nix-files/pkgs/additional/signal-desktop-from-src/default.nix
Colin b59685cc9d signal-desktop-from-src: get more working
no longer complains about ABI mismatches
2023-11-05 14:49:40 +00:00

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# arch package:
# - <https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/signal-desktop/-/blob/main/PKGBUILD?ref_type=heads>
# - builds with `yarn generate; yarn build`
# alpine package:
# - <https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/blob/master/testing/signal-desktop/APKBUILD?ref_type=heads>
# - more involved build process, apparently to reuse deps shared with other parts of the OS:
# - manually build signal's webrtc using ninja
# - manually build signal's ringrtc using yarn
# - manually build libsignal with yarn, cargo and cbindgen
# - yarn build:acknowledgments
# - yarn patch-package
# - npm rebuild esbuild # apparently esbuild is to be used later in the build process
# - yarn build:dev
# - yarn install
# - then it `mv`s and `patch`s a bunch of stuff
# - tasje pack
#
# signal uses typescript, javascript, and electron
# - no node, npm
#
# runtime error (temporarily fixed for x64 only, ringrtc):
# ```
# Error: Cannot find module '../../build/linux/libringrtc-x64.node'
# Require stack:
# - /nix/store/lmk7ify4gq5i23832cn4qriqy5cr7asb-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/ringrtc/dist/ringrtc/Native.js
# - /nix/store/lmk7ify4gq5i23832cn4qriqy5cr7asb-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/ringrtc/dist/ringrtc/CallLinks.js
# - /nix/store/lmk7ify4gq5i23832cn4qriqy5cr7asb-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/ringrtc/dist/ringrtc/Service.js
# - /nix/store/lmk7ify4gq5i23832cn4qriqy5cr7asb-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/ringrtc/dist/index.js
# - /nix/store/lmk7ify4gq5i23832cn4qriqy5cr7asb-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/ts/sql/migrations/89-call-history.js
# - /nix/store/lmk7ify4gq5i23832cn4qriqy5cr7asb-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/ts/sql/migrations/index.js
# - /nix/store/lmk7ify4gq5i23832cn4qriqy5cr7asb-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/app/main.js
# - /nix/store/nqp0wqs8xa2dw36yc6i1lyhnx0m39fsk-electron-unwrapped-27.0.0/libexec/electron/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
# -
# at node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1084:15
# at Function._resolveFilename (node:electron/js2c/browser_init:2:116646)
# at node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:929:27
# at Function._load (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:13327)
# at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1150:19)
# at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:121:18)
# at Object.<anonymous> (/nix/store/lmk7ify4gq5i23832cn4qriqy5cr7asb-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/ringrtc/dist/ringrtc/Native.js:33:19)
# at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1271:14)
# at Object..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1326:10)
# at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1126:32)
# ```
# - `ringrtc` doesn't exist anywhere inside the installed result -- but that _could_ be because of the asar, or it could be because it doesn't get installed
