From 8115ba9ed5b1073ca6333e8cc3060829f45f19f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brandon Thomas
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2026 09:34:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Release: Flatpak x86_64/aarch64, AppImage zsync updates,
README Downloads (#13)
- AppImages embed gh-releases-zsync update information and ship a .zsync beside them.
- New flatpak job repackages the Linux tarball into soundcraft--linux-.flatpak
(bundle manifest + flatpak-bundle.sh). Sandbox: pulseaudio socket (PipeWire's pulse server),
~/.vst3 and ~/.clap read-only, the LinuxAudio.Plugins extension point via VST3_PATH/CLAP_PATH;
no raw ALSA devices, no JACK. The from-source Flathub manifest gets the same finish-args.
- Only signing jobs (macOS, Windows) and the draft job keep `environment: release`, so a branch
dispatch dry-runs Linux, Flatpak, FreeBSD and web; the draft job still needs the signed jobs.
- README: Downloads section; docs/releasing.md updated.
Co-authored-by: Brandon Thomas
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5
---
.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml | 12 ++-
.github/workflows/release.yml | 62 +++++++++++++---
README.md | 45 ++++++++++++
docs/releasing.md | 45 ++++++++----
packaging/linux/flatpak-bundle.sh | 72 ++++++++++++++++++
.../ai.storyteller.soundcraft.bundle.yml | 73 +++++++++++++++++++
.../flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.yml | 39 +++++++++-
packaging/linux/package.sh | 30 ++++++--
8 files changed, 344 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
create mode 100755 packaging/linux/flatpak-bundle.sh
create mode 100644 packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.bundle.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml
index 88694ec..ce126e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml
@@ -54,4 +54,14 @@ jobs:
desktop-file-validate packaging/linux/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.desktop
sed -e 's/@VERSION@/0.0.0/' -e 's/@DATE@/2026-01-01/' packaging/linux/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.metainfo.xml.in >"$RUNNER_TEMP/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.metainfo.xml"
appstreamcli validate --no-net --explain "$RUNNER_TEMP/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.metainfo.xml"
- python3 -c "import yaml; m = yaml.safe_load(open('packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.yml')); assert m['id'] == 'ai.storyteller.soundcraft' and m['command'] == 'soundcraft'"
+ python3 - <<'EOF'
+ import yaml
+ src = yaml.safe_load(open("packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.yml"))
+ bundle = yaml.safe_load(open("packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.bundle.yml"))
+ for m in (src, bundle):
+ assert m["id"] == "ai.storyteller.soundcraft" and m["command"] == "soundcraft", m["id"]
+ assert "--socket=pulseaudio" in m["finish-args"], "audio needs --socket=pulseaudio"
+ for key in ("runtime", "runtime-version", "sdk", "finish-args", "add-extensions"):
+ assert src[key] == bundle[key], f"Flatpak manifests disagree on {key}: {src[key]} vs {bundle[key]}"
+ print("Flatpak manifests ok")
+ EOF
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1c10b5e..b1c0a39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
# Release pipeline: every push to `release` builds signed installers for every platform and
# creates or updates the draft GitHub Release "SoundCraft v". See docs/releasing.md.
#
-# All jobs run in the `release` environment (restricted to the `release` branch), which holds
-# the signing secrets. Every secret is optional: missing ones produce unsigned artifacts and a
-# warning, never a failed build.
+# The jobs that sign (macOS, Windows) and the one that drafts the release run in the `release`
+# environment (restricted to the `release` branch), which holds the signing secrets. Every secret
+# is optional: missing ones produce unsigned artifacts and a warning, never a failed build. The
+# other jobs sign nothing and get no secrets, so a dispatch on any branch builds and checks them
+# (a dry run); the signed jobs are refused there, and so the draft release is skipped.
name: Release
on:
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
version:
name: version
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
- environment: release
+ # No `environment: release`: this job reads no secrets (and gates every other job).
outputs:
version: ${{ steps.v.outputs.version }}
date: ${{ steps.v.outputs.date }}
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
# The oldest GitHub-hosted image, so the binaries only need glibc >= 2.35 (Ubuntu 22.04+,
# Debian 12+, Fedora 36+, RHEL 10). See docs/releasing.md.
runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
- environment: release
+ # No `environment: release`: this job signs nothing, so it gets no release secrets.
