Allow an easy build

[Universalizer]

Hello, @uazo

i don't want to burden or bother you,

may i use it ?

if it's possible for you, to release 32-bit build,

Ultimately, your choice and will,

Thank You.

[uazo]

no, see #41

[uazo]

..but if you have a linux machine I can give you the directions to build it

[Universalizer]

no, see #41

Sorry, without 'search checking' OR didn't not notice it, #41.

[dajix350]

@uazo Roughly how long would it take to build on an 11th gen i7 and a RTX 3050 mobile? If its something I can run in under an hour or two, I would like the build instructions please.

[uazo]

how long would it take to build on an 11th gen i7 and a RTX 3050 mobile

I really don't know.
you can see the times on my build machine, which is an old dual Xeon E5-2650 server (32 cores) with 48 gb of ram.
Experience tells me that the more cores the better, but you have to have 1gb of ram per core.
As far as I know, a good video card is not needed.

I would like the build instructions please

let's try. Please give me some time to organise.

[dajix350]

Sheesh, that is slightly higher specced that my laptop lol. I have 16 gigs of ram and a 16 core CPU, so it might be something I run overnight lol.

I am running Vanilla OS, which has a handy feature called APX which allows you to open full performance containers of Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Alpine and Void, so I can use build guides for any of those distros. If I could also make a Linux desktop built at the same timr (preferably as a Flatpak or AppImage) similar to your Windows build that would be great.

[uazo]

think, that at the beginning it took me 1 day to compile... then I got tired and asked for an old server...
do you still want to try?

[dajix350]

Oh, that's a lot longer than I expected. I think ill give it a shot though, but maybe over the weekend. What specs did the device you originally used have?

[uazo]

I am running Vanilla OS, which has a handy feature called APX which allows you to open full performance containers of Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Alpine and Void, so I can use build guides for any of those distros. If I could also make a Linux desktop built at the same timr (preferably as a Flatpak or AppImage) similar to your Windows build that would be great.

What I can provide you with is a docker image, in which you can launch the build with a single command.

If I could also make a Linux desktop built at the same timr (preferably as a Flatpak or AppImage) similar to your Windows build that would be great.

I do not have the knowledge, I would not be able to test it

What specs did the device you originally used have?

I am sorry, but I do not remember

[dajix350]

What I can provide you with is a docker image, in which you can launch the build with a single command.

Would that work with Podman? Podman is supposed to be mostly Docker compatible iirc, and it works much better on Vanilla. If not, don't worry, Ill figure out getting Docker properly working.

I do not have the knowledge, I would not be able to test it

Don't worry, I won't do that because it would seriously increase the build time, right? Ill just stick to Firefox with UBO on desktop.

Also, I have a spare old laptop with horrific specs (I think its an AMD APU that is below i3 performance, 4 gigs of ram) but it is currently sitting with Ubuntu server, unused after a failed attempt at a self hosted Nextcloud server. If that was plugged in 24/7, would it be a better option for the building considering the device would be dedicated to the job? It wouldnt matter how long it takes to build as long as its under a week to avoid security issues from being behind Chromium.

[uazo]

If not, don't worry, Ill figure out getting Docker properly working.

yes please, I have invested a lot of time in creating my infrastructure, and for now I have no intention of changing.

Don't worry, I won't do that because it would seriously increase the build time, right? Ill just stick to Firefox with UBO on desktop.

I don't understand, sorry but my English is faltering.
I don't create a linux version because I don't have the skills.

would it be a better option for the building considering the device would be dedicated to the job

you just have to try.

[dajix350]

yes please, I have invested a lot of time in creating my infrastructure, and for now I have no intention of changing.

Okay, it's all good.

I don't understand, sorry but my English is faltering.
I don't create a linux version because I don't have the skills.

I meant that I would try to do it myself, but I won't anymore because it would mean each build would take much longer because it is building for Android and Linux.

you just have to try.

Okay, Ill play around with it myself until I find a way that works for me.

[Universalizer]

I don't understand, sorry but my English is faltering.

Your english is simple, straight forward, satisfactory and good enough, unnecessarily you are criticizing and hurting your own self.

Don't loose your own language confidence.

Practice consistently makes human perfect, automatically you will gain confidence.

[dajix350]

Your english is simple, straight forward, satisfactory and good enough, unnecessarily you are criticizing and hurting your own self.
Don't loose your own language confidence.
Practice consistently makes human perfect, automatically you will gain confidence.

