Helix 25.01 build fails on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and older due to Rust Compiler version requirement, see Issue 14

helix-ppa

This repository contains the source which is used to build the Ubuntu package for Helix and publish it to my personal PPA: ppa:maveonair/helix-editor

Release Process

Build

$ ./build.py

Usage:
    ./build.py <ubuntu-codename> <changelog-version>

Example:
    ./build.py kinetic 23.03-2~ubuntu22.10~ppa1

Example: Creating and publishing a new source package for Helix 23.03 on Ubuntu 22.10

1. Set DEBMAIL and DEBFULLNAME:

$ export DEBEMAIL="[email protected]"
$ export DEBFULLNAME="Firstname Lastname"

2. Run build script:

$ XZ_OPT='-T0' ./build.py kinetic 23.03-2~ubuntu22.10~ppa1

3. Publish the source package

$ cd target
$ dput ppa:maveonair/helix-editor helix_23.03-2~ubuntu22.10~ppa1_source.changes

References

• barnumbirr/alacritty-debian