standalone linux app nearly ready

also made several fixes that apply to the OSX app

Assistant/Install.hs

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
 
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
 module Assistant.Install where
 
 import Assistant.Common
@@ -12,14 +14,15 @@ import Assistant.Install.AutoStart
 import Assistant.Ssh
 import Locations.UserConfig
 import Utility.FileMode
+import Utility.FreeDesktop
 import Utility.OSX
 
 import System.Posix.Env
 
-standaloneOSXAppBase :: IO (Maybe FilePath)
-standaloneOSXAppBase = getEnv "GIT_ANNEX_OSX_APP_BASE"
+standaloneAppBase :: IO (Maybe FilePath)
+standaloneAppBase = getEnv "GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE"
 
-{- The OSX git-annex.app does not have an installation process.
+{- The standalone app does not have an installation process.
  - So when it's run, it needs to set up autostarting of the assistant
  - daemon, as well as writing the programFile, and putting a
  - git-annex-shell wrapper into ~/.ssh
@@ -28,16 +31,21 @@ standaloneOSXAppBase = getEnv "GIT_ANNEX_OSX_APP_BASE"
  - it around, the paths this sets up won't break.
  -}
 ensureInstalled :: IO ()
-ensureInstalled = go =<< standaloneOSXAppBase
+ensureInstalled = go =<< standaloneAppBase
 	where
 		go Nothing = noop
 		go (Just base) = do
-			let program = base ++ "/bin/git-annex"
+			let program = base ++ "runshell git-annex"
 			programfile <- programFile
 			createDirectoryIfMissing True (parentDir programfile)
 			writeFile programfile program
 
-			autostartfile <- userAutoStart autoStartLabel
+#ifdef darwin_HOST_OS
+			autostartfile <- userAutoStart osxAutoStartLabel
+#else
+			autostartfile <- autoStartPath "git-annex"
+				<$> userConfigDir
+#endif
 			installAutoStart program autostartfile
 
 			{- This shim is only updated if it doesn't
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ ensureInstalled = go =<< standaloneOSXAppBase
 				, "exec", base </> "runshell" ++ 
 				  " git-annex-shell -c \"$SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND\""
 				]
-			curr <- catchDefaultIO "" $ readFile shim
+			curr <- catchDefaultIO "" $ readFileStrict shim
 			when (curr /= content) $ do
 				createDirectoryIfMissing True (parentDir shim)
 				writeFile shim content

Assistant/Install/AutoStart.hs

@@ -1,23 +1,37 @@
-{- Assistant OSX autostart file installation
+{- Assistant autostart file installation
  -
  - Copyright 2012 Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
  -
  - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
 
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
 module Assistant.Install.AutoStart where
 
+import Utility.FreeDesktop
 import Utility.OSX
 import Utility.Path
 
 import System.Directory
 
-{- Installs an autostart plist file for OSX. -}
 installAutoStart :: FilePath -> FilePath -> IO ()
 installAutoStart command file = do
+#ifdef darwin_HOST_OS
 	createDirectoryIfMissing True (parentDir file)
-	writeFile file $ genOSXAutoStartFile autoStartLabel command
+	writeFile file $ genOSXAutoStartFile osxAutoStartLabel command
 		["assistant", "--autostart"]
+#else
+	writeDesktopMenuFile (fdoAutostart command) file
+#endif
 
-autoStartLabel :: String
-autoStartLabel = "com.branchable.git-annex.assistant"
+osxAutoStartLabel :: String
+osxAutoStartLabel = "com.branchable.git-annex.assistant"
+
+fdoAutostart :: FilePath -> DesktopEntry
+fdoAutostart command = genDesktopEntry
+	"Git Annex Assistant"
+	"Autostart"
+	False
+	(command ++ " assistant --autostart")
+	[]

Assistant/WebApp/Documentation.hs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import Assistant.Common
 import Assistant.WebApp
 import Assistant.WebApp.Types
 import Assistant.WebApp.SideBar
-import Assistant.Install (standaloneOSXAppBase)
+import Assistant.Install (standaloneAppBase)
 import Utility.Yesod
 import Build.SysConfig (packageversion)
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import Yesod
  - be read in and displayed. -}
 licenseFile :: IO (Maybe FilePath)
 licenseFile = do
-	base <- standaloneOSXAppBase
+	base <- standaloneAppBase
 	return $ (</> "LICENSE") <$> base
 
 getAboutR :: Handler RepHtml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ getLicenseR = do
 	case v of
 		Nothing -> redirect AboutR
 		Just f -> bootstrap (Just About) $ do
-			sideBarDisplay
+			-- no sidebar, just pages of legalese..
 			setTitle "License"
 			license <- liftIO $ readFile f
 			$(widgetFile "documentation/license")

Build/InstallDesktopFile.hs

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ writeFDODesktop command = do
 		=<< inDestDir (desktopMenuFilePath "git-annex" datadir)
 
 	configdir <- ifM systemwideInstall ( return systemConfigDir, userConfigDir )
-	writeDesktopMenuFile (autostart command) 
+	installAutoStart command 
 		=<< inDestDir (autoStartPath "git-annex" configdir)
 
 writeOSXDesktop :: FilePath -> IO ()

