Add Linux arm64 to CI pipeline

Author: dennisameling

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -159,9 +159,15 @@ jobs:
 
   linux:
     needs: lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04-8-cores
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
-
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04-8-cores
+            arch: x64
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04-arm64-4-cores
+            arch: arm64
     steps:
     - run: lsb_release -a
     - run: uname -a
@@ -185,6 +191,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install xvfb and libpulse0
       run: sudo apt-get install xvfb libpulse0 || (sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install xvfb libpulse0)
 
+    # Needed because electron-builder's bundled FPM doesn't support arm64
+    - name: Install FPM (for packaging)
+      if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm64-4-cores' }}
+      run: sudo gem install fpm
+
     - name: Setup sccache
       uses: mozilla-actions/[email protected]
     - name: Restore sccache
@@ -219,6 +230,7 @@ jobs:
         CXX: sccache g++
         SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
         DISABLE_INSPECT_FUSE: on
+        USE_SYSTEM_FPM: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm64-4-cores' && 'true' || '' }}
     - name: Build without packaging .deb file
       run: pnpm run build:release --linux dir
       if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
@@ -227,10 +239,11 @@ jobs:
         CXX: sccache g++
         SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
         DISABLE_INSPECT_FUSE: on
+        USE_SYSTEM_FPM: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm64-4-cores' && 'true' || '' }}
 
     - name: Upload installer size
       if: ${{ github.repository == 'signalapp/Signal-Desktop-Private' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
-      run: node ts/scripts/dd-installer-size.js linux
+      run: node ts/scripts/dd-installer-size.js linux-${{ matrix.arch }}
       env:
         DD_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DATADOG_API_KEY }}
 

ts/scripts/dd-installer-size.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { name as NAME, version as VERSION } from '../../package.json';
 
 const SUPPORT_CONFIG = new Set([
-  'linux',
+  'linux-x64',
+  'linux-arm64',
   'windows',
   'macos-arm64',
   'macos-x64',

ts/scripts/test-release.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
 } else if (process.platform === 'win32') {
   archive = join('win-unpacked', 'resources', 'app.asar');
   exe = join('win-unpacked', `${packageJson.productName}.exe`);
+} else if (process.platform === 'linux' && process.arch !== 'x64') {
+  archive = join(`linux-${process.arch}-unpacked`, 'resources', 'app.asar');
+  exe = join(`linux-${process.arch}-unpacked`, packageJson.name);
 } else if (process.platform === 'linux') {
   archive = join('linux-unpacked', 'resources', 'app.asar');
   exe = join('linux-unpacked', packageJson.name);