fix(linux): restore Ubuntu 20.04 launch — pin node-pty glibc symbols + add glibc/libstdc++ packaging gate (#9902) (#10019)

* fix(linux): restore Ubuntu 20.04 launch by pinning node-pty glibc symbols (#9902)

The bundled node-pty pty.node is compiled from source in release CI on
ubuntu-latest (glibc 2.39). glibc's 2.32-2.34 libpthread/libutil merge
relocated openpty/forkpty (GLIBC_2.34) and pthread_sigmask (GLIBC_2.32)
into libc under new symbol versions, so the from-source build bound to
versions absent on Ubuntu 20.04 (glibc 2.31). The main process imports
node-pty at startup, so the app crashed on launch. pty.node is the sole
blocker (Electron needs GLIBC_2.25; other native modules <= 2.17).

- Patch node-pty: a .symver shim pins the 3 symbols to their pre-merge
  version (GLIBC_2.2.5 x64 / GLIBC_2.17 arm64), and Linux-only ldflags
  force libutil.so.1/libpthread.so.0 back into DT_NEEDED. Guarded to
  Linux; macOS/Windows untouched.
- Add a packaging gate (verify-linux-glibc-floor.cjs, afterPack): reads
  each bundled native binary's objdump -p version needs and fails the
  Linux build if any strong GLIBC_/GLIBCXX_/CXXABI_ node exceeds stock
  Ubuntu 20.04 (glibc 2.31 / GLIBCXX_3.4.28 / CXXABI_1.3.12). Catches
  GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR, rejects GLIBC_PRIVATE, skips weak needs, fail-closed.
- Docs + tests; the lazy sherpa-onnx speech prebuilt (GLIBCXX_3.4.29,
  never loaded at launch) is a documented libstdc++-floor exemption.

* fix(linux): assert DT_NEEDED provider deps in the glibc-floor gate

Harden the packaging gate (flagged in adversarial re-eval): the version-floor
check alone can false-pass if the patch's forced `-l:libutil.so.1` ever silently
drops — the pinned openpty@GLIBC_2.2.5 still resolves from libc's compat alias at
build time, but fails to load on Ubuntu 20.04 where openpty/forkpty live only in
libutil. The gate now also asserts that any binary importing openpty/forkpty
keeps libutil.so.1 in DT_NEEDED. Validated on a real symver-pinned .so with
libutil dropped (now fails) vs. present (passes). Documents the recommended
real-host smoke-test follow-up.
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@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ docs/**
!docs/reference/
!docs/reference/git-compatibility.md
!docs/reference/headless-linux-server.md
!docs/reference/linux-glibc-compatibility.md
# Stably CLI (only docs/ are tracked)
.stably/*

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@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Orca targets macOS, Linux, and Windows. Keep all platform-dependent behavior beh
- **Keyboard shortcuts**: Never hardcode `e.metaKey`. Use a platform check (`navigator.userAgent.includes('Mac')`) to pick `metaKey` on Mac and `ctrlKey` on Linux/Windows. Electron menu accelerators should use `CmdOrCtrl`.
- **Shortcut labels in UI**: Display `⌘` / `⇧` on Mac and `Ctrl+` / `Shift+` on other platforms.
- **File paths**: Use `path.join` or Electron/Node path utilities — never assume `/` or `\`.
- **Linux native modules**: keep the glibc floor at Ubuntu 20.04 / glibc 2.31. A module compiled from source on a newer runner can reference symbol versions absent on the floor and crash the app on startup. See [`docs/reference/linux-glibc-compatibility.md`](./docs/reference/linux-glibc-compatibility.md); packaging fails if a bundled native binary needs newer glibc.
## SSH Use Case

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@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const {
prunePackagedRuntimeNodeModules,
verifyPackagedMainRuntimeDeps
} = require('./packaged-runtime-node-modules.cjs')
const { verifyLinuxGlibcFloor } = require('./scripts/verify-linux-glibc-floor.cjs')
const isMacRelease = process.env.ORCA_MAC_RELEASE === '1'
const isLinuxArm64Release = process.env.ORCA_LINUX_ARM64_RELEASE === '1'
@ -133,6 +134,12 @@ module.exports = {
'node_modules/sherpa-onnx*/**'
],
afterPack: async (context) => {
// Why: a Linux runner-image glibc bump silently shipped a node-pty pty.node
// requiring GLIBC_2.34, crashing the app on startup on Ubuntu 20.04 (#9902).
// Fail packaging if any bundled native binary exceeds the supported floor.
if (context.electronPlatformName === 'linux') {
verifyLinuxGlibcFloor(context.appOutDir)
}
const resourcesDir =
context.electronPlatformName === 'darwin'
? join(

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@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 5f63978b07ab50aaf7523219a2170ec737a6b5db..b3309a07ef99dea7967d7bdd04b9fc3500acacae 100644
index 5f63978b07ab50aaf7523219a2170ec737a6b5db..bbd9e06136e8922f40b5779e35d4fc835f1479ab 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
@ -12,6 +12,23 @@ index 5f63978b07ab50aaf7523219a2170ec737a6b5db..b3309a07ef99dea7967d7bdd04b9fc35
'msvs_settings': {
'VCCLCompilerTool': {
'AdditionalOptions': [
@@ -88,6 +85,16 @@
'libraries!': [
'-lutil'
]
+ }],
+ # Orca: pair with the .symver pins in pty.cc. Force the real
+ # libutil.so.1/libpthread.so.0 into DT_NEEDED (gcc's default
+ # --as-needed drops them because the pinned symbols resolve from
+ # libc's compat aliases at build time) so openpty/forkpty/
+ # pthread_sigmask still resolve on Ubuntu 20.04 (glibc 2.31).
+ ['OS=="linux"', {
+ 'ldflags': [
+ '-Wl,--no-as-needed,-l:libutil.so.1,-l:libpthread.so.0,--as-needed'
+ ]
}]
]
}
diff --git a/deps/winpty/src/winpty.gyp b/deps/winpty/src/winpty.gyp
index 1ac5758bedd8cf54f32280dea4e4aeb5afdee30d..e619813759c6f14694838bdfbd0ea5f8360130ef 100644
--- a/deps/winpty/src/winpty.gyp
@ -54,6 +71,27 @@ index 1ac5758bedd8cf54f32280dea4e4aeb5afdee30d..e619813759c6f14694838bdfbd0ea5f8
'msvs_settings': {
# Specify this setting here to override a setting from somewhere
# else, such as node's common.gypi.
diff --git a/lib/conpty_console_list_agent.js b/lib/conpty_console_list_agent.js
index 8c4fca9022a6d6f015bca87f61625cde2278f428..0a01730616488119aa21ef441cf3c441e02a974c 100644
--- a/lib/conpty_console_list_agent.js
+++ b/lib/conpty_console_list_agent.js
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
var utils_1 = require("./utils");
var getConsoleProcessList = utils_1.loadNativeModule('conpty_console_list').module.getConsoleProcessList;
var shellPid = parseInt(process.argv[2], 10);
-var consoleProcessList = getConsoleProcessList(shellPid);
+var consoleProcessList;
+try {
+ consoleProcessList = getConsoleProcessList(shellPid);
+}
+catch (_a) {
+ // Why: AttachConsole can fail after the shell exits; parent already has this fallback.
