Add version info and working CI

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release build artifacts
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        with:          
+        with:
+          body_path: ./raspikiosk.version
           files: |
             ./raspikiosk.img.gz
         env:

build_raspberry_pi.sh

@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
 BUILD_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/work/root/"
 
+# cleanup any previous build attempts
 umount -fl "${BUILD_DIR}" || true
 losetup -D /dev/loop0 || true
 rm -rf "${BUILD_DIR}" || true
 mkdir -p "${BUILD_DIR}"
 
+# download a modern RaspiOS build
 if [ ! -f raspios.img.xz ]
 then
 	wget -O raspios.img.xz "https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspios_lite_arm64/images/raspios_lite_arm64-2023-05-03/2023-05-03-raspios-bullseye-arm64-lite.img.xz"
@@ -44,17 +46,31 @@ sudo mount /dev/loop0p1 "${BUILD_DIR}/boot"
 sudo rsync -a "${SCRIPT_DIR}/raspberry_pi_skeleton/." "${BUILD_DIR}"
 sudo rsync -a "${SCRIPT_DIR}/kiosk_skeleton/." "${BUILD_DIR}/kiosk_skeleton"
 
+# Make fstab read-only
+sed -i 's/vfat    defaults/vfat    ro,defaults/g' "${BUILD_DIR}/etc/fstab"
+sed -i 's/ext4    defaults/ext4    ro,defaults/g' "${BUILD_DIR}/etc/fstab"
+
+# Include git repo version info
+echo -n "AnotterKiosk repository version: " > "${BUILD_DIR}/version-info"
+git describe --abbrev=4 --dirty --always --tags >> "${BUILD_DIR}/version-info"
+echo >> "${BUILD_DIR}/version-info"
+
 # Mount system partitions (from the build host)
 sudo mount proc -t proc -o nosuid,noexec,nodev "${BUILD_DIR}/proc/"
 sudo mount sys -t sysfs -o nosuid,noexec,nodev,ro "${BUILD_DIR}/sys/"
 sudo mount devpts -t devtmpfs -o mode=0755,nosuid "${BUILD_DIR}/dev/"
 
+# Raspbian currently ships only Debian 11. Let's upgrade to 12.
 sudo chroot "${BUILD_DIR}" /raspberry_pi_bullseye.sh
+
+# and then actually install everything.
 sudo chroot "${BUILD_DIR}" /kiosk_skeleton/build.sh
 
 sudo rm -r "${BUILD_DIR}/kiosk_skeleton"
 sudo rm "${BUILD_DIR}/raspberry_pi_bullseye.sh"
 
+cp "${BUILD_DIR}/version-info" raspikiosk.version
+
 sudo umount -fl "${BUILD_DIR}/proc"
 sudo umount -fl "${BUILD_DIR}/sys"
 sudo umount -fl "${BUILD_DIR}/dev"

kiosk_skeleton/build.sh

@@ -59,3 +59,11 @@ systemctl enable kiosk-set-hostname
 systemctl enable ntpdate
 systemctl enable lightdm
 systemctl enable nginx
+
+# generate a version info/build info file
+echo -n "Chromium version: " >> /version-info
+dpkg --list | grep "ii  chromium " >> /version-info
+
+echo -n "Linux kernel version: " >> /version-info
+ls /lib/modules/ >> /version-info
+echo >> /version-info