Makefile

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ linuxstandalone: $(bins)
 	cp git-annex "$(LINUXSTANDALONE_DEST)/bin/"
 	strip "$(LINUXSTANDALONE_DEST)/bin/git-annex"
 	ln -sf git-annex "$(LINUXSTANDALONE_DEST)/bin/git-annex-shell"
-	zcat doc/license/git-annex-osx.app-licences.gz > $(LINUXSTANDALONE_DEST)/LICENSE
+	zcat standalone/licences.gz > $(LINUXSTANDALONE_DEST)/LICENSE
 
 	for bin in $(THIRDPARTY_BINS); do \
 		cp "$$(which "$$bin")" "$(LINUXSTANDALONE_DEST)/bin/" || echo "$$bin not available; skipping"; \
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ osxapp: $(bins)
 	cp git-annex "$(OSXAPP_BASE)/bin/"
 	strip "$(OSXAPP_BASE)/bin/git-annex"
 	ln -sf git-annex "$(OSXAPP_BASE)/bin/git-annex-shell"
-	gzcat doc/license/git-annex-osx.app-licences.gz > $(OSXAPP_BASE)/LICENSE
+	gzcat standalone/licences.gz > $(OSXAPP_BASE)/LICENSE
 	cp $(OSXAPP_BASE)/LICENSE $(GIT_ANNEX_TMP_BUILD_DIR)/build-dmg/LICENSE.txt
 
 	for bin in $(THIRDPARTY_BINS); do \

standalone/linux/README

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+To start the git-annex webapp, run the git-annex-webapp script in this
+directory.
+
+To enter an environment with git-annex in PATH, use runshell
+
+This should work on any Linux system of the appropriate architecture.
+More or less. There are no external dependencies, except for glibc.
+Any recent-ish version of glibc should work (2.13 is ok; so is 2.11).
+
+
+How it works: This directory contains a lot of libraries and programs
+that git-annex needs. But it's not a chroot. Instead, runshell sets
+PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH to point to the stuff in this directory.
+
+The glibc libs are not included. Instead, it runs with the host system's
+glibc. We trust that glibc's excellent backwards and forward compatability
+is good enough to run binaries that were linked for a newer or older
+version. Of course, this could fail. Particularly if the binaries try to
+use some new glibc feature. But hopefully not.
+
+Why not bundle glibc too? I've not gotten it to work! The host system's 
+ld-linux.so will be used for sure, as that's hardcoded into the binaries.
+When I tried including libraries from glibc in here, everything segfaulted.

standalone/linux/git-annex-webapp

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+base="$(dirname $0)"
+if [ ! -d "$base" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find base directory (I seem to be $0)" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -e "$base/runshell" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find $base/runshell" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get absolute path to base, to avoid breakage when things change directories.
+orig="$(pwd)"
+cd "$base"
+base="$(pwd)"
+cd "$orig"
+
+# If this is a standalone app, set a variable that git-annex can use to
+# install itself.
+if [ -e "$base/bin/git-annex" ]; then
+	GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE="$base"
+	export GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE
+fi
+
+"$base/runshell" git-annex webapp "$@"

standalone/linux/glibc-libs

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+libanl-.*.so
+libutil-.*.so
+libnss_hesiod-.*.so
+libcrypt-.*.so
+libnss_compat-.*.so
+libm-.*.so
+libr.so
+libpcprofile.so
+libnss_nis-.*.so
+libSegFault.so
+libpthread-.*.so
+librt-.*.so
+libnss_dns-.*.so
+libdl-.*.so
+libBrokenLocale-.*.so
+libnss_nisplus-.*.so
+libthread_db-1.0.so
+libmemusage.so
+libcidn-.*.so
+libnss_files-.*.so
+libnsl-.*.so
+libc-.*.so
+ld-.*.so
+libnss_nis.so
+libthread_db.so
+libanl.so
+libr.so
+libnss_compat.so
+libm.so
+libnss_dns.so
+libpthread.so
+libc.so
+librt.so
+libcidn.so
+libnss_nisplus.so
+libnsl.so
+libutil.so
+libBrokenLocale.so
+ld-linux.so
+libnss_files.so
+libdl.so
+libnss_hesiod.so
+libcrypt.so

standalone/linux/runshell

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Runs a shell command (or interactive shell) using the binaries and
+# libraries bundled with this app.
+
+set -e
+
+base="$(dirname $0)"
+
+if [ ! -d "$base" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find base directory (I seem to be $0)" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e "$base/bin/git-annex" ]; then
+	echo "** base directory $base does not contain bin/git-annex" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -e "$base/bin/git" ]; then
+	echo "** base directory $base does not contain bin/git" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get absolute path to base, to avoid breakage when things change directories.
+orig="$(pwd)"
+cd "$base"
+base="$(pwd)"
+cd "$orig"
+
+# Put our binaries first, to avoid issues with out of date or incompatable
+# system binaries.
+PATH=$base/bin:$PATH
+export PATH
+
+for lib in $(cat $base/libdirs); do
+	LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$base/$lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+done
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+
+GIT_EXEC_PATH=$base/git-core
+export GIT_EXEC_PATH
+
+if [ "$1" ]; then
+	cmd="$1"
+	shift 1
+	exec "$cmd" "$@"
+else
+	$SHELL
+fi

ui-macos/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git-annex-webapp

@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@ if [ ! -e "$base/runshell" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+# Get absolute path to base, to avoid breakage when things change directories.
+orig="$(pwd)"
+cd "$base"
+base="$(pwd)"
+cd "$orig"
+
 # If this is a standalone app, set a variable that git-annex can use to
 # install itself.
 if [ -e "$base/bin/git-annex" ]; then
-	GIT_ANNEX_OSX_APP_BASE="$base"
-	export GIT_ANNEX_OSX_APP_BASE
+	GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE="$base"
+	export GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE
 fi
 
 "$base/runshell" git-annex webapp "$@"