fucking buildozer isn't even preparing the python binary as portable. that's a foundational issue; let me try pyinstaller.

Author: maltfield

build/mac/buildDmg-buildozer.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+################################################################################
+# File:    mac/buildDmg.sh
+# Purpose: Builds a self-contained dmg for a simple Hello World
+#          GUI app using kivy. See also:
+#
+#          * https://kivy.org/doc/stable/installation/installation-osx.html
+#          * https://kivy.org/doc/stable/guide/packaging-osx.html
+#          * https://github.com/kivy/buildozer/issues/494#issuecomment-390262889
+#
+# Authors: Michael Altfield <[email protected]>
+# Created: 2020-06-22
+# Updated: 2020-06-22
+# Version: 0.1
+################################################################################
+
+# TODO: remove this after testing replacement with other python binaries that are available
+mkdir -p buildozer/dist
+cp /usr/bin/python3 buildozer/dist/usr-bin-python3
+cp /usr/local/bin/python3 buildozer/dist/usr-local-bin-python3
+
+exit 0
+
+############
+# SETTINGS #
+############
+
+PYTHON_PATH='/usr/bin/python3'
+APP_NAME='helloWorld'
+
+PYTHON_VERSION="`${PYTHON_PATH} --version | cut -d' ' -f2`"
+PYTHON_EXEC_VERSION="`echo ${PYTHON_VERSION} | cut -d. -f1-2`"
+
+# attempt to overwrite brew's /usr/local/bin/python3 with /usr/bin/python3
+alias python3='${PYTHON_PATH}'
+
+########
+# INFO #
+########
+
+# print some info for debugging failed builds
+
+uname -a
+sw_vers
+which python2
+python2 --version
+which python3
+python3 --version
+${PYTHON_PATH} --version
+echo $PATH
+pwd
+ls -lah
+
+echo "INFO: list of python* in /usr/bin/"
+ls -lah /usr/bin/python*
+find /usr/bin -type f -name python | xargs --version
+find /usr/bin -type f -name python3 | xargs --version
+md5 /usr/bin/python*
+
+echo "INFO: list of python* in /usr/local/bin/"
+ls -lah /usr/local/bin/python*
+find /usr/local/bin -type f -name python | xargs --version
+find /usr/local/bin -type f -name python3 | xargs --version
+md5 /usr/local/bin/python*
+
+###################
+# INSTALL DEPENDS #
+###################
+
+# install os-level depends
+brew install wget
+brew cask install platypus
+
+# first update our PATH so installed depends can be executed
+PATH=${PATH}:/Users/runner/Library/Python/${PYTHON_EXEC_VERSION}/bin
+
+# everything here is python3, except these bits. python2 is used in
+# package_app.py, which is used by buildozer and has a few depends
+sudo /usr/bin/python2 -m ensurepip
+/usr/bin/python2 -m pip install --upgrade --user docopt sh
+
+# setup a virtualenv to isolate our app's python depends
+sudo ${PYTHON_PATH} -m ensurepip
+${PYTHON_PATH} -m pip install --upgrade --user pip setuptools
+#${PYTHON_PATH} -m pip install --upgrade --user virtualenv
+#${PYTHON_PATH} -m virtualenv /tmp/kivy_venv
+
+# install kivy and all other python dependencies with pip into our virtual env
+#source /tmp/kivy_venv/bin/activate
+${PYTHON_PATH} -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+kivyVersion="`${PYTHON_PATH} -m pip list | grep -i 'kivy ' | awk '{print $2}'`"
+
+# install buildozer
+${PYTHON_PATH} -m pip install --upgrade git+http://github.com/kivy/buildozer
+
+# install a bunch of other shit so buildozer doesn't fail with python3
+# see: https://github.com/kivy/buildozer/issues/494#issuecomment-390262889
+
+## Install platypus
+if [[ $(which platypus > /dev/null; echo $?) != "0" ]]; then
+    pushd ~/Downloads
+    wget https://www.sveinbjorn.org/files/software/platypus/platypus5.2.zip
+    unzip platypus5.2.zip
+    rm platypus5.2.zip
+    
+    sudo cp Platypus-5.2/Platypus.app/Contents/Resources/platypus_clt /usr/local/bin/
+    sudo mv /usr/local/bin/platypus_clt /usr/local/bin/platypus
+    
+    sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/share/platypus
+    sudo cp Platypus-5.2/Platypus.app/Contents/Resources/ScriptExec /usr/local/share/platypus
+    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/share/platypus/ScriptExec
+    sudo cp -R Platypus-5.2/Platypus.app/Contents/Resources/MainMenu.nib /usr/local/share/platypus
+    
+    rm -Rf Platypus-5.2
+    popd
+else
+    echo "Platypus is already installed..."