# - package.json has a `"build"` key, which references ringrtc in the "singleArchFiles" subfield
# - "singleArchFiles": "node_modules/@signalapp/{libsignal-client/prebuilds/**,ringrtc/build/**}"
# - maybe this is getting overlooked because of the way i build?
# - `ringrtc` exists in the build dir at `./source/node_modules/@signalapp/ringrtc/`
# - but no `libringrtc`
# - and notably, no `node_modules/@signalapp/ringrtc/build` -- which was mentioned in package.json.
# - so, i probably need to manually build that.
# - nixpkgs `signal-desktop` includes this line, suggesting that the prebuilt distribution includes the referenced ringrtc file:
# - `patchelf --add-needed ${libpulseaudio}/lib/libpulse.so "$out/lib/${dir}/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@signalapp/ringrtc/build/linux/libringrtc-x64.node"`
#
# runtime error (sqlite)
# - ```
# Unhandled Promise Rejection: Error: Error: Could not locate the bindings file. Tried:
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/build/better_sqlite3.node
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/build/Debug/better_sqlite3.node
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/out/Debug/better_sqlite3.node
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/Debug/better_sqlite3.node
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/out/Release/better_sqlite3.node
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/Release/better_sqlite3.node
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/build/default/better_sqlite3.node
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/compiled/18.15.0/linux/x64/better_sqlite3.node
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/addon-build/release/install-root/better_sqlite3.node
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/addon-build/debug/install-root/better_sqlite3.node
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/addon-build/default/install-root/better_sqlite3.node
# → /nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/lib/binding/node-v116-linux-x64/better_sqlite3.node
# at bindings (/nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/bindings/bindings.js:126:9)
# at new Database (/nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/lib/database.js:48:64)
# at openAndMigrateDatabase (/nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/ts/sql/Server.js:365:8)
# at openAndSetUpSQLCipher (/nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/ts/sql/Server.js:383:14)
# at Object.initialize (/nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/ts/sql/Server.js:419:16)
# at MessagePort.<anonymous> (/nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/ts/sql/mainWorker.js:84:35)
# at [nodejs.internal.kHybridDispatch] (node:internal/event_target:735:20)
# at exports.emitMessage (node:internal/per_context/messageport:23:28)
# at Worker.<anonymous> (/nix/store/0kq63cnarayn7cq8c35729j324p7qgi6-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/ts/sql/main.js:62:26)
# at Worker.emit (node:events:513:28)
# at MessagePort.<anonymous> (node:internal/worker:234:53)
# at [nodejs.internal.kHybridDispatch] (node:internal/event_target:735:20)
# at exports.emitMessage (node:internal/per_context/messageport:23:28)
# ```
#
# runtime hang:
# - during boot, this message looks sus:
# - `{"level":50,"time":"2023-11-02T15:45:33.925Z","msg":"Preload error in [REDACTED]/preload.bundle.js: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'PureComponent')"}`
# - worth trying to build better-sqlite.
# - `make: *** No rule to make target '../deps/sqlcipher.tar.gz', needed by 'b857c92884e9598d609f6be182a2595df7a8e00f.intermediate'. Stop.`
# - alpine patches it to use system sqlcipher.
# - nixpkgs has sqlcipher: should try the same thing
#
# - after shipping sqlcipher:
# ```
# In file included from ../src/better_sqlite3.cpp:4:
# ./src/better_sqlite3.lzz:14:10: fatal error: signal-tokenizer.h: No such file or directory
# - signal-tokenizer: <https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-FTS5-Extension>
# - allows full-text-search for sqlite CJK languages
# - i should just disable it, if possible?
# - somehow signal-desktop doesn't contain any tokenizer files, even though it's a rust binary?
# - text references to signal_tokenizer, though
# - oh: static linking (against (SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/sqlite3/signal-tokenizer/>(rust_arch)-unknown-linux-gnu/libsignal_tokenizer.a)
# - signal's better-sqlite3 hardcodes a #include for signal-tokenizer.h; it's not toggleable
# - simply deleting source references to the tokenizer causes a runtime error:
# ```
# Unhandled Promise Rejection: Error: Error: /nix/store/hf4crvgi4rmm3cg0l1pc9pbvzq0y6kh0-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node: undefined symbol: _ZN2v812api_internal18GlobalizeReferenceEPNS_8internal7IsolateEPm
# at process.func [as dlopen] (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:1869)
# at Module._extensions..node (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1354:18)
# at Object.func [as .node] (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:2096)
# at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1124:32)
# at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:965:12)
# at f._load (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:13377)
# at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1148:19)
# at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)
# at bindings (/nix/store/hf4crvgi4rmm3cg0l1pc9pbvzq0y6kh0-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/bindings/bindings.js:112:48)
# at new Database (/nix/store/hf4crvgi4rmm3cg0l1pc9pbvzq0y6kh0-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/lib/database.js:48:64)
# at Worker.<anonymous> (/nix/store/hf4crvgi4rmm3cg0l1pc9pbvzq0y6kh0-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/ts/sql/main.js:62:26)
# at Worker.emit (node:events:513:28)
# at MessagePort.<anonymous> (node:internal/worker:234:53)
# at [nodejs.internal.kHybridDispatch] (node:internal/event_target:735:20)
# at exports.emitMessage (node:internal/per_context/messageport:23:28)
# ```
# - possibly that's a broken reference to v8::Isolate? but that's used by ordinary better-sqlite
# - `v8::api_internal::GlobalizeReference(v8::internal::Isolate*, unsigned long*)` - as per c++filt
# - seems a problem whenever multiple nodejs versions are mixed?
# - <https://github.com/refi64/zypak/issues/20>
# - error message is for better-sqlite, but maybe it's actually because of the rtc stuff (which used a different nodejs)?
