[Feature Request]: `cmake` installation

[torsknod2]

Requested Feature

Provide a feature to install (at least) the required cmake version, like the shell script created by Visual Studio Code:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
# Licensed under the MIT License. See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2090316 for license information.
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
set -e

CMAKE_VERSION=${1:-"none"}

if [ "${CMAKE_VERSION}" = "none" ]; then
    echo "No CMake version specified, skipping CMake reinstallation"
    exit 0
fi

# Cleanup temporary directory and associated files when exiting the script.
cleanup() {
    EXIT_CODE=$?
    set +e
    if [[ -n "${TMP_DIR}" ]]; then
        echo "Executing cleanup of tmp files"
        rm -Rf "${TMP_DIR}"
    fi
    exit $EXIT_CODE
}
trap cleanup EXIT


echo "Installing CMake..."
apt-get -y purge --auto-remove cmake
mkdir -p /opt/cmake

architecture=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
case "${architecture}" in
    arm64)
        ARCH=aarch64 ;;
    amd64)
        ARCH=x86_64 ;;
    *)
        echo "Unsupported architecture ${architecture}."
        exit 1
        ;;
esac

CMAKE_BINARY_NAME="cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-${ARCH}.sh"
CMAKE_CHECKSUM_NAME="cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-SHA-256.txt"
TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d -t cmake-XXXXXXXXXX)

echo "${TMP_DIR}"
cd "${TMP_DIR}"

curl -sSL "https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/${CMAKE_BINARY_NAME}" -O
curl -sSL "https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/${CMAKE_CHECKSUM_NAME}" -O

sha256sum -c --ignore-missing "${CMAKE_CHECKSUM_NAME}"
sh "${TMP_DIR}/${CMAKE_BINARY_NAME}" --prefix=/opt/cmake --skip-license

ln -s /opt/cmake/bin/* /usr/local/bin/

The default should be to install the latest version.
Optionally, like this script always does, it shall remove the cmake package from the distribution.
Further optionally, it might allow to install the distribution specific version of cmake.
The checksum check should be opt-out for the case that there is a temporary issue with a release someone wants to ignore.

[koralowiec]

I think that cmake can be introduced via gh-release feature (instead of using the script)

Could you try to verify if this works for you?

{
	"name": "Ubuntu",
	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu",
	"features": {
		"ghcr.io/devcontainers-extra/features/gh-release:1": {
			"repo": "Kitware/CMake",
			"binaryNames": "cmake",
			"assetRegex": ".*tar.gz$",
			"version": "v3.31.3"
		}
	}
}

It installs cmake from GitHub releases of the repository used in the script you provided. It can install a specific version (when version parameter is passed)

[torsknod2]

@koralowiec

"binaryNames": "cmake",

Do you have an example with cmake, ctest and cpack in binaryNames?
When trying it, I get the error If multiple binary names given, lib name has to be given as well, but have no idea what library I should give.

[koralowiec]

You can set it to cmake like here:

{
	"name": "Ubuntu",
	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu",
	"features": {
		"ghcr.io/devcontainers-extra/features/gh-release:1": {
			"repo": "Kitware/CMake",
			"binaryNames": "cmake,ctest,cpack",
			"libName": "cmake",
			"assetRegex": ".*tar.gz$",
			"version": "v3.31.3"
		}
	}
}

Maybe nanolayer (the tool used under the hood for the installation) should set libName to binaryNames[0] when multiple binary names are specified 🤔

[koralowiec]

FYI: cmake feature is available: https://github.com/devcontainers-extra/features/pkgs/container/features%2Fcmake