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Add -vvv briefcase logging in debug-mode CI reruns (#221) #394

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Add -vvv briefcase logging in debug-mode CI reruns (#221)
BabuDip Aug 30, 2026
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Fix -vvv flag placement: must follow <platform> <format>, not precede…
BabuDip Aug 30, 2026
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion .github/actions/app-create/action.yml
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Expand Up @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ runs:
id: create
shell: bash
env:
BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY: ${{ runner.debug == '1' && '-vvv' || '' }}
INPUT_ENABLE_AUTOMATION: ${{ inputs.enable-automation }}
INPUT_FRAMEWORK: ${{ inputs.framework }}
TEMPLATE_REF: ${{ steps.template-override.outputs.ref }}
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rm -rf "${APP_DIR}"

# Roll out the project
briefcase new --no-input ${TEMPLATE} ${TEMPLATE_BRANCH} \
briefcase new --no-input ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY} ${TEMPLATE} ${TEMPLATE_BRANCH} \
-Q "formal_name=${APP_NAME}" \
-Q "app_name=${APP_DIR}" \
-Q "bootstrap=${BOOTSTRAP}"
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100 changes: 53 additions & 47 deletions .github/workflows/app-build-verify.yml
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Expand Up @@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ jobs:
INPUT_TARGET_FORMAT: ${{ inputs.target-format }}
INPUT_TARGET_PLATFORM: ${{ inputs.target-platform }}
run: |
# RUNNER_DEBUG is set natively by the runner when debug logging is enabled
BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY=""
[ "${RUNNER_DEBUG:-}" = "1" ] && BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY="-vvv"
echo "BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY=${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}" | tee -a "${GITHUB_ENV}"

case "$(tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' <<< "${INPUT_RUNNER_OS}")" in
ubuntu* ) BRIEFCASE_DIR="$HOME/.cache/briefcase" ;;
macos* ) BRIEFCASE_DIR="$HOME/Library/Caches/org.beeware.briefcase" ;;
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SDL_VIDEODRIVER: ${{ startsWith(inputs.framework, 'pygame') && 'dummy' || '' }}
CREATE_OPTIONS: ${{ steps.output-format.outputs.template-override }} ${{ inputs.create-options }}
run: |
briefcase create macOS app ${CREATE_OPTIONS}
briefcase build macOS app
briefcase run macOS app
briefcase package macOS app --adhoc-sign
briefcase create macOS app ${CREATE_OPTIONS} ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase build macOS app ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase run macOS app ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase package macOS app --adhoc-sign ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

# Clean up built artefacts to preserve disk space
rm -rf build dist
Expand All @@ -225,10 +230,10 @@ jobs:
SDL_VIDEODRIVER: ${{ startsWith(inputs.framework, 'pygame') && 'dummy' || '' }}
CREATE_OPTIONS: ${{ steps.output-format.outputs.template-override }} ${{ inputs.create-options }}
run: |
briefcase create macOS Xcode ${CREATE_OPTIONS}
briefcase build macOS Xcode
briefcase run macOS Xcode
briefcase package macOS Xcode --adhoc-sign
briefcase create macOS Xcode ${CREATE_OPTIONS} ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase build macOS Xcode ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase run macOS Xcode ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase package macOS Xcode --adhoc-sign ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

# Clean up built artefacts to preserve disk space
rm -rf build dist
Expand All @@ -242,10 +247,10 @@ jobs:
env:
CREATE_OPTIONS: ${{ steps.output-format.outputs.template-override }} ${{ inputs.create-options }}
run: |
briefcase create windows app ${CREATE_OPTIONS}
briefcase build windows app
briefcase run windows app
briefcase package windows app --adhoc-sign
briefcase create windows app ${CREATE_OPTIONS} ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase build windows app ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase run windows app ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase package windows app --adhoc-sign ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

# Clean up built artefacts to preserve disk space
rm -rf build dist
Expand All @@ -259,10 +264,10 @@ jobs:
env:
CREATE_OPTIONS: ${{ steps.output-format.outputs.template-override }} ${{ inputs.create-options }}
run: |
briefcase create windows VisualStudio ${CREATE_OPTIONS}
briefcase build windows VisualStudio
briefcase run windows VisualStudio
briefcase package windows VisualStudio --adhoc-sign
briefcase create windows VisualStudio ${CREATE_OPTIONS} ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase build windows VisualStudio ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase run windows VisualStudio ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase package windows VisualStudio --adhoc-sign ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

# Clean up built artefacts to preserve disk space
rm -rf build dist
Expand All @@ -286,10 +291,10 @@ jobs:

sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends ${PACKAGES}

briefcase create linux system ${CREATE_OPTIONS}
briefcase build linux system
xvfb-run briefcase run linux system
briefcase package linux system --adhoc-sign
briefcase create linux system ${CREATE_OPTIONS} ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase build linux system ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
xvfb-run briefcase run linux system ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase package linux system --adhoc-sign ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

bash -c "sudo apt -y install --dry-run ./dist/*_0.0.1-1~ubuntu-*_$(dpkg --print-architecture).deb"

