No asset for aarch64-linux.

[bastiandriessen]

Please describe the feature you'd like to see added.

There is no asset for aarch64-linux. This would be great to have as it can run on the raspberry pi.

Is your feature related to a problem, if so please describe it.

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Describe the solution you'd like

I have built 8.26.1 from git on the Raspberry PI and it works fine. I can help by creating this asset, if someone can give me the instructions to do so.

Describe any alternatives you've considered

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Please leave any additional context

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[JaredTate]

Thanks for opening this issue, @bastiandriessen! We're glad to hear that v8.26.1 compiles and runs successfully on your Raspberry Pi.

We'll Build and Include This For You

Good news: We will create the aarch64-linux-gnu (ARM64 Linux) binaries using our GUIX build process and add them to this release and all future releases. You won't need to do the build yourself unless you want to learn the process!

Your confirmation that DigiByte builds and runs on Raspberry Pi is perfect validation that this architecture is ready for official support.

What We'll Do

1. Run the GUIX build with ARM64 Linux as a target architecture (already included in default build targets!)
2. Create deterministic binaries using our reproducible build process
3. Add the aarch64-linux-gnu asset to the v8.26.1 release (or next patch release)
4. Include ARM64 Linux in all future releases going forward

How the GUIX Build Process Works (FYI)

Since you mentioned you'd be willing to help if given instructions, here's how the process works in case you're interested:

DigiByte uses GUIX (GNU Guix) to create official release binaries. This ensures that builds are:

• Bootstrappable: Can audit and reproduce the entire toolchain instead of trusting binary downloads
• Deterministic: Anyone can reproduce the exact same binaries bit-for-bit
• Verifiable: Multiple developers can confirm they get identical results
• Secure: Reduces risk of compromised binaries

The Process:

1. Environment Setup: Uses GUIX as a functional package manager for reproducible builds
2. Cross-Compilation: Builds for multiple architectures including ARM64
3. Default Targets: ARM64 Linux (aarch64-linux-gnu) is already included in the default build targets!
4. Attestation: Multiple developers sign and attest to the resulting binaries

Platform Triples Built by Default:

The GUIX build process automatically builds for these platforms:

• x86_64-linux-gnu - Linux 64-bit (Intel/AMD)
• aarch64-linux-gnu - Linux ARM64 (Raspberry Pi, etc.) ✅
• arm-linux-gnueabihf - Linux ARM 32-bit
• riscv64-linux-gnu - Linux RISC-V 64-bit
• powerpc64-linux-gnu - Linux PowerPC 64-bit
• powerpc64le-linux-gnu - Linux PowerPC 64-bit Little Endian
• x86_64-w64-mingw32 - Windows 64-bit
• x86_64-apple-darwin - macOS Intel
• arm64-apple-darwin - macOS Apple Silicon

If You Want to Build It Yourself:

The GUIX build documentation is comprehensive and can be found in the repository:

Main documentation:

• doc/guix.md - Overview
• contrib/guix/README.md - Detailed build instructions
• doc/GUIX_BUILD_SPEC.md - Complete build specification

Quick start for building:

# 1. Install and set up GUIX (see contrib/guix/INSTALL.md)

# 2. From the repository root, run:
./contrib/guix/guix-build

# This will build for ALL platforms including aarch64-linux-gnu

Building only ARM64 Linux:

If you only want to build the ARM64 Linux binaries:

# Set HOSTS to only build for ARM64 Linux
env HOSTS='aarch64-linux-gnu' ./contrib/guix/guix-build

Using build caches:

To speed up builds and avoid re-downloading sources:

# Set cache directories
export SOURCES_PATH="$HOME/guix-sources"
export BASE_CACHE="$HOME/guix-build-cache"

./contrib/guix/guix-build

Where to find the built binaries:

After a successful build, the output will be in:

guix-build-<hash>/output/

The file will be named something like:

digibyte-<version>-aarch64-linux-gnu.tar.gz

Timeline

We'll run the GUIX build process to create the ARM64 Linux binaries and add them to the release assets. Since aarch64-linux-gnu is already a default build target, this is straightforward!

Once they're available, we'd appreciate if you could test them on your Raspberry Pi to confirm everything works as expected!

Thanks for bringing this to our attention and for being willing to help!