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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Package.resolved
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Expand Up @@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ let package = Package(
name: "PackLib",
dependencies: [
"XUtils",
.product(name: "Superutils", package: "xtool-core"),
.product(name: "Yams", package: "Yams"),
.product(name: "XcodeGenKit", package: "XcodeGen", condition: .when(platforms: [.macOS])),
],
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134 changes: 83 additions & 51 deletions Sources/PackLib/DarwinSDK.swift
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import Foundation
import XUtils
import Subprocess
import Superutils

public struct DarwinSDK {
package struct TemporaryBundle: ~Copyable {
package let url: URL

fileprivate init(url: URL) {
self.url = url
}

package consuming func install() async throws {
guard DarwinSDK(bundle: url) != nil else {
throw StringError("Invalid Darwin SDK at '\(url.path)'")
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

🔎 Supported by static analysis

🏁 Script executed:

sed -n '1,130p' Sources/PackLib/DarwinSDK.swift
sed -n '230,330p' Sources/XToolSupport/SDKCommand.swift
rg -n 'addHostClangResourceDir|TemporaryBundle|prebuilt|xtoolsdk|install\\(' Sources Tests

Repository: xtool-org/xtool

Length of output: 8417

🏁 Script executed:

set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- DarwinSDK.swift ---'
cat -n Sources/PackLib/DarwinSDK.swift | sed -n '1,125p'
printf '%s\n' '--- SDK operation context ---'
cat -n Sources/XToolSupport/SDKCommand.swift | sed -n '215,330p'
printf '%s\n' '--- replacement API usage and relevant tests ---'
rg -n --glob '*.swift' 'replaceItem|moveItem|TemporaryBundle|InstallSDKOperation|darwin\.artifactbundle\.tmp|Invalid Darwin SDK' Sources Tests || true
printf '%s\n' '--- package platforms ---'
rg -n 'platform|macOS|Linux' Package.swift Sources/PackLib/Package.swift 2>/dev/null || true

Repository: xtool-org/xtool

Length of output: 15514

Validate the temporary SDK before removing the installed SDK.

DarwinSDK(bundle:) accepts any directory named darwin.artifactbundle.tmp as a legacy SDK. An empty or malformed .xtoolsdk can therefore pass this check. InstallSDKOperation.run() removes the existing SDK before TemporaryBundle.install() calls the fallible addHostClangResourceDir(to:). For an empty bundle, that preparation can fail because the expected SDK include path is missing, leaving the user without the existing SDK.

Validate the required SDK layout and complete all fallible preparation before removing the existing bundle. Then replace the existing bundle atomically.

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In `@Sources/PackLib/DarwinSDK.swift` around lines 15 - 16, Update the temporary
SDK validation in DarwinSDK(bundle:) and InstallSDKOperation.run() so it
verifies the required SDK layout, including the expected include path, and
completes fallible addHostClangResourceDir(to:) preparation before deleting the
installed SDK. Only after preparation succeeds should TemporaryBundle.install()
atomically replace the existing bundle.

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}

try await DarwinSDK.addHostClangResourceDir(to: url)

let destination = url.deletingLastPathComponent()
.appendingPathComponent("darwin.artifactbundle", isDirectory: true)
try FileManager.default.moveItem(at: url, to: destination)
}

deinit {
try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: url)
}
}

public enum Flavor {
// can't be updated in place
case slim
// can be updated in place, includes a whole copy of Xcode.app
case normal
// from before the slim/normal split existed (version "develop")
case legacy
}

public let bundle: URL
public let version: String
public let flavor: Flavor

static func swiftPMDirectory(
environment: [String: String] = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment,
homeDirectory: URL = FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser
) throws -> URL {
if let configurationDirectory = environment["XDG_CONFIG_HOME"] {
guard (configurationDirectory as NSString).isAbsolutePath else {
throw StringError("XDG_CONFIG_HOME must be an absolute path: '\(configurationDirectory)'")
}
return URL(fileURLWithPath: configurationDirectory, isDirectory: true)
.appendingPathComponent("swiftpm", isDirectory: true)
} else {
return homeDirectory.appendingPathComponent(".swiftpm", isDirectory: true)
}
}

private static func swiftSDKsDirectory(
environment: [String: String] = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment,
homeDirectory: URL = FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser
) throws -> URL {
try swiftPMDirectory(environment: environment, homeDirectory: homeDirectory)
.appendingPathComponent("swift-sdks", isDirectory: true)
}

public init?(bundle: URL) {
self.bundle = bundle
if let version = try? Data(contentsOf: bundle.appendingPathComponent("darwin-sdk-version.txt")) {
self.version = String(decoding: version, as: UTF8.self)
.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
} else if ["darwin.xtoolsdk", "darwin.artifactbundle"].contains(bundle.lastPathComponent) {
self.version = "unknown"
} else if ["darwin.xtoolsdk", "darwin.artifactbundle", "darwin.artifactbundle.tmp"].contains(bundle.lastPathComponent) {
self.version = "develop"
} else {
return nil
}
}