I agree with everything OP said. I honestly could not tell that you were not a native English speaker until you said that, because you have had really good English.

[uazo]

we can test the build, follow these steps:

1. create the docker container:

docker create --name build --entrypoint "tail" uazo/bromite-build:7890942dfae56b4a5a55497102a9d8b14cb4374b "-f" "/dev/null"
docker start build

the image will take about 60gb.
if you want you can inhibit internet access in the container because the image already has all the prerequisites and the build is done without network access.

2. with docker exec -ti build bash enter the newly created container and write:

WORKSPACE=/home/lg/working_dir
PATH=$WORKSPACE/chromium/src/third_party/llvm-build/Release+Asserts/bin:$WORKSPACE/depot_tools/:/usr/local/go/bin:$WORKSPACE/mtool/bin:$PATH
export HOME=/home/lg/working_dir
cd $HOME
export KYTHE_CORPUS=chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src
export KYTHE_ROOT_DIRECTORY=/home/lg/working_dir/chromium/src
export KYTHE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=/home/lg/working_dir/chromium/src/out/bromite/kythe
export DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN_BASE_URL=/win_sdk/10.0.20348.0/
export WINDOWSSDKDIR=/win_sdk/10.0.20348.0/Windows\ Kits/10/
export GYP_MSVS_OVERRIDE_PATH=/win_sdk/10.0.20348.0/
cd chromium/src/

so you have everything ready.

3. now you can launch gn and the build, for example:

gn gen --args="import(\"/home/lg/working_dir/bromite/build/bromite.gn_args\") $(cat ../../build_args.gni) " out/bromite 
date && autoninja -C out/bromite chrome_public_apk && date || date

[dajix350]

Okay, thanks. Ill try that soon. I wont be able to this week now, because I will need my laptop every day and this seems like it will take more than 12 hours, but I should be able to try next weekend.

[ghost]

I managed to build an apk using your instructions, @uazo . Thank you very much! Cleaning all browsing data on exit/startup is literally the last feature I needed to make Bromite perfect to me, so thank you very much for that too!

I don't know if you're even looking into it or not, but I hope you get sysbox figured out so you can build arm7 apks too.

[uazo]

please share your machine and build time!
I'm trying to figure out how to size a machine just for production builds.

I hope you get sysbox figured out so you can build arm7 apks too

already reported in their repo.

[ghost]

Ryzen 5 5600x, 1660 Super, 16gb of DDR4 RAM, running Arch. Build time was between 3~5 hours.

The apk itself is outdated, I'm guessing it's because docker doesn't self-update.

Wouldn't it be possible to get github actions to make arm7 apks, without sysbox? I have no idea how compiling or git works, so maybe I'm asking something dumb. But considering how easy it was to build on my PC, without any knowledge, I would guess so.

[uazo]

But considering how easy it was to build on my PC, without any knowledge, I would guess so.

I'm glad to read this, it means that all the mess I've made is working!

I'm guessing it's because docker doesn't self-update.

images are created for each build. I could do the upload automatically.

Wouldn't it be possible to get github actions to make arm7 apks, without sysbox?

I think about it

[uazo]

you can use uazo/bromite-build:112.0.5615.121-aafba8c4d858ec2c476ce10c0f6a212de384bb4d in docker create at #59 (comment) for latest release

[Universalizer]

@uazo,

Architecture build ; 32-bit armeabi-v7a,

.apk will be possible from this repo ?

Thank You.

[uazo]

if you mean can you do the 32bit build, the answer is yes
if you mean can I do that build the answer is, for now, no.

[Universalizer]

Once again, Thanks for the answer.

[Universalizer]

If you want, you can close this issue once again, it's completely upto you.

Thanks.

[ghost]

Thank you for the updated docker image, uazo! I paid attention this time, it took 4 hours to build.

[uazo]

#171

[uazo]

#182

[LeOS-GSI]

2. with docker exec -ti build bash enter the newly created container and write:

do I need this ?? I don't wont build windoof shit. I want build Android apk

[uazo]

do I need this ?? I don't wont build windoof shit. I want build Android apk

has nothing to do with it, and please don't ask me for details.
you can find information about how docker works on their site.

[LeOS-GSI]

do I need this ?? I don't wont build windoof shit. I want build Android apk

has nothing to do with it, and please don't ask me for details. you can find information about how docker works on their site.

I have given up. Docker doesn't work for me. it seems, all is created to work on/ with root directory, but I'm building on second and 3rd ssd's.