[pbs-devel] [RFC proxmox-backup] buildsys: build and package statically linked client binary

Christian Ebner c.ebner at proxmox.com
Wed Apr 9 10:18:17 CEST 2025


Build and package the a statically linked binary version of
proxmox-backup-client to facilitate updates and distribution.
This provides a mechanism to obtain and repackage the client for
external parties and Linux distributions.

The statically linked client is provided as dedicated package,
conflicting with the regular package. Symlinks are created to invoke
the client with the regular command name.

Since the RUSTFLAGS env variables are not preserved when building
with dpkg-buildpackage, invoke via `cargo rustc` instead which allows
to set the recquried arguments.

Credit goes also to Christoph Heiss, as this patch is loosely based
on his pre-existing work for the proxmox-auto-install-assistant [0],
which provided a good template.

[0] https://lore.proxmox.com/pve-devel/20240816161942.2044889-1-c.heiss@proxmox.com/

Suggested-by: Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht at proxmox.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Ebner <c.ebner at proxmox.com>
---
This patch depends on:
https://lore.proxmox.com/pbs-devel/15f17e0d-e493-40fc-80f2-4538376ea310@proxmox.com/T/

 Makefile                                    | 24 +++++++++++----------
 debian/control                              |  9 ++++++++
 debian/proxmox-backup-client-static.install |  4 ++++
 debian/proxmox-backup-client-static.links   |  1 +
 4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 debian/proxmox-backup-client-static.install
 create mode 100644 debian/proxmox-backup-client-static.links

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 428ef40b9..efab87871 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,14 +37,15 @@ SUBCRATES != cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version=1 \
 	| sed -e "s!.*$$PWD/!!g" -e 's/\#.*$$//g' -e 's/)$$//g'
 
 STATIC_TARGET ?= x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+STATIC_TARGET_DIR := target/static-build
 
 ifeq ($(BUILD_MODE), release)
 CARGO_BUILD_ARGS += --release
 COMPILEDIR := target/$(DEB_HOST_RUST_TYPE)/release
-STATIC_COMPILEDIR := target/$(STATIC_TARGET)/release
+STATIC_COMPILEDIR := $(STATIC_TARGET_DIR)/$(DEB_HOST_RUST_TYPE)/release
 else
 COMPILEDIR := target/$(DEB_HOST_RUST_TYPE)/debug
-STATIC_COMPILEDIR := target/$(STATIC_TARGET)/debug
+STATIC_COMPILEDIR := $(STATIC_TARGET_DIR)/$(DEB_HOST_RUST_TYPE)/debug
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(valgrind), yes)
@@ -64,10 +65,11 @@ CLIENT_DEB=$(PACKAGE)-client_$(DEB_VERSION)_$(ARCH).deb
 CLIENT_DBG_DEB=$(PACKAGE)-client-dbgsym_$(DEB_VERSION)_$(ARCH).deb
 RESTORE_DEB=proxmox-backup-file-restore_$(DEB_VERSION)_$(ARCH).deb
 RESTORE_DBG_DEB=proxmox-backup-file-restore-dbgsym_$(DEB_VERSION)_$(ARCH).deb
+STATIC_CLIENT_DEB=$(PACKAGE)-client-static_$(DEB_VERSION)_$(ARCH).deb
 DOC_DEB=$(PACKAGE)-docs_$(DEB_VERSION)_all.deb
 
 DEBS=$(SERVER_DEB) $(SERVER_DBG_DEB) $(CLIENT_DEB) $(CLIENT_DBG_DEB) \
-     $(RESTORE_DEB) $(RESTORE_DBG_DEB)
+     $(RESTORE_DEB) $(RESTORE_DBG_DEB) $(STATIC_CLIENT_DEB)
 
 DSC = rust-$(PACKAGE)_$(DEB_VERSION).dsc
 
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ $(COMPILED_BINS) $(COMPILEDIR)/dump-catalog-shell-cli $(COMPILEDIR)/docgen: .do-
 lint:
 	cargo clippy -- -A clippy::all -D clippy::correctness
 
-install: $(COMPILED_BINS)
+install: $(COMPILED_BINS) proxmox-backup-client-static
 	install -dm755 $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 	install -dm755 $(DESTDIR)$(ZSH_COMPL_DEST)
 	$(foreach i,$(USR_BIN), \
@@ -218,25 +220,25 @@ install: $(COMPILED_BINS)
 	install -m4755 -o root -g root $(COMPILEDIR)/sg-tape-cmd $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXECDIR)/proxmox-backup/sg-tape-cmd
 	$(foreach i,$(SERVICE_BIN), \
 	    install -m755 $(COMPILEDIR)/$(i) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXECDIR)/proxmox-backup/ ;)
+	install -m755 $(STATIC_COMPILEDIR)/proxmox-backup-client $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/proxmox-backup-client-static
 	$(MAKE) -C www install
 	$(MAKE) -C docs install
 	$(MAKE) -C templates install
 