# - happens for electron 25, 26 and 27
# - pre-packaged signal-desktop has better-sqlite which doesn't link against anything special like v8, and includes the symbol:
# - `_ZN2v812api_internal18GlobalizeReferenceEPNS_8internal7IsolateEm`
# - notice: IsolateEm instead of IsolatedEPm
# - `v8::api_internal::GlobalizeReference(v8::internal::Isolate*, unsigned long)`
# - i.e. that `unsized long` isn't a pointer!
# - GlobalizeReference doesn't occur in better-sqlite source
# - v8 is a part of nodejs, as is GlobalizeReference.
# - could this be related to that "unable to figure out ABI" thing?
# - somehow related to node-gyp:
# .node-gyp/18.18.2/include/node/v8-persistent-handle.h
# 36:V8_EXPORT internal::Address* GlobalizeReference(internal::Isolate* isolate,
# 37- internal::Address* handle);
# nixpkgs' nodejs is indeed 18.18.2. upstream nodejs is 21.1.0.
# this header matches what nodejs 18.18.2 provides!
# - maybe related to electron.headers? probably not though. nix path-info on electron doesn't show any trace of node
# - in fact, nix path-info on signal-desktop-from-src refers to nodejs, which contains in `bin/nodejs` the use of this symbol:
# - `_ZN2v812api_internal18GlobalizeReferenceEPNS_8internal7IsolateEPm`
# - so.... THERE'S NO REASON FOR ME TO SEE THIS ERROR!!
# - in the build dir, this file DOES contain GlobalizeReference, of the right signature: `./source/release/linux-unpacked/signal-desktop`
# - same file as in the pre-built signal-desktop
# - this is the one which segfaults on launch though.
# - because it needs suid bit. invoke with `--no-sandbox` instead!
# - but then we get the same identical undefined symbol error as above!
# - do i have it inverted: nodejs runs signal-desktop, not that electron runs signal-desktop?
# - note in the build dir, a PREBUILT: source/release/linux-unpacked/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@signalapp/libsignal-client/prebuilds/linux-x64/node.napi.node
# - is this the Native API for node?? wtf is signal doing?
# - indeed they ship binaries on npm: <https://www.npmjs.com/package/@signalapp/libsignal-client/v/0.33.0?activeTab=code>
# - i think i need to just blindly copy the Alpine build routine, and then it'll work. they're clearly doing all their involved stuff for SOME reason
#
# after linking in libsignal_tokenizer and libv8 and libicu:
# - <https://github.com/WiseLibs/better-sqlite3/issues/187#issuecomment-587085448>
# - ```
# Unhandled Promise Rejection: Error: Error: Module did not self-register: '/nix/store/nbf47bl99qfw01dmrf9q0sk5xzs4sq6r-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node'.
# at process.func [as dlopen] (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:1869)
# at Module._extensions..node (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1354:18)
# at Object.func [as .node] (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:2096)
# at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1124:32)
# at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:965:12)
# at f._load (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:13377)
# at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1148:19)
# at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)
# at bindings (/nix/store/nbf47bl99qfw01dmrf9q0sk5xzs4sq6r-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/bindings/bindings.js:112:48)
# at new Database (/nix/store/nbf47bl99qfw01dmrf9q0sk5xzs4sq6r-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/lib/database.js:48:64)
# at Worker.<anonymous> (/nix/store/nbf47bl99qfw01dmrf9q0sk5xzs4sq6r-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar/ts/sql/main.js:62:26)
# at Worker.emit (node:events:513:28)
# at MessagePort.<anonymous> (node:internal/worker:234:53)
# at [nodejs.internal.kHybridDispatch] (node:internal/event_target:735:20)
# at exports.emitMessage (node:internal/per_context/messageport:23:28)
# ```
# - better-sqlite "guide" for Electron users: <https://github.com/WiseLibs/better-sqlite3/issues/126>
#
# ABI differences (?)
# - "Error: The module '/nix/store/y1xy2dli178cby734lshmm0g5vnzwir2-signal-desktop-from-src-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node' was compiled against a different Node.js version using NODE_MODULE_VERSION 108. This version of Node.js requires NODE_MODULE_VERSION 116"
# - signal-desktop package.json references as the "engine": node 18.15.0
# - nixpkgs ships nodejs 18.18.2
# - electron-rebuild is somehow used for stuff like this?
# - version list is here: <https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/HEAD/doc/abi_version_registry.json>
