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.github/workflows/CI-Linux-ARM64.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 name: CI-Linux-ARM64
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
-
+  workflow_dispatch:
 env:
   NOTE_TO_SELF: "environments can not be passed from here to reused workflows!"
-  ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true
-
+
 jobs:
   jetson-build-test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-test-lin.yml

.github/workflows/CI-Linux-CUDA-Docker.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 name: CI-Linux-CUDA-Docker
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
-
+  workflow_dispatch:
 env:
   NOTE_TO_SELF: "environments can not be passed from here to reused workflows!"
 

.github/workflows/CI-Linux-CUDA-wsl.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 name: CI-Linux-CUDA-WSL
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
-
+  workflow_dispatch:
 env:
   NOTE_TO_SELF: "environments can not be passed from here to reused workflows!"
 

.github/workflows/CI-Linux-CUDA.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 name: CI-Linux-CUDA
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
-
+  workflow_dispatch:
 env:
   NOTE_TO_SELF: "environments can not be passed from here to reused workflows!"
-  ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true
-
+
 jobs:
   linux-cuda-build-test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-test-lin.yml

.github/workflows/CI-Linux-NoCUDA.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 name: CI-Linux-NoCUDA
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
-
+  workflow_dispatch:
 env:
   NOTE_TO_SELF: "environments can not be passed from here to reused workflows!"
 

.github/workflows/CI-Win-CUDA.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 name: CI-Win-CUDA
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
-
+  workflow_dispatch:
 env:
   NOTE_TO_SELF: "environments can not be passed from here to reused workflows!"
 

.github/workflows/CI-Win-NoCUDA.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 name: CI-Win-NoCUDA
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
-
+  workflow_dispatch:
 env:
   NOTE_TO_SELF: "environments can not be passed from here to reused workflows!"
 

.github/workflows/build-test-lin-container.yml

@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ jobs:
     env:
       TEST_EXE: build/aprapipesut
       CMAKE_TC_FILE: '../vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake' # Note: naming this variable as CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE can cause havoc!!!
+      ACTIONS_RUNNER_FORCED_INTERNAL_NODE_VERSION: node16
+      ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true
     container: ghcr.io/kumaakh/aprapipes-build-x86-ubutu18.04-cuda:last-good
     defaults:
       run:
-        shell: bash  
+        shell: bash
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner }}
     steps:
     - name: Prepare builder
@@ -100,8 +102,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with: 
-        submodules: 'recursive' 
+      with:
+        submodules: 'recursive'
         lfs: true
         fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -179,9 +181,9 @@ jobs:
         path: |
           CI_test_result_${{inputs.flav}}.xml
           ${{ github.workspace }}/data/SaveOrCompareFail/**
-
 
-    - name: Upload build logs 
+
+    - name: Upload build logs
       if:  ${{ always() }} # only upload logs when we have a failure above
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:

.github/workflows/build-test-lin-wsl.yml

@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ jobs:
         distribution: Ubuntu-22.04
     - name: Prepare builder
       run: |
-        ${{ inputs.prep-cmd }} 
+        ${{ inputs.prep-cmd }}
         apt purge cmake || true
-        pip3 install cmake==3.29.6 || echo 'did not update cmake'
-        ${{ inputs.prep-check-cmd }} 
+        pip3 install setuptools && pip3 install cmake==3.29.6 || echo 'did not update cmake'
+        ${{ inputs.prep-check-cmd }}
       shell: wsl-bash {0}
 
     - name: Check builder for CUDA
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ jobs:
       continue-on-error: true
 
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with: 
-        submodules: 'recursive' 
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: 'recursive'
         lfs: true
         fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Cache dependencies for fast cloud build
       id: cache-all
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
           path: |
             ${{ inputs.cache-path }}