+ consoleProcessList = [shellPid];
+}
process.send({ consoleProcessList: consoleProcessList });
process.exit(0);
//# sourceMappingURL=conpty_console_list_agent.js.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/unixTerminal.js b/lib/unixTerminal.js
index 1ec12f796a822c78fba9ad7f6448c3987e325c23..cec8b67aef02f8199e5606a0d257088bf1865877 100644
--- a/lib/unixTerminal.js
@ -73,31 +111,12 @@ index 1ec12f796a822c78fba9ad7f6448c3987e325c23..cec8b67aef02f8199e5606a0d257088b
var DEFAULT_FILE = 'sh';
var DEFAULT_NAME = 'xterm';
var DESTROY_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS = 200;
diff --git a/lib/conpty_console_list_agent.js b/lib/conpty_console_list_agent.js
index ccc111c9e03a4a661ccfd5d8e8f0ee699571b5dd..f92c6bef7d46dc35c941c87ef186aa46d8ed9c44 100644
--- a/lib/conpty_console_list_agent.js
+++ b/lib/conpty_console_list_agent.js
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
var utils_1 = require("./utils");
var getConsoleProcessList = utils_1.loadNativeModule('conpty_console_list').module.getConsoleProcessList;
var shellPid = parseInt(process.argv[2], 10);
-var consoleProcessList = getConsoleProcessList(shellPid);
+var consoleProcessList;
+try {
+ consoleProcessList = getConsoleProcessList(shellPid);
+}
+catch (_a) {
+ // Why: AttachConsole can fail after the shell exits; parent already has this fallback.
+ consoleProcessList = [shellPid];
+}
process.send({ consoleProcessList: consoleProcessList });
process.exit(0);
//# sourceMappingURL=conpty_console_list_agent.js.map
diff --git a/src/conpty_console_list_agent.ts b/src/conpty_console_list_agent.ts
index f6a653893e0b9b548c514db29d75599538ee1acb..1d5400489f200ef0161ca687e672e1cc02d29c95 100644
index 181ccabbbe9c4948a9725fb1db907a68e9de01fc..67f31facf85562b67adbfbd04ce28ddd8eeb4a79 100644
--- a/src/conpty_console_list_agent.ts
+++ b/src/conpty_console_list_agent.ts
@@ -11,5 +11,11 @@ import { loadNativeModule } from './utils';
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ import { loadNativeModule } from './utils';
const getConsoleProcessList = loadNativeModule('conpty_console_list').module.getConsoleProcessList;
const shellPid = parseInt(process.argv[2], 10);
-const consoleProcessList = getConsoleProcessList(shellPid);
@ -111,7 +130,7 @@ index f6a653893e0b9b548c514db29d75599538ee1acb..1d5400489f200ef0161ca687e672e1cc
process.send!({ consoleProcessList });
process.exit(0);
diff --git a/src/unix/pty.cc b/src/unix/pty.cc
index 7b4b9e1f990fbf95b51528bb56dc9717f5b87532..61f39f0cbb91faa2c515f35d2ca850564e6368d9 100644
index 7b4b9e1f990fbf95b51528bb56dc9717f5b87532..383df0c9c48355547c65e6c9bbba593d15c4dd44 100644
--- a/src/unix/pty.cc
+++ b/src/unix/pty.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
@ -124,7 +143,33 @@ index 7b4b9e1f990fbf95b51528bb56dc9717f5b87532..61f39f0cbb91faa2c515f35d2ca85056
#include <thread>
#include <sys/types.h>
@@ -237,13 +239,23 @@ pty_getproc(int, char *);
@@ -47,6 +49,25 @@
#include <termios.h>
#endif
+/* Orca: glibc 2.32-2.34 relocated pthread_sigmask/openpty/forkpty into libc
+ * under new symbol versions, so building on a newer glibc produces references
+ * (GLIBC_2.32/2.34) absent on Ubuntu 20.04 (glibc 2.31) and the app fails to
+ * launch. Pin these to the pre-merge version glibc still ships as a compat
+ * alias; the binding.gyp ldflags force libutil/libpthread into DT_NEEDED so
+ * those aliases are actually loaded on the target. */
+#if defined(__linux__)
+# if defined(__x86_64__)
+# define ORCA_GLIBC_COMPAT_VERSION "GLIBC_2.2.5"
+# elif defined(__aarch64__)
+# define ORCA_GLIBC_COMPAT_VERSION "GLIBC_2.17"
+# endif
+# ifdef ORCA_GLIBC_COMPAT_VERSION
+__asm__(".symver openpty,openpty@" ORCA_GLIBC_COMPAT_VERSION);
+__asm__(".symver forkpty,forkpty@" ORCA_GLIBC_COMPAT_VERSION);
+__asm__(".symver pthread_sigmask,pthread_sigmask@" ORCA_GLIBC_COMPAT_VERSION);
+# endif
+#endif
+
/* Some platforms name VWERASE and VDISCARD differently */
#if !defined(VWERASE) && defined(VWERSE)
#define VWERASE VWERSE
@@ -237,13 +258,23 @@ pty_getproc(int, char *);
#endif
#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
@ -149,7 +194,7 @@ index 7b4b9e1f990fbf95b51528bb56dc9717f5b87532..61f39f0cbb91faa2c515f35d2ca85056
#endif
struct DelBuf {
@@ -367,10 +379,11 @@ Napi::Value PtyFork(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
@@ -367,10 +398,11 @@ Napi::Value PtyFork(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
argv[i + 3] = strdup(arg.c_str());
}
@ -165,7 +210,7 @@ index 7b4b9e1f990fbf95b51528bb56dc9717f5b87532..61f39f0cbb91faa2c515f35d2ca85056
}
if (pty_nonblock(master) == -1) {
throw Napi::Error::New(napiEnv, "Could not set master fd to nonblocking.");
@@ -684,15 +697,73 @@ pty_getproc(int fd, char *tty) {
@@ -684,15 +716,73 @@ pty_getproc(int fd, char *tty) {
#endif
#if defined(__APPLE__)
@ -241,25 +286,25 @@ index 7b4b9e1f990fbf95b51528bb56dc9717f5b87532..61f39f0cbb91faa2c515f35d2ca85056
for (; count < 3; count++) {
low_fds[count] = posix_openpt(O_RDWR);
@@ -706,80 +777,118 @@ pty_posix_spawn(char** argv, char** env,
@@ -706,80 +796,118 @@ pty_posix_spawn(char** argv, char** env,
POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID;
*master = posix_openpt(O_RDWR);
if (*master == -1) {
- return;
+ pty_set_spawn_error(err, "posix_openpt", errno);
+ goto done;
+ }
+
+ res = grantpt(*master);
+ if (res == -1) {
+ pty_set_spawn_error(err, "grantpt", errno);
+ goto done;
}
- int res = grantpt(*master) || unlockpt(*master);
+ res = unlockpt(*master);
+ res = grantpt(*master);
if (res == -1) {
- return;
+ pty_set_spawn_error(err, "grantpt", errno);
+ goto done;
+ }
+
+ res = unlockpt(*master);
+ if (res == -1) {
+ pty_set_spawn_error(err, "unlockpt", errno);
+ goto done;
}

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@ -0,0 +1,394 @@
const { readdirSync, openSync, readSync, closeSync } = require('node:fs')
const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process')
const { join, relative } = require('node:path')
// Why: v1.4.150 shipped a Linux build whose node-pty pty.node required
// GLIBC_2.34 (openpty/forkpty were relocated into libc by glibc's
// libutil/libpthread merge), so the app crashed on startup on Ubuntu 20.04
// (glibc 2.31) — the runner image silently bumped the build-host glibc. This
// gate fails Linux packaging if any bundled native binary requires a glibc (or
// libstdc++) symbol version newer than stock Ubuntu 20.04 ships, so a future
// runner bump or dependency change cannot reintroduce the regression unnoticed.