# - 116 = electron 25
# - 108 = node 18.0.0
# - so, my node modules were built for node 18.x, but i'm trying to run them with electron.
# - oh! this is why Alpine compiles with: --nodedir=/usr/include/electron/node_headers
# - yup, running under electron 27 causes this number to go to 118 (as expected)
# - electron.headers is nodejs 18.15.0 and still specifies `#define NODE_MODULE_VERSION 108` (so, no good!)
#
#
# the dependencies which alpine builds live over here:
# https://github.com/signalapp/libsignal/archive/refs/tags/v$_libsignalver/libsignal-$_libsignalver.tar.gz
# https://github.com/signalapp/ringrtc/archive/refs/tags/v$_ringrtcver/ringrtc-$_ringrtcver.tar.gz
# https://s3.sakamoto.pl/lnl-aports-snapshots/webrtc-$_webrtcver.tar.zst
# https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-FTS5-Extension/archive/refs/tags/v$_stokenizerver/stokenizer-$_stokenizerver.tar.gz
#
# nixpkgs packages libsignal-protocol-c, but i think not the actual `libsignal`
# - <https://github.com/signalapp/libsignal-protocol-c>
# flare-signal references <https://github.com/signalapp/libsignal>
# - same with gurk-rs
# - neither of these do anything special with it.
# - however, they do refer to it as `name = "libsignal-protocol"`, so maybe libsignal-protocol-c is quite related?
# - and also `name = "poksho"`, signal-crypto, zkcredential, zkgroup, etc
#
# ringrtc:
# - readme says that it's going to download webrtc components -- that's probably why Alpine builds that first
# - "To build the Node.js module suitable for including in an Electron app, run:"
# make electron PLATFORM=<platform> NODEJS_ARCH=<arch>
# - compiling x64 -> arm64 is supported, but arm64 -> arm64 is *not*
# - the referenced file is a 13 MB ELF: /nix/store/7hb6840x2f10zpm3d5ccj3kr3vaf93n5-signal-desktop-6.36.0/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@signalapp/ringrtc/build/linux/libringrtc-x64.node
# - not in crates.io
# - TODO: simplest test would be to just copy this out of nixpkgs' signal-desktop
#
# webrtc:
# - nothing much in nixpkgs cites "signalapp", so i probably have to do this manually
# - nothing named `webrtc` linked from the signal-desktop appimage
# - it's like 900MB?? https://s3.sakamoto.pl/lnl-aports-snapshots/webrtc-5845h.tar.zst
# - not in crates.io
{ lib
, alsa-lib
, at-spi2-atk
, at-spi2-core
, atk
, autoPatchelfHook
, buildPackages
, callPackage
, cups
# , electron_26
, electron_25
, electron_25-bin
, electron
, fetchFromGitHub
# , fetchYarnDeps
, flac
, fixup_yarn_lock
, gdk-pixbuf
, gtk3
, icu
, libpulseaudio
, libwebp
, libxslt
, makeWrapper
, mesa
, nodejs # version 18
# , nodejs_latest
, nspr
, nss
, pango
, python3
, removeReferencesTo
, signal-desktop
, sqlite
, sqlcipher
, srcOnly
, stdenv
, substituteAll
, wrapGAppsHook
, yarn
}:
let
# package.json locks electron to 25.8.4
# element-desktop uses electron_26
# nixpkgs has `electron` defaulted to electron_27
# alpine builds signal-desktop using its default electron version, i.e. 27.0.2
# for this package, electron_25 seems more stable than 26/27.
# 27 complains that better-sqlite was built against an incompatible nodejs.
# 26 simply segfaults.
# electron = electron_26;
# electron = electron_25;
electron = electron_25-bin;
# nodejs = nodejs_latest;
nodeSources = srcOnly nodejs;
