Dependencies and cross compilation

[esaaprillia]

I see you manage tdlib/td and whatsmeow.

you should be able to create tdlib/td and whatsmeow as nchat dependencies separately instead

[esaaprillia]

i am trying to cross compile. For now I choose to deactivate WhatsApp because it is impossible to do cross compilation if WhatsApp is activated

root@OpenWrt:~# nchat -h
nchat is a terminal-based telegram / whatsapp client.
Usage: nchat [OPTION]
Command-line Options:
    -d, --confdir <DIR>    use a different directory than ~/.nchat
    -e, --verbose          enable verbose logging
    -ee, --extra-verbose   enable extra verbose logging
    -h, --help             display this help and exit
    -k, --keydump          key code dump mode
    -m, --devmode          developer mode
    -r, --remove           remove chat protocol account
    -s, --setup            set up chat protocol account
    -v, --version          output version information and exit
    -x, --export <DIR>     export message cache to specified dir
Interactive Commands:
    PageDn      history next page
    PageUp      history previous page
    Tab         next chat
    Sh-Tab      previous chat
    Ctrl-f      jump to unread chat
    Ctrl-g      toggle show help bar
    Ctrl-l      toggle show contact list
    Ctrl-n      search contacts
    Ctrl-p      toggle show top bar
    Ctrl-q      quit
    Ctrl-s      insert emoji
    Ctrl-t      send file
    Ctrl-x      send message
    Ctrl-y      toggle show emojis
    KeyUp       select message
    Alt-,       decrease contact list width
    Alt-.       increase contact list width
    Alt-e       external editor compose
    Alt-s       external spell check
    Alt-t       external telephone call
Interactive Commands for Selected Message:
    Ctrl-d      delete selected message
    Ctrl-r      download attached file
    Ctrl-v      open/view attached file
    Ctrl-w      open link
    Ctrl-x      send reply to selected message
    Ctrl-z      edit selected message
    Alt-w       external message viewer
    Alt-c       copy selected message to clipboard
Interactive Commands for Text Input:
    Ctrl-a      move cursor to start of line
    Ctrl-c      clear input buffer
    Ctrl-e      move cursor to end of line
    Ctrl-k      delete from cursor to end of line
    Ctrl-u      delete from cursor to start of line
    Alt-Left    move cursor backward one word
    Alt-Right   move cursor forward one word
    Alt-Backsp  delete previous word
    Alt-Delete  delete next word
    Alt-c       copy input buffer to clipboard (if no message selected)
    Alt-v       paste into input buffer from clipboard
    Alt-x       cut input buffer to clipboard
Report bugs at https://github.com/d99kris/nchat
root@OpenWrt:~# nchat -v
nchat v4.50
Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Kristofer Berggren
nchat is distributed under the MIT license.
Written by Kristofer Berggren.
root@OpenWrt:~# cd /usr/bin
root@OpenWrt:/usr/bin# ldd nchat
        /lib/ld-musl-aarch64.so.1 (0x7fb43d4000)
        libncutil.so => /usr/lib/libncutil.so (0x7fb42f3000)
        libncursesw.so.6 => /usr/lib/libncursesw.so.6 (0x7fb4282000)
        libformw.so.6 => /usr/lib/libformw.so.6 (0x7fb4261000)
        libmagic.so.1 => /usr/lib/libmagic.so.1 (0x7fb4230000)
        libsqlite3.so.0 => /usr/lib/libsqlite3.so.0 (0x7fb411b000)
        libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0x7fb3f47000)
        libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x7fb3f16000)
        libc.so => /lib/ld-musl-aarch64.so.1 (0x7fb43d4000)
        liblzma.so.5 => /usr/lib/liblzma.so.5 (0x7fb3ee5000)
        libbz2.so.1.0 => /usr/lib/libbz2.so.1.0 (0x7fb3ec4000)
        libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x7fb3e93000)
root@OpenWrt:/usr/bin# cd
root@OpenWrt:~# nchat --setup
Protocols:
0. Dummy
1. Telegram
2. Exit setup
Select protocol (2): 2
Setup aborted, exiting.
root@OpenWrt:~#

[d99kris]

i am trying to cross compile. For now I choose to deactivate WhatsApp because it is impossible to do cross compilation if WhatsApp is activated

Cross-compilation is unfortunately not officially supported by the project - see #176.

Good to hear you got Telegram to build at least 👍
Feel free to share the steps if you like, it might help others.

[d99kris]

I see you manage tdlib/td and whatsmeow.

you should be able to create tdlib/td and whatsmeow as nchat dependencies separately instead

Are you referring to git submodules or using distro-provided libraries?

In either case I prefer managing these dependencies directly.

