Allow the user to set the MPLAB X and XC8 version as parameters

Dockerfile

@@ -1,32 +1,10 @@
-FROM ubuntu:20.04
+FROM alpine:latest
 
-ARG MPLABX_VERSION=5.45
-ARG XC8_VERSION=1.34
+COPY docker-action /docker-action
+COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 
-# Install the dependencies
-# See https://microchipdeveloper.com/install:mplabx-lin64
-RUN dpkg --add-architecture i386 && \
-  apt-get update && \
-  apt-get install -y libc6:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxext6:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libexpat1:i386 wget sudo make && \
-  apt-get clean && \
-  apt-get autoremove && \
-  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN ["chmod", "+x", "/entrypoint.sh"]
 
-# Download and install XC8
-RUN wget -nv -O /tmp/xc8 "https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/xc8-v${XC8_VERSION}-full-install-linux-installer.run" && \
-  chmod +x /tmp/xc8 && \
-  /tmp/xc8 --mode unattended --unattendedmodeui none --netservername localhost --LicenseType FreeMode --prefix "/opt/microchip/xc8/v${XC8_VERSION}" && \
-  rm /tmp/xc8
+RUN apk add --update --no-cache docker
 
-# Download and install MPLAB X
-RUN wget -nv -O /tmp/mplabx "https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/MPLABX-v${MPLABX_VERSION}-linux-installer.tar" &&\
-  cd /tmp && \
-  tar -xf mplabx && \
-  rm mplabx && \
-  mv "MPLABX-v${MPLABX_VERSION}-linux-installer.sh" mplabx && \
-  sudo ./mplabx --nox11 -- --unattendedmodeui none --mode unattended --ipe 0 --collectInfo 0 --installdir /opt/mplabx --16bitmcu 0 --32bitmcu 0 --othermcu 0 && \
-  rm mplabx
-
-COPY build.sh /build.sh
-
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/build.sh" ]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]

README.md

@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 
 This action will build a MPLAB X / XC8 project.
 
-It runs on Linux Ubuntu 20.04 and uses:
-
-* [MPLAB X](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/development-tools-tools-and-software/mplab-x-ide) v5.45
-* [XC8](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/development-tools-tools-and-software/mplab-xc-compilers) v1.34
-
 ## Inputs
 
 ### `project`
@@ -17,6 +12,14 @@ It runs on Linux Ubuntu 20.04 and uses:
 
 The configuration of the project to build. Defaults to `default`.
 
+### `mplabx_version`
+
+The version of [MPLAB X](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/development-tools-tools-and-software/mplab-x-ide) to use. Defaults to `5.45`.
+
+### `xc8_version`
+
+The version of the [XC8 compiler](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/development-tools-tools-and-software/mplab-xc-compilers) to use. Defaults to `1.34`.
+
 ## Outputs
 
 None.
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           project: firmware.X
           configuration: default
+          mplabx_version: "5.45"
+          xc8_version: "2.20"
 ```
 
 # Acknowledgements

action.yml

@@ -11,9 +11,19 @@ inputs:
     description: Configuration to build
     required: true
     default: default
+  mplabx_version:
+    description: Version of MPLAB X to use
+    required: true
+    default: "5.45"
+  xc8_version:
+    description: Version of the XC8 compiler to use
+    required: true
+    default: "1.34"
 runs:
   using: docker
   image: Dockerfile
   args:
+    - ${{ inputs.mplabx_version }}
+    - ${{ inputs.xc8_version }}
     - ${{ inputs.project }}
     - ${{ inputs.configuration }}

docker-action/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+FROM ubuntu:20.04
+
+ARG MPLABX_VERSION=5.45
+ARG XC8_VERSION=1.34
+
+# Install the dependencies
+# See https://microchipdeveloper.com/install:mplabx-lin64
+RUN dpkg --add-architecture i386 && \
+  apt-get update && \
+  apt-get install -y libc6:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxext6:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libexpat1:i386 wget sudo make && \
+  apt-get clean && \
+  apt-get autoremove && \
+  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Download and install XC8
+RUN wget -nv -O /tmp/xc8 "https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/xc8-v${XC8_VERSION}-full-install-linux-installer.run" && \
+  chmod +x /tmp/xc8 && \
+  /tmp/xc8 --mode unattended --unattendedmodeui none --netservername localhost --LicenseType FreeMode --prefix "/opt/microchip/xc8/v${XC8_VERSION}" && \
+  rm /tmp/xc8
+
+# Download and install MPLAB X
+RUN wget -nv -O /tmp/mplabx "https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/MPLABX-v${MPLABX_VERSION}-linux-installer.tar" &&\
+  cd /tmp && \
+  tar -xf mplabx && \
+  rm mplabx && \
+  mv "MPLABX-v${MPLABX_VERSION}-linux-installer.sh" mplabx && \
+  sudo ./mplabx --nox11 -- --unattendedmodeui none --mode unattended --ipe 0 --collectInfo 0 --installdir /opt/mplabx --16bitmcu 0 --32bitmcu 0 --othermcu 0 && \
+  rm mplabx
+
+COPY build.sh /build.sh
+
+RUN ["chmod", "+x", "/build.sh"]
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/build.sh" ]

build.sh → docker-action/build.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "Building project $1:$2 with MPLAB X v5.45 and XC8 v1.34"
+echo "Building project $1:$2"
 
 set -x -e
 

entrypoint.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh -l
+
+MPLABX_VERSION=$1
+XC8_VERSION=$2
+PROJECT=$3
+CONFIGURATION=$4
+
+cd /docker-action
+echo "Creating a docker image with MPLAB X version ${MPLABX_VERSION} and XC8 version ${XC8_VERSION}"
+
+# Here we can make the construction of the image as customizable as we need
+# and if we need parameterizable values it is a matter of sending them as inputs
+docker build \
+    -t docker-action \
+    --build-arg MPLABX_VERSION="${MPLABX_VERSION}" \
+    --build-arg XC8_VERSION="${XC8_VERSION}" \
+    . \
+    && cd .. \
+    && docker run -v "$(pwd):/github/workspace" --workdir /github/workspace docker-action "${PROJECT}" "${CONFIGURATION}"