omnipkg v2.0.8 - Universal Platform Support & Infrastructure Improvements
🎯 Release Highlights
This release represents a major milestone in cross-platform compatibility and developer experience, with comprehensive platform support now verified across 24+ architecture variants and multiple distribution channels.
🌍 Multi-Platform Distribution Expansion
Conda-forge Platform Matrix (NEW!)
omnipkg is now built and verified on 24 platform variants via conda-forge, moving from noarch-only to platform-specific optimized builds:
Linux:
- ✅ x86_64 (Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13)
- ✅ ARM64/aarch64 (Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13)
- ✅ PowerPC 64 LE (Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13)
macOS:
- ✅ Intel x86_64 (Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13)
- ✅ Apple Silicon ARM64 (Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13)
Windows:
- ✅ x86_64 (Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13)
Install via conda-forge:
conda install -c conda-forge omnipkg
# or with mamba (faster)
mamba install -c conda-forge omnipkgDocker Multi-Architecture Support (NEW!)
New Docker images across multiple base distributions with multi-arch support (amd64 + arm64):
# Debian (most compatible, ~98MB)
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:latest
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:debian
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:2.0.8-debian
# Alpine (smallest, ~76MB)
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:alpine
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:slim
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:2.0.8-alpine
# Ubuntu variants
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:ubuntu-20.04
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:ubuntu-22.04
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:ubuntu-24.04
# Fedora/RHEL
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:fedora
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:2.0.8-fedora
# CUDA/GPU support (amd64 only, ~1.46GB)
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:cuda
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:gpu
# Development environment (with extra tools, ~220MB)
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:devAll images support both linux/amd64 and linux/arm64 (except CUDA which is amd64-only).
🐛 Bug Fixes
Cache Connection Stability Fix
Fixed a critical bug where cache connection checks could cause AttributeError during initialization in certain edge cases:
- ✅ Safe attribute checking with
hasattr()before accessing cache status - ✅ Proper initialization of cache attributes in all code paths (
_cache_connection_status,cache_client,_info_cache,_installed_packages_cache) - ✅ Graceful handling of minimal mode initialization
Technical Details:
- Added defensive checks in
src/omnipkg/core.pyfor_cache_connection_statusattribute - Fixed multiple locations where uninitialized attributes could cause crashes
- Ensures stable behavior regardless of initialization order
📦 Infrastructure Improvements
Trusted Publishing (OIDC) ✨
After 73 manual releases with API tokens, omnipkg now uses PyPI's Trusted Publishing via OIDC:
- ✅ Cryptographically verified releases directly from GitHub Actions
- ✅ Improved security posture
- ✅ Streamlined release workflow
This is the first release published using the new trusted workflow!
Enhanced Docker Tagging Strategy
- Version-specific:
2.0.8,2.0.8-debian,2.0.8-alpine - Distro-specific:
debian,ubuntu-24.04,fedora - Rolling updates:
latest,alpine,slim - Specialized:
cuda,gpu,dev
Testing Infrastructure
- Added
test_flask_port_finder_universal.pyfor concurrent port allocation validation - Comprehensive test suite for multi-threaded Flask scenarios
📊 Platform Verification
Verified Distributions
QEMU ARM64 Verification:
- Debian 12 (Bookworm) - ARM64
- Ubuntu 24.04/22.04 - ARM64
- Fedora 39 - ARM64
- Rocky Linux 9 - ARM64
- Alpine Linux - ARM64
Native x86_64 Verification:
- All major Linux distros (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Rocky, Arch)
- macOS Intel + Apple Silicon
- Windows Server
Installation Matrix
Now documented with distro-specific installation notes:
- PEP 668 handling for modern Debian/Ubuntu (
--break-system-packages) - Python 3.9 upgrade path for EL8
- Alpine build dependencies guide (
gcc,musl-dev) - Arch Linux installation patterns
🔧 Development Experience
New Files
docker/Dockerfile.{alpine,debian,ubuntu,fedora,cuda,dev}- Multi-distro Docker buildsrequirements-trace.txt- Pin-locked dependency tracesrc/omnipkg/conda-recipe/meta-{platform,noarch}.yaml- Split conda recipes
Updated Files
pyproject.toml- Version bump to 2.0.8README.md- Expanded platform support documentation.github/workflows/*- New Docker build pipelines and trusted publishingsrc/omnipkg/core.py- Cache initialization fixes
📈 Expansion Metrics
- Docker Pulls: Multi-arch images now available across 10+ variants
- Supported Platforms: 24 verified conda-forge variants
- Conda Downloads: Significant uptick after platform-specific builds
🙏 Acknowledgments
Special thanks to:
- conda-forge maintainers for platform build infrastructure
- QEMU team for enabling ARM64 verification without native hardware
- GitHub Actions for trusted publishing support
- Community contributors for testing and feedback
📝 Installation
# PyPI (all platforms)
pip install omnipkg
# Conda (now with platform-specific builds!)
conda install -c conda-forge omnipkg
# Docker (multi-arch)
docker pull 1minds3t/omnipkg:latest
# Homebrew (macOS)
brew install omnipkg
# UV (recommended)
uv pip install omnipkg🔗 Links
- PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/omnipkg/
- Conda-forge: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/omnipkg
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/1minds3t/omnipkg
- GitHub: https://github.com/1minds3t/omnipkg
- Documentation: https://omnipkg.readthedocs.io/
Full Changelog: [v2.0.7...v2.0.8](v2.0.7...v2.0.8)
What's Changed
Platform Expansion:
- 24 conda-forge platform variants (Linux x86_64/ARM64/ppc64le, macOS Intel/ARM, Windows x64)
- Multi-arch Docker images (Debian, Alpine, Ubuntu, Fedora, CUDA)
- QEMU ARM64 verification pipeline
Infrastructure:
- Migrated to PyPI Trusted Publishing (OIDC) for secure releases
- Enhanced Docker tagging strategy with distro-specific variants
- VS Code Dev Container support
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed cache connection AttributeError during initialization
- Safe attribute checking with proper initialization paths
Full Changelog: v2.0.7...v2.0.8