// See docs/reference/linux-glibc-compatibility.md.
const MIN_GLIBC = Object.freeze([2, 31])
// The symbol-version families this gate checks, each with the highest version
// node stock Ubuntu 20.04 provides. glibc is the #9902 launch-crash axis;
// libstdc++ (GLIBCXX_/CXXABI_) is the same crash class for C++ native modules
// against the system libstdc++ (Orca does not bundle one).
const VERSION_FLOORS = Object.freeze([
Object.freeze({ prefix: 'GLIBC_', floor: MIN_GLIBC }),
Object.freeze({ prefix: 'GLIBCXX_', floor: Object.freeze([3, 4, 28]) }),
Object.freeze({ prefix: 'CXXABI_', floor: Object.freeze([1, 3, 12]) })
])
const FLOOR_LABEL = 'Ubuntu 20.04 (glibc 2.31 / libstdc++ GLIBCXX_3.4.28)'
// Why: the sherpa-onnx speech prebuilt is a third-party manylinux binary that
// already requires GLIBCXX_3.4.29 (GCC 11 / Ubuntu 21.10+, 22.04 LTS). It loads
// lazily in the speech worker (src/main/speech/stt-worker.ts), never at app
// launch, so it cannot cause the #9902 startup crash. Exempt it from the
// libstdc++ floor (its glibc is still gated) rather than fail the release on a
// pre-existing, non-launch condition — speech needs libstdc++ >= GCC 11.
const LIBSTDCXX_FLOOR_EXEMPT = /(?:^|[/\\])sherpa-onnx/
// VER_FLG_WEAK: a version need whose references are all weak. The loader
// tolerates its absence (resolves to null and the caller's fallback runs)
// instead of refusing to load, so a weak need must not count as a requirement.
const VER_FLG_WEAK = 0x2
/** Parse a "2.34" / "3.4.28" version string into a numeric tuple. */
function parseGlibcVersion(versionStr) {
return versionStr.split('.').map((part) => Number.parseInt(part, 10))
}
/** Compare two numeric version tuples; missing trailing parts are 0. */
function compareGlibcVersions(a, b) {
const length = Math.max(a.length, b.length)
for (let i = 0; i < length; i += 1) {
const diff = (a[i] ?? 0) - (b[i] ?? 0)
if (diff !== 0) {
return diff < 0 ? -1 : 1
}
}
return 0
}
/**
* Parse `objdump -p` "Version References" (the ELF `.gnu.version_r` section)
* into the version nodes this binary requires from each shared library. This is
* the authoritative load-time requirement list: unlike the dynamic symbol table
* (`objdump -T`), it also captures symbol-less ABI markers such as
* `GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR` (packed relative relocations, glibc 2.36+) that still
* block loading on an older glibc. Each entry: `0xHASH 0xFLAGS <n> <NAME>`.
*/
function parseVersionNeeds(objdumpOutput) {
const needs = []
let library = null
let inSection = false
for (const line of objdumpOutput.split('\n')) {
if (line.startsWith('Version References:')) {
inSection = true
continue
}
if (!inSection) {
continue
}
// Any new non-indented line ends the Version References block.
if (!/^\s/.test(line)) {
inSection = false
continue
}
const libraryMatch = line.match(/^\s+required from (\S+):/)
if (libraryMatch) {
library = libraryMatch[1]
continue
}
const entryMatch = line.match(/^\s+0x[0-9a-fA-F]+\s+0x([0-9a-fA-F]+)\s+\d+\s+(\S+)/)
if (entryMatch) {
const flags = Number.parseInt(entryMatch[1], 16)
needs.push({ library, name: entryMatch[2], weak: (flags & VER_FLG_WEAK) !== 0 })
}
}
return needs
}
/**
* Whether a version node is newer than the floor Ubuntu 20.04 provides. Numeric
* nodes (`GLIBC_2.34`, `GLIBCXX_3.4.29`) compare by version. Any non-numeric
* glibc node is rejected: `GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR` is a 2.36+ marker, and
* `GLIBC_PRIVATE` is not a stable ABI contract its symbols differ across
* glibc releases, so a binary needing one can fail to load on the floor even
* though the version node itself exists (a well-formed addon needs neither).
* Named libstdc++ nodes (`CXXABI_TM_1`, `GLIBCXX_LDBL_*`) ship on 20.04.
* Families we do not gate (`GCC_`, `NSS_`) return false.