[esaaprillia]

@d99kris

i have built golang but cmake does not see. and nchat downloading Golang. This should not happen if Golang is already built

[469/475] Building Go library
go: downloading go1.22.2 (linux/amd64)
go: downloading github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22
go: downloading github.com/mdp/qrterminal v1.0.1
go: downloading github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e
go: downloading go.mau.fi/libsignal v0.1.0
go: downloading google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0
go: downloading github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
go: downloading github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0
go: downloading github.com/rs/zerolog v1.32.0
go: downloading go.mau.fi/util v0.4.1
go: downloading golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0
go: downloading golang.org/x/net v0.25.0
go: downloading rsc.io/qr v0.2.0
go: downloading filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0
go: downloading github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13
go: downloading github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19
go: downloading golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0
[470/475] Building CXX object lib/wmchat/CMakeFiles/wmchat.dir/src/wmchat.cpp.o
[471/475] Linking CXX shared library lib/libwmchat.so
FAILED: lib/libwmchat.so 

[esaaprillia]

-- Performing Test COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED_ATTR
-- Performing Test COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED_ATTR - Success
-- Go version 1.21.7 (enable modcacherw).
-- Go golang.
-- Go libraries: 

[esaaprillia]

[471/475] Linking CXX shared library lib/libwmchat.so
FAILED: lib/libwmchat.so 
: && ccache /home/runner/work/mosdns/mosdns/sdk/staging_dir/toolchain-aarch64_generic_gcc-13.3.0_musl/bin/aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl-g++ -fPIC -Os -pipe -mcpu=generic -fno-caller-saves -fno-plt -fhonour-copts -ffile-prefix-map=/home/runner/work/mosdns/mosdns/sdk/build_dir/target-aarch64_generic_musl/nchat-4.86=nchat-4.86 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -fstack-protector -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 -Wl,-z,now -Wl,-z,relro -DNDEBUG  -L/home/runner/work/mosdns/mosdns/sdk/staging_dir/toolchain-aarch64_generic_gcc-13.3.0_musl/usr/lib -L/home/runner/work/mosdns/mosdns/sdk/staging_dir/toolchain-aarch64_generic_gcc-13.3.0_musl/lib -fuse-ld=bfd -znow -zrelro -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -shared -Wl,-soname,libwmchat.so -o lib/libwmchat.so lib/wmchat/CMakeFiles/wmchat.dir/src/wmchat.cpp.o  lib/wmchat/go/libcgowm.so  lib/libncutil.so  /home/runner/work/mosdns/mosdns/sdk/staging_dir/target-aarch64_generic_musl/usr/lib/libmagic.so  /home/runner/work/mosdns/mosdns/sdk/staging_dir/target-aarch64_generic_musl/usr/lib/libsqlite3.so  lib/libclip.a && :
/home/runner/work/mosdns/mosdns/sdk/staging_dir/toolchain-aarch64_generic_gcc-13.3.0_musl/bin/../lib/gcc/aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl/13.3.0/../../../../aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl/bin/ld.bfd: lib/wmchat/go/libcgowm.so(000000.o): Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 62)
/home/runner/work/mosdns/mosdns/sdk/staging_dir/toolchain-aarch64_generic_gcc-13.3.0_musl/bin/../lib/gcc/aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl/13.3.0/../../../../aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl/bin/ld.bfd: lib/wmchat/go/libcgowm.so(000000.o): Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 62)
/home/runner/work/mosdns/mosdns/sdk/staging_dir/toolchain-aarch64_generic_gcc-13.3.0_musl/bin/../lib/gcc/aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl/13.3.0/../../../../aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl/bin/ld.bfd: lib/wmchat/go/libcgowm.so(000000.o): Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 62)
/home/runner/work/mosdns/mosdns/sdk/staging_dir/toolchain-aarch64_generic_gcc-13.3.0_musl/bin/../lib/gcc/aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl/13.3.0/../../../../aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl/bin/ld.bfd: lib/wmchat/go/libcgowm.so(000000.o): Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 62)
/home/runner/work/mosdns/mosdns/sdk/staging_dir/toolchain-aarch64_generic_gcc-13.3.0_musl/bin/../lib/gcc/aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl/13.3.0/../../../../aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl/bin/ld.bfd: lib/wmchat/go/libcgowm.so(000000.o): Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 62)
/home/runner/work/mosdns/mosdns/sdk/staging_dir/toolchain-aarch64_generic_gcc-13.3.0_musl/bin/../lib/gcc/aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl/13.3.0/../../../../aarch64-openwrt-linux-musl/bin/ld.bfd: lib/wmchat/go/libcgowm.so: error adding symbols: file in wrong format
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
[472/475] Building CXX object lib/tgchat/ext/td/CMakeFiles/tdcore.dir/td/generate/auto/td/telegram/telegram_api.cpp.o
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.