strategy:
fail-fast: false
matrix:
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
libxkbcommon-dev libwayland-dev libx11-dev libxrandr-dev libxi-dev libgl1-mesa-dev \
libasound2-dev pkg-config \
- desktop-file-utils appstream python3-yaml
+ desktop-file-utils appstream python3-yaml zsync
curl -fsSL -o "$RUNNER_TEMP/nfpm.deb" \
"https://github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/releases/download/v${NFPM_VERSION}/nfpm_${NFPM_VERSION}_${{ matrix.deb }}.deb"
sudo dpkg -i "$RUNNER_TEMP/nfpm.deb"
@@ -200,6 +202,9 @@ jobs:
for appimage in dist/release/*.AppImage; do
chmod +x "$appimage"
APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN=1 "$appimage" --version
+ # Update information is embedded, and the .zsync for delta updates sits beside it.
+ "$appimage" --appimage-updateinformation | grep -F 'gh-releases-zsync|storytold|soundcraft|latest|soundcraft-*-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.AppImage.zsync'
+ test -s "$appimage.zsync"
done
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
@@ -207,13 +212,51 @@ jobs:
path: dist/release/*
if-no-files-found: error
+ flatpak:
+ name: Flatpak ${{ matrix.arch }}
+ needs: [version, linux]
+ # Repackages the Linux job's tarball (the same binaries as the AppImage/deb/rpm); no Rust
+ # build here. 24.04 for a newer flatpak-builder (1.4) than 22.04 ships.
+ runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+ # No `environment: release`: this job signs nothing, so it gets no release secrets.
+ strategy:
+ fail-fast: false
+ matrix:
+ include:
+ - { arch: x86_64, runner: ubuntu-24.04 }
+ - { arch: aarch64, runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm }
+ env:
+ SOUNDCRAFT_VERSION: ${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}
+ SOUNDCRAFT_BUILD_DATE: ${{ needs.version.outputs.date }}
+ steps:
+ - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+ - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+ with:
+ name: release-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}
+ path: dist/linux
+ - name: Install flatpak-builder
+ run: |
+ sudo apt-get update
+ # librsvg2-common: the SVG pixbuf loader. flatpak-builder runs the host's
+ # `appstreamcli compose`, which renders the scalable icon and fails without it.
+ sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends flatpak flatpak-builder librsvg2-common
+ # Ubuntu 24.04's AppArmor blocks the unprivileged user namespaces bubblewrap needs.
+ sudo sysctl -w kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=0
+ - name: Build the Flatpak bundle
+ run: packaging/linux/flatpak-bundle.sh "dist/linux/soundcraft-$SOUNDCRAFT_VERSION-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz"
+ - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+ with:
+ name: release-flatpak-${{ matrix.arch }}
+ path: dist/release/*.flatpak
+ if-no-files-found: error
+
freebsd:
name: FreeBSD x86_64
needs: version
# GitHub has no FreeBSD runners: build in a FreeBSD 14.3 VM (same image as freebsd.yml).
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 150
- environment: release
+ # No `environment: release`: this job signs nothing, so it gets no release secrets.
env:
SOUNDCRAFT_VERSION: ${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}
SOUNDCRAFT_BUILD_DATE: ${{ needs.version.outputs.date }}
@@ -253,7 +296,7 @@ jobs:
name: Web (wasm)
needs: version
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
- environment: release
+ # No `environment: release`: this job signs nothing, so it gets no release secrets.
env:
SOUNDCRAFT_VERSION: ${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}
SOUNDCRAFT_BUILD_DATE: ${{ needs.version.outputs.date }}
@@ -284,7 +327,8 @@ jobs:
release:
name: Draft GitHub Release
- needs: [version, macos, windows, linux, freebsd, web]
+ # Needs the signed jobs, which only run on the `release` branch: a branch dispatch never drafts.
+ needs: [version, macos, windows, linux, flatpak, freebsd, web]
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
environment: release
permissions:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0d4591..00bc5a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
Agents & scripts ·
How it's built ·
Status ·
+ Downloads ·
The Crafting Apps ·
License
@@ -213,6 +214,50 @@ honest status, what's next and our effort estimates are in [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMA
menu-by-menu comparison is in [`docs/parity.md`](docs/parity.md). Bug reports and wish lists are
very welcome, in the issues or on Discord.