.github/workflows/build-test-lin.yml

@@ -73,14 +73,13 @@ jobs:
     env:
       TEST_EXE: build/aprapipesut
       CMAKE_TC_FILE: '../vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake' # Note: naming this variable as CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE can cause havoc!!!
-      ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner }}
     steps:
     - name: Prepare builder
       run: |
-        ${{ inputs.prep-cmd }} 
+        ${{ inputs.prep-cmd }}
         apt purge cmake || true
-        pip3 install cmake==3.29.6 || echo 'did not update cmake'
+        pip3 install setuptools && pip3 install cmake==3.29.6 || echo 'did not update cmake'
         ${{ inputs.prep-check-cmd }} 
 
     - name: Check builder for CUDA
@@ -96,9 +95,9 @@ jobs:
       continue-on-error: true
 
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with: 
-        submodules: 'recursive' 
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: 'recursive'
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: List Submodules
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Cache dependencies for fast cloud build
       id: cache-all
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
           path: |
             ${{ inputs.cache-path }}

.github/workflows/build-test-win.yml

@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ jobs:
       continue-on-error: true
 
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with: 
-        submodules: 'recursive' 
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: 'recursive'
         lfs: true
         fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -134,21 +134,151 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Cache dependencies for fast cloud build
       id: cache-all
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
           path: |
             ${{ inputs.cache-path }}
           key:  ${{ inputs.flav }}-4-${{ hashFiles( 'base/vcpkg.json', 'vcpkg/baseline.json', 'submodule_ver.txt') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ inputs.flav }}-
 
+    - name: Install setuptools for vcpkg's Python (pre-configure)
+      if: ${{ !inputs.is-prep-phase }}
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: |
+        # Install setuptools if vcpkg Python already exists from cache
+        $pythonPath = (Get-ChildItem -Path "${{github.workspace}}/vcpkg/downloads/tools/python" -Filter "python.exe" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1).FullName
+        if ($pythonPath) {
+          Write-Host "Found cached vcpkg Python at $pythonPath. Installing setuptools..."
+          & $pythonPath -m ensurepip --upgrade 2>&1 | Out-Null
+          & $pythonPath -m pip install setuptools 2>&1 | Out-Null
+
+          # Create distutils compatibility shim for Python 3.12+
+          $pythonDir = Split-Path $pythonPath
+          $libDir = Join-Path $pythonDir "Lib"
+          $distutilsInit = Join-Path $libDir "distutils\__init__.py"
+
+          if (!(Test-Path (Join-Path $libDir "distutils"))) {
+            Write-Host "Creating distutils compatibility shim for Python 3.12+"
+            New-Item -Path (Join-Path $libDir "distutils") -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+
+            # Create __init__.py
+            $lines = @(
+              "import sys",
+              "from setuptools import _distutils",
+              "sys.modules['distutils'] = _distutils",
+              "from setuptools._distutils import *"
+            )
+            $lines | Out-File -FilePath $distutilsInit -Encoding utf8
+
+            # Create version.py shim
+            $versionPy = Join-Path $libDir "distutils\version.py"
+            "from setuptools._distutils.version import *" | Out-File -FilePath $versionPy -Encoding utf8
+          }
+        } else {
+          Write-Host "vcpkg Python not found in cache, will install setuptools after CMake downloads it."
+        }
+      continue-on-error: true
+
     - name: Make build folder
       run: mkdir -p build
       continue-on-error: true
 
