Merge pull request #3229 from softins/build-on-ubuntu-20

.github/autobuild/linux_deb.sh

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ setup_cross_compiler() {
     if [[ "${TARGET_ARCH}" == amd64 ]]; then
         return
     fi
-    local GCC_VERSION=7  # 7 is the default on 18.04, there is no reason not to update once 18.04 is out of support
+    local GCC_VERSION=9  # 9 is the default on 20.04, there is no reason not to update once 20.04 is out of support
     sudo apt install -qq -y --no-install-recommends "g++-${GCC_VERSION}-${ABI_NAME}" "qt5-qmake:${TARGET_ARCH}" "qtbase5-dev:${TARGET_ARCH}" "libjack-jackd2-dev:${TARGET_ARCH}" "qtmultimedia5-dev:${TARGET_ARCH}"
     sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/${ABI_NAME}-g++" g++ "/usr/bin/${ABI_NAME}-g++-${GCC_VERSION}" 10
     sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/${ABI_NAME}-gcc" gcc "/usr/bin/${ABI_NAME}-gcc-${GCC_VERSION}" 10

.github/workflows/autobuild.yml

@@ -205,22 +205,22 @@ jobs:
           - config_name:            Linux .deb amd64 (artifacts+codeQL)
             target_os:              linux
             building_on_os:         ubuntu-22.04
-            building_container:     ubuntu:18.04
+            building_container:     ubuntu:20.04
             base_command:           ./.github/autobuild/linux_deb.sh
             run_codeql:             true
             is_main_build_target:   true
 
           - config_name:            Linux .deb armhf (artifacts)
             target_os:              linux
             building_on_os:         ubuntu-22.04
-            building_container:     ubuntu:18.04
+            building_container:     ubuntu:20.04
             base_command:           TARGET_ARCH=armhf ./.github/autobuild/linux_deb.sh
             run_codeql:             false
 
           - config_name:            Linux .deb arm64 (artifacts)
             target_os:              linux
             building_on_os:         ubuntu-22.04
-            building_container:     ubuntu:18.04
+            building_container:     ubuntu:20.04
             base_command:           TARGET_ARCH=arm64 ./.github/autobuild/linux_deb.sh
             run_codeql:             false
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ jobs:
           xcode-version:            ${{ matrix.config.xcode_version }}
 
       - name:                       Set up base dependencies in container environment
-        if:                         matrix.config.building_container == 'ubuntu:18.04'
+        if:                         matrix.config.building_container == 'ubuntu:20.04'
         run:                        |
           set -eu
           apt-get -qq update

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ We support the following platforms and versions:
 
 - **Windows 10** or later
 - **macOS 10.10** or later
-- **Ubuntu 18.04** or later, **Debian 10** or later, most Linux flavors with recent enough Qt versions
+- **Ubuntu 20.04** or later, **Debian 11** or later, most Linux flavors with recent enough Qt versions. (Currently, it may still build on Ubuntu 18.04 and Debian 10, but the binaries built by Github will not run on those versions)
 
 _While Android and iOS aren't officially supported, please don't break their builds._
 

linux/debian/control

@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/jamulussoftware/jamulus
 
 Package: jamulus
 Architecture: any
-# Define dependencies explicitly for the best compatibility across all supported Ubuntu/Debian versions.
-# The automatism would otherwise select package names or versions which are not available on some systems,
-# especially when run in the Github Ubuntu 18.04 build environment.
-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjack-jackd2-0 (>= 1.9.5~dfsg-14) | libjack-0.116, libqt5core5a (>= 5.9.5), libqt5network5 (>= 5.9.5), libqt5xml5 (>= 5.9.5), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.9.5) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.9.5), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.9.5), libqt5multimedia5 (>= 5.9.5)
+Depends:
+ ${shlibs:Depends},
+ ${misc:Depends},
 Recommends: qjackctl
 Description: Low latency Audio Server/Client
  Jamulus is for playing, rehearsing, or just jamming with your friends, your band
@@ -31,7 +30,10 @@ Description: Low latency Audio Server/Client
 
 Package: jamulus-headless
 Architecture: any
-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libqt5core5a (>= 5.9.5), libqt5network5 (>= 5.9.5), libqt5xml5 (>= 5.9.5)
+Depends:
+ ${shlibs:Depends},
+ ${misc:Depends},
+ adduser,
 Description: Low latency Audio Server (headless)
  This package contains a Jamulus binary built for headless operation
  (without GUI library dependencies) and a jamulus-headless systemd service.

linux/debian/rules

@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@ DEB_TARGET_GNU_TYPE := $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_TARGET_GNU_TYPE)
 DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE := $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
 DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE := $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE)
 
+# DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE is the system running the build (this system)
+# DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE is the system jamulus is being built for (the target)
+# DEB_TARGET_GNU_TYPE is only relevant when building cross-compilers
+$(info DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE) DEB_TARGET_GNU_TYPE=$(DEB_TARGET_GNU_TYPE))
+
 ifeq ($(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE),$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE))
 	QMAKE := qmake
 else
-	QMAKE := "/usr/lib/$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE)/qt5/bin/qmake" -qtconf "/usr/lib/$(DEB_TARGET_GNU_TYPE)/qt5/qt.conf" -spec "/usr/lib/$(DEB_TARGET_GNU_TYPE)/qt5/mkspecs/$(DEB_TARGET_GNU_TYPE)-g++" LIBS+="-lstdc++ -lm"
+	# For an unknown reason, when called from this makefile in Ubuntu 20.04,
+	# qmake needs an option between qmake and -qtconf, else it gives an error.
+	# We use -makefile, which is the default mode anyway, and this avoids the issue.
+	QMAKE := qmake -makefile -qtconf "/usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)/qt5/qt.conf" -spec "/usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)/qt5/mkspecs/$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)-g++" LIBS+="-lstdc++ -lm"
 endif
 
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