+## Downloads
+
+Every [release](https://github.com/storytold/soundcraft/releases/latest) ships these builds. `` is the
+version number; `SHA256SUMS.txt` lists a checksum for every file.
+
+### macOS
+
+| Build | File | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| App, universal (Apple silicon + Intel) | `soundcraft--macos-universal.dmg` | Signed and notarized |
+| Command-line tool, universal | `soundcraft-cli--macos-universal.zip` | Signed and notarized |
+
+### Windows
+
+| Build | Installer | Portable |
+|---|---|---|
+| x64 (64-bit Intel/AMD) | `soundcraft--windows-x64.msi` | `soundcraft--windows-x64-portable.zip` |
+| arm64 (Snapdragon and other ARM PCs) | `soundcraft--windows-arm64.msi` | `soundcraft--windows-arm64-portable.zip` |
+| x86 (32-bit) | `soundcraft--windows-x86.msi` | `soundcraft--windows-x86-portable.zip` |
+
+Installers and executables are code-signed.
+
+### Linux
+
+| Format | x86_64 | aarch64 (ARM64) | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| AppImage | `soundcraft--linux-x86_64.AppImage` | `soundcraft--linux-aarch64.AppImage` | Runs anywhere; updates itself with [AppImageUpdate](https://github.com/AppImageCommunity/AppImageUpdate) (`.zsync` files) |
+| Flatpak | `soundcraft--linux-x86_64.flatpak` | `soundcraft--linux-aarch64.flatpak` | Sandboxed; `flatpak install --user ` |
+| Debian/Ubuntu | `soundcraft--linux-x86_64.deb` | `soundcraft--linux-aarch64.deb` | |
+| Fedora/RHEL/openSUSE | `soundcraft--linux-x86_64.rpm` | `soundcraft--linux-aarch64.rpm` | |
+| Tarball | `soundcraft--linux-x86_64.tar.gz` | `soundcraft--linux-aarch64.tar.gz` | Unpack anywhere |
+
+### FreeBSD
+
+| Build | File |
+|---|---|
+| x86_64 | `soundcraft--freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz` |
+
+### Web (WebAssembly)
+
+| Build | File | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| Static site | `soundcraft-web-.zip` | Runs in a modern browser; host it on any static server |
+
## The Crafting Apps
SoundCraft is one of the **Crafting Apps**: free, open-source creative tools from the
diff --git a/docs/releasing.md b/docs/releasing.md
index 1d89fcd..2f7894d 100644
--- a/docs/releasing.md
+++ b/docs/releasing.md
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ After the draft is published, the workflow refuses to touch that version again,
**Test runs:** *Actions → Release → Run workflow* runs the whole pipeline by hand. The optional
`version` input (such as `0.2.0-rc.1`) overrides `Cargo.toml` for that run only. The jobs apply it
-with `cargo xtask version set` before building, so the binaries report it too. The run still needs
-the `release` environment, which only the `release` branch can use, so pick that branch in the
-dialog.
+with `cargo xtask version set` before building, so the binaries report it too. Only the signing
+jobs (macOS, Windows) and the draft-release job use the `release` environment, which only the
+`release` branch can use. On any other branch the run is a dry run: Linux, Flatpak, FreeBSD and
+web build and are checked, the signing jobs are refused, and no release is drafted.
## What gets built
@@ -49,11 +50,14 @@ dialog.
| Windows 11 ARM64 | `soundcraft--windows-arm64.msi`, `soundcraft--windows-arm64-portable.zip` | `windows-latest` (cross-compiled; `windows-arm64.yml` installs and runs it on ARM64) |
| Linux x86_64 | `soundcraft--linux-x86_64.{AppImage,deb,rpm,tar.gz}` | `ubuntu-22.04` |
| Linux aarch64 | `soundcraft--linux-aarch64.{AppImage,deb,rpm,tar.gz}` | `ubuntu-22.04-arm` |
+| AppImage updates | `soundcraft--linux-{x86_64,aarch64}.AppImage.zsync` | with the AppImage |
+| Flatpak x86_64, aarch64 | `soundcraft--linux-{x86_64,aarch64}.flatpak` | `ubuntu-24.04`, `ubuntu-24.04-arm` (repackages the Linux tarball) |
| FreeBSD 14 x86_64 | `soundcraft--freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz` (a `/usr/local` tree) | FreeBSD 14.3 VM on `ubuntu-latest` |
| Web | `soundcraft-web-.zip` (static site; see [`packaging/web/README.md`](../packaging/web/README.md)) | `ubuntu-latest` |
-The Flatpak manifest (`packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.yml`) is kept ready for a
-Flathub submission and validated in CI, but not built there (see Linux below).