+fi
+
+## Install GStreamer
+if [[ ! -d /Library/Frameworks/GStreamer.framework ]]; then
+    pushd ~/Downloads
+    
+    # You need both, gstreamer runtime binaries and libs and the development package including the headers.
+    
+    wget https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/osx/1.14.0/gstreamer-1.0-devel-1.14.0-x86_64.pkg
+    sudo /usr/sbin/installer -pkg gstreamer-1.0-devel-1.14.0-x86_64.pkg -target /
+    rm gstreamer-1.0-devel-1.14.0-x86_64.pkg
+    
+    wget https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/osx/1.14.0/gstreamer-1.0-1.14.0-x86_64.pkg
+    sudo /usr/sbin/installer -pkg gstreamer-1.0-1.14.0-x86_64.pkg -target /
+    rm gstreamer-1.0-1.14.0-x86_64.pkg
+    
+    popd
+else
+    echo "GStreamer is already installed..."
+fi
+
+## Install SDL2 stuff
+if [[ ! -d /Library/Frameworks/SDL2.framework ]]; then
+    pushd ~/Downloads
+    wget https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-2.0.4.dmg
+    hdiutil attach SDL2-2.0.4.dmg && sudo cp -R /Volumes/SDL2/SDL2.framework /Library/Frameworks
+    hdiutil detach /Volumes/SDL2
+    rm SDL2-2.0.4.dmg
+    popd
+else
+    echo "SDL2 is already installed..."
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d /Library/Frameworks/SDL2_image.framework ]]; then
+    pushd ~/Downloads
+    wget https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image/release/SDL2_image-2.0.1.dmg
+    hdiutil attach SDL2_image-2.0.1.dmg && sudo cp -R /Volumes/SDL2_image/SDL2_image.framework /Library/Frameworks
+    hdiutil detach /Volumes/SDL2_image
+    rm SDL2_image-2.0.1.dmg
+    popd
+else
+    echo "SDL2_image is already installed..."
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d /Library/Frameworks/SDL2_ttf.framework ]]; then
+    pushd ~/Downloads
+    wget https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/release/SDL2_ttf-2.0.14.dmg
+    hdiutil attach SDL2_ttf-2.0.14.dmg && sudo cp -R /Volumes/SDL2_ttf/SDL2_ttf.framework /Library/Frameworks
+    hdiutil detach /Volumes/SDL2_ttf
+    rm SDL2_ttf-2.0.14.dmg
+    popd
+else
+    echo "SDL2_ttf is already installed..."
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d /Library/Frameworks/SDL2_mixer.framework ]]; then
+    pushd ~/Downloads
+    wget https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/release/SDL2_mixer-2.0.1.dmg
+    hdiutil attach SDL2_mixer-2.0.1.dmg && sudo cp -R /Volumes/SDL2_mixer/SDL2_mixer.framework /Library/Frameworks
+    hdiutil detach /Volumes/SDL2_mixer
+    rm SDL2_mixer-2.0.1.dmg
+    popd
+else
+    echo "SDL2_mixer is already installed..."