     - name: Configure CMake Common
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      run: '${{ inputs.cmake-conf-cmd}} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${{env.CMAKE_TC_FILE}} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{inputs.buildConf}} -DENABLE_CUDA=${{inputs.cuda}}'
+      continue-on-error: true # Allow failure since setuptools may not be installed yet
+
+    - name: Install setuptools for vcpkg's Python (post-configure)
+      if: always() && !inputs.is-prep-phase
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: |
+        $pythonPath = (Get-ChildItem -Path "${{github.workspace}}/vcpkg/downloads/tools/python" -Filter "python.exe" -Recurse | Select-Object -First 1).FullName
+        if ($pythonPath) {
+          Write-Host "Found vcpkg Python at $pythonPath. Installing setuptools..."
+          & $pythonPath -m ensurepip --upgrade
+          & $pythonPath -m pip install setuptools
+
+          # Create distutils compatibility shim for Python 3.12+
+          $pythonDir = Split-Path $pythonPath
+          $libDir = Join-Path $pythonDir "Lib"
+          $distutilsInit = Join-Path $libDir "distutils\__init__.py"
+
+          if (!(Test-Path (Join-Path $libDir "distutils"))) {
+            Write-Host "Creating distutils compatibility shim for Python 3.12+"
+            New-Item -Path (Join-Path $libDir "distutils") -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+
+            # Create __init__.py
+            $lines = @(
+              "import sys",
+              "from setuptools import _distutils",
+              "sys.modules['distutils'] = _distutils",
+              "from setuptools._distutils import *"
+            )
+            $lines | Out-File -FilePath $distutilsInit -Encoding utf8
+
+            # Create version.py shim
+            $versionPy = Join-Path $libDir "distutils\version.py"
+            "from setuptools._distutils.version import *" | Out-File -FilePath $versionPy -Encoding utf8
+          }
+        } else {
+          Write-Host "vcpkg Python not found, skipping setuptools installation."
+        }
+
+    - name: Clean glib build artifacts
+      if: always() && !inputs.is-prep-phase
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: |
+        $glibBuildPath = "${{github.workspace}}/vcpkg/buildtrees/glib"
+        if (Test-Path $glibBuildPath) {
+          Write-Host "Removing glib build artifacts to force rebuild with setuptools..."
+          Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $glibBuildPath
+        } else {
+          Write-Host "No glib build artifacts found."
+        }
+
+    - name: Verify and recreate distutils shim before reconfigure
+      if: always() && !inputs.is-prep-phase
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: |
+        $pythonPath = (Get-ChildItem -Path "${{github.workspace}}/vcpkg/downloads/tools/python" -Filter "python.exe" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1).FullName
+        if ($pythonPath) {
+          Write-Host "Verifying distutils shim for vcpkg Python at $pythonPath"
+          $pythonDir = Split-Path $pythonPath
+          $libDir = Join-Path $pythonDir "Lib"
+          $distutilsDir = Join-Path $libDir "distutils"
+          $distutilsInit = Join-Path $distutilsDir "__init__.py"
+
+          # Always recreate the shim to ensure it's present and correct
+          if (Test-Path $distutilsDir) {
+            Write-Host "Distutils directory exists, recreating shim files..."
+            Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $distutilsDir
+          }
+
+          Write-Host "Creating fresh distutils compatibility shim..."
+          New-Item -Path $distutilsDir -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+
+          # Create __init__.py
+          $lines = @(
+            "import sys",
+            "from setuptools import _distutils",
+            "sys.modules['distutils'] = _distutils",
+            "from setuptools._distutils import *"
+          )
+          $lines | Out-File -FilePath $distutilsInit -Encoding utf8
+
+          # Create version.py shim
+          $versionPy = Join-Path $distutilsDir "version.py"
+          "from setuptools._distutils.version import *" | Out-File -FilePath $versionPy -Encoding utf8
+
+          Write-Host "Distutils shim verified and recreated successfully"
+        } else {
+          Write-Host "Warning: vcpkg Python not found!"
+        }
+
+    - name: Reconfigure CMake after installing setuptools
+      if: always() && !inputs.is-prep-phase
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
       run: '${{ inputs.cmake-conf-cmd }} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${{env.CMAKE_TC_FILE}} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{inputs.buildConf}} -DENABLE_CUDA=${{inputs.cuda}}'
-      continue-on-error: ${{inputs.is-prep-phase}} # in prep phase we expect an error here due to missing OpenCV
 
     - name: Remove files not needed for the build
       if: ${{!inputs.is-selfhosted}} # we have space crunch on hosted builder only

.github/workflows/doxy.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Update Footer with Commit Hash
       run: |