preremove.sh stops the service during upgrades (to avoid stale venv
binaries), but postinstall.sh wasn't restarting it. Now postinstall
checks if the service was enabled and restarts it after the venv is
rebuilt, so upgrades don't leave a previously running service down.
https://claude.ai/code/session_01Vx1EsNrNySgsc8Y67dGzCn
- preremove.sh: Stop the systemd service during upgrades (not just
remove/purge) so the running process doesn't use stale venv binaries
while postinstall replaces them. Only disable + remove venv on full
removal.
- debian.yml: Fail loudly when release lookup fails during a release
event (exit 1), but still skip gracefully for workflow_dispatch
manual testing (exit 0). Prevents silently broken .deb publication.
- archivebox.rb + build_brew.sh + homebrew.yml: Add post_install that
initializes ArchiveBox in var/archivebox with DATA_DIR set, using
correct Homebrew system() syntax (no env hash as first arg).
https://claude.ai/code/session_01Vx1EsNrNySgsc8Y67dGzCn
- install.sh: Replace awk float comparison with integer major/minor check
so Python 3.9 is correctly rejected as < 3.13
- nfpm.yaml: Add git/curl/wget as recommends so users have basic archiving
tools out of the box without needing `archivebox install`
- debian.yml: Restore git/curl/wget in CI smoke test to match what the
package recommends, instead of relying on runner preinstalls
- debian.yml: Guard release upload to skip gracefully when no GitHub
Release exists (fixes workflow_dispatch failures)
https://claude.ai/code/session_01Vx1EsNrNySgsc8Y67dGzCn
Remove all non-essential dependencies from both package formats.
The .deb now only depends on python3, pip, and venv. The brew
formula only depends on python@3.13. All other runtime deps
(node, chrome, yt-dlp, wget, ripgrep, etc.) are installed
on-demand by `archivebox install` at runtime.
Removed from brew formula:
- 6 depends_on entries (node, git, wget, curl, ripgrep, yt-dlp)
- on_linux block (pkg-config, openssl, libffi)
- post_install hook (was running archivebox install)
- service block (users run archivebox server directly)
Removed from .deb:
- 6 depends entries (nodejs, npm, git, wget, curl, ripgrep)
- recommends section (yt-dlp, ffmpeg, chromium)
Net: -126 lines across packaging files.
https://claude.ai/code/session_01Vx1EsNrNySgsc8Y67dGzCn
- systemd service: use /usr/bin/archivebox wrapper (exports venv PATH
for bundled tools like yt-dlp) instead of direct venv binary
- install.sh: prefer python3.13, fail early with clear error if < 3.13,
add comment clarifying the manual (unpinned) fallback behavior
- debian.yml release job: fall back to pyproject.toml version when
github.event.release.tag_name is empty (workflow_dispatch path)
- nfpm.yaml: clarify that install.sh enforces the real >= 3.13 constraint
- CI pre-seed step: expanded comment explaining why we pre-seed with
python3.13 and how it relates to real installs
https://claude.ai/code/session_01Vx1EsNrNySgsc8Y67dGzCn
- Pin cache-apt-pkgs-action to commit SHA for supply-chain safety
- Fix Homebrew post_install to use with_env block instead of env hash
in system() call (idiomatic Homebrew pattern)
- Add clarifying comments to service file, preremove.sh, and nfpm.yaml
explaining user/group creation, directory ownership, and upgrade handling
https://claude.ai/code/session_01Vx1EsNrNySgsc8Y67dGzCn
- Remove --setup flag from systemd service and CI (not valid in 0.9.x)
- Remove release triggers from debian/homebrew workflows (handled by release.yml)
- Fix brew post_install to set DATA_DIR so it initializes in var/archivebox
- Add PATH export to deb wrapper script for bundled console scripts
- Remove pip install fallback in install.sh (strict version pinning)
- Guard preremove.sh cleanup to only run on remove/purge, not upgrade
- Initialize SDIST_URL/SDIST_SHA256 in build_brew.sh (nounset safety)
- Pin awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action to v1.6.0 (supply chain safety)
https://claude.ai/code/session_01Vx1EsNrNySgsc8Y67dGzCn
- Fix debian.yml: pin nfpm version, add permissions, improve test job
with user creation, init test, and status check
- Fix homebrew.yml: use PyPI JSON API (macOS-compatible, no grep -oP),
wait for PyPI availability on release, use generated formula not template,
add Linux (Linuxbrew) test job alongside macOS
- Add release.yml orchestrator: pip → deb + brew + docker in order
- Add workflow_call triggers to pip.yml and docker.yml
- Fix build_brew.sh: replace grep -oP with Python-based PyPI API,
add on_linux deps (pkg-config, openssl, libffi)
- Fix setup.sh: use GitHub API to find correct .deb download URL
(filename includes version number)
- Fix postinstall.sh: create archivebox system user, pin version from
package, check for systemd before daemon-reload
- Fix preremove.sh: stop service before removal, check for systemd
- Fix install.sh: fallback to latest if pinned version not on PyPI
- Add on_linux deps to brew formula for Linuxbrew support
- Tested: .deb builds, installs, creates user, runs archivebox init
https://claude.ai/code/session_01Vx1EsNrNySgsc8Y67dGzCn
- Add Homebrew formula (brew_dist/archivebox.rb) using virtualenv pattern
with auto-generation via homebrew-pypi-poet in bin/build_brew.sh
- Add Debian packaging via nFPM (pkg/debian/) with thin .deb that pip-installs
archivebox into /opt/archivebox/venv on postinstall
- Add build/release scripts: bin/{build,release}_{brew,deb}.sh
- Update CI workflows to build packages on release and test them
- Update README apt/brew install instructions with working commands
- Update bin/setup.sh to use .deb download instead of old Launchpad PPA
https://claude.ai/code/session_01Vx1EsNrNySgsc8Y67dGzCn