*/
function isVersionNodeAboveFloor(name) {
for (const { prefix, floor } of VERSION_FLOORS) {
if (!name.startsWith(prefix)) {
continue
}
const rest = name.slice(prefix.length)
if (/^[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)*$/.test(rest)) {
return compareGlibcVersions(parseGlibcVersion(rest), floor) > 0
}
// Non-numeric suffix: reject every glibc node (ABI markers and PRIVATE).
return prefix === 'GLIBC_'
}
return false
}
function isLibstdcxxNode(name) {
return name.startsWith('GLIBCXX_') || name.startsWith('CXXABI_')
}
/**
* Version needs from `filePath` that would prevent loading on the floor OS.
* `sherpa-onnx` is exempt from the libstdc++ floor (see LIBSTDCXX_FLOOR_EXEMPT)
* but its glibc needs are still checked.
*/
function findFloorViolations(needs, filePath = '') {
const exemptLibstdcxx = LIBSTDCXX_FLOOR_EXEMPT.test(filePath)
return needs.filter(
(need) =>
!need.weak &&
isVersionNodeAboveFloor(need.name) &&
!(exemptLibstdcxx && isLibstdcxxNode(need.name))
)
}
// On stock Ubuntu 20.04 (glibc 2.31) these symbols live ONLY in these DSOs —
// glibc kept openpty/forkpty in libutil until the 2.34 merge. A binary that
// imports them must keep the DSO in DT_NEEDED or they will not resolve on the
// floor. This guards config/patches/node-pty@1.1.0.patch's forced
// `-l:libutil.so.1`: if a toolchain change ever dropped that ldflag, the pinned
// openpty@GLIBC_2.2.5 would still resolve from libc's compat alias at build time
// (so the version-floor check passes) yet fail to load on 20.04. libpthread
// (pthread_sigmask) is intentionally omitted — the Node/Electron host always
// loads it, so it resolves regardless of this addon's DT_NEEDED.
const RELOCATED_SYMBOL_PROVIDERS = Object.freeze({
openpty: 'libutil.so.1',
forkpty: 'libutil.so.1'
})
/**
* Relocated symbols the binary imports whose providing DSO is absent from
* DT_NEEDED meaning they resolve at build time but not on the floor OS.
*/
function findMissingProviderDeps(importedSymbols, neededLibraries) {
const missing = []
for (const [symbol, library] of Object.entries(RELOCATED_SYMBOL_PROVIDERS)) {
if (importedSymbols.has(symbol) && !neededLibraries.has(library)) {
missing.push({ symbol, library })
}
}
return missing
}
function isElfFile(filePath) {
let fd
try {
fd = openSync(filePath, 'r')
const header = Buffer.alloc(4)
const bytesRead = readSync(fd, header, 0, 4, 0)
return bytesRead === 4 && header[0] === 0x7f && header.toString('latin1', 1, 4) === 'ELF'
} catch {
return false
} finally {
if (fd !== undefined) {
closeSync(fd)
}
}
}
/** Recursively collect ELF native binaries (`.node`, `.so[.N]`, executables). */
function collectNativeBinaries(rootDir) {
const binaries = []
const walk = (dir) => {
let entries
try {
entries = readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })
} catch {
return
}
for (const entry of entries) {
const fullPath = join(dir, entry.name)
if (entry.isSymbolicLink()) {
continue
}
if (entry.isDirectory()) {
walk(fullPath)
continue
}
if (!entry.isFile()) {
continue
}
// Why: .node/.so are always native; extensionless files (the Electron
// executable, chrome-sandbox) are checked via the ELF magic so we cover
// every launch-critical binary without objdump-ing app.asar or assets.
const looksNative = entry.name.endsWith('.node') || /\.so(\.\d+)*$/.test(entry.name)
if (looksNative || !entry.name.includes('.')) {
if (isElfFile(fullPath)) {
binaries.push(fullPath)
}
}
}
}
walk(rootDir)
return binaries.sort()
}
function resolveObjdump(explicitPath) {
const candidates = [explicitPath, 'objdump', 'llvm-objdump'].filter(Boolean)
for (const candidate of candidates) {
const probe = spawnSync(candidate, ['--version'], { encoding: 'utf8', env: cLocaleEnv() })
if (!probe.error && probe.status === 0) {
return candidate
}
}
return null
}
// Why: GNU objdump localizes its section headers ("Version References:") via
// gettext, and the parser anchors on the English text. Force the C locale so
// output stays deterministic on non-English packaging hosts (LC_ALL=C also
// disables LANGUAGE-based message translation).
function cLocaleEnv() {
return { ...process.env, LC_ALL: 'C', LANG: 'C' }
}
/**
* Run objdump with one flag on `filePath`. Fail-closed: a spawn error, non-zero
* exit, or signal throws, because a silently-unreadable binary (truncated,
* corrupt, or an objdump that cannot decode its format) would let a too-new
* binary slip past the gate.
*/
function runObjdump(objdumpPath, flag, filePath) {
const result = spawnSync(objdumpPath, [flag, filePath], {
encoding: 'utf8',
maxBuffer: 64 * 1024 * 1024,
env: cLocaleEnv()
})
if (result.error) {
throw new Error(
`[verify-linux-glibc-floor] could not run objdump on ${filePath}: ${result.error.message}`
)
}
if (result.signal || result.status !== 0) {
throw new Error(
`[verify-linux-glibc-floor] objdump ${flag} failed for ${filePath} ` +
`(status ${result.status}, signal ${result.signal ?? 'none'}): ${(result.stderr || '').trim()}`
)
}
return result.stdout || ''
}
/** DT_NEEDED shared-library names from `objdump -p` (` NEEDED <lib>`). */
function parseNeededLibraries(objdumpOutput) {
const needed = new Set()
for (const line of objdumpOutput.split('\n')) {
const match = line.match(/^\s+NEEDED\s+(\S+)/)
if (match) {
needed.add(match[1])
}
}
return needed
}
/** Undefined (imported) dynamic symbol base names from `objdump -T` (`*UND*`). */
function parseImportedSymbols(objdumpOutput) {
const imported = new Set()
for (const line of objdumpOutput.split('\n')) {
if (!line.includes('*UND*')) {
continue
}
// The symbol name is the final token; strip any @VERSION suffix.
const token = line.trim().split(/\s+/).pop()
if (token) {
imported.add(token.split('@')[0])
}
}
return imported
}
/** Version needs + DT_NEEDED from a single `objdump -p` (fail-closed). */
function readDynamicInfo(filePath, objdumpPath) {
const output = runObjdump(objdumpPath, '-p', filePath)
return {
versionNeeds: parseVersionNeeds(output),
neededLibraries: parseNeededLibraries(output)
}
}
/** Imported (undefined) dynamic symbols from `objdump -T` (fail-closed). */
function readImportedSymbols(filePath, objdumpPath) {
return parseImportedSymbols(runObjdump(objdumpPath, '-T', filePath))
}
/**
* Fail Linux packaging if any bundled native binary under `rootDir` requires a
* glibc/libstdc++ symbol version newer than the floor OS. No-op is not allowed
* on Linux: a missing objdump throws, because a silent skip would defeat the
* regression gate on exactly the host where it matters.
