Add cross-platform installer subproject and release CI - #3
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The README referenced VTTI-CSM/CargoNetSim, but the canonical mirror lives under AhmedAredah/CargoNetSim now. Update the inline link to match the active repo.
Adds installer/ subdirectory containing:
* CMake CPack configuration with platform-specific generator selection
(DEB+RPM+TGZ on Linux, NSIS+ZIP on Windows, DragNDrop+TGZ on macOS,
IFW everywhere) and component split (Runtime required, Service
optional).
* Qt Installer Framework wiring through CPackIFW with branded wizard
(icon, banner, watermark) and home-directory default install path.
* Runtime bundling helpers per platform: linuxdeploy/patchelf on Linux
(with manual Qt6+ICU copy fallback and per-library RPATH patching so
transitive Qt deps resolve), windeployqt on Windows, macdeployqt plus
install_name_tool on macOS.
* Hardened systemd unit, launchd plist, and PowerShell service helpers
shipped under share/terminalsim/service/ but never enabled by the
installer; operator opts in explicitly.
* Branding assets generated from the project logo (icon.{png,ico,icns},
IFW banner, IFW watermark).
Top-level CMakeLists.txt gains a BUILD_INSTALLER option that pulls in
the subproject and componentizes the install rules. The .gitignore
excludes the build_installer/ scratch directory and AGENTS.md.
Mirrors the CargoNetSim release pattern: * Triggers on v* tags (and workflow_dispatch). * Checks out the private AhmedAredah/container dependency at v0.2.0 using a CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN secret, fails fast if the secret is missing. * Installs system Qt6 via apt and Qt Installer Framework via aqtinstall in an isolated Python venv. * Builds Container, configures TerminalSim with BUILD_INSTALLER=ON, and produces a .run via cpack -G IFW. * Renames the artifact to TerminalSim-<ref>-linux-x86_64.run, computes a SHA256 checksum, attaches the asset to the GitHub Release, and appends an idempotent ## Checksums section to the release notes. Windows and macOS installer jobs are intentionally deferred until signing and notarization are sorted.
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Summary
installer/subproject (opt-in via-DBUILD_INSTALLER=ON) that produces native packages and a Qt Installer Framework GUI installer (.run/.exe/.app) from a single CPack invocation.terminal_simulation --helpruns from the staged install with noLD_LIBRARY_PATH.~/TerminalSimrather than/optso non-admin installs work out of the box.v*tags, fetches the private Container dependency viaCONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN, produces the.run, attaches it to the GitHub Release, and appends a SHA256 checksum table to the release notes.AhmedAredah/CargoNetSim.Layout
Required action before tagging a release
Add the Container PAT as a repo secret:
Without it the release workflow fails fast with a clear error.
Test plan
cmake -DBUILD_INSTALLER=ONconfigures cleanly with and without IFW available.cpack -G "DEB;TGZ;IFW"produces all three artifacts on Ubuntu..runproduces a working binary that loads its bundled Qt + Container + RabbitMQ libs withoutLD_LIBRARY_PATH.~/TerminalSimin the IFW wizard.v*release and verify the workflow uploads the.runto the GitHub Release with checksum.