bettersqlitePatch = substituteAll {
# this patch does more than just use the system sqlcipher.
# it also tells bettersqlite to link against its needed runtime dependencies,
# since there's a few statically linked things which aren't called out.
# it also tells bettersqlite not to download sqlcipher when we `npm rebuild`
src = ./bettersqlite-use-system-sqlcipher.patch;
inherit sqlcipher;
inherit (nodejs) libv8;
signal_fts5_extension = signal-fts5-extension;
};
signal-fts5-extension = callPackage ./fts5-extension { };
in
stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
pname = "signal-desktop-from-src";
version = "6.36.0";
src = fetchFromGitHub {
owner = "signalapp";
repo = "Signal-Desktop";
rev = "v${version}";
hash = "sha256-86x6OeQAMN5vhLaAphnAfSWeRgUh0wAeZFzxue8otDQ=";
};
patches = [
./debug.patch
];
nativeBuildInputs = [
autoPatchelfHook
fixup_yarn_lock
makeWrapper
nodejs # possibly i could instead use nodejs-slim
python3
removeReferencesTo
wrapGAppsHook
yarn
];
buildInputs = [
alsa-lib
at-spi2-atk
at-spi2-core
atk
cups
electron
flac
gdk-pixbuf
gtk3
libpulseaudio
libwebp
libxslt
mesa # for libgbm
nspr
nss
pango
# so that bettersqlite may link against sqlcipher (see patch)
# but i don't know if it actually needs to. just copied this from alpine.
sqlcipher
];
# to update:
# - `cp ~/ref/repos/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/{package.json,yarn.lock} .`
# - `nix run '.#yarn2nix' > yarn.nix`
env.yarnOfflineCache = (callPackage ./yarn.nix {}).offline_cache;
# alternative method, which bypasses yarn2nix
# env.yarnOfflineCache = fetchYarnDeps {
# # this might be IFD: if `nix run '.#check.nur'` fails then inline the lock: `yarnLock = ./yarn.lock`
# yarnLock = "${src}/yarn.lock";
# hash = "sha256-AXT6p5lgF0M9ckoxiAvT1HaJhUWVtwEOadY4otdeB0Q=";
# };
env.ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD = "1";
postPatch = ''
# fixes build failure:
# > Fusing electron at /build/source/release/linux-unpacked/signal-desktop inspect-arguments=false
# > EACCES: permission denied, open '/build/source/release/linux-unpacked/signal-desktop' failedTask=build stackTrace=Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/build/source/release/linux-unpacked/signal-desktop'
# electron "fusing" (electron.flipFuses) seems to be configuring which functionality electron will support at runtime.
# notably: ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE, cookie encryption, NODE_OPTIONS env var, --inspect-* CLI args, app.asar validation
# skipping the fuse process seems relatively inconsequential
substituteInPlace ts/scripts/after-pack.ts \
--replace 'await fuseElectron' '//await fuseElectron'
'';
configurePhase = ''
runHook preConfigure
export HOME=$NIX_BUILD_TOP
yarn config --offline set yarn-offline-mirror $yarnOfflineCache
fixup_yarn_lock yarn.lock
# optional flags: --no-progress --non-interactive
# yarn install creates the node_modules/ directory
yarn install --offline --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts --ignore-engines
patchShebangs node_modules/
runHook postConfigure
'';
# excerpts from package.json:
# - "build": "run-s --print-label generate build:esbuild:prod build:release"
# - "generate": "npm-run-all build-protobuf build:esbuild sass get-expire-time copy-components"
# - "build-protobuf": "yarn build-module-protobuf"
# - "build-module-protobuf": "pbjs --target static-module --force-long --no-typeurl --no-verify --no-create --wrap commonjs --out ts/protobuf/compiled.js protos/*.proto && pbts --out ts/protobuf/compiled.d.ts ts/protobuf/compiled.js"
# - "build:esbuild": "node scripts/esbuild.js"
# - "sass": "sass stylesheets/manifest.scss:stylesheets/manifest.css stylesheets/manifest_bridge.scss:stylesheets/manifest_bridge.css"`