*/
function verifyLinuxGlibcFloor(rootDir, options = {}) {
const binaries = collectNativeBinaries(rootDir)
if (binaries.length === 0) {
console.log(`[verify-linux-glibc-floor] OK — no bundled native binaries under ${rootDir}`)
return
}
// Why: resolve objdump only once there is something to inspect, so a fixture
// with no ELF binaries does not fail on a host that lacks binutils.
const objdumpPath = resolveObjdump(options.objdumpPath)
if (!objdumpPath) {
throw new Error(
'[verify-linux-glibc-floor] objdump not found. Install binutils on the Linux ' +
'packaging host so the glibc-floor gate can inspect bundled native binaries.'
)
}
const offenders = []
for (const filePath of binaries) {
const { versionNeeds, neededLibraries } = readDynamicInfo(filePath, objdumpPath)
const floorViolations = findFloorViolations(versionNeeds, filePath)
// Only pay for `objdump -T` when a relocated-symbol provider is not already
// in DT_NEEDED (the common, healthy case short-circuits without it).
const providerViolations = Object.values(RELOCATED_SYMBOL_PROVIDERS).some(
(library) => !neededLibraries.has(library)
)
? findMissingProviderDeps(readImportedSymbols(filePath, objdumpPath), neededLibraries)
: []
if (floorViolations.length > 0 || providerViolations.length > 0) {
offenders.push({ filePath, floorViolations, providerViolations })
}
}
if (offenders.length > 0) {
const detail = offenders
.map(({ filePath, floorViolations, providerViolations }) => {
const reasons = []
if (floorViolations.length > 0) {
const nodes = [...new Set(floorViolations.map((v) => v.name))].sort()
const libraries = [...new Set(floorViolations.map((v) => v.library).filter(Boolean))]
reasons.push(
`needs ${nodes.join(', ')}${libraries.length > 0 ? ` (from ${libraries.join(', ')})` : ''}`
)
}
for (const { symbol, library } of providerViolations) {
reasons.push(`imports ${symbol} but ${library} is not in DT_NEEDED`)
}
return ` ${relative(rootDir, filePath) || filePath} ${reasons.join('; ')}`
})
.join('\n')
throw new Error(
`[verify-linux-glibc-floor] ${offenders.length} bundled native binar${offenders.length === 1 ? 'y' : 'ies'} ` +
`will not load on ${FLOOR_LABEL}, so the app will crash on startup there:\n${detail}\n` +
'See docs/reference/linux-glibc-compatibility.md — rebuild the offending module against an older ' +
'toolchain or pin the relocated symbols (as config/patches/node-pty@1.1.0.patch does).'
)
}
console.log(
`[verify-linux-glibc-floor] OK — ${binaries.length} bundled native binaries all load on ${FLOOR_LABEL}`
)
}
module.exports = {
MIN_GLIBC,
VERSION_FLOORS,
FLOOR_LABEL,
RELOCATED_SYMBOL_PROVIDERS,
parseGlibcVersion,
compareGlibcVersions,
parseVersionNeeds,
parseNeededLibraries,
parseImportedSymbols,
isVersionNodeAboveFloor,
isLibstdcxxNode,
findFloorViolations,
findMissingProviderDeps,
collectNativeBinaries,
readDynamicInfo,
readImportedSymbols,
verifyLinuxGlibcFloor
}

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import { mkdtemp, mkdir, writeFile, symlink, rm } from 'node:fs/promises'
import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
import { join } from 'node:path'
import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
const {
parseGlibcVersion,
compareGlibcVersions,
parseVersionNeeds,
parseNeededLibraries,
parseImportedSymbols,
isVersionNodeAboveFloor,
findFloorViolations,
findMissingProviderDeps,
collectNativeBinaries,
verifyLinuxGlibcFloor
} = require('./verify-linux-glibc-floor.cjs')
// 0x7f 'E' 'L' 'F' + class/data/version padding — enough for the magic check.
const ELF_HEADER = Buffer.from([0x7f, 0x45, 0x4c, 0x46, 0x02, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00])
// Real `objdump -p` "Version References" shape (entry: 0xHASH 0xFLAGS <n> NAME;
// flags 0x02 = VER_FLG_WEAK). Includes a symbol-less ABI marker, a weak need,
// and a libstdc++ need.
const OBJDUMP_P = [
'Dynamic Section:',
' NEEDED libc.so.6',
'',
'Version References:',
' required from libc.so.6:',
' 0x09691a75 0x00 06 GLIBC_2.2.5',
' 0x069691b4 0x00 05 GLIBC_2.34',
' 0x0d696914 0x02 04 GLIBC_2.18',
' 0x00fd0e42 0x00 03 GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR',
' required from libstdc++.so.6:',
' 0x0b481abc 0x00 07 GLIBCXX_3.4.29',
''
].join('\n')
describe('verify-linux-glibc-floor parsing', () => {
it('parses and compares numeric version tuples', () => {
expect(parseGlibcVersion('2.34')).toEqual([2, 34])
expect(parseGlibcVersion('3.4.28')).toEqual([3, 4, 28])
expect(compareGlibcVersions([2, 2, 5], [2, 14])).toBe(-1)
expect(compareGlibcVersions([2, 31], [2, 32])).toBe(-1)
expect(compareGlibcVersions([2, 34], [2, 31])).toBe(1)
expect(compareGlibcVersions([2, 31], [2, 31])).toBe(0)
expect(compareGlibcVersions([2, 31], [2, 31, 0])).toBe(0)
expect(compareGlibcVersions([3, 4, 29], [3, 4, 28])).toBe(1)
})
it('parses objdump -p Version References into per-library version needs', () => {
const needs = parseVersionNeeds(OBJDUMP_P)
expect(needs).toContainEqual({ library: 'libc.so.6', name: 'GLIBC_2.34', weak: false })
expect(needs).toContainEqual({ library: 'libc.so.6', name: 'GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR', weak: false })
expect(needs).toContainEqual({ library: 'libc.so.6', name: 'GLIBC_2.18', weak: true })
expect(needs).toContainEqual({ library: 'libstdc++.so.6', name: 'GLIBCXX_3.4.29', weak: false })
})
it('classifies version nodes across glibc and libstdc++ families', () => {
expect(isVersionNodeAboveFloor('GLIBC_2.34')).toBe(true)
expect(isVersionNodeAboveFloor('GLIBC_2.31')).toBe(false)
expect(isVersionNodeAboveFloor('GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR')).toBe(true) // symbol-less marker (2.36+)
// GLIBC_PRIVATE is not a stable ABI contract; a needed private symbol can be
// absent on the floor even though the version node exists — reject it.
