Ubuntu support

[gnysek]

By changing:

modules = ["android"];

to:

modules = ["android", "linux"];

in https://github.com/bscotch/igor-setup/blob/main/src/lib/igor-setup.ts#L182

I was able to make a build for Ubuntu, with below nearly-basic config (notice platform: linux, also "find" part is same as for android):

name: Ubuntu Build (VM)
on: 
  # push: #Uncomment this line to run the workflow on push
  workflow_dispatch: #This line allows you to run the workflow manually from the GitHub Actions page
  workflow_call: #This line allows you to run the workflow from another workflow
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
    steps:
      # Check out the repository with the GameMaker project
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          lfs: true
      # This step finds the yyp file in the repository and saves the path to an output
      - id: find_yyp
        name: Find the yyp file
        run: |
          yyp=$(find ${{ github.workspace }} -name "*.yyp")
          echo "YYP file found at: $yyp"
          echo "yyp-path=$yyp" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
      - name: Set up ffmpeg # This step may be removed when https://github.com/YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs/issues/4977 is fixed
        uses: FedericoCarboni/setup-ffmpeg@v3
        with:
          ffmpeg-version: '6.1.0'
      # This step sets up the GameMaker build CLI tool Igor https://github.com/bscotch/igor-setup
      - name: use Igor Setup
        uses: bscotch/igor-setup@v1
        id: igor
        with:
          target-yyp: ${{ steps.find_yyp.outputs.yyp-path }}
          access-key: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_KEY }}
          module: linux
      - name: use Igor build
        uses: bscotch/igor-build@v1
        id: build
        with:
          yyp-path: ${{ steps.find_yyp.outputs.yyp-path }}
          user-dir: ${{ steps.igor.outputs.user-dir }}
          platform: linux
          yyc: false
      # This step uploads the build to the artifacts, so you can download it from the GitHub Actions page or use it in another workflow
      - name: upload-build
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: igor-build-ubuntu
          path: ${{ steps.build.outputs.out-dir }}
          retention-days: 1 # Longer retention days can incur additional charges. See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/storing-workflow-data-as-artifacts

However, I'm not good enough to fully understand how those scripts works, and how to separate android/ubuntu builds.

I've checked it on runtime 2024.1100.0.658:

If someone with bigger knowledge would be able to adapt some better solution (so android/linux would be properly differetiated, and won't cause downloading both runtimes), that would be useful for others.

For now I'm at least sharing, that it's possible :)

[shichen85]

Interesting... I don't think changing https://github.com/bscotch/igor-setup/blob/main/src/lib/igor-setup.ts#L182 is needed, because if you ended up specifying module: linux when calling bscotch/igor-setup@v1, it should circumvent line 173-185.

You workflow shows that you are still using bscotch/igor-setup@v1, which does not contains the alteration you mentioned. If that succeeded in making the ubuntu build, it means igor-setup and igor-build can already support Ubuntu as they are now. Just to confirm, can you link the workflow run that successfully made the Ubuntu build?

[gnysek]

@shichen85 yes, of course as I mentioned, I had to change that one line, so instead of bscotch/igor-setup@v1 I've used my own version gnysel/igor-setup@ubuntu-hack ( gnysek@12f8494?w=1#diff-3d2b59189eeedc2d428ddd632e97658fe310f587f7cb63b01f9b98ffc11c0197L13373 ).

[shichen85]

I found the issue. In your workflow YML file:

      - name: use Igor Setup
        uses: bscotch/igor-setup@v1
        id: igor
        with:
          target-yyp: ${{ steps.find_yyp.outputs.yyp-path }}
          access-key: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_KEY }}
          module: linux

It uses the singular module instead of the plural modules. If you change that to modules, you should be able to make the build even with bscotch/igor-setup@v1.
This is a very understandable "typo", and I have updated the action to take the singular module as an input too.
Unfortunately, only VM can build now and YYC is throwing errors as shown here: https://github.com/bscotch/ganary/actions/runs/11487501182/job/31972198523

We do not ship to Ubuntu so I will leave this issue open for PRs from the community.

[BPzeBanshee]

Hi all, thought I'd document my experience attempting to utilise the code and discussions mentioned here to compile my project.

Compiling anything GM on ubuntu-latest has issues with AppArmor (cfr here) and I'm not sure it's doable to toggle off the variable that triggers that issue, so I worked around the errors it generated by explicitly defining an earlier distro.

It then tripped on some notice about a location not existing (log here: 0_build.txt), I was able to get around this by adding the prerequisites for Ubuntu compiling, namely the Steam runtime, AppImage and LinuxDeploy.

After a bit of trial and error, I was able to get AppImage-based and YYC compiles going! At the moment I only have access to my Steam Deck, which runs into some quirks with joystick support I need to look at separately, but it does run.

FWIW, my work file is here - I'm a bit new to the whole Github Actions thing so totally open to critique and feedback. :)