pymeshlab can be built on linux aarch64 architecture

.devcontainer/Dockerfile_aarch64

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+# must use ubuntu:22.04 for qt 5.15
+FROM --platform=linux/aarch64 ubuntu:22.04
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive 
+
+ARG USERNAME=pymeshlab
+ARG USER_UID=1000
+ARG USER_GID=$USER_UID
+
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.11
+
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/workspaces/pymeshlab/pymeshlab/lib/
+
+RUN apt-get -y update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install \
+    build-essential \
+    fontconfig \
+    fuse \
+    gdb \
+    git \
+    kmod \
+    libboost-dev \
+    libdbus-1-3 \
+    libegl-dev \
+    libfuse2 \
+    libgmp-dev \
+    libglu1-mesa-dev \
+    libmpfr-dev \
+    libpulse-mainloop-glib0 \
+    libtbb-dev \
+    libxerces-c-dev \
+    patchelf \
+    qtbase5-dev \
+    qt5-qmake \
+    rsync \
+    # to be removed
+    unzip \
+    wget
+
+# install python
+RUN apt-get -y install software-properties-common && \
+    add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa -y && apt-get -y update && \
+    apt-get -y install python${PYTHON_VERSION} python${PYTHON_VERSION}-dev python${PYTHON_VERSION}-distutils && \
+    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python${PYTHON_VERSION} 1 && \
+    wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py && \
+    python${PYTHON_VERSION} get-pip.py && \
+    rm get-pip.py && \
+    pip install numpy
+
+# install latest cmake and embree
+RUN apt-get -y purge --auto-remove cmake && \
+    wget -qO- "https://cmake.org/files/v3.19/cmake-3.19.3-Linux-aarch64.tar.gz" \
+    | tar --strip-components=1 -xz -C /usr/local &&\
+    # wget -qO- "https://github.com/embree/embree/releases/download/v4.3.2/embree-4.3.2.x86_64.linux.tar.gz" \
+    # | tar -xz -C /usr/local && \
+    # bash /usr/local/embree-vars.sh  && \
+    wget -q "https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.12.1/ninja-linux-aarch64.zip" && \
+    unzip -o ninja-linux-aarch64.zip  -d /usr/bin/ && \
+    rm ninja-linux-aarch64.zip && \
+    chmod +x /usr/bin/ninja && \
+    apt-get -y remove wget unzip && \
+    apt-get -y autoremove && \
+    apt-get -y clean && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Generating a universally unique ID for the Container
+RUN  dbus-uuidgen > /etc/machine-id
+
+# Create the user
+RUN groupadd --gid $USER_GID $USERNAME \
+    && useradd --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID -m $USERNAME \
+    # [Optional] Add sudo support.
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y sudo \
+    && echo $USERNAME ALL=\(root\) NOPASSWD:ALL > /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME \
+    && chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME
+
+USER $USERNAME

.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_10_aarch64/devcontainer.json

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+{
+    "name": "PyMeshLab aarch64 wheel for Python 3.10",
+
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile_x86_64",
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.10"
+        }
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules",
+        "--device", "/dev/fuse",
+        "--cap-add", "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined"
+    ],
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/pymeshlab",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/pymeshlab,type=bind",
+
+    "postStartCommand": "bash scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh"
+}

.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_10/devcontainer.json → .devcontainer/build_wheel_3_10_x86_64/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-    "name": "PyMeshLab wheel for Python 3.10",
+    "name": "PyMeshLab x86_64 wheel for Python 3.10",
 
     "build": {
-        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile_x86_64",
         "args": {
             "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.10"
         }

.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_11_aarch64/devcontainer.json

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+{
+    "name": "PyMeshLab aarch64 wheel for Python 3.11",
+
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile_x86_64",
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.11"
+        }
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules",
+        "--device", "/dev/fuse",
+        "--cap-add", "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined"
+    ],
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/pymeshlab",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/pymeshlab,type=bind",
+
+    "postStartCommand": "bash scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh"
+}