+The from-source Flatpak manifest (`packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.yml`) is
+kept ready for a Flathub submission; the release's `.flatpak` bundles come from
+`ai.storyteller.soundcraft.bundle.yml` (see Linux below).
### Audio libraries
@@ -68,7 +72,8 @@ plugins), and WebAudio in the browser.
routes ALSA to the OSS `sound(4)` devices. Without a device the player falls back to its
silent clock, so the transport still runs.
- **Flatpak**: alsa-lib and its PulseAudio plugin come with the freedesktop runtime; the
- manifest grants `--socket=pulseaudio`.
+ manifests grant `--socket=pulseaudio` (PipeWire's pulse server answers on it). No raw ALSA
+ devices and no JACK: SoundCraft doesn't use either.
- **Web**: browsers start audio only after a user gesture, so the first click in the page may be
needed before sound plays. The web build has no recording.
@@ -131,14 +136,24 @@ Locally on Windows: `dotnet tool install -g wix --version 5.0.2`, then
MIDI), hicolor icons from 16 px to 512 px plus a scalable SVG, AppStream metainfo, and a
shared-mime-info file declaring `application/x-soundcraft-session` (`*.scraft`).
-- **AppImage** (maintained `AppImage/appimagetool`, static runtime: no libfuse2 needed).
+- **AppImage** (maintained `AppImage/appimagetool`, static runtime: no libfuse2 needed). Each
+ embeds the update information
+ `gh-releases-zsync|storytold|soundcraft|latest|soundcraft-*-linux-.AppImage.zsync`, and
+ the `.zsync` next to it (written when `zsyncmake` from the `zsync` package is installed, as in
+ CI) lets AppImageUpdate fetch only the changed blocks of the newest non-pre-release.
- **.deb** and **.rpm** by [nfpm](https://nfpm.goreleaser.com/) from one `nfpm.yaml`; the
`postinst.sh` hook refreshes the desktop, MIME and icon caches.
- **.tar.gz** for people who manage their own `/opt` or `~/.local`.
-- **Flatpak**: `packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.yml` builds from source on the
- freedesktop 25.08 runtime with Wayland/X11, `dri`, PulseAudio and `xdg-music`; other files go
- through the portals. A real build needs vendored crates (`cargo-sources.json` from
- `flatpak-cargo-generator.py`); the commands are in the manifest's header.
+- **Flatpak**: the `flatpak` job runs `packaging/linux/flatpak-bundle.sh` on the Linux job's
+ tarball (no Rust build) with `flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.bundle.yml`, then installs the
+ bundle and runs `soundcraft-cli --version` in the sandbox. Install with
+ `flatpak install --user soundcraft--linux-.flatpak`. Both manifests use the freedesktop
+ 25.08 runtime with Wayland/X11, `dri`, PulseAudio and `xdg-music`; other files go through the
+ portals. For the VST3 and CLAP hosts they grant `~/.vst3` and `~/.clap` read-only and mount
+ Flathub's `org.freedesktop.LinuxAudio.Plugins` extensions (pointed to by `VST3_PATH` and
+ `CLAP_PATH`); system plugin folders aren't visible in the sandbox.
+ `ai.storyteller.soundcraft.yml` builds from source for Flathub and needs vendored crates
+ (`cargo-sources.json` from `flatpak-cargo-generator.py`); the commands are in its header.
Binaries are built on Ubuntu 22.04 and need **glibc ≥ 2.35**. X11, Wayland, xkbcommon, Vulkan
and EGL are loaded at runtime, so the packages declare them as dependencies or recommendations.
@@ -164,8 +179,8 @@ through WebAudio.
## Secrets
All secrets live in the repository's **`release` environment** (*Settings → Environments →
-release*), restricted to the `release` branch. Every job in `release.yml` declares
-`environment: release`. Each secret is optional: if one is missing, that platform's artifacts
+release*), restricted to the `release` branch. Only the jobs that sign (macOS, Windows) and the
+draft-release job declare `environment: release`; the others get no secrets. Each secret is optional: if one is missing, that platform's artifacts
are unsigned and the run shows a `::warning::`. Scripts never echo secret values; certificates
are written with `umask 077` and deleted in `always()`/`finally` steps.