expect(isVersionNodeAboveFloor('GLIBC_PRIVATE')).toBe(true)
expect(isVersionNodeAboveFloor('CXXABI_TM_1')).toBe(false) // named libstdc++ node on 20.04
expect(isVersionNodeAboveFloor('GLIBCXX_3.4.29')).toBe(true) // GCC 11, above 20.04's 3.4.28
expect(isVersionNodeAboveFloor('GLIBCXX_3.4.28')).toBe(false)
expect(isVersionNodeAboveFloor('CXXABI_1.3.13')).toBe(true)
expect(isVersionNodeAboveFloor('CXXABI_1.3.12')).toBe(false)
expect(isVersionNodeAboveFloor('GCC_3.0')).toBe(false) // family not gated
})
it('flags strong too-new glibc + libstdc++ needs, skipping weak and ungated families', () => {
const violations = findFloorViolations(parseVersionNeeds(OBJDUMP_P), '/opt/app/pty.node')
const names = violations.map((v) => v.name).sort()
// GLIBC_2.34, GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR, GLIBCXX_3.4.29 fail; weak GLIBC_2.18 and
// GLIBC_2.2.5 are excluded.
expect(names).toEqual(['GLIBCXX_3.4.29', 'GLIBC_2.34', 'GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR'].sort())
})
it('exempts sherpa-onnx from the libstdc++ floor but still gates its glibc', () => {
const needs = [
{ library: 'libstdc++.so.6', name: 'GLIBCXX_3.4.29', weak: false },
{ library: 'libc.so.6', name: 'GLIBC_2.34', weak: false }
]
// A launch-critical module: both are violations.
expect(
findFloorViolations(needs, '/opt/app/node_modules/node-pty/pty.node').map((v) => v.name)
).toEqual(['GLIBCXX_3.4.29', 'GLIBC_2.34'])
// sherpa: GLIBCXX exempt (lazy speech prebuilt), glibc still enforced.
expect(
findFloorViolations(
needs,
'/opt/app/node_modules/sherpa-onnx-linux-x64/sherpa-onnx.node'
).map((v) => v.name)
).toEqual(['GLIBC_2.34'])
})
it('reports no violations when every strong need is at or below the floor', () => {
const needs = parseVersionNeeds(
[
'Version References:',
' required from libc.so.6:',
' 0x00 0x00 02 GLIBC_2.2.5',
' 0x00 0x00 03 GLIBC_2.28',
' required from libstdc++.so.6:',
' 0x00 0x00 04 GLIBCXX_3.4.22'
].join('\n')
)
expect(findFloorViolations(needs, '/opt/app/pty.node')).toEqual([])
})
})
describe('DT_NEEDED provider check', () => {
const OBJDUMP_P_DYNAMIC = [
'Dynamic Section:',
' NEEDED libutil.so.1',
' NEEDED libpthread.so.0',
' NEEDED libc.so.6',
'',
'Version References:',
' required from libc.so.6:',
' 0x0 0x00 02 GLIBC_2.2.5'
].join('\n')
it('parses DT_NEEDED shared libraries from objdump -p', () => {
const needed = parseNeededLibraries(OBJDUMP_P_DYNAMIC)
expect([...needed].sort()).toEqual(['libc.so.6', 'libpthread.so.0', 'libutil.so.1'])
})
it('parses undefined imported symbols from objdump -T, stripping @VERSION', () => {
const output = [
'0000000000000000 DF *UND*\t0000000000000000 (GLIBC_2.2.5) openpty',
'0000000000000000 w DF *UND*\t0000000000000000 __cxa_finalize@GLIBC_2.2.5',
'0000000000000000 DF .text\t0000000000000000 defined_symbol'
].join('\n')
const imported = parseImportedSymbols(output)
expect(imported.has('openpty')).toBe(true)
expect(imported.has('__cxa_finalize')).toBe(true)
expect(imported.has('defined_symbol')).toBe(false) // not *UND*
})
it('flags a binary that imports openpty/forkpty without libutil.so.1 in DT_NEEDED', () => {
const importsPty = new Set(['openpty', 'forkpty', 'free'])
// Missing libutil.so.1 -> the pinned symbols would not resolve on the floor.
expect(
findMissingProviderDeps(importsPty, new Set(['libc.so.6'])).map((m) => m.symbol)
).toEqual(['openpty', 'forkpty'])
// With libutil.so.1 present, no violation.
expect(findMissingProviderDeps(importsPty, new Set(['libc.so.6', 'libutil.so.1']))).toEqual([])
// A binary that doesn't import the relocated symbols is never flagged.
expect(findMissingProviderDeps(new Set(['free']), new Set(['libc.so.6']))).toEqual([])
})
})
describe('collectNativeBinaries', () => {
it('collects only ELF .node/.so/executable files, skipping non-ELF and symlinks', async () => {
const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'orca-glibc-collect-'))
try {
await mkdir(join(root, 'nested'), { recursive: true })
await writeFile(join(root, 'addon.node'), ELF_HEADER)
await writeFile(join(root, 'nested', 'lib.so'), ELF_HEADER)
await writeFile(join(root, 'nested', 'lib.so.1'), ELF_HEADER)
await writeFile(join(root, 'orca-ide'), ELF_HEADER) // extensionless executable
await writeFile(join(root, 'script.js'), ELF_HEADER) // has extension, not native
await writeFile(join(root, 'text.node'), 'not an elf file') // native name, non-ELF
await writeFile(join(root, 'notes.md'), ELF_HEADER)
try {
await symlink(join(root, 'addon.node'), join(root, 'alias.node'))
} catch {
// Symlink creation can be restricted; the rest of the assertions still hold.
}
const found = collectNativeBinaries(root).map((p) => p.slice(root.length + 1))
expect(found).toContain('addon.node')
expect(found).toContain(join('nested', 'lib.so'))
expect(found).toContain(join('nested', 'lib.so.1'))
expect(found).toContain('orca-ide')
expect(found).not.toContain('script.js')
expect(found).not.toContain('text.node')
expect(found).not.toContain('notes.md')
expect(found).not.toContain('alias.node')
} finally {
await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
}
})
})
describe.skipIf(process.platform === 'win32')('verifyLinuxGlibcFloor', () => {
// A stub objdump keyed on the inspected file's basename. Handles `-p` (Dynamic
// Section DT_NEEDED + Version References) and `-T` (undefined symbols).
