Development builds

GLPI Agent is automatically build on new commit and PR integration into supported packaging thanks to a github Actions workflow.

You can also build your own package as example for the following cases:

test and validate your developments
change the default configuration But the generated packages won't be signed unless you have your own code-signing certificate and set it up for your builds.

Windows

The windows package builds are mostly managed by the contrib/windows/glpi-agent-packaging.pl script.

The script will:

download binary tools used by to compile Strawberry perl (including recent openssl support)
build the configured most recent perl version with a dedicated configuration to support relocatable run
install required perl modules
setup agent sources for the package
package the MSI
produce the portable version

To try our latest windows development build, you:

need a github account
access the GLPI Agent Packaging workflow run results page
select a run and download the "Windows-Build" artifacts archive
extract the MSI installer or the portable archive for your arch, x86_64 & x86 should be availables
install the MSI as usual or extract the portable archive in a folder and use the embedded bat files

To build your own packages or portable archives, you'll have to:

install Strawberry Perl and Wix Toolset
install Module::Install perl module with cpan -T Module::Install
install Perl::Dist::Strawberry perl module with cpanm --notest --verbose Perl::Dist::Strawberry
extract agent sources or clone the github repository
from the source base, run perl contrib\windows\glpi-agent-packaging.pl --arch x64 to build for 64bits build, (32bits builds are not more supported since 1.8)

The macosx package builds are managed by the contrib/macosx/glpi-agent-packaging.sh script.

The script will:

To try our latest macosx development build, you:

To build your own PKG package or DMG archive, you'll have to:

install recent gcc and Apple Xcode SDK (check this macosx 10.15 readme to find what is used for our build in github)
extract agent sources or clone the github repository
from the source base, run contrib/macosx/glpi-agent-packaging.sh to build for your current arch

The linux snap package builds are configured by the included snapcraft.yaml YAML file.

Using the snap configuration, the command snapcraft will:

download most recent configured perl sources
install some required ubuntu packages into the build environment
build perl with a dedicated configuration to support relocatable run
install some useful commands and required libraries by downloading ubuntu packages
install required perl modules
setup agent sources for the snap package
package the snap

To try our latest linux snap development build, you:

need a github account
access the GLPI Agent Packaging workflow run results page
select a run and download the "Snap-Build" artifacts archive
extract the snap file for your architecture
install the snap with the following command replacing [version] & [arch] to match the included snap:

sudo snap install --dangerous --classic glpi-agent-[version]_[arch].snap

To build your own snap package, you'll have to: