globalplatform: init at 2.4.0-unstable-2025-03-23

[StarGate01]

This PR adds the libraries and tools of https://github.com/kaoh/globalplatform , most notably the gpshell smartcard management tool. It provides a similar functionality to the already packaged global-platform-pro software, but uses scripted batch processing instead of an interactive CLI.

I wanted to package the upstream 2.4.0 tagged release directly, but since then some very useful PRs were accepted, without which the software does not even compile properly on NixOS. I have also taken care to enable and run all provided automatic tests.

I have added support for Darwin on a best-effort basis, but I do not have a system to test with. Upstream claims to support it.

Things done

• Built on platform(s)
  • x86_64-linux
  • aarch64-linux
  • x86_64-darwin
  • aarch64-darwin
• For non-Linux: Is sandboxing enabled in nix.conf? (See Nix manual)
  • sandbox = relaxed
  • sandbox = true
• Tested, as applicable:
  • NixOS test(s) (look inside nixos/tests)
  • and/or package tests
  • or, for functions and "core" functionality, tests in lib/tests or pkgs/test
  • made sure NixOS tests are linked to the relevant packages
• Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage
• Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
• 25.05 Release Notes (or backporting 24.11 and 25.05 Release notes)
  • (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
  • (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
  • (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module
• Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

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[bjornfor]

Hey, another gpshell user :-)

I have a local expression that I didn't upstream yet. Here's the notable differences against mine:

• Version 2.4.0 can be used directly if adding this little snippet:

+  # Fails on out-of-source builds. Proposed fix here:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
+  # https://github.com/kaoh/globalplatform/pull/96                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
+  dontUseCmakeBuildDir = true;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
+  postPatch = ''                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
+    # Fix incorrect version number.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
+    substituteInPlace gpshell/src/gpshell.1.md \                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
+        --replace-fail "2.2.0" "${finalAttrs.version}"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
+  '';                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

And I ended up with this license:

+    # https://github.com/kaoh/globalplatform/issues/81 ("Clarify license for GPShell")                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

[StarGate01]

@bjornfor Thank you for your suggestions, I have implemented the license change.

Since there were quite some PRs merged into upstream which make building easier (cmake, versions, etc - also one of my own fixes which I need to be there, kaoh/globalplatform#101), I kind of don't want to pull in a whole range of PRs as separate patches, and would instead suggest to build this unreleased version. What do you think?

[bjornfor]

I kind of don't want to pull in a whole range of PRs as separate patches, and would instead suggest to build this unreleased version. What do you think?

Ok :-) (I didn't know about the additional PRs.)

[h7x4]

@ofborg eval

[h7x4]

Not sure what's up with ofborg. Maybe you could try retriggering it by fixing up the version in the commit message as well?

[StarGate01]

@h7x4 Okay, thanks for noticing!

[h7x4]

Thanks :)

[nixpkgs-ci]

Successfully created backport PR for release-24.11:

• [Backport release-24.11] globalplatform: init at 2.4.0-unstable-2025-03-23 #394207