rippled/package/README.md

# Linux Packaging

This directory contains all files needed to build RPM and Debian packages for `xrpld`.

## Directory layout

```
package/
  build_pkg.sh      Staging and build script (called by CMake targets and CI)
  rpm/
    xrpld.spec      RPM spec (xrpld_version/pkg_release passed via rpmbuild --define)
  debian/           Debian control files (control, rules, install, links, conffiles, ...)
  shared/
    xrpld.service       systemd unit file (used by both RPM and DEB)
    xrpld.sysusers      sysusers.d config (used by both RPM and DEB)
    xrpld.tmpfiles      tmpfiles.d config (used by both RPM and DEB)
    xrpld.logrotate     logrotate config (installed to /etc/logrotate.d/xrpld)
    update-xrpld        auto-update script (installed to /usr/libexec/xrpld/, run by update-xrpld.timer)
```

## Prerequisites

Packaging targets and their container images are declared in
[`.github/scripts/strategy-matrix/linux.json`](../.github/scripts/strategy-matrix/linux.json)
via a `"package": true` field on specific os entries. Today only
`linux/amd64` is emitted; the architecture is hardcoded in `generate.py`
and the workflow runner. The package format
(deb or rpm) is inferred at build time from the container's package manager
(`apt-get` -> deb, `dnf`/`yum` -> rpm). The image tag is composed as
`ghcr.io/xrplf/ci/{distro}-{version}:{compiler}-{cver}-sha-{image_sha}` —
the same scheme used by `reusable-build-test.yml`. Bump `image_sha` in
`linux.json` and both CI and local builds pick up the new image with no
workflow edits.

| Package type | Image (derived from `linux.json`)                    | Tool required                                                   |
| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RPM          | `ghcr.io/xrplf/ci/rhel-9:gcc-12-sha-<git_sha>`       | `rpmbuild`                                                      |
| DEB          | `ghcr.io/xrplf/ci/ubuntu-jammy:gcc-12-sha-<git_sha>` | `dpkg-buildpackage`, `debhelper (>= 13)`, `dh-sequence-systemd` |

To print the exact image tags for the current `linux.json`:

```bash
./.github/scripts/strategy-matrix/generate.py --packaging --config=.github/scripts/strategy-matrix/linux.json
```

## Building packages

### Via CI

Caller workflows (`on-pr.yml`, `on-tag.yml`, `on-trigger.yml`) call
`reusable-strategy-matrix.yml` with `mode: packaging` to generate the matrix of
`{artifact_name, os}` entries, then fan out to
`reusable-package.yml` per entry. That workflow downloads the pre-built `xrpld`
binary artifact, detects the package format from the container, and calls
`build_pkg.sh` directly — no CMake configure or build step is needed inside
the packaging job.

### Locally (mirrors CI)

With an `xrpld` binary already built at `build/xrpld`, run the packaging step
inside the same container CI uses. The image tag is derived from `linux.json`
so you don't need to hardcode a SHA.

```bash
# From the repo root. Pick any image flagged with `"package": true` in
# linux.json; the package format is inferred from the container's package
# manager. Example for the rpm-producing image:
IMAGE=$(jq -r '
  .os | map(select(.package == true))[0] |
  "ghcr.io/xrplf/ci/\(.distro_name)-\(.distro_version):\(.compiler_name)-\(.compiler_version)-sha-\(.image_sha)"
' .github/scripts/strategy-matrix/linux.json)

VERSION=2.4.0-local
PKG_RELEASE=1

docker run --rm \
    -v "$(pwd):/src" \
    -w /src \
    "$IMAGE" \
    ./package/build_pkg.sh --pkg-version "$VERSION" --pkg-release "$PKG_RELEASE"

# Output:
#   build/debbuild/*.deb         (DEB + dbgsym .ddeb)
#   build/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/*.rpm
```

