first draft of build.yml

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Python CI/CD Pipeline (Linter + Debian Build)
+name: Python CI/CD Pipeline (Arch Linux Build)
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -12,79 +12,50 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: write
-    steps:
+    container:
+      image: archlinux:latest
+
+    steps:       
     - name: Checkout Source Code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v7
       with:
-        python-version: '3.12'
+        python-version: '3.14'
 
-    - name: Install Python Dependencies
-      run: pip install ruff setuptools
-
-    - name: Run Ruff Static Analysis
-      run: ruff check src/unidesk/
 
     - name: Install Native Build Tools
       run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install -y build-essential debhelper dh-python python3-all python3-setuptools
-
-    - name: Scaffold Debian Control Files
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p debian
-        mkdir -p debian/source
-
-        # Marks as native so Launchpad doesn't crash asking for an original tarball
-        echo "3.0 (native)" > debian/source/format
-
-        cat << 'EOF' > debian/rules
-        #!/usr/bin/make -f
-        %:
-        	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
-        EOF
-        chmod +x debian/rules
-
-        cat << 'EOF' > debian/control
-        Source: unidesk
-        Section: python
-        Priority: optional
-        Maintainer: Apostolos Chalis <achalis@csd.auth.gr>
-        Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13), dh-python, python3-all, python3-setuptools
-        Standards-Version: 4.6.2
-
-        Package: python3-unidesk
-        Architecture: all
-        Depends: ${python3:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, python3-pyqt6
-        Description: Helper app for UniOS written in python/Qt
-        EOF
-
-        DEB_DATE=$(date -R)
-        DEB_AUTHOR=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:'%an <%ae>')
-
-        printf "unidesk (1.0.0) noble; urgency=low\n\n  * Auto-generated release.\n\n -- %s  %s\n" "$DEB_AUTHOR" "$DEB_DATE" > debian/changelog
+        pacman -Syyu --noconfirm
+        pacman -S --noconfirm base-devel python python-pyqt6 python-setuptools python-build python-installer python-wheel ruff
+
+        useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash builder
+        chown -R builder:builder "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+
+    - name: Run Ruff Static Analysis
+      run: ruff check src/unidesk/
 
-    - name: Build Debian Packages (Binary & Source)
+
+    - name: Build Arch Packages 
       run: |
-        dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b
-
-        dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -S
 
         mkdir -p output_package
-        mv ../unidesk_* output_package/
+        chown builder:builder output_package
+
+        runuser -u builder -- makepkg --noconfirm
+        mv ./*.pkg.tar.zst output_package/
 
     - name: Upload All Package Artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: unidesk-complete-packages
         path: output_package/*
 
-    - name: Publish .deb to GitHub Releases
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+    - name: Publish . to GitHub Releases
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') # Only runs if you push a tag like v1.0.0
       with:
-        files: output_package/*.deb
+        files: output_package/*.pkg.tar.zst