Commit graph r-builds/builder/Dockerfile.alpine-324
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1362e0bd3a fix(alpine): build R with cairo, png, jpeg and tiff graphics devices (#9)
## Motivation

R on the Alpine images was built without graphics support: `capabilities()` reports `cairo`, `png`, `jpeg` and `tiff` as `FALSE`, while Ubuntu reports all four `TRUE`.
The images install `R-dev` but never the graphics headers, and R's `configure` treats those as optional and does not fail when they are absent, so the build succeeds and ships an R that cannot draw.

Reproduced in a clean `alpine:3.22` container with the old package set:

```
Additional capabilities:  PNG, NLS, ICU
Capabilities skipped:     JPEG, TIFF, cairo
```

One correction to the original diagnosis: `--with-x=no` was not the cause, and libpng was in fact found.
R's bitmap and `pangocairo` checks run independently of `R_X11` (`configure.ac:2604` gates on `want_cairo`, not `use_X11`).
`capabilities("png")` needs a device *backend*, and with X11 off and cairo absent there was none, which is why all four read `FALSE` despite configure listing PNG.
So the fix is purely the missing `-dev` packages.
X11 stays off, which is correct for headless images, and cairo covers `png()` / `jpeg()` / `tiff()` / `svg()`.

## Changes

- `builder/Dockerfile.alpine-{320,321,322,323,324}` — install `pkgconf cairo-dev pango-dev fontconfig-dev freetype-dev libpng-dev jpeg-dev tiff-dev zlib-dev`; pass `--with-cairo --with-libpng --with-jpeglib --with-libtiff` explicitly so the intent sits next to `--with-x=no`; set `REQUIRED_CAPABILITIES`.
- `builder/build.sh` — add `verify_capabilities()` between `compile_r` and `package_r`. A build that loses a graphics device now fails instead of being packaged and uploaded. Opt-in via `REQUIRED_CAPABILITIES`, so every non-Alpine platform is untouched.
- `.crow/build.yaml` — add a `FORCE_REBUILD` escape hatch to the dedup step. Artifact filenames carry only the R version, so the HEAD probe would otherwise keep skipping every Alpine version and serving the stale broken binaries.
- `CLAUDE.md` — record the three gotchas.

## Verification

Compiled R 4.5.1 in the patched `alpine-322` image, through the real `build.sh`:

```
       jpeg         png        tiff       tcltk         X11        aqua
       TRUE        TRUE        TRUE        TRUE       FALSE       FALSE
        NLS       Rprof     profmem       cairo         ICU long.double
       TRUE        TRUE        TRUE        TRUE        TRUE        TRUE
All required capabilities are present.
```

The devices actually render, not just report `TRUE` (`default bitmapType: cairo`):

```
png   -> t.png (2154 bytes)
jpeg  -> t.jpeg (4489 bytes)
tiff  -> t.tiff (120160 bytes)
svg   -> t.svg (9381 bytes)
```

The guard was exercised in both directions against that real build: it passes on the four graphics capabilities, and returns non-zero naming the missing entry when additionally asked for `X11`.
`crow lint .crow/` passes and `bash -n builder/build.sh` is clean.

## Behaviour change

Alpine R binaries gain the cairo, png, jpeg and tiff devices, and link against `libcairo`, `libpangocairo`, `libpng`, `libjpeg` and `libtiff`.
The `.apk` metadata already declared those runtime dependencies, so consumer images need no change.
Any Alpine build that loses a graphics device now fails the pipeline rather than uploading silently.

**Needs a follow-up after merge:** the first run must have `FORCE_REBUILD` set, otherwise dedup skips every existing Alpine version and the broken artifacts stay in the bucket.

Reviewed-on: #9
2026-09-18 07:04:22 +00:00
d34684260f feat: add alpine-3.24 build config (#5)
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## Summary

Adds an `alpine-3.24` build configuration, mirroring the existing `alpine-3.23` setup.

- `builder/Dockerfile.alpine-324` — `FROM alpine:3.24`, `OS_IDENTIFIER=alpine-324`, copies `package.alpine-324`
- `builder/package.alpine-324` — nfpm spec (identical to 323)
- `builder/docker-compose.yml` — new `alpine-324` service
- `Makefile` `PLATFORMS` and `Justfile` `build-r-alpine-324` target
- `.crow/build.yaml` — alpine-324 matrix entries (arm64 + amd64), newest-first

Existing alpine-322/323 matrix entries are left intact.

Reviewed-on: #5
2026-06-12 13:46:11 +00:00