// `*fail*` exits non-zero (fail-closed branch); `*noutil*` omits libutil.so.1
// from DT_NEEDED; `*pty*` imports openpty. Match on basename only so the
// (random) temp-dir path cannot collide.
async function writeStubObjdump(dir) {
const stubPath = join(dir, 'objdump-stub.sh')
await writeFile(
stubPath,
[
'#!/bin/sh',
'if [ "$1" = "--version" ]; then echo "GNU objdump (stub)"; exit 0; fi',
'f=$(basename "$2")',
'case "$f" in',
' *fail*) echo "objdump: $f: File format not recognized" >&2; exit 1 ;;',
'esac',
'if [ "$1" = "-T" ]; then',
' case "$f" in',
' *pty*) printf "0000 DF *UND* 0000 (GLIBC_2.2.5) openpty\\n" ;;',
' esac',
' exit 0',
'fi',
'printf "Dynamic Section:\\n NEEDED libc.so.6\\n"',
'case "$f" in',
' *noutil*) : ;;',
' *) printf " NEEDED libutil.so.1\\n NEEDED libpthread.so.0\\n" ;;',
'esac',
'printf "\\nVersion References:\\n required from libc.so.6:\\n"',
'case "$f" in',
' *bad*) printf " 0x0 0x00 03 GLIBC_2.34\\n 0x0 0x00 04 GLIBC_2.2.5\\n" ;;',
' *relr*) printf " 0x0 0x00 05 GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR\\n 0x0 0x00 04 GLIBC_2.2.5\\n" ;;',
' *weakonly*) printf " 0x0 0x02 06 GLIBC_2.32\\n 0x0 0x00 04 GLIBC_2.2.5\\n" ;;',
' *cxx*|*sherpa*)',
' printf " required from libstdc++.so.6:\\n 0x0 0x00 07 GLIBCXX_3.4.29\\n" ;;',
' *) printf " 0x0 0x00 08 GLIBC_2.28\\n 0x0 0x00 04 GLIBC_2.2.5\\n" ;;',
'esac',
'exit 0'
].join('\n'),
{ mode: 0o755 }
)
return stubPath
}
it('throws listing binaries over the floor (glibc, DT_RELR marker, and libstdc++)', async () => {
const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'orca-glibc-over-'))
try {
const objdumpPath = await writeStubObjdump(root)
await mkdir(join(root, 'app', 'resources'), { recursive: true })
await writeFile(join(root, 'app', 'resources', 'bad-pty.node'), ELF_HEADER)
await writeFile(join(root, 'app', 'relr-exe.node'), ELF_HEADER)
await writeFile(join(root, 'app', 'cxx-addon.node'), ELF_HEADER) // launch-critical GLIBCXX_3.4.29
await writeFile(join(root, 'app', 'good.so'), ELF_HEADER)
let error
try {
verifyLinuxGlibcFloor(join(root, 'app'), { objdumpPath })
} catch (e) {
error = e
}
expect(error).toBeDefined()
expect(error.message).toMatch(/bad-pty\.node needs GLIBC_2\.34/)
expect(error.message).toMatch(/relr-exe\.node needs GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR/)
expect(error.message).toMatch(/cxx-addon\.node needs GLIBCXX_3\.4\.29/)
} finally {
await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
}
})
it('throws when a pinned binary imports openpty without libutil.so.1 in DT_NEEDED', async () => {
const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'orca-glibc-noutil-'))
try {
const objdumpPath = await writeStubObjdump(root)
await mkdir(join(root, 'app'), { recursive: true })
// Below the version floor (so the version check passes) but libutil.so.1
// is missing from DT_NEEDED — openpty would not resolve on Ubuntu 20.04.
await writeFile(join(root, 'app', 'noutil-pty.node'), ELF_HEADER)
expect(() => verifyLinuxGlibcFloor(join(root, 'app'), { objdumpPath })).toThrow(
/noutil-pty\.node imports openpty but libutil\.so\.1 is not in DT_NEEDED/
)
} finally {
await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
}
})
it('passes weak/at-floor needs and the exempt sherpa-onnx libstdc++ prebuilt', async () => {
const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'orca-glibc-under-'))
try {
const objdumpPath = await writeStubObjdump(root)
const sherpaDir = join(root, 'app', 'node_modules', 'sherpa-onnx-linux-x64')
await mkdir(sherpaDir, { recursive: true })
await writeFile(join(root, 'app', 'good-pty.node'), ELF_HEADER)
await writeFile(join(root, 'app', 'weakonly-lib.so'), ELF_HEADER) // weak GLIBC_2.32 → OK
await writeFile(join(root, 'app', 'orca-ide'), ELF_HEADER)
await writeFile(join(sherpaDir, 'sherpa-onnx.node'), ELF_HEADER) // GLIBCXX_3.4.29, exempt
expect(() => verifyLinuxGlibcFloor(join(root, 'app'), { objdumpPath })).not.toThrow()
} finally {
await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
}
})
it('fails closed when objdump cannot read a binary (non-zero exit)', async () => {
const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'orca-glibc-closed-'))
try {
const objdumpPath = await writeStubObjdump(root)
await mkdir(join(root, 'app'), { recursive: true })
await writeFile(join(root, 'app', 'unreadable-fail.node'), ELF_HEADER)
expect(() => verifyLinuxGlibcFloor(join(root, 'app'), { objdumpPath })).toThrow(
/objdump -p failed/
)
} finally {
await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
}
})
it('is a no-op (no objdump needed) when there are no native binaries', async () => {
const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'orca-glibc-empty-'))
try {
await mkdir(join(root, 'app'), { recursive: true })
await writeFile(join(root, 'app', 'readme.txt'), 'no binaries here')
expect(() =>
verifyLinuxGlibcFloor(join(root, 'app'), { objdumpPath: '/nonexistent/objdump' })
).not.toThrow()
} finally {
await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
}
})
})

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not required. When `DISPLAY` is set, Orca uses that display instead of starting
a competing Xvfb process.
The supported deployment matrix covers Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 and current
Debian stable. Package names can differ on other Debian-derived releases.
The supported deployment matrix covers Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04 and
current Debian stable — anything with glibc 2.31 or newer (see
[Linux glibc compatibility](./linux-glibc-compatibility.md)). Package names can
differ on other Debian-derived releases.
## Ubuntu and Debian prerequisites

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# Linux glibc Compatibility
Orca's Linux builds target **stock Ubuntu 20.04 and newer** — glibc 2.31 and
libstdc++ `GLIBCXX_3.4.28` (also Debian 11, RHEL 9), on both x64 and arm64.
