TechxArtisanStudio/Openterface_QT 0.5.1

v0.5.1 - Build System Overhaul, Qt 6.6.3 & GStreamer Improvements, and Enhanced AppImage Support

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This release focuses on build system stabilization, Qt 6.6.3 integration, GStreamer compatibility improvements, and enhanced AppImage packaging. We've also improved support for Wayland DISPLAY OS (eg:RaspberryPi OS), refined Docker build environments, and streamlined static/shared build workflows.

✨ Highlights

• Upgraded to Qt 6.6.3 across all build environments (with temporary downgrades resolved).
• Improved GStreamer integration, including fixes for Wayland display and better plugin handling in static builds.
• Robust AppImage support with updated packaging scripts, desktop file handling, and video sink compatibility (xvimagesink).
• Build infrastructure overhaul: Dockerfiles, GitHub Actions, and build scripts refactored for consistency, reliability, and maintainability.
• Ubuntu 22.04 standardized as the base OS for all Linux builds.
• ARM64 builds temporarily moved to internal infrastructure for stability.

🛠️ Build & CI Improvements

• Fixed release creation workflow (#360).
• Disabled static .deb/.rpm packaging; focused on AppImage as primary Linux distribution format.
• Refactored GitHub Actions workflows:
  • Corrected job dependencies (e.g., qt-base-qtml now depends on ffmpeg).
  • Standardized environment variables (IMAGE_NAME_LOWER, build type detection).
  • Removed architecture input and simplified conditions.
• Docker build optimizations:
  • Added http_proxy/https_proxy support.
  • Unified base images (now using FFmpeg-enabled variants).
  • Removed obsolete scripts and simplified dependency installation.
• Enhanced static build support:
  • Enabled GStreamer static plugins.
  • Added OpenSSL and XCB cursor library support.
  • Configured Qt6 image format plugins for static linking.

🖥️ Platform & Multimedia

• Wayland support added and stabilized (#357).
• Fixed GStreamer pipeline logging and overlay setup.
• Video sink updated to xvimagesink for broader compatibility.
• Added support for HDMI/DP via KVM GO (#359).
• FFmpeg and GStreamer paths properly configured for static builds.
• Removed unnecessary QOffscreenIntegrationPlugin linking.

📦 Packaging

• AppImage creation integrated into both shared and static build scripts.
• Desktop and metainfo files updated for AppImage compliance.
• linuxdeploy and linuxdeploy-plugin-qt pre-installed in Docker images.
• Removed redundant file copying during AppImage generation.

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed no sound in Linux (#365)
• Fixed build failures on Linux due to incorrect Docker image references (#352).
• Resolved GStreamer log handling crash on Windows.
• Corrected XCB library package name and PKG_CONFIG_PATH setup.
• Fixed ARM64 static build issues (#353).
• Addressed window size calculation for better aspect ratio handling.

🔧 Other Changes

• Moved build scripts into a dedicated build-script/ folder.
• Removed hardcoded paths for ARM64 static builds.
• Disabled Qt6 support in gst-plugins-good to avoid configuration conflicts.
• Reduced CPU parallelism for ARM64 builds to improve stability.

Note: ARM64 builds are no longer part of the public CI pipeline and are handled internally (#350, #351).