@@ -197,5 +212,5 @@ those tools. `apps/soundcraft/src/main.rs` sets the runtime window/Dock/taskbar
`.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml` runs in seconds on any change to `packaging/`, the
workflows or the icons: actionlint, shellcheck, a PowerShell parse, xmllint (WiX, plists,
-AppStream, MIME), `desktop-file-validate`, `appstreamcli validate`, and a YAML check of the
-Flatpak manifest.
+AppStream, MIME), `desktop-file-validate`, `appstreamcli validate`, and a check that the two
+Flatpak manifests agree on runtime, finish-args and plugin extensions.
diff --git a/packaging/linux/flatpak-bundle.sh b/packaging/linux/flatpak-bundle.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1b40026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/linux/flatpak-bundle.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Repackage a SoundCraft Linux tarball as a single-file Flatpak bundle:
+#
+# $DIST/soundcraft--linux-.flatpak
+#
+# Usage: packaging/linux/flatpak-bundle.sh [--no-test] [TARBALL]
+#
+# TARBALL defaults to $DIST/soundcraft--linux-.tar.gz from package.sh. The bundle
+# is built for the host architecture (x86_64 or aarch64), which must match the tarball's.
+# Needs flatpak, flatpak-builder and the SVG pixbuf loader (librsvg2-common) for the host's
+# `appstreamcli compose`; the freedesktop runtime and SDK named in the manifest are
+# installed per-user from Flathub. Unless --no-test, the bundle is then installed per-user and
+# `soundcraft-cli --version` is run inside the sandbox as a smoke test.
+# Manifest: packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.bundle.yml.
+set -euo pipefail
+# shellcheck source=../env.sh
+. "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../env.sh"
+HERE="$ROOT/packaging/linux"
+APP_ID=ai.storyteller.soundcraft
+FLATHUB=https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
+
+TEST=1
+TARBALL=""
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+ case "$1" in
+ --no-test) TEST=0; shift ;;
+ -h | --help) sed -n '2,14p' "$0"; exit 0 ;;
+ -*) echo "unknown argument: $1" >&2; exit 2 ;;
+ *) TARBALL="$1"; shift ;;
+ esac
+done
+
+ARCH="$(uname -m)"
+case "$ARCH" in
+ x86_64) ;;
+ aarch64 | arm64) ARCH=aarch64 ;;
+ *) echo "unsupported architecture $ARCH" >&2; exit 2 ;;
+esac
+BASENAME="soundcraft-$VERSION-linux-$ARCH"
+TARBALL="${TARBALL:-$DIST/$BASENAME.tar.gz}"
+[ -f "$TARBALL" ] || { echo "error: $TARBALL not found (run packaging/linux/package.sh --formats tar first)" >&2; exit 1; }
+for tool in flatpak flatpak-builder; do
+ command -v "$tool" >/dev/null || { echo "error: $tool not found (apt install flatpak flatpak-builder librsvg2-common)" >&2; exit 1; }
+done
+
+echo "==> SoundCraft $VERSION Flatpak bundle for $ARCH from $(basename "$TARBALL")"
+
+WORK="$CARGO_TARGET_DIR/flatpak-bundle"
+rm -rf "$WORK"
+mkdir -p "$WORK/stage"
+tar -xzf "$TARBALL" -C "$WORK/stage" --strip-components=1
+[ -x "$WORK/stage/bin/soundcraft" ] || { echo "error: $TARBALL has no bin/soundcraft" >&2; exit 1; }
+cp "$HERE/flatpak/$APP_ID.bundle.yml" "$WORK/$APP_ID.yml"
+
+flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub "$FLATHUB"
+# --disable-rofiles-fuse: no FUSE in containers and CI runners.
+flatpak-builder --user --install-deps-from=flathub --disable-rofiles-fuse --force-clean \
+ --default-branch=stable --repo="$WORK/repo" --state-dir="$WORK/state" "$WORK/build" "$WORK/$APP_ID.yml"
+
+OUT="$DIST/$BASENAME.flatpak"
+# --runtime-repo lets `flatpak install` fetch the freedesktop runtime from Flathub if missing.
