Add build workflow using vipm-io/action-vipm-build #7
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| name: build (action) | |
| # Builds the VI Package using the reusable vipm-io/action-vipm-build action, | |
| # which encapsulates the container display/headless-LabVIEW plumbing and runs | |
| # refresh -> install -> build. Compare with the inline Build job in ci.yml. | |
| on: | |
| push: | |
| branches: | |
| - main | |
| - master | |
| pull_request: | |
| workflow_dispatch: | |
| jobs: | |
| Build: | |
| runs-on: ubuntu-latest | |
| # The LabVIEW container defaults to `sh`; use `bash` for predictable syntax. | |
| defaults: | |
| run: | |
| shell: bash | |
| env: | |
| LABVIEW_IMAGE: 2026q1patch2-linux | |
| # vipm reads this from the environment; the default 60s liveliness window | |
| # is too tight for this build (matches the value used in ci.yml). | |
| VIPM_DESKTOP_LIVELINESS_TIMEOUT: 300 | |
| container: | |
| image: nationalinstruments/labview:2026q1patch2-linux | |
| steps: | |
| - name: Install git for actions/checkout | |
| # git is required by actions/checkout but is not in the base LabVIEW image. | |
| run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y git | |
| - name: Checkout code | |
| uses: actions/checkout@v6 | |
| - name: Cache VIPM packages | |
| uses: actions/cache@v5 | |
| env: | |
| CACHE_VERSION: 1 | |
| with: | |
| path: /usr/local/jki/vipm/cache/ | |
| key: vipm-v${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.LABVIEW_IMAGE }}-${{ hashFiles('source/.vipc', 'error.dragon') }} | |
| restore-keys: | | |
| vipm-v${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.LABVIEW_IMAGE }}- | |
| - name: Refresh, install dependencies, and build the VI Package | |
| id: build | |
| # Pinned to the head commit of vipm-io/action-vipm-build#1, which adds | |
| # channel-aware "latest" resolution for the preview/develop channels. | |
| uses: vipm-io/action-vipm-build@0b9ba53221c4d7434385c2d023acf9c82e5d2078 | |
| with: | |
| path: source # auto-finds source/.vipb | |
| refresh: 'true' | |
| install: | | |
| error.dragon | |
| output_directory: dist | |
| # LabVIEW version is auto-detected from the container (2026). | |
| vipm_release_type: preview # VIPM Linux builds ship on the preview channel | |
| # Track the latest preview build; resolves to the preview channel's | |
| # latest_preview alias (requires action-vipm-build#1). | |
| vipm_version: latest | |
| community_edition: 'true' | |
| show_progress: 'true' | |
| verbose: 'true' | |
| - name: Upload Built Package as Artifact | |
| uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7 | |
| with: | |
| name: vi-package-${{ env.LABVIEW_IMAGE }} | |
| path: dist/*.vip |