build walker and elephant from source

Author: binarypie

Containerfile

@@ -5,9 +5,35 @@ ARG BASE_IMAGE=ghcr.io/ublue-os/bluefin-dx:stable-daily
 FROM scratch AS ctx
 COPY build_files /
 
+# Build Elephant from source (cached layer)
+FROM ${BASE_IMAGE} AS elephant-builder
+COPY packages/elephant/build.sh /tmp/build-elephant.sh
+RUN --mount=type=cache,dst=/var/cache \
+  --mount=type=cache,dst=/var/log \
+  --mount=type=tmpfs,dst=/tmp/build \
+  chmod +x /tmp/build-elephant.sh && \
+  /tmp/build-elephant.sh
+
+# Build Walker from source (cached layer)
+FROM ${BASE_IMAGE} AS walker-builder
+COPY packages/walker/build.sh /tmp/build-walker.sh
+RUN --mount=type=cache,dst=/var/cache \
+  --mount=type=cache,dst=/var/log \
+  --mount=type=tmpfs,dst=/tmp/build \
+  chmod +x /tmp/build-walker.sh && \
+  /tmp/build-walker.sh
+
 # Base Image
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
 
+# Copy Elephant binary and service from builder
+COPY --from=elephant-builder /usr/bin/elephant /usr/bin/elephant
+COPY --from=elephant-builder /usr/lib/systemd/user/elephant.service /usr/lib/systemd/user/elephant.service
+
+# Copy Walker binary and resources from builder
+COPY --from=walker-builder /usr/bin/walker /usr/bin/walker
+COPY --from=walker-builder /usr/share/walker /usr/share/walker
+
 # Copy dot_files into the image at /usr/share/binaryos/config
 COPY dot_files /usr/share/binaryos/config
 

build_files/build.sh

@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ dnf5 -y install fd-find
 # TODO: Figure out what we don't need from solopasha/hyprland
 
 # Application Launcher - Walker / Elephant
-dnf5 -y copr enable errornointernet/packages
-dnf5 -y install elephant walker
-elephant service enable
+# Built from source in separate container layers
 
 # On Screen Display
 dnf5 -y copr enable markupstart/SwayOSD

packages/elephant/build.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ouex pipefail
+
+# Install build dependencies for Elephant (Go-based)
+dnf5 -y install git golang protobuf-compiler
+
+# Clone Elephant repository
+ELEPHANT_VERSION="v2.15.0"
+git clone --depth 1 --branch ${ELEPHANT_VERSION} https://github.com/abenz1267/elephant.git /tmp/elephant
+
+cd /tmp/elephant
+
+# Set Go environment variables for build
+export GOPATH=/tmp/go
+export GOCACHE=/tmp/go-cache
+export GOTOOLCHAIN=auto
+export GOSUMDB=sum.golang.org
+
+# Build Elephant
+cd cmd/elephant
+go build -o elephant elephant.go
+
+# Install binary
+install -Dm755 elephant /usr/bin/elephant
+
+# Create systemd user service directory
+mkdir -p /usr/lib/systemd/user
+
+# Create systemd service file
+cat > /usr/lib/systemd/user/elephant.service << 'EOF'
+[Unit]
+Description=Elephant Data Provider Service
+After=graphical-session.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/elephant
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
+EOF
+
+# Clean up
+cd /
+rm -rf /tmp/elephant
+
+# Remove build dependencies to keep layer small
+dnf5 -y remove golang protobuf-compiler
+dnf5 -y clean all
+

packages/walker/build.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ouex pipefail
+
+# Install build dependencies for Walker (Rust-based with GTK4)
+dnf5 -y install git rust cargo gtk4-devel gtk4-layer-shell-devel protobuf-compiler cairo-devel poppler-glib-devel
+
+# Clone Walker repository
+WALKER_VERSION="v2.10.0"
+git clone --depth 1 --branch ${WALKER_VERSION} https://github.com/abenz1267/walker.git /tmp/walker
+
+cd /tmp/walker
+
+# Set Cargo environment variables for build
+export CARGO_HOME=/tmp/cargo
+export CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/tmp/cargo-target
+
+# Build Walker with release optimizations
+cargo build --release
+
+# Install binary
+install -Dm755 /tmp/cargo-target/release/walker /usr/bin/walker
+
+# Install desktop file if it exists
+if [ -f resources/walker.desktop ]; then
+    install -Dm644 resources/walker.desktop /usr/share/applications/walker.desktop
+fi
+
+# Install default resources
+mkdir -p /usr/share/walker
+if [ -d resources ]; then
+    cp -r resources/* /usr/share/walker/ || true
+fi
+
+# Clean up
+cd /
+rm -rf /tmp/walker /tmp/cargo /tmp/cargo-target
+
+# Remove build dependencies to keep layer small
+dnf5 -y remove rust cargo protobuf-compiler
+dnf5 -y clean all
+