+flatpak build-bundle --runtime-repo="$FLATHUB" "$WORK/repo" "$OUT" "$APP_ID" stable
+echo "wrote $OUT"
+
+if [ "$TEST" = 1 ]; then
+ flatpak install --user -y --noninteractive --reinstall "$OUT"
+ flatpak info --user "$APP_ID"
+ flatpak run --command=soundcraft-cli "$APP_ID" --version
+ flatpak run --command=sh "$APP_ID" -c 'ls /app/share/applications /app/share/metainfo /app/share/mime/packages /app/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps'
+fi
+echo "==> done"
+ls -lh "$OUT"
diff --git a/packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.bundle.yml b/packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.bundle.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff502f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.bundle.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# Flatpak manifest for the single-file bundle attached to every GitHub release
+# (soundcraft--linux-.flatpak). Build it with packaging/linux/flatpak-bundle.sh.
+#
+# It repackages the release's own Linux tarball (soundcraft--linux-.tar.gz,
+# built on Ubuntu 22.04 by package.sh) instead of compiling Rust inside flatpak-builder: no
+# network and no vendored crate sources during the build, a few seconds instead of 20+ minutes,
+# and byte-for-byte the same binaries as the AppImage/deb/rpm. The script unpacks the tarball
+# into `stage/` next to a copy of this file. The binaries need glibc >= 2.35 and load X11,
+# Wayland, xkbcommon, Vulkan and libasound at runtime; the freedesktop runtime has all of them
+# (plus alsa-lib's PulseAudio plugin), and the GPU driver comes from its
+# org.freedesktop.Platform.GL extension.
+#
+# ai.storyteller.soundcraft.yml (same directory) is the from-source manifest for Flathub. Keep
+# runtime-version, finish-args and add-extensions identical in both (packaging-lint checks this).
+id: ai.storyteller.soundcraft
+runtime: org.freedesktop.Platform
+runtime-version: '25.08'
+sdk: org.freedesktop.Sdk
+command: soundcraft
+finish-args:
+ # Display: Wayland first; X11 only when no Wayland compositor is running.
+ - --socket=wayland
+ - --socket=fallback-x11
+ # X11 shared memory (MIT-SHM). Without it the X11 fallback is slow or fails.
+ - --share=ipc
+ # GPU access for the wgpu UI (Vulkan, or GL as a fallback).
+ - --device=dri
+ # Playback and recording. cpal talks to ALSA; the runtime's alsa-lib routes ALSA through its
+ # PulseAudio plugin to this socket, which PipeWire's pulse server provides on modern desktops
+ # (and PulseAudio itself on older ones). Deliberately not granted: --device=all (raw /dev/snd
+ # for direct ALSA hardware access, which would bypass the sound server) and JACK, which
+ # SoundCraft doesn't use (cpal's jack feature is off; there is no live MIDI I/O either).
+ - --socket=pulseaudio
+ # Open/Save dialogs use the file-chooser portal (rfd) and drag-and-drop the document portal,
+ # so broad filesystem access isn't needed. Music is granted for sessions and their
+ # "Audio Files" folders opened by path from the command line.
+ - --filesystem=xdg-music
+ # VST3 and CLAP plugin hosts. The per-user plugin folders the hosts scan, read-only.
+ # System folders (/usr/lib/vst3, /usr/lib/clap) aren't reachable from the sandbox, and plugins
+ # there are linked against the host's libraries rather than the runtime's; sandboxed plugins
+ # come from Flatpak extensions instead (add-extensions below), found through these paths.
+ - --filesystem=~/.vst3:ro
+ - --filesystem=~/.clap:ro
+ - --env=VST3_PATH=/app/extensions/Plugins/vst3
+ - --env=CLAP_PATH=/app/extensions/Plugins/clap
+# Flathub's shared audio-plugin extension point (org.freedesktop.LinuxAudio.Plugins.*, the one
+# Ardour, Bitwig and friends use). Optional: nothing is downloaded unless the user installs a
+# plugin extension; merge-dirs lets every installed one appear under .../Plugins/{vst3,clap}.
+add-extensions:
+ org.freedesktop.LinuxAudio.Plugins:
+ directory: extensions/Plugins
+ version: '25.08'
+ add-ld-path: lib
+ merge-dirs: vst3;clap
+ subdirectories: true
+ no-autodownload: true
+modules:
+ - name: soundcraft
+ buildsystem: simple
+ build-commands:
+ - install -Dm755 bin/soundcraft /app/bin/soundcraft
+ - install -Dm755 bin/soundcraft-cli /app/bin/soundcraft-cli
+ - install -Dm644 share/applications/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.desktop /app/share/applications/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.desktop
+ # Session files; the runtime's shared-mime-info already knows WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3 and MIDI.