.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_11/devcontainer.json → .devcontainer/build_wheel_3_11_x86_64/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-    "name": "PyMeshLab wheel for Python 3.11",
+    "name": "PyMeshLab x86_64 wheel for Python 3.11",
 
     "build": {
-        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile_x86_64",
         "args": {
             "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.11"
         }

.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_12_aarch64/devcontainer.json

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+{
+    "name": "PyMeshLab aarch64 wheel for Python 3.12",
+
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile_x86_64",
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.12"
+        }
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules",
+        "--device", "/dev/fuse",
+        "--cap-add", "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined"
+    ],
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/pymeshlab",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/pymeshlab,type=bind",
+
+    "postStartCommand": "bash scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh"
+}

.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_12/devcontainer.json → .devcontainer/build_wheel_3_12_x86_64/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-    "name": "PyMeshLab wheel for Python 3.12",
+    "name": "PyMeshLab x86_64 wheel for Python 3.12",
 
     "build": {
-        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile_x86_64",
         "args": {
             "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.12"
         }

.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_8_aarch64/devcontainer.json

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+{
+    "name": "PyMeshLab aarch64 wheel for Python 3.8",
+
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile_x86_64",
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.8"
+        }
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules",
+        "--device", "/dev/fuse",
+        "--cap-add", "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined"
+    ],
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/pymeshlab",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/pymeshlab,type=bind",
+
+    "postStartCommand": "bash scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh"
+}

.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_8/devcontainer.json → .devcontainer/build_wheel_3_8_x86_64/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-    "name": "PyMeshLab wheel for Python 3.8",
+    "name": "PyMeshLab x86_64 wheel for Python 3.8",
 
     "build": {
-        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile_x86_64",
         "args": {
             "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.8"
         }

.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_9_aarch64/devcontainer.json

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+{
+    "name": "PyMeshLab aarch64 wheel for Python 3.9",
+
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile_x86_64",
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.9"
+        }
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules",
+        "--device", "/dev/fuse",
+        "--cap-add", "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined"
+    ],
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/pymeshlab",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/pymeshlab,type=bind",
+
+    "postStartCommand": "bash scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh"
+}

.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_9/devcontainer.json → .devcontainer/build_wheel_3_9_x86_64/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-    "name": "PyMeshLab wheel for Python 3.9",
+    "name": "PyMeshLab x86_64 wheel for Python 3.9",
 
     "build": {
-        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile_x86_64",
         "args": {
             "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.9"
         }

.devcontainer/develop_aarch64/devcontainer.json

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+{
+    "name": "Develop PyMeshLab aarch64",
+
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile_aarch64",
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.12"
+        }
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "-ti", 
+        "-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules",
+        "--device", "/dev/fuse",
+        "--cap-add", "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined",
+    ],
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/pymeshlab",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/pymeshlab,type=bind",
+
+    // vscode extensions
+    "customizations": {
+        "vscode": {
+            "extensions": [
+                "ms-vscode.cpptools",
+                "ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack",
+                "ms-vscode.cmake-tools"
+            ],
+            "settings": {
+                "cmake.buildDirectory": "${workspaceFolder}/build",
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

.devcontainer/develop/devcontainer.json → .devcontainer/develop_x86_64/devcontainer.json

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 {
-    "name": "Develop PyMeshLab",
+    "name": "Develop PyMeshLab x86_64",
 
     "build": {
-        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile_x86_64",
         "args": {
             "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.12"
         }

setup.py

@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ def get_tag(self):
                 platform_tag = 'win_amd64'
             elif platform.system() == 'Linux':
                 arch = sysconfig.get_platform().split('-')[1]
-                platform_tag = 'manylinux_2_31_' + arch
+                glibc_version = os.popen('ldd --version').read().split('\n')[0].split()[-1]
+                glibc_version = glibc_version.replace('.', '_')
+                platform_tag = 'manylinux_' + glibc_version + '_' + arch
             elif platform.system() == 'Darwin':
                 arch = platform.machine()
                 pltf = 'macosx_11_0_x86_64'