public static func install(from path: String) async throws {
// we can't just move into ~/.swiftpm/swift-sdks because the swiftpm directory
// location depends on factors like $XDG_CONFIG_HOME. Rather than replicating
// SwiftPM's logic, which may change, it's more reliable to directly invoke
// `swift sdk install`. See: https://github.com/xtool-org/xtool/pull/40

let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: path)
guard DarwinSDK(bundle: url) != nil else { throw StringError("Invalid Darwin SDK at '\(path)'")}

try await addHostClangResourceDir(to: url)
if version == "develop" {
self.flavor = .legacy
} else if bundle.appendingPathComponent("Xcode.app").dirExists {
self.flavor = .normal
} else {
self.flavor = .slim
}
}

try await Subprocess.run(
.name("swift"),
arguments: ["sdk", "install", url.path],
output: .discarded
)
.checkSuccess()
package static func prepareTemporaryBundle(
environment: [String: String] = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment,
homeDirectory: URL = FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser
) throws -> TemporaryBundle {
let sdksDirectory = try swiftSDKsDirectory(environment: environment, homeDirectory: homeDirectory)
try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: sdksDirectory, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
let bundle = sdksDirectory.appendingPathComponent("darwin.artifactbundle.tmp", isDirectory: true)
if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: bundle.path) {
try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: bundle)
}
return TemporaryBundle(url: bundle)
}

private static func addHostClangResourceDir(to sdk: URL) async throws {
Expand All @@ -51,38 +111,10 @@ public struct DarwinSDK {
try await FileManager.default.copyItem(at: hostInclude, to: sdkInclude, preserveOwner: false)
}

public static func current() async throws -> DarwinSDK? {
let outputString: String
do {
outputString = try await Subprocess.run(
.name("swift"),
arguments: ["sdk", "configure", "darwin", "arm64-apple-ios", "--show-configuration"],
output: .string(limit: .max)
)
.checkSuccess()
.standardOutput
?? ""
} catch SubprocessFailure.exited {
return nil
}

// should be something like
// swiftResourcesPath: /home/user/.swiftpm/swift-sdks/darwin.artifactbundle/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/swift
// swiftlint:disable:previous line_length
let resourcesPathPrefix = "swiftResourcesPath: "

guard let resourcesPath = outputString
.split(separator: "\n")
.first(where: { $0.hasPrefix(resourcesPathPrefix) })?
.dropFirst(resourcesPathPrefix.count)
else { return nil }

var resourcesURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: String(resourcesPath))
for _ in 0..<6 {
resourcesURL = resourcesURL.deletingLastPathComponent()
}

return DarwinSDK(bundle: resourcesURL)
public static func current() throws -> DarwinSDK? {
let bundle = try swiftSDKsDirectory().appendingPathComponent("darwin.artifactbundle", isDirectory: true)
guard bundle.dirExists else { return nil }
return DarwinSDK(bundle: bundle)
}

public func remove() throws {
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Expand Up @@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ struct PackOperation {

@discardableResult
func run() async throws -> URL {
try await EnsureSDKOperation(quiet: true).run()

print("Planning...")

let schema: PackSchema
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112 changes: 88 additions & 24 deletions Sources/XToolSupport/SDKBuilder.swift
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Expand Up @@ -52,13 +52,42 @@ struct SDKBuilder {
}
}

enum Mode {
/// Create a slim SDK with just the files that this version of xtool uses
case buildSlim
/// Create an SDK that retains a full copy of Xcode.app/Contents/Developer.
/// Larger but allows in-place updates.
case buildNormal
/// Update a normal SDK in-place.
case update

var usesHardLinks: Bool {
switch self {
case .buildSlim: false
case .buildNormal, .update: true
}
}
}

let input: Input
let output: URL
let arch: Arch
let mode: Mode

// bump this when the sdk builder logic changes
static let sdkEpoch = 1

// tag from https://github.com/xtool-org/darwin-tools-linux-llvm
static let darwinToolsVersion = "1.0.1"

static var currentSDKVersion: String {
"""
epoch=\(sdkEpoch),darwinTools=\(darwinToolsVersion)
"""
}

func buildSDK() async throws {
// TODO: store relevant info for staleness check
let sdkVersion = "develop"
let sdkVersion = Self.currentSDKVersion

try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: output)
try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
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}

private func installToolset(in output: URL) async throws {
// tag from https://github.com/xtool-org/darwin-tools-linux-llvm
let darwinToolsVersion = "1.0.1"

let toolsetDir = output.appendingPathComponent("toolset")

try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
Expand All @@ -183,7 +209,7 @@ struct SDKBuilder {
@Dependency(\.httpClient) var httpClient
let url = URL(string: """
https://github.com/xtool-org/darwin-tools-linux-llvm/releases/download/\
v\(darwinToolsVersion)/toolset-\(arch.rawValue).tar.gz
v\(Self.darwinToolsVersion)/toolset-\(arch.rawValue).tar.gz
""")!
let (response, body) = try await httpClient.send(HTTPRequest(url: url))
guard response.status == 200, let body else { throw Console.Error("Could not fetch toolset") }
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private func installDeveloper(in output: URL) async throws -> URL {
let dev = output.appendingPathComponent("Developer")

let expectedAppDir = output.appendingPathComponent("Xcode.app")
let appDir: URL
let cleanupStageDir: URL?
let wanted: Int?