Expand All @@ -305,10 +310,10 @@ jobs:
env:
CREATE_OPTIONS: ${{ steps.output-format.outputs.template-override }} ${{ inputs.create-options }}
run: |
briefcase create linux system --target debian:trixie ${CREATE_OPTIONS}
briefcase build linux system --target debian:trixie
xvfb-run briefcase run linux system --target debian:trixie
briefcase package linux system --target debian:trixie --adhoc-sign
briefcase create linux system --target debian:trixie ${CREATE_OPTIONS} ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase build linux system --target debian:trixie ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
xvfb-run briefcase run linux system --target debian:trixie ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase package linux system --target debian:trixie --adhoc-sign ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

docker run --volume $(pwd)/dist:/dist debian:trixie \
sh -c "\
Expand All @@ -324,10 +329,10 @@ jobs:
env:
CREATE_OPTIONS: ${{ steps.output-format.outputs.template-override }} ${{ inputs.create-options }}
run: |
briefcase create linux system --target fedora:41 ${CREATE_OPTIONS}
briefcase build linux system --target fedora:41
xvfb-run briefcase run linux system --target fedora:41
briefcase package linux system --target fedora:41 --adhoc-sign
briefcase create linux system --target fedora:41 ${CREATE_OPTIONS} ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase build linux system --target fedora:41 ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
xvfb-run briefcase run linux system --target fedora:41 ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase package linux system --target fedora:41 --adhoc-sign ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

docker run --volume $(pwd)/dist:/dist fedora:41 \
sh -c "yum -y install --downloadonly /dist/*-0.0.1-1.fc*.$(rpm --eval '%_arch').rpm"
Expand All @@ -345,10 +350,10 @@ jobs:
env:
CREATE_OPTIONS: ${{ steps.output-format.outputs.template-override }} ${{ inputs.create-options }}
run: |
briefcase create linux system --target archlinux:latest ${CREATE_OPTIONS}
briefcase build linux system --target archlinux:latest
xvfb-run briefcase run linux system --target archlinux:latest
briefcase package linux system --target archlinux:latest --adhoc-sign
briefcase create linux system --target archlinux:latest ${CREATE_OPTIONS} ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase build linux system --target archlinux:latest ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
xvfb-run briefcase run linux system --target archlinux:latest ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase package linux system --target archlinux:latest --adhoc-sign ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

docker run --volume $(pwd)/dist:/dist archlinux \
sh -c "\
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run: |
sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends flatpak flatpak-builder elfutils

briefcase create linux flatpak ${CREATE_OPTIONS}
briefcase build linux flatpak
xvfb-run briefcase run linux flatpak
briefcase package linux flatpak --adhoc-sign
briefcase create linux flatpak ${CREATE_OPTIONS} ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase build linux flatpak ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
xvfb-run briefcase run linux flatpak ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase package linux flatpak --adhoc-sign ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

# Clean up built artefacts to preserve disk space
rm -rf build dist
Expand All @@ -474,8 +479,8 @@ jobs:
run: |
export JAVA_HOME=${JAVA_HOME_17_X64}

briefcase create android gradle ${CREATE_OPTIONS}
briefcase build android gradle
briefcase create android gradle ${CREATE_OPTIONS} ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase build android gradle ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

# Only run Android app on Linux since it's duplicative (and slow) on other platforms
# (runner-os values are always canonical lowercase runner labels, e.g. ubuntu-24.04)
Expand All @@ -492,11 +497,12 @@ jobs:
--shutdown-on-exit \
--Xemulator=-no-window \
--Xemulator=-no-audio \
--Xemulator=-no-boot-anim
--Xemulator=-no-boot-anim \
${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
;;
esac

briefcase package android gradle --adhoc-sign
briefcase package android gradle --adhoc-sign ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

# Clean up built artefacts to preserve disk space
rm -rf build dist
Expand All @@ -512,10 +518,10 @@ jobs:
INPUT_IOS_SIMULATOR: ${{ inputs.ios-simulator }}
CREATE_OPTIONS: ${{ steps.output-format.outputs.template-override }} ${{ inputs.create-options }}
run: |
briefcase create iOS xcode ${CREATE_OPTIONS}
briefcase build iOS xcode
briefcase run iOS xcode -d "${INPUT_IOS_SIMULATOR}"
briefcase package iOS xcode --adhoc-sign
briefcase create iOS xcode ${CREATE_OPTIONS} ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase build iOS xcode ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase run iOS xcode -d "${INPUT_IOS_SIMULATOR}" ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase package iOS xcode --adhoc-sign ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

# Clean up built artefacts to preserve disk space
rm -rf build dist
Expand All @@ -529,9 +535,9 @@ jobs:
env:
CREATE_OPTIONS: ${{ steps.output-format.outputs.template-override }} ${{ inputs.create-options }}
run: |
briefcase create web static ${CREATE_OPTIONS}
briefcase build web static
briefcase package web static
briefcase create web static ${CREATE_OPTIONS} ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase build web static ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}
briefcase package web static ${BRIEFCASE_VERBOSITY}

# Clean up built artefacts to preserve disk space
rm -rf build dist
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