 .PHONY: upload
 upload: UPLOAD_DIST ?= $(DEB_DISTRIBUTION)
-upload: $(SERVER_DEB) $(CLIENT_DEB) $(RESTORE_DEB) $(DOC_DEB)
+upload: $(SERVER_DEB) $(CLIENT_DEB) $(RESTORE_DEB) $(DOC_DEB) $(STATIC_CLIENT_DEB)
 	# check if working directory is clean
 	git diff --exit-code --stat && git diff --exit-code --stat --staged
-	tar cf - $(SERVER_DEB) $(SERVER_DBG_DEB) $(DOC_DEB) $(CLIENT_DEB) $(CLIENT_DBG_DEB) \
+	tar cf - $(SERVER_DEB) $(SERVER_DBG_DEB) $(DOC_DEB) $(CLIENT_DEB) $(CLIENT_DBG_DEB) $(STATIC_CLIENT_DEB) \
 	  | ssh -X repoman at repo.proxmox.com upload --product pbs --dist $(UPLOAD_DIST)
-	tar cf - $(CLIENT_DEB) $(CLIENT_DBG_DEB) | ssh -X repoman at repo.proxmox.com upload --product "pve,pmg,pbs-client" --dist $(UPLOAD_DIST)
+	tar cf - $(CLIENT_DEB) $(CLIENT_DBG_DEB) $(STATIC_CLIENT_DEB) | ssh -X repoman at repo.proxmox.com upload --product "pve,pmg,pbs-client" --dist $(UPLOAD_DIST)
 	tar cf - $(RESTORE_DEB) $(RESTORE_DBG_DEB) | ssh -X repoman at repo.proxmox.com upload --product "pve" --dist $(UPLOAD_DIST)
 
 .PHONY: proxmox-backup-client-static
 proxmox-backup-client-static:
 	mkdir -p $(STATIC_COMPILEDIR)/deps-stubs/ && \
           echo '!<arch>' > $(STATIC_COMPILEDIR)/deps-stubs/libsystemd.a # workaround for to greedy linkage and proxmox-systemd
-	RUSTFLAGS='-C target-feature=+crt-static -C strip=debuginfo -L $(STATIC_COMPILEDIR)/deps-stubs/' \
-        $(CARGO) build $(CARGO_BUILD_ARGS) \
-          --package proxmox-backup-client --bin proxmox-backup-client \
-          --target $(STATIC_TARGET)
+	$(CARGO) rustc $(CARGO_BUILD_ARGS)  --package proxmox-backup-client --bin proxmox-backup-client \
+          	--target $(STATIC_TARGET) --target-dir $(STATIC_TARGET_DIR) -- \
+		-C target-feature=+crt-static -C strip=debuginfo -L $(STATIC_COMPILEDIR)/deps-stubs/
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 1a2661858..3bddeecc4 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -205,6 +205,15 @@ Description: Proxmox Backup Client tools
  This package contains the Proxmox Backup client, which provides a
  simple command line tool to create and restore backups.
 
+Package: proxmox-backup-client-static
+Architecture: any
+Depends: qrencode, ${misc:Depends},
+Conflicts: proxmox-backup-client
+Provides: proxmox-backup-client
+Description: Proxmox Backup Client tools (statically linked)
+ This package contains the Proxmox Backup client, which provides a
+ simple command line tool to create and restore backups.
+
 Package: proxmox-backup-docs
 Build-Profiles: <!nodoc>
 Section: doc
diff --git a/debian/proxmox-backup-client-static.install b/debian/proxmox-backup-client-static.install
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d83a77f6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/proxmox-backup-client-static.install
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+usr/bin/proxmox-backup-client-static
+usr/share/man/man1/proxmox-backup-client.1
+usr/share/man/man1/pxar.1
+usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_proxmox-backup-client
diff --git a/debian/proxmox-backup-client-static.links b/debian/proxmox-backup-client-static.links
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a26ce008c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/proxmox-backup-client-static.links
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+usr/bin/proxmox-backup-client-static usr/bin/proxmox-backup-client
-- 
2.39.5





More information about the pbs-devel mailing list