Update zlib-ng-crossbuild.yml

Author: userdocs

.github/workflows/zlib-ng-crossbuild.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         name: [zlib-ng]
         os_id: [debian, ubuntu]
-        os_codename: [bullseye, bookworm, focal, jammy, mantic]
+        os_codename: [bullseye, bookworm, focal, jammy, noble]
         arch: [amd64, armhf, arm64]
         zlib_compat: ["", "-D ZLIB_COMPAT=ON"]
         include:
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           - os_id: debian
             os_codename: jammy
           - os_id: debian
-            os_codename: mantic
+            os_codename: noble
           - os_id: ubuntu
             os_codename: bullseye
           - os_id: ubuntu
@@ -77,6 +77,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Host - upgrade
         run: sudo apt-get -y upgrade
 
+      # No action or other method to bootstrap binfmt-support and qemu-user-static on the host runner
+      - name: Host - set up qemu-user-static binfmt-support
+        run: sudo apt install libpipeline1 qemu-user-static binfmt-support
+
+      # Why are we doing it like this and not using a container setup? That's how you're supposed to do it, right?
+      # qemu-user-static and binfmt-support are not part of the runner images https://github.com/actions/runner-images?tab=readme-ov-file#available-images
+      # We would need to modify the runner to install these before the container starts. Which you cannot do as there is no way to bootstrap the host.
+      # So we install them on the host then create/pull a custom docker image that we use to build the multiarch targets.
+      # We are always on the host runner but can use any docker image we need with the access the qemu emulation when required.
+      #
+      # We are using these pre configured toolchain images that allows me to remove 50% of the code/time from this action.
+      #
+      # https://github.com/userdocs/dcb/blob/main/Dockerfile
+      #
+      # The image does not run as root and has password-less sudo. There are two users username:1000 /home/username and github:1001 /home/github
+      # In the action it runs as 1001 /home/github and files should be available to the host. For local use, you might need -u 1000
+
       - name: Host - Create docker multiarch ${{ matrix.arch }} container
         run: docker run --name multiarch -it -d -u 1001 -v ${{ github.workspace }}:/home/github ghcr.io/userdocs/dcb:${{ matrix.os_id }}-${{ matrix.os_codename }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
 
@@ -192,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
           replacesArtifacts: true
           tag: "${{ env.zlib_ng_version }}"
           name: "${{ matrix.name }} ${{ env.zlib_ng_version }}"
-          body: "${{ matrix.name }} built from github master on amd64 arm64 armhf for Debian Bullseye Bookworm and Ubuntu Focal Jammy Mantic"
+          body: "${{ matrix.name }} built from github master on amd64 arm64 armhf for Debian Bullseye Bookworm and Ubuntu Focal Jammy Noble"
           allowUpdates: true
 
   rerun-on-failure: