fix(CI/CD workflow): WIP 3 #95 incorrect arch selected for the runner

.github/workflows/release-on-tag.yml

@@ -40,19 +40,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "Python detected arch: $(python3 -m platform)"
           echo "Expected runner architecture: ${{ matrix.architecture }}"
 
-      # Setup QEMU and Docker Buildx only for Ubuntu runners targeting arm/arm64 architectures
-      - name: Set up QEMU for cross-compilation
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && (matrix.architecture == 'arm64' || matrix.architecture == 'armv7')
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-        with:
-          platforms: all
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && (matrix.architecture == 'arm64' || matrix.architecture == 'armv7')
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-
+    # Runners supported architectures use normal build process
       # Step: Install dependencies
       - name: Install dependencies
+        if: matrix.os != 'ubuntu-latest' || (matrix.architecture != 'arm64' && matrix.architecture != 'armv7')
         shell: bash  # Use bash shell for consistency
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -61,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Step: Build with PyInstaller
       - name: Build with PyInstaller
+        if: matrix.os != 'ubuntu-latest' || (matrix.architecture != 'arm64' && matrix.architecture != 'armv7')
         shell: bash
         run: |
           pyinstaller --onedir \
@@ -83,6 +75,25 @@ jobs:
             --contents-directory "." \
             -y
 
+    # Runners unsupported architectures use docker build process
+      # Setup QEMU and Docker Buildx only for Ubuntu runners for arch not supported by runners
+      - name: Set up QEMU for cross-compilation
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && (matrix.architecture == 'arm64' || matrix.architecture == 'armv7')
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+        with:
+          platforms: all
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && (matrix.architecture == 'arm64' || matrix.architecture == 'armv7')
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      # Use Docker for cross-architecture builds for arch not supported by runners
+      - name: Build with Docker for ARM architectures
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && (matrix.architecture == 'arm64' || matrix.architecture == 'armv7')
+        run: |
+          docker build --file workflow-linux-arm64.dockerfile --platform linux/${{ matrix.architecture }} -t money4band-builder .
+          docker run --platform linux/${{ matrix.architecture }} --rm -v $(pwd)/dist:/app/dist money4band-builder
+
       # Archive build artifacts for Windows
       - name: Archive build artifacts for release (Windows)
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'

workflow-linux-arm64.dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Use Python 3.12 as the base image
+FROM python:3.12
+
+# Set environment variables for non-interactive installation
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Install necessary packages
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y \
+    build-essential \
+    libssl-dev \
+    libffi-dev \
+    python3-setuptools \
+    git \
+    curl \
+    && apt-get clean
+
+# Install PyInstaller
+RUN pip install pyinstaller
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy project files into the container
+COPY . .
+
+# Install Python dependencies
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Build the project using PyInstaller
+CMD ["pyinstaller", "--onedir", "--name", "Money4Band", "main.py", "--hidden-import", "colorama", "--hidden-import", "docker", "--hidden-import", "requests", "--hidden-import", "pyyaml", "--hidden-import", "psutil", "--hidden-import", "yaml", "--hidden-import", "secrets", "--add-data", ".resources:.resources", "--add-data", "config:config", "--add-data", "utils:utils", "--add-data", "legacy_money4bandv3x:legacy_money4bandv3x", "--add-data", "template:template", "--add-data", "LICENSE:LICENSE", "--add-data", "README.md:README.md", "--contents-directory", ".", "-y"]