switch input {
case .xip(let inputPath):
let devStage = output.appendingPathComponent("DeveloperStage")
try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: devStage, withIntermediateDirectories: false)
// unxip doesn't like cooperative cancellation atm so shield it.
// if the user does a ^C during unxip, we'll just wait until extraction
// is over before bailing
wanted = try await Task {
try await extractXIP(inputPath: inputPath, outDir: devStage.path)
}.value
switch (input, mode) {
case (.xip(let inputPath), .buildSlim):
let stage = output.appendingPathComponent("DeveloperStage")
try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: stage, withIntermediateDirectories: false)
wanted = try await extractXIP(inputPath: inputPath, outDir: stage.path)
try Task.checkCancellation()
let contents = try FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(
at: devStage,
at: stage,
includingPropertiesForKeys: nil
)
let apps = contents.filter { $0.pathExtension == "app" }
Expand All @@ -252,12 +274,39 @@ struct SDKBuilder {
default:
throw Console.Error("Unrecognized xip layout (multiple apps found)")
}
cleanupStageDir = devStage
case .app(let appPath):
wanted = nil
cleanupStageDir = stage
case (.xip(let inputPath), .buildNormal):
wanted = try await extractXIP(inputPath: inputPath, outDir: output.path)
appDir = expectedAppDir
cleanupStageDir = nil
case (.xip, .update):
throw Console.Error("Can't update with xip input")
case (.app(let appPath), .buildSlim), (.app(let appPath), .update):
appDir = URL(fileURLWithPath: appPath)
wanted = nil
cleanupStageDir = nil
case (.app(let appPath), .buildNormal):
let source = URL(fileURLWithPath: appPath)
let sourceContentsDir = source.appendingPathComponent("Contents")
let expectedContentsDir = expectedAppDir.appendingPathComponent("Contents")
try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: expectedContentsDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
print("[Copying Xcode.app] This might take a minute...")
for child in ["Info.plist", "version.plist", "Developer"] {
let expectedFile = expectedContentsDir.appendingPathComponent(child)
let sourceFile = sourceContentsDir.appendingPathComponent(child)
guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: sourceFile.path) else {
throw Console.Error("""
The provided directory at '\(appPath)' does not appear to be a known version of Xcode: \
could not read '\(sourceFile.path)'
""")
}
try await FileManager.default.copyItem(at: sourceFile, to: expectedFile, preserveOwner: false)
}
appDir = expectedAppDir
wanted = nil
cleanupStageDir = nil
}
try Task.checkCancellation()

try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: dev, withIntermediateDirectories: false)

Expand All @@ -280,7 +329,7 @@ struct SDKBuilder {
}
if count % 100 == 0 {
if wanted == nil {
print("\r[Installing SDKs] Copied \(count) files", terminator: "")
print("\r[Installing SDKs] Installed \(count) files", terminator: "")
fflush(stdoutSafe)
}
await Task.yield()
Expand All @@ -293,7 +342,11 @@ struct SDKBuilder {
if try child.resourceValues(forKeys: [.isDirectoryKey]).isDirectory == true {
toDoDirs.append(path)
try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: dest, withIntermediateDirectories: false)
} else if mode.usesHardLinks {
// Installed SDKs retain Xcode.app developer dir, so avoid storing their developer files twice.
try FileManager.default.linkItem(at: child, to: dest)
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} else {
// Slim SDKs omit Xcode.app and contain independent copies.
try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: child, to: dest)
}
}
Expand All @@ -305,9 +358,9 @@ struct SDKBuilder {
}
print()

print("[Cleaning up]")
if let cleanupStageDir {
try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: cleanupStageDir)
print("[Cleaning up]")
try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: cleanupStageDir)
}

print("[Finalizing SDKs]")
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)
}

// we copy over the host's clang resorurce dir during install, because intrinsics can differ
// by LLVM version
try FileManager.default.removeItem(
at: dev.appending(path: "Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/swift/clang/include")
)

return dev
}

private func extractXIP(inputPath: String, outDir: String) async throws -> Int {
// unxip doesn't like cooperative cancellation atm so shield it.
// if the user does a ^C during unxip, we'll just wait until extraction
// is over before bailing
try await Task {
try await _extractXIP(inputPath: inputPath, outDir: outDir)
}.value
}

// returns the number of files we actually want to keep,
// useful for computing progress % during fs traversal
private func extractXIP(inputPath: String, outDir: String) async throws -> Int {
private func _extractXIP(inputPath: String, outDir: String) async throws -> Int {
let fd = try FileDescriptor.open(inputPath, .readOnly)
defer { try? fd.close() }

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