Build monero-java and monero-cpp to static libraries with shared library wrapper [4 XMR]

[woodser]

This issue requests building monero-java and monero-cpp to static libraries so all dependencies are self-contained, with a shared library wrapper to access libmonero-java in JNI.

For example: libmonero-cpp.a, libmonero-java.a, and libmonero-java.so.

This will help us switch from using monero-wallet-rpc to native wallet bindings for better performance, and without depending on MSYS2 in Windows.

This issue shares the same bounty as the related issue in monero-java: woodser/monero-java#74

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[niyid]

I just saw this had been reopened. What is the issue?

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[woodser]

I think the only issue is that the dynamic libraries require MSYS2 to be installed and on the Path variable in Windows, whereas static libraries would be self-contained and shouldn't require external dependencies.

[niyid]

It seems MSYS2 is open source? Have you built it along with other dependencies from source into static libraries?

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[woodser]

No, creating static libraries with a shared library wrapper is the request of this issue.

[niyid]

I think the only issue is that the dynamic libraries require MSYS2 to be installed and on the Path variable in Windows, whereas static libraries would be self-contained and shouldn't require external dependencies.

I am not clear what the issue is from here. I summize it is an issue with MSYS2 on Windows; and that this is a Windows only issue.

[woodser]

The libraries should not have external dependencies which need to be installed, but should be standalone, which switching to static libraries ought to support?

Otherwise, someone installing Haveno and using the native libraries would additionally need to install MSYS2.

[mcneb10]

I would like to look into this

[woodser]

@mcneb10 Great!

[woodser]

@mcneb10 Any progress?

Currently, the dynamic libraries built for Linux only work on Ubuntu 20.0.4 as far as I know (what they're built from). But there's a linker error on later versions.

This would be resolved by building to static libraries.

[woodser]

Bounty bumped to 3 XMR.

[mcneb10]

I'm sorry I have been distracted and unmotivated recently. I was not able to compile to source due to some linking errors with the unbound package. I will have another look today.

[woodser]

No worries, we can leave this unassigned if it doesn't work out.

[woodser]

@mcneb10 Please ping me if I can help with the linker error. I've built it a few times :)

[preland]

Is this issue related to the mac universal issue on Haveno?

[woodser]

Not quite. That issue is to create universal binaries which run natively on mac x86_64 and arm64 without emulation, whereas this issue is to build the monero-java libs to static libraries with a dynamic wrapper on all platforms, for portability. Othewise, the libs built on Ubuntu 20.04 can't run on 22.04.

[mcneb10]

Note to anyone compiling this: if you try to compile on anything except a distro based on stable debian you will run into errors very quickly

[nsec1]

@woodser , I need help to integrate new monero-java.so to haveno. Do I just have to "mvn install" on monero-java and then build haveno with make?

[woodser]

I believe you can simply add the path to the newly built libraries to your CLASSPATH variable and then start Haveno with --useNativeXmrWallet=true.

But to do a complete install:

• Bump 0.8.31 to 0.8.32 in monero-java's pom.xml
• In monero-java: mvn clean deploy -P release -Dmaven.deploy.skip=true
• Bump moneroJavaVersion to 0.8.32 in Haveno's build.gradle
• Uncomment mavenLocal() in build.gradle
• Rebuild Haveno, updating the verification metadata for the new dependency: ./gradlew --write-verification-metadata sha256 && ./gradlew build --refresh-keys --refresh-dependencies -x test -x checkstyleMain -x checkstyleTest
• Start Haveno with --useNativeXmrWallet=true

You could make some change in monero-java to confirm the update however you do it, e.g. adding std::cout << "getting balance!" << std::endl; to uint64_t monero_wallet_full::get_balance() const in monero_wallet_full.cpp.

[nsec1]

@woodser , could you check?
woodser/monero-cpp#64
woodser/monero-java#105

[nsec1]

@woodser, could you check woodser/monero-java#105?

[KewbitXMR]

Is this still outstanding? Anyone currently working on it?

[woodser]

Is this still outstanding? Anyone currently working on it?

It's being worked on by @nsec1 here: woodser/monero-java#105

[KewbitXMR]

Is this actively being worked on?

[woodser]

Yes, @nsec1 has new changes I need to test: woodser/monero-java#105 (comment)