+ - install -Dm644 share/mime/packages/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.xml /app/share/mime/packages/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.xml
+ # Already has the release's version and date substituted by package.sh.
+ - install -Dm644 share/metainfo/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.metainfo.xml /app/share/metainfo/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.metainfo.xml
+ - mkdir -p /app/share/icons /app/share/doc && cp -R share/icons/hicolor /app/share/icons/ && cp -R share/doc/soundcraft /app/share/doc/
+ # Mount point for the plugin extensions (add-extensions).
+ - install -d /app/extensions/Plugins
+ sources:
+ - type: dir
+ path: stage
diff --git a/packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.yml b/packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.yml
index c26df34..bec9ffb 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.yml
+++ b/packaging/linux/flatpak/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
# flatpak run ai.storyteller.soundcraft
#
# For Flathub, replace the `dir` source with a `git` source pinned to a release tag and commit.
+# ai.storyteller.soundcraft.bundle.yml repackages the release tarball into the .flatpak attached
+# to each GitHub release; keep runtime-version, finish-args and add-extensions identical in both
+# (packaging-lint checks this).
#
# Audio: cpal talks to ALSA. alsa-lib (headers in the Sdk, the library in the Platform) and its
# PulseAudio plugin ship with the freedesktop runtime, which routes ALSA through the PulseAudio
@@ -20,16 +23,42 @@ sdk-extensions:
- org.freedesktop.Sdk.Extension.rust-stable
command: soundcraft
finish-args:
- - --share=ipc
+ # Display: Wayland first; X11 only when no Wayland compositor is running.
- --socket=wayland
- --socket=fallback-x11
+ # X11 shared memory (MIT-SHM). Without it the X11 fallback is slow or fails.
+ - --share=ipc
+ # GPU access for the wgpu UI (Vulkan, or GL as a fallback).
- --device=dri
- # Playback and recording (ALSA through the PulseAudio/PipeWire socket).
+ # Playback and recording. cpal talks to ALSA; the runtime's alsa-lib routes ALSA through its
+ # PulseAudio plugin to this socket, which PipeWire's pulse server provides on modern desktops
+ # (and PulseAudio itself on older ones). Deliberately not granted: --device=all (raw /dev/snd
+ # for direct ALSA hardware access, which would bypass the sound server) and JACK, which
+ # SoundCraft doesn't use (cpal's jack feature is off; there is no live MIDI I/O either).
- --socket=pulseaudio
- # Open/Save dialogs use the file-chooser portal (rfd), and drag-and-drop uses the document
- # portal, so broad filesystem access isn't needed. Music is granted for sessions and their
+ # Open/Save dialogs use the file-chooser portal (rfd) and drag-and-drop the document portal,
+ # so broad filesystem access isn't needed. Music is granted for sessions and their
# "Audio Files" folders opened by path from the command line.
- --filesystem=xdg-music
+ # VST3 and CLAP plugin hosts. The per-user plugin folders the hosts scan, read-only.
+ # System folders (/usr/lib/vst3, /usr/lib/clap) aren't reachable from the sandbox, and plugins
+ # there are linked against the host's libraries rather than the runtime's; sandboxed plugins
+ # come from Flatpak extensions instead (add-extensions below), found through these paths.
+ - --filesystem=~/.vst3:ro
+ - --filesystem=~/.clap:ro
+ - --env=VST3_PATH=/app/extensions/Plugins/vst3
+ - --env=CLAP_PATH=/app/extensions/Plugins/clap
+# Flathub's shared audio-plugin extension point (org.freedesktop.LinuxAudio.Plugins.*, the one
+# Ardour, Bitwig and friends use). Optional: nothing is downloaded unless the user installs a
+# plugin extension; merge-dirs lets every installed one appear under .../Plugins/{vst3,clap}.
+add-extensions:
+ org.freedesktop.LinuxAudio.Plugins:
+ directory: extensions/Plugins
+ version: '25.08'
+ add-ld-path: lib
+ merge-dirs: vst3;clap
+ subdirectories: true
+ no-autodownload: true
build-options:
append-path: /usr/lib/sdk/rust-stable/bin
modules:
@@ -51,6 +80,8 @@ modules:
install -d /app/share/metainfo;
sed -e "s/@VERSION@/$version/" -e "s/@DATE@/$(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)/"
packaging/linux/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.metainfo.xml.in > /app/share/metainfo/ai.storyteller.soundcraft.metainfo.xml
+ # Mount point for the plugin extensions (add-extensions).
