. It does not need to be forced to on as there is no longer a related bug and it also makes more sense when considering the -i toggle.
Bug fix: skip_icu was being unset and defaulting to no. It is no longer unset and if set to skipped when using the module directly will still skip it.
There have been various breaking changes in the supporting architecture that effect the script and require updating to v2.0.0 from v1.1.0 or earlier.
A lot of changes and tweaks to workflows and supporting repos to make sure things are as size efficient as they can be. For example, gz to xz where possible.
Alpine Crossbuild tools are 70% reduced in size.
The script can now build for these arches using musl or debian though workflows and releases may not target them all yet.
armel armhf armv7 aarch64 x86_64 x86 s390x powerpc ppc64el mips mipsel mips64 mips64el riscv64
v2 is is an overhaul that aims to be more sensibly coded and and use associative arrays to handle the URL data properly. Less obfuscated and consistent in how it uses this data.
docs to be updated soon.
A quick summary of main changes and features from v1.5.0 through vto 2.0.0
No more bison or gawk building. They are OS dependencies now and need to be installed on the host. Alpine only - Increased multiarch target support, updated musl cross tools and optimised size. A caching mechanism for files to store and manage download dependencies to avoid re-downloading them across builds. Any valid boost tag can be provided including beta tags. It was not a tag based check before. Any valid qt tag can be provided including beta tags. patches system reworked to allow patching any module. Source code files can also be used from app_version/source Improved the way tags are checked and the changes applied to be more consistent throughout the script. Removed any trace of gnu.org for being a really unreliable source location. optimised multiarch configurations and multiarch various bug fixes. Alpine only - Ninja is now prebuilt instead of locally built. All url data can be viewed using the -sdu switch. Lots of small tweaks, removing code and simplifying code and rebuilding functions.
Breaking changes: -bv 1.81.0 have been replaced with -bt boost-1.81
Reason: This check is now very similar to the -lt and -qt switches to it makes sense to bring it inline with how those are used.
Changes:
The script has gone through a general refactoring with many code optimizations, simplifications and improvements starting from v1.0.6.
Features:
Caching and cache management via -cd
Tag switches are more versatile in how they select source files based on tag input. Trying to use archives first but automatically falling back to folders when required.
More env options introduced to make setting most dynamic features available via env settings.
New switch options added.
Lot of tweaks and changes.
cache files method is now integrated into the script as a result of the URL function changes.
Refactored URL function. It now uses associative arrays to hold the data for URLs, tags and versions. This makes the data more structured and easier to use consistently throughout the script.
Changed all instances of echo -e to printf %b
Added a method to using an existing local git repo as a cached source. It will clone a folder with the matching app name in the cache path provided and clone, if it exists.
It will respect manually specified tags and checkout those from the clone folders.
The lowercase naming convention of the applications must be used in the cache_path/folder_name like cache_path/qbittorrent
It must be a git repo
Modified the default behaviour of the Debian installation to not build gawk and bison by default. It will now install them via apt-get.
There is a new switch -dma which will trigger the alternate mode and instead build gawk and bison from source.
Changed: Dropped build support for older Buster-Bionic since they require a more modern gcc version to successfully build natively. Successful builds on a modern OS can be used there instead.
Fixed: build - Libtorrent using b2 had checks against supplied tags to do version specific things that failed to match properly when using a pull request tag or non versioned branch. It now always check the version.hpp to determine the version in these build checks.