Packaging enforces this floor automatically; keep it in mind when adding or
upgrading native dependencies. (The optional speech feature is the one
exception — see below.)
## Why this needs attention
A native module (`.node`) links against the glibc of the machine that compiled
it. Our release CI compiles node-pty from source on GitHub's `ubuntu-latest`
runner, whose glibc rises over time as the image is bumped. A binary compiled on
a newer glibc can reference symbol versions that do not exist on an older target,
and the dynamic loader then refuses to load it:
```
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.34' not found (required by .../pty.node)
```
Because the Orca main process loads node-pty at startup, that failure crashes the
whole app before a window appears — this is exactly what shipped in v1.4.150 and
broke launch on Ubuntu 20.04 ([#9902](https://github.com/stablyai/orca/issues/9902)).
The specific trap is glibc's 2.322.34 "libpthread/libutil merge", which moved
several long-stable functions into libc under brand-new symbol versions:
| Symbol | New version | node-pty use |
| ----------------- | ------------- | ----------------------- |
| `pthread_sigmask` | `GLIBC_2.32` | reset child signal mask |
| `openpty` | `GLIBC_2.34` | allocate the pty |
| `forkpty` | `GLIBC_2.34` | fork the shell |
Electron itself (glibc 2.25) and the other bundled native modules
(`sherpa-onnx`, `@parcel/watcher`, both prebuilt on old glibc) stay well under
the floor, so node-pty was the sole blocker.
## How we keep the floor
**1. Pin the relocated symbols (the fix).**
[`config/patches/node-pty@1.1.0.patch`](../../config/patches/node-pty@1.1.0.patch)
adds a `.symver` shim in `src/unix/pty.cc` that binds `openpty`, `forkpty`, and
`pthread_sigmask` to their pre-merge version node — `GLIBC_2.2.5` on x64,
`GLIBC_2.17` on arm64 (each architecture's baseline glibc). glibc still ships
those as compatibility aliases, so the reference resolves on both new build hosts
and old targets.
The catch: gcc defaults to `--as-needed` and, since the pinned symbols now
resolve from libc's compat aliases at build time, it drops `libutil`/`libpthread`
from `DT_NEEDED`. On the target those libraries are where the symbols actually
live, so the patch's `binding.gyp` `ldflags` force
`-Wl,--no-as-needed,-l:libutil.so.1,-l:libpthread.so.0` back into `DT_NEEDED`.
The shim is guarded by `#if defined(__linux__)`; macOS and Windows are untouched.
**2. Gate packaging (the regression guard).**
[`config/scripts/verify-linux-glibc-floor.cjs`](../../config/scripts/verify-linux-glibc-floor.cjs)
runs in the electron-builder `afterPack` hook for Linux. It reads every bundled
native binary's version needs (`objdump -p` "Version References" — the
authoritative load-time list, which also captures symbol-less markers like
`GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR`) and fails the build if any strong `GLIBC_`/`GLIBCXX_`/
`CXXABI_` node is newer than stock Ubuntu 20.04 provides, naming the file and the
offending node. Weak needs are ignored (the loader tolerates them). It also
asserts the flip side of the `.symver` fix: any binary that imports
`openpty`/`forkpty` must keep `libutil.so.1` in `DT_NEEDED` — otherwise the
pinned `openpty@GLIBC_2.2.5` resolves from libc's compat alias at build time (so
the version check passes) yet fails to load on 20.04, where those functions live
only in libutil. A future runner bump, a new native dependency, or a dropped
ldflag therefore fails the release build instead of shipping a Linux app that
crashes on launch.
> The gate is a static invariant, not an integration test. The load path was
> verified by hand for this fix (real Ubuntu 20.04, x64 + arm64: `require`
> node-pty and spawn a shell). A CI smoke test that loads the packaged
> `pty.node` in a glibc-2.31 container and spawns a shell is the recommended
> follow-up — it would make the load path self-verifying and stay valid even if
> the build ever moves to an old-glibc sysroot.
The one carve-out is the `sherpa-onnx` speech prebuilt, which already requires
`GLIBCXX_3.4.29` (GCC 11). It loads lazily in the speech worker
(`src/main/speech/stt-worker.ts`), never at app launch, so it is exempt from the
libstdc++ floor — its glibc needs are still checked. Speech-to-text therefore
needs a host with libstdc++ from GCC 11+ (Ubuntu 21.10 / 22.04 LTS or newer); the
app itself still launches on stock 20.04.
## Adding or upgrading a native dependency
- Prefer packages that ship prebuilt binaries compiled against an old toolchain
(manylinux / `glibc 2.17`-class), like `@parcel/watcher`.
- For a module we compile from source, if the gate flags it, either pin the
offending symbols the way node-pty does, or build it in an old-glibc container.
- To check locally on a Linux host, list what a binary requires (skipping the
weak `0x02`-flagged needs the loader tolerates):
```bash
objdump -p path/to/module.node | sed -n '/Version References/,/^$/p'
```
No strong `GLIBC_` node may exceed `2.31`, and no `GLIBCXX_`/`CXXABI_` node may
exceed `3.4.28`/`1.3.12` — what stock Ubuntu 20.04 ships.

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@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ patchedDependencies:
hash: 9c1de9931d86864923ff53bc9d64474a86478085ac81ea4e432648c7e23d702c
path: config/patches/@xterm__xterm@6.1.0-beta.287.patch
node-pty@1.1.0:
hash: 407ae07e1e0e2ff2e8b58696449c54c31e51d87535bc6aa4a7a7b0b561407282
hash: 8fc49f17011b6611a5b8c00e83a6f12e14e75aada2b0ef26dc5393f8376d20e8
path: config/patches/node-pty@1.1.0.patch
importers:
@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ importers:
version: 3.3.1
node-pty:
specifier: ^1.1.0
version: 1.1.0(patch_hash=407ae07e1e0e2ff2e8b58696449c54c31e51d87535bc6aa4a7a7b0b561407282)
version: 1.1.0(patch_hash=8fc49f17011b6611a5b8c00e83a6f12e14e75aada2b0ef26dc5393f8376d20e8)
posthog-node:
specifier: ^5.33.3
version: 5.33.3
@ -11623,7 +11623,7 @@ snapshots:
node-int64@0.4.0: {}
node-pty@1.1.0(patch_hash=407ae07e1e0e2ff2e8b58696449c54c31e51d87535bc6aa4a7a7b0b561407282):
node-pty@1.1.0(patch_hash=8fc49f17011b6611a5b8c00e83a6f12e14e75aada2b0ef26dc5393f8376d20e8):
dependencies:
node-addon-api: 7.1.1