+ - install -d /app/extensions/Plugins
sources:
- type: dir
path: ../../..
diff --git a/packaging/linux/package.sh b/packaging/linux/package.sh
index ba0b6c7..65e9a60 100755
--- a/packaging/linux/package.sh
+++ b/packaging/linux/package.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
# Build and package SoundCraft for Linux ( is x86_64 or aarch64):
#
# $DIST/soundcraft--linux-.AppImage any distro with glibc >= the build host's
+# $DIST/soundcraft--linux-.AppImage.zsync delta updates (needs zsyncmake)
# $DIST/soundcraft--linux-.deb Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Pop!_OS, ...
# $DIST/soundcraft--linux-.rpm Fedora, openSUSE, RHEL, ...
# $DIST/soundcraft--linux-.tar.gz plain FHS-style tree (bin/, share/)
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@
#
# Needs: cargo; nfpm for deb/rpm (https://nfpm.goreleaser.com); appimagetool for the AppImage
# (downloaded into $CARGO_TARGET_DIR if missing). Build on an old distro (CI: Ubuntu 22.04,
-# glibc 2.35) so the binaries run on newer ones. Optional: desktop-file-validate, appstreamcli.
+# glibc 2.35) so the binaries run on newer ones. Optional: desktop-file-validate, appstreamcli,
+# zsyncmake (the zsync package) for the AppImage's .zsync.
set -euo pipefail
# shellcheck source=../env.sh
. "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../env.sh"
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
case "$1" in
--skip-build) SKIP_BUILD=1; shift ;;
--formats) FORMATS="$2"; shift 2 ;;
- -h | --help) sed -n '2,15p' "$0"; exit 0 ;;
+ -h | --help) sed -n '2,17p' "$0"; exit 0 ;;
*) echo "unknown argument: $1" >&2; exit 2 ;;
esac
done
@@ -108,11 +110,29 @@ if has appimage; then
chmod +x "$TOOL"
fi
fi
- OUT="$DIST/$BASENAME.AppImage"
+ # Absolute, because appimagetool runs in $DIST below (CARGO_TARGET_DIR or APPIMAGETOOL may be
+ # relative).
+ OUT="$(cd "$DIST" && pwd)/$BASENAME.AppImage"
+ APPDIR="$(cd "$APPDIR" && pwd)"
+ TOOL="$(cd "$(dirname "$TOOL")" && pwd)/$(basename "$TOOL")"
+ # A .zsync left by an earlier run would hide a missing zsyncmake and describe another file.
+ rm -f "$OUT.zsync"
+ # Update information: AppImageUpdate, AppImageLauncher and the like read it from the file and
+ # fetch only the blocks that changed in a newer release, through the .zsync published next to
+ # each AppImage on GitHub Releases. `latest` is the newest published release that is not a
+ # pre-release. A fork's builds point at its own releases through GITHUB_REPOSITORY.
+ REPO="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY:-storytold/soundcraft}"
+ UPDATE_INFO="gh-releases-zsync|${REPO%%/*}|${REPO#*/}|latest|soundcraft-*-linux-$ARCH.AppImage.zsync"
# Extract-and-run: works without FUSE (containers, CI). The output embeds the static runtime,
- # so users don't need libfuse2 either.
- ARCH="$ARCH" APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN=1 "$TOOL" --no-appstream "$APPDIR" "$OUT"
+ # so users don't need libfuse2 either. With zsyncmake on the host (CI installs the zsync
+ # package) appimagetool also writes the .zsync, into its working directory, hence the cd.
+ (cd "$DIST" && ARCH="$ARCH" APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN=1 "$TOOL" --no-appstream -u "$UPDATE_INFO" "$APPDIR" "$OUT")
echo "wrote $OUT"
+ if [ -s "$OUT.zsync" ]; then
+ echo "wrote $OUT.zsync"
+ else
+ warn "zsyncmake not found, so $OUT.zsync was not written; AppImage delta updates need it"
+ fi
fi
"$STAGE/usr/bin/soundcraft-cli" --version