Cordova build for Ubuntu

github:	https://github.com/allusa/docker-cordova-ubuntutouch
dockerhub:	https://hub.docker.com/r/timbaler/cordova-ubuntutouch

Docker image ready for executing cordova build ubuntu resulting in:

• Ubuntu Touch 15.04 armhf click package
• Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 deb package

See cordova docs at https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/7.x/guide/platforms/ubuntu/index.html

Docker image ready for executing cordova build android resulting in:

• Android apk package using only Android SDK and development tools already available into Debian

Currently there is only the target platform of API Level 23 packaged, so only apps targeted at android-23 can be built with only Debian packages. Only Build-Tools 24.0.0 is available, so in order to use the SDK, build scripts need to be modified [https://wiki.debian.org/AndroidTools]

See cordova docs at https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/platforms/android/index.html

Docker images

• timbaler/cordova-ubuntutouch:15:04
• timbaler/cordova-ubuntutouch:android23

Run

In order to build for ubuntu, use the docker image.

• docker run --privileged --name cordova-ubuntutouch --rm -it timbaler/cordova-ubuntutouch:15:04 bash

You will find a default cordova app inside /app which you can build for ubuntu touch or desktop (see below sections), e.g:

• cordova build ubuntu --device

Volumes

You can mount your local cordova application as a volume on /app.

Locally, you have your cordova application, e.g.:

• cordova create newapp; cd newapp; cordova platform add browser

For the first time you need add the ubuntu platform (cordova platform add ubuntu):

• docker run --privileged --name cordova-ubuntutouch --rm -it -v ./YOUR/LOCAL/NEWAPP:/app timbaler/cordova-ubuntutouch:15:04 cordova platform add ubuntu

Then you can build for ubuntu touch or desktop (see below sections), e.g:

• docker run --privileged --name cordova-ubuntutouch --rm -it -v ./YOUR/LOCAL/NEWAPP:/app timbaler/cordova-ubuntutouch:15:04 cordova build ubuntu --device

docker-compose

You can also put all in a Docker Compose file:

version: '2'

services:

  ubuntutouch:
    image: timbaler/cordova-ubuntutouch:15.04
    cap_add:
      - SYS_ADMIN
    security_opt:
      - apparmor:unconfined
    privileged: true
    volumes:
      - ./YOUR/LOCAL/NEWAPP:/app

First time:

• docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml run ubuntutouch cordova platform add ubuntu

Builds, e.g. for ubuntu touch:

• docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml run ubuntutouch cordova build ubuntu --device

Build for ubuntu touch

Ubuntu touch 15.04 armhf

• cordova build ubuntu --device

Answer yes if you see the following error, it is probably already installed:

Error: missing dependency inside armhf chroot
run:
sudo click chroot -a armhf -f ubuntu-sdk-15.04 install cmake libicu-dev:armhf pkg-config qtbase5-dev:armhf qtchooser qtdeclarative5-dev:armhf qtfeedback5-dev:armhf qtlocation5-dev:armhf qtmultimedia5-dev:armhf qtpim5-dev:armhf libqt5sensors5-dev:armhf qtsystems5-dev:armhf
Do you want install it now? (Yn)>

Then you may found your package at:

/app/platforms/ubuntu/ubuntu-sdk-15.04/armhf/prefix/<yourpackage>_armhf.click

Install on ubuntu touch

You can install locally on your ubuntu device:

• pkcon install-local --allow-untrusted <yourpackage.click>

Or you can submit to the Ubuntu Touch Apps OpenStore https://open-store.io/.

Build for ubuntu desktop

Ubuntu desktop 16.04

• cordova build ubuntu
• cd /app/platforms/ubuntu/native/<yourpackage>
• debuild -i -us -uc -b

Then you may found your package at:

/app/platforms/ubuntu/native/<yourpackage>_amd64.deb

Build for android

Android API Level 23

For the first time you need add the android platform (cordova platform add android@5.0.0):

• docker run --name android --rm -it -v ./YOUR/LOCAL/NEWAPP:/app timbaler/cordova-ubuntutouch:android23 cordova platform add android@5.0.0

Then you can build for android:

• docker run --name android --rm -it -v ./YOUR/LOCAL/NEWAPP:/app timbaler/cordova-ubuntutouch:android23 cordova build android

Then you may found your package at:

/app/platforms/android/build/outputs/apk/<yourpackage>.apk

docker-compose

You can also put all in a Docker Compose file:

version: '2'

services:

  android:
    image: timbaler/cordova-ubuntutouch:android23
    volumes:
      - ./YOUR/LOCAL/NEWAPP:/app

First time:

• docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml run android cordova platform add android@5.0.0

Builds:

• docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml run android cordova build android

Build docker image

If you want to build yourself this docker image, docker-compose.yaml:

version: '2'

services:

 ubuntutouch-build:
    build:
      context: ubuntu
    cap_add:
      - SYS_ADMIN
    security_opt:
      - apparmor:unconfined
    privileged: true

 android-build:
    build: android23

Android build:

• docker-compose -f docker-compose.yaml build android-build

Ubuntu Touch build. When running for the first time, it will build, run and complete the Ubuntu Touch chroot installation:

• docker-compose -f docker-compose.yaml up ubuntutouch-build

Then you may create the image from the container’s changes:

• docker commit ubuntutouch-build_1 cordova-ubuntutouch:15.04