[Guix packaging] kilobyte/kbtin #249

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opened 2026-08-22 05:13:25 +00:00 by htayj · 1 comment

htayj commented

2026-08-22 05:13:25 +00:00

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Candidate

Canonical upstream: https://github.com/kilobyte/kbtin
Packaging target: current master (active in 2026; no GitHub release)
Category: MUD client
Tags: mud-client, terminal, TinTin-compatible, TLS, MCCP
Primary language/build ecosystem: C++, CMake
License: GPL-2.0-only
License evidence: https://github.com/kilobyte/kbtin/blob/master/COPYING
Expected Guix packaging difficulty: moderate

User-facing deliverable

TinTin-style terminal MUD client supporting TLS and MCCP on Unix-like systems.

Packaging approach

Package a pinned commit with cmake-build-system, system curses/readline/compression/TLS libraries, and an offline protocol/parser smoke test.

Known blockers and investigation points

No tagged GitHub release; confirm optional libraries and the preferred installed command/resource layout.

Acceptance checks

Pin an immutable upstream release or commit and record a real Guix source hash.
Build without network access using Guix-provided dependencies; do not download runtimes or plugins during the build.
Preserve all applicable project and bundled-component license notices.
Verify the installed launcher/version output and run an offline protocol smoke test against a local fake MUD endpoint where the platform permits it.
Keep profiles, logs, maps, plugins, and other mutable state outside the store.

Existing-package coverage

Checked on 2026-08-22 against GNU Guix, Nonguix, Guix Science, Guix HPC, Guix Past, Guix R Us, and RDE, plus all states of this repository issue tracker. No same-upstream package or existing ticket was found. GNU Guix already packages TinTin++ and POWWOW; this candidate is distinct.

Imported from GitHub issue/PR. Originally posted by htayj on 2026-08-22T05:13:25Z.

## Candidate - Canonical upstream: [https://github.com/kilobyte/kbtin](https://github.com/kilobyte/kbtin) - Packaging target: current master (active in 2026; no GitHub release) - Category: MUD client - Tags: mud-client, terminal, TinTin-compatible, TLS, MCCP - Primary language/build ecosystem: C++, CMake - License: GPL-2.0-only - License evidence: https://github.com/kilobyte/kbtin/blob/master/COPYING - Expected Guix packaging difficulty: moderate ## User-facing deliverable TinTin-style terminal MUD client supporting TLS and MCCP on Unix-like systems. ## Packaging approach Package a pinned commit with cmake-build-system, system curses/readline/compression/TLS libraries, and an offline protocol/parser smoke test. ## Known blockers and investigation points No tagged GitHub release; confirm optional libraries and the preferred installed command/resource layout. ## Acceptance checks - Pin an immutable upstream release or commit and record a real Guix source hash. - Build without network access using Guix-provided dependencies; do not download runtimes or plugins during the build. - Preserve all applicable project and bundled-component license notices. - Verify the installed launcher/version output and run an offline protocol smoke test against a local fake MUD endpoint where the platform permits it. - Keep profiles, logs, maps, plugins, and other mutable state outside the store. ## Existing-package coverage Checked on 2026-08-22 against GNU Guix, Nonguix, Guix Science, Guix HPC, Guix Past, Guix R Us, and RDE, plus all states of this repository issue tracker. No same-upstream package or existing ticket was found. GNU Guix already packages TinTin++ and POWWOW; this candidate is distinct. --- Imported from [GitHub issue/PR](https://github.com/htayj/guix-channel/issues/249). Originally posted by [htayj](https://github.com/htayj) on 2026-08-22T05:13:25Z.

htayj commented

2026-08-22 08:44:09 +00:00

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Implemented and published in signed commit 181351aae9e89c3c637ad2ba16388738160edc14.

Evidence:

Pins upstream commit 9151634296e0591d918a4fd39e743fb9bef68f16 as kbtin 0-20260801 with NAR hash 09q0kr230sr6inv76rwj9xisxsvwzjc9icyq9ymn54043jil0qyz (GPL-2.0-only).
Offline real build and reproducibility check passed all 89 CTest tests.
Output: /gnu/store/ajx7f5a6ain2ash54wxxsp9xnaxmyaiw-kbtin-0-20260801.
GnuTLS is patched to load the package-owned Mozilla CA bundle explicitly, so TLS works without host /etc/ssl/certs.
Fresh-HOME loopback smoke verifies Telnet negotiation/roundtrip, a private-CA TLS success, and rejection of an untrusted certificate before queued data. It contacts no public MUD.
Focused no-network lint and independent review passed.

Imported from GitHub comment. Originally posted by htayj on 2026-08-22T08:44:09Z.

Implemented and published in signed commit `181351aae9e89c3c637ad2ba16388738160edc14`. Evidence: - Pins upstream commit `9151634296e0591d918a4fd39e743fb9bef68f16` as `kbtin` `0-20260801` with NAR hash `09q0kr230sr6inv76rwj9xisxsvwzjc9icyq9ymn54043jil0qyz` (GPL-2.0-only). - Offline real build and reproducibility check passed all 89 CTest tests. - Output: `/gnu/store/ajx7f5a6ain2ash54wxxsp9xnaxmyaiw-kbtin-0-20260801`. - GnuTLS is patched to load the package-owned Mozilla CA bundle explicitly, so TLS works without host `/etc/ssl/certs`. - Fresh-HOME loopback smoke verifies Telnet negotiation/roundtrip, a private-CA TLS success, and rejection of an untrusted certificate before queued data. It contacts no public MUD. - Focused no-network lint and independent review passed. --- Imported from [GitHub comment](https://github.com/htayj/guix-channel/issues/249#issuecomment-5379381930). Originally posted by [htayj](https://github.com/htayj) on 2026-08-22T08:44:09Z.