# - "get-expire-time": "node ts/scripts/get-expire-time.js"
# - "copy-components": "node ts/scripts/copy.js"
# - "build:esbuild:prod": "node scripts/esbuild.js --prod"
# - "build:release": "cross-env SIGNAL_ENV=production yarn build:electron -- --config.directories.output=release"
# - "build:electron": "electron-builder --config.extraMetadata.environment=$SIGNAL_ENV"
#
# - "build:dev": "run-s --print-label generate build:esbuild:prod"
#
# i can't call toplevel `yarn build` because it doesn't properly forward the `--offline` flags where they need to go.
# instead i call each step individually.
buildPhase = ''
runHook preBuild
# allow building with different node version than what upstream package.json requests
# (i still use the same major version)
echo 'ignore-engines true' > .yarnrc
# `node-gyp rebuild` is invoked somewhere, and without this it tries to download node headers from electronjs.org
mkdir -p "$HOME/.node-gyp/${nodejs.version}"
echo 9 > "$HOME/.node-gyp/${nodejs.version}/installVersion"
ln -sfv "${nodejs}/include" "$HOME/.node-gyp/${nodejs.version}"
tar xzf ${electron.headers}
echo "node_headers:"
ls node_headers
export npm_config_nodedir=$(pwd)/node_headers
export npm_config_target=${electron.version}
export npm_config_runtime=electron
export npm_config_arch=x64
export npm_config_target_arch=x64
# build the sqlite bindings ELF
pushd node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3
mkdir tokenizer
cp ${signal-fts5-extension}/lib/libsignal_tokenizer.a tokenizer/
patch -p1 < ${bettersqlitePatch}
# npm run build-release --offline
# npm run build-release --offline --nodedir="${nodeSources}"
# find build -type f -exec \
# remove-references-to \
# -t "${nodeSources}" {} \;
popd
npm rebuild @signalapp/better-sqlite3 --offline
# npm rebuild @signalapp/better-sqlite3 --offline --nodedir="${nodeSources}" --build-from-source
# patchelf --add-needed ${icu}/lib/libicutu.so node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node
# provide the sqlite bindings ELF. TODO: build this from source
# cp -R ${signal-desktop}/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/build \
# node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/
# provide the ringrtc (webrtc) dependency. TODO: build this from source
cp -R ${signal-desktop}/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@signalapp/ringrtc/build \
node_modules/@signalapp/ringrtc/
# yarn generate:
yarn build-module-protobuf --offline --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts --ignore-engines
yarn build:esbuild --offline --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts --ignore-engines
yarn sass
yarn get-expire-time
yarn copy-components
yarn build:esbuild:prod --offline --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts --ignore-engines
yarn build:release \
${if stdenv.isDarwin then "--macos" else "--linux"} ${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64 then "--arm64" else "--x64"} \
-c.electronDist=${electron}/libexec/electron \
-c.electronVersion=${electron.version} \
--dir
# npm rebuild \
# @signalapp/better-sqlite3 \
# sharp spellchecker websocket \
# utf-8-validate bufferutil fs-xattr \
# --offline --nodedir="${nodeSources}" --build-from-source
runHook postBuild
'';
# preInstall = ''
# # Build the sqlite3 package.
# npm_config_nodedir="${nodeSources}" npm_config_node_gyp="${buildPackages.nodejs}/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" npm rebuild --verbose --sqlite=${sqlite.dev} @signalapp/better-sqlite3
# '';
installPhase = ''
runHook preInstall
# directory structure follows the original `signal-desktop` nix package
mkdir -p $out/lib/Signal
cp -R release/linux-unpacked/* $out/lib/Signal
# cp -R release/linux-unpacked/resources $out/lib/Signal/resources
# cp -R release/linux-unpacked/locales $out/lib/Signal/locales
mkdir $out/bin
makeWrapper ${electron}/bin/electron $out/bin/signal-desktop \
--add-flags $out/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar \
--add-flags "\''${NIXOS_OZONE_WL:+\''${WAYLAND_DISPLAY:+--ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-features=WaylandWindowDecorations}}" \
--inherit-argv0
# cp release/linux-unpacked/signal-desktop $out/bin
# wrapProgram $out/bin/signal-desktop --add-flags --no-sandbox
# ln -s $out/lib/Signal/signal-desktop $out/bin/signal-desktop
runHook postInstall
'';
# preFixup = ''
# # the better-sqlite prebuilt by Signal has an implicit dep on libstdc++.so
# patchelf --add-needed ${lib.getLib stdenv.cc.cc}/lib/libstdc++.so "$out/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node"
# '';
# icu provides a number of .so's: libicuuc.so, libicutu.so, libici18n.so.
# unsure which one better_sqlite specifically requires, but libicutu seems to link in every icu lib.
preFixup = ''
patchelf --add-needed ${icu}/lib/libicutu.so "$out/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node"
# patchelf --add-needed ${lib.getLib stdenv.cc.cc}/lib/libstdc++.so "$out/lib/Signal/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@signalapp/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node"
'';
passthru = {
inherit bettersqlitePatch signal-fts5-extension;
};
meta = {
description = "Private, simple, and secure messenger";
longDescription = ''
Signal Desktop is an Electron application that links with your
"Signal Android" or "Signal iOS" app.
'';
homepage = "https://signal.org/";
changelog = "https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/releases/tag/v${version}";
license = lib.licenses.agpl3Only;
};
}