+fi
+
+#####################
+# PREPARE BUILDOZER #
+#####################
+
+# create and enter our new dir for buildozer
+mkdir buildozer
+cp requirements.txt buildozer/
+
+# hack to fix "ERROR: You must give at least one requirement to install"
+echo "pip" >> buildozer/requirements.txt
+
+pushd buildozer
+
+# create buildozer.spec file
+cat > buildozer.spec << EOF
+[app]
+title = Hello World
+package.name = ${APP_NAME}
+package.domain = org.test
+source.dir = ../src/
+source.include_exts = py,png,jpg,kv,atlas
+version = 0.1
+requirements = kivy
+orientation = portrait
+osx.python_version = 3
+osx.kivy_version = 1.9.1
+fullscreen = 0
+[buildozer]
+log_level = 2
+warn_on_root = 1
+EOF
+
+## Change buildozer to use a python3.7 virtual environment instead of python2.7
+#pushd /usr/local/lib/$PYTHON_EXEC_VERSION/site-packages/buildozer
+#sed -i '' 's;virtualenv --python=python2.7;virtualenv --python=python3.7;g' __init__.py
+#popd
+#
+## Change the osx target to use python3 to run the package_app.py script.
+#pushd /usr/local/lib/$PYTHON_EXEC_VERSION/site-packages/buildozer/targets
+#sed -i '' "s;'python', 'package_app.py';'python3', 'package_app.py';g" osx.py
+#popd
+
+# First run fails but is necessary to create the directory .buildozer
+buildozer osx debug
+if [[ "$?" != 0 ]]; then
+    echo "[INFO] First run of buildozer failed as expected."
+fi
+
+# Go into the kivy sdk directory to create the file Kivy.app
+pushd .buildozer/osx/platform/kivy-sdk-packager-master/osx
+rm -Rf Kivy3.dmg
+sed -i '' "s;3.5.0;$PYTHON_VERSION;g" create-osx-bundle.sh
+sed -i '' "s;python3.5;$PYTHON_EXEC_VERSION;g" create-osx-bundle.sh
+sed -i '' "s;rm {};rm -f {};g" create-osx-bundle.sh
+
+./create-osx-bundle.sh ${kivyVersion} ${PYTHON_VERSION}
+
+# TODO: remove this after you fix the python binary issues
+ls -lah /Users/runner/.pyenv/versions/
+ls -lah /Users/runner/.pyenv/versions/*/bin/
+md5 /Users/runner/.pyenv/versions/*/bin/*
+ls -lah Kivy.app/Contents/Resources/venv/bin/
+ls -lah Kivy.app/Contents/Frameworks/python/${PYTHON_VERSION}/bin
+md5 Kivy.app/Contents/Frameworks/python/${PYTHON_VERSION}/bin/*
+
+# Repair symlink
+pushd Kivy.app/Contents/Resources/venv/bin/
+rm ./python3
+ln -s ../../../Frameworks/python/$PYTHON_VERSION/bin/python3 .
+popd
+
+# Go into kivy sdk directory and fix the script package_app.py to use the specified python version.
+cp package_app.py package_app.py.orig
+echo "===package_app.py.orig======================================================="
+cat package_app.py.orig
+echo "===package_app.py.orig======================================================="
+sed -i '' "s;3.5.0;$PYTHON_VERSION;g" package_app.py
+
+# prevent auto-thinning
+sed -i '' "s;if not strip:;if True:;g" package_app.py
+
+## Make it python3 compatible by removing decode(...) calls.
