Migrating to retrodeck-builder docker image

.github/workflows/build_artifacts.yml

@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: 'true'
 
-      - name: "Install dependencies"
-        uses: RetroDECK/components-template/.github/workflows/install_dependencies.yml@main
-
       - name: "Assembling manifest"
         if: ${{ env.DYNAMIC_MANIFEST == 'true' }}
         run: |
@@ -63,13 +60,24 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Build flatpak"
         run: |
+          # Pull the Docker image
+          docker pull ghcr.io/retrodeck/retrodeck-builder:latest
+      
+          # Configure Git
           git config --global protocol.file.allow always
-          flatpak-builder --user --force-clean \
-            --install-deps-from=flathub \
-            --install-deps-from=flathub-beta \
-            --repo="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/artifacts-repo" \
-            "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/artifacts-build-dir" \
-            "${{ env.MANIFEST_FILENAME }}"
+      
+          # Run the flatpak build inside the Docker container
+          docker run --rm \
+            -v "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}:/workspace" \  # Mount the workspace directory into the container
+            -w /workspace \  # Set the working directory inside the container
+            ghcr.io/retrodeck/retrodeck-builder:latest \
+              --user --force-clean \
+              --install-deps-from=flathub \
+              --install-deps-from=flathub-beta \
+              --repo="/workspace/artifacts-repo" \
+              "/workspace/artifacts-build-dir" \
+              "${{ env.MANIFEST_FILENAME }}"
+        
 
       - name: "Exporting dir tree"
         id: tree

.github/workflows/install_dependencies.yml

@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-name: "Install dependencies"
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  workflow_call:
-
-jobs:
-  install-dependencies:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-
-      - name: Clone repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          submodules: 'true'
-
-      - name: "Install dependencies"
-        run: |
-          echo "Starting dependency installation..."
-
-          # NOTE: this script is a copy and paste of automation_tools/install_dependencies.sh
-          # Please keep the original updated
-
-          unset pkg_mgr
-
-          # rpm-ostree must be checked before dnf because a dnf (wrapper) command also works on rpm-ostree distros (not what we want)
-          for potential_pkg_mgr in apt pacman rpm-ostree dnf; do
-            command -v "$potential_pkg_mgr" &> /dev/null && pkg_mgr="$potential_pkg_mgr" && break
-          done
-
-          case "$pkg_mgr" in
-            apt)
-              sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:flatpak/stable
-              sudo apt update
-              sudo apt install -y flatpak flatpak-builder p7zip-full xmlstarlet bzip2 curl jq
-              ;;
-            pacman)
-              sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm flatpak flatpak-builder p7zip xmlstarlet bzip2
-              ;;
-            rpm-ostree)
-              echo "When using a distro with rpm-ostree, you shouldn't build directly on the host. Try using a distrobox."
-              exit 1
-              ;;
-            dnf)
-              sudo dnf install -y flatpak flatpak-builder p7zip p7zip-plugins xmlstarlet bzip2 curl
-              ;;
-            *)
-              echo "Package manager $pkg_mgr not supported. Please open an issue."
-              ;;
-          esac
-
-          flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
-          flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub-beta https://flathub.org/beta-repo/flathub-beta.flatpakrepo

automation_tools/install_dependencies.sh

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# This script is installing the required dependencies to correctly run the pipeline and build the flatpak
-
-unset pkg_mgr
-
-# rpm-ostree must be checked before dnf because a dnf (wrapper) command also works on rpm-ostree distros (not what we want)
-for potential_pkg_mgr in apt pacman rpm-ostree dnf; do
-  command -v "$potential_pkg_mgr" &> /dev/null && pkg_mgr="$potential_pkg_mgr" && break
-done
-
-case "$pkg_mgr" in
-  apt)
-    sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:flatpak/stable
-    sudo apt update
-    sudo apt install -y flatpak flatpak-builder p7zip-full xmlstarlet bzip2 curl jq
-    ;;
-  pacman)
-    sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm flatpak flatpak-builder p7zip xmlstarlet bzip2
-    ;;
-  rpm-ostree)
-    echo "When using a distro with rpm-ostree, you shouldn't build directly on the host. Try using a distrobox."
-    exit 1
-    ;;
-  dnf)
-    sudo dnf install -y flatpak flatpak-builder p7zip p7zip-plugins xmlstarlet bzip2 curl
-    ;;
-  *)
-    echo "Package manager $pkg_mgr not supported. Please open an issue."
-    ;;
-esac
-
-flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
-flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub-beta https://flathub.org/beta-repo/flathub-beta.flatpakrepo