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jarod42:
Do you know how to set up a github action to use CB?

I got

> Error: Unable to initialize GTK+, is DISPLAY set properly?

when using


--- Code: ---codeblocks --no-splash-screen --target=Release --build Project.workspace
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oBFusCATed:
You can't. Using the build system of cb on headless linux is not possible at the moment.

BlueHazzard:
Can you install some dummy x server? I have Xvfb on my headless server and it works (somehow, there are still some quirks)

jarod42:
Just found GabrielBB/xvfb-action
which allows to run CB:

Notice that default.conf has also to be provided.

result is similar to:


--- Code: ---name: ubuntu-codeblocks

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  linux:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
    - name: Checkout
      uses: actions/checkout@v2

    - name: apt-get update
      run: sudo apt-get update -y

    - name: apt-get install -y codeblocks
      run: sudo apt-get install -y codeblocks

    - name: codeblocks's default configuration
      run: |
        mkdir -p ~/.config/codeblocks
        cp codeblocks/default.conf ~/.config/codeblocks/

    - name: build projects
      uses: GabrielBB/xvfb-action@v1 # fake X-server as codeblocks requires displays :/
      with:
        run: codeblocks --no-splash-screen --target=Release --build Project.workspace
 
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