+#sed -i '' "s;\.decode('utf-8');;g" package_app.py
+diff package_app.py.orig package_app.py
+popd
+
+#############
+# BUILD APP #
+#############
+
+# buildozer should now be able to build our .app file
+buildozer osx debug
+
+# TODO: remove this after you fix the python binary issues
+echo "INFO: list of python binaries in the new .app dir"
+find /Users/runner/runners/2.263.0/work/cross-platform-python-gui/ -type f -name python
+find /Users/runner/runners/2.263.0/work/cross-platform-python-gui/ -type f -name python | xargs --version
+find /Users/runner/runners/2.263.0/work/cross-platform-python-gui/ -type f -name python | xargs md5
+find /Users/runner/runners/2.263.0/work/cross-platform-python-gui/ -type f -name python3
+find /Users/runner/runners/2.263.0/work/cross-platform-python-gui/ -type f -name python3 | xargs --version
+find /Users/runner/runners/2.263.0/work/cross-platform-python-gui/ -type f -name python3 | xargs md5
+
+############
+# THIN APP #
+############
+
+# remove unnecessary libs
+pushd .buildozer/osx/platform/kivy-sdk-packager-master/osx
+
+# TODO: remove this after you fix the python binary issues
+ls -lah Kivy.app/Contents/Resources/
+ls -lah Kivy.app/Contents/Resources/python 
+ls -lah Kivy.app/Contents/Resources/venv/bin/
+ls -lah Kivy.app/Contents/Resources/venv/bin/python
+ls -lah Kivy.app/Contents/Frameworks/python/3.7.3/bin/
+ls -lah Kivy.app/Contents/Frameworks/python/3.7.3/bin/python
+ls -lah Kivy.app/Contents/Frameworks/python/3.7.3/bin/python3.7
+md5 Kivy.app/Contents/Frameworks/python/3.7.3/bin/python3.7
+Kivy.app/Contents/Frameworks/python/3.7.3/bin/python3.7 --version
+cp /usr/bin/python3 helloWorld.app/Contents/usr-bin-python3
+cp /usr/local/bin/python3 helloWorld.app/Contents/usr-local-bin-python3
+
+# GStreamer is the easiest; ~150M gone
+rm -rf "${APP_NAME}.app/Contents/Frameworks/GStreamer.framework"
+
+# TODO: after you actually get a working build, uncomment and test this thinning
+## kivy build, doc, and examples dirs total to ~50M
+#rm -rf "${APP_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/kivy/build/"
+#rm -rf "${APP_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/kivy/doc/"
+#rm -rf "${APP_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/kivy/examples/"
+#
+## somehow it still works for me with this gone, but I wonder if it's because it
+## finds python outside the .app dir? Anyway, this python dir is ~150M
+#rm -rf "${APP_NAME}.app/Contents/Frameworks/python"
+#
+## the whole lib dir isn't necessary for our simple kivy app; I imagine if your
+## app has more depends, you'll have to be more selective here
+#rm -rf "${APP_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/venv/lib"
+
+#############
+# BUILD DMG #
+#############
+
+# TODO: remove this after fixing .dmg generation
+# the dmg generation below fails on headless builds because you have to click
+# a button in a dialog granting finder some permissions from the apple script.
+# for now we include the .app
+mkdir -p ../../../../../dist
+cp -r "${APP_NAME}.app" ../../../../../dist/
+
+# create a .dmg file from the .app file
+sudo ./create-osx-dmg.sh "${APP_NAME}.app"
+
+# create the dist dir for our result to be uploaded as an artifact
+mkdir -p ../../../../../dist
+cp "${APP_NAME}.dmg" ../../../../../dist/
+
+popd # return to the buildozer dir in the sandbox root
+popd # return to the sandbox root dir
+
+#######################
+# OUTPUT VERSION INFO #
+#######################
+
+uname -a
+sw_vers
+which python2
+python2 --version
+which python3
+python3 --version
+${PYTHON_PATH} --version
+pwd
+echo $PATH
+ls -lah /Users/runner/Library/Python/3.7/bin
+ls -lah
+ls -lah dist
+
+##################
+# CLEANUP & EXIT #
+##################
+
+# exit cleanly
+exit 0