### Via CMake (host-side target)

If you run CMake configure on a host that has `rpmbuild` or `dpkg-buildpackage`
installed natively, you can use the CMake target directly — no container
needed, but the host toolchain replaces the pinned CI image:

```bash
cmake \
    -Dxrpld=ON \
    -Dxrpld_version=2.4.0-local \
    -Dtests=OFF \
    ..

cmake --build . --target package # deb on Debian/Ubuntu, rpm on RHEL
```

The `cmake/XrplPackaging.cmake` module defines the target only if at least one
of `rpmbuild` / `dpkg-buildpackage` is present; `build_pkg.sh` then infers the
package format from the host's package manager. The packaging script installs
to FHS-standard paths (`/usr/bin`, `/etc/xrpld`, etc.) regardless of
`CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX`.

## How `build_pkg.sh` works

`build_pkg.sh` accepts long-form flags, each of which can also be set via an
environment variable. Flags override env vars; env vars override the built-in
defaults. Run `./package/build_pkg.sh --help` for the same table:

| Flag                       | Env var             | Default                       | Purpose                             |
| -------------------------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| `--src-dir DIR`            | `SRC_DIR`           | `$PWD`                        | repo root                           |
| `--build-dir DIR`          | `BUILD_DIR`         | `$PWD/build`                  | directory holding pre-built `xrpld` |
| `--pkg-version STR`        | `PKG_VERSION`       | parsed from `xrpld --version` | version string, e.g. `3.2.0-b1`     |
| `--pkg-release N`          | `PKG_RELEASE`       | `1`                           | package release number              |
| `--source-date-epoch SECS` | `SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH` | latest git commit ctime       | reproducibility timestamp           |

The package format (`deb` or `rpm`) is inferred from the host's package
manager (`apt-get` -> deb, `dnf`/`yum` -> rpm). Hosts without one of those
fail early.

Flags are for explicit invocation; environment variables are intended for
CMake/systemd/CI integration. The CI workflow and the CMake `package` target
both invoke `build_pkg.sh` with no flags, configuring it entirely via env
(see `cmake/XrplPackaging.cmake`).

It resolves `SRC_DIR` and `BUILD_DIR` to absolute paths, then calls
`stage_common()` to copy the binary, config files, and shared support files
into the staging area, and invokes the platform build tool.

### RPM

1. Creates the standard `rpmbuild/{BUILD,BUILDROOT,RPMS,SOURCES,SPECS,SRPMS}` tree inside the build directory.
2. Copies `xrpld.spec` and all source files (binary, configs, service files) into `SOURCES/`.
3. Runs `rpmbuild -bb --define "xrpld_version ..." --define "pkg_release ..."`. The spec uses manual `install` commands to place files.
4. Output: `rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/xrpld-*.rpm`

### DEB

1. Creates a staging source tree at `debbuild/source/` inside the build directory.
2. Stages the binary, configs, `README.md`, and `LICENSE.md`.
3. Copies `package/debian/` control files into `debbuild/source/debian/`.
4. Copies shared service/sysusers/tmpfiles into `debian/` where `dh_installsystemd`, `dh_installsysusers`, and `dh_installtmpfiles` pick them up automatically.
5. Generates a minimal `debian/changelog` (pre-release versions use `~` instead of `-`).
6. Runs `dpkg-buildpackage -b --no-sign`. `debian/rules` uses manual `install` commands.
7. Output: `debbuild/*.deb` and `debbuild/*.ddeb` (dbgsym package)

## Post-build verification

```bash
# DEB
dpkg-deb -c debbuild/*.deb | grep -E 'systemd|sysusers|tmpfiles'
lintian -I debbuild/*.deb

# RPM
rpm -qlp rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/*.rpm
```

## Reproducibility

The following environment variables improve build reproducibility. They are not
set automatically by `build_pkg.sh`; set them manually if needed:

```bash
export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(git log -1 --pretty=%ct)
export TZ=UTC
export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
export GZIP=-n
export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="noautodbgsym reproducible=+fixfilepath"
```