debian-package-builder

build Node.js (and other) scripts into Debian packages (optionally using Docker for cross-compilation environment)

background

i want to port Scuttlebutt to Debian packages for Peach Cloud, to use on Intel or Arm Linux devices

example

with Docker installed:

git clone https://github.com/ahdinosaur/debian-package-builder
cd debian-package-builder
npm run example:hello-node:amd64
sudo dpkg -i output/hello-node/hello-node.0.0_amd64.deb

# or to cross-compile for armhf
npm run example:hello-node:armhf

# or to cross-compile for arm64
npm run example:hello-node:arm64

see more example inputs in ./examples

install

npm install -g debian-package-builder

usage

Usage:
  debian-package-builder [options]

  Arguments:

    -t, --target <target>: (required) target of build (nodejs)
    -i, --input <path>: (required) directory of input image spec
    -o, --output <path>: (required) directory to output build results
    -a, --arch <arch>: (required) architecture
    -n, --name <name>: optional name of image

  Flags:

    -h, --help: show this usage
    -d, --docker: build image using docker

  Docker-only arguments:

    --debian-release <release>: optional Debian release (default: buster) 
    --target-version <version>: optional target version
      - default Node.js version: 10
    --apt-proxy <address>: optional apt proxy

  Examples:

    debian-package-builder --docker --target nodejs --input ./examples/hello-world --output ./output --arch amd64

if using --docker, you need Docker installed.

if not using --docker, you need the following packages installed:

• git
• curl
• gnupg
• libc6-dev
• build-essential
• libtool
• debhelper
• devscripts

if intended target is nodejs, you also need:

• nodejs (preferably from NodeSource)

references

• https://blog.cloudflare.com/porting-our-software-to-arm64/
• https://www.ecliptik.com/Cross-Building-and-Running-Multi-Arch-Docker-Images/
• https://askubuntu.com/questions/850568/how-do-i-represent-arch-pc-linux-gnu-in-a-debian-install-file
• https://packages.debian.org/sid/qemu-user-static
• https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/start.en.html
• https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/index.html#
• https://github.com/mafintosh/raspberry-pi-container

license

GPL-3.0