feat(lief): Optimize release binary size, optimize lief options

.github/workflows/bldd.yml

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential ninja-build
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential ninja-build catch2
 
       - name: Cache CMake build
         uses: actions/cache@v4
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure CMake
         run: |
           cmake -B build -S . \
-            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+            -DBUILD_TESTING=ON \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
             -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
             -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
             -G Ninja
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
-          cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
+          cmake --build build -j $(nproc)
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: |

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Build Dependencies (macOS)
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: |
-          brew install cmake ninja # Assuming Xcode provides gcc/clang
+          brew install cmake ninja
 
       - name: Setup ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure CMake (Cross - Linux aarch64)
         if: matrix.use_cross == true && runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: |
-          # Use toolchain file or explicit flags
-          # Example using explicit flags (adjust if needed)
           cmake -B build \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }} \
             -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
@@ -101,6 +99,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cmake --build build --config ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }} -j $(nproc)
 
+      - name: Strip
+        run: |
+          strip -u -r build/bin/${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+
       - name: Prepare Artifact Directory
         run: |
           mkdir -p release-artifact
@@ -137,7 +139,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate Release Notes
         run: |
           echo "Release Notes for ${{ github.ref_name }}" > release_notes.md
-          git log --oneline $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^)..HEAD >> release_notes.md
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         id: create_release

external/lief/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,64 +1,127 @@
-if(APPLE)
-    if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "arm64")
-        set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Darwin-arm64.tar.gz")
-        set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=0805d0c25dbd6a2bea1245adc3f62571f0f945bb22a37058dd0585bdfcdc002c")
-    else()
-        set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Darwin-x86_64.tar.gz")
-        set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=d275f30057856058932260b5e876682c5b367ad18d9eaff91e093303133405fb")
-    endif()
-elseif(UNIX AND NOT ANDROID)
-    if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "aarch64")
-        set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Linux-aarch64.tar.gz")
-        set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=cc6f97ee0145f51262d75a32b4ffbffe43cd61c5f4db87b7831fdc18c6630460")
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "i686")
-        set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Linux-i686.tar.gz")
-        set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=a530b6500d8eba146471e1df04926b4bd01ab9fcbb3a27467b3f6a7c6b8d5ca3")
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "x86_64")
-        set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz")
-        set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=bce2d8e5678756e2b3e6f1e99d6f925bbdf63afe39b8030d93c19555ec8b4fe8")
-    else()
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported Linux architecture: ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
-    endif()
-elseif(ANDROID)
-    if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "aarch64")
-        set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Android-aarch64.tar.gz")
-        set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=4fb09d60c7ee9b3fa3da263b75d504920c3dc9bd6013b759f85e6b5018ecf801")
+include(FetchContent)
+
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
+    message(STATUS "Release mode: Building LIEF from source with ELF and MachO support only")
+
+    option(LIEF_TESTS "Enable tests" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_PYTHON_API "Enable Python Bindings" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_C_API "C API" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_EXAMPLES "Build LIEF C++ examples" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_FORCE32 "Force build LIEF 32 bits version" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_USE_CCACHE "Use ccache to speed up compilation" ON)
+    option(LIEF_EXTRA_WARNINGS "Enable extra warning from the compiler" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_LOGGING "Enable logging" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_LOGGING_DEBUG "Enable debug logging" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_ENABLE_JSON "Enable JSON-related APIs" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_OPT_NLOHMANN_JSON_EXTERNAL "Use nlohmann/json externally" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_FORCE_API_EXPORTS "Force exports of API symbols" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_PY_LIEF_EXT "Use a pre-installed version of LIEF for the bindings" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_RUST_API "Generate the C++ bridge for Rust's cxx" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS "Disable C++ exceptions on the core library" ON)
+    option(LIEF_SO_VERSION "Embed versioning for LIEF shared library target" OFF)
+
+    option(LIEF_DISABLE_FROZEN "Disable Frozen even if it is supported" OFF)
+
+    # Only ELF and MACHO enabled
+    option(LIEF_MACHO "Build LIEF with MachO module" ON)
+    option(LIEF_ELF "Build LIEF with ELF module" ON)
+    option(LIEF_PE "Build LIEF with PE module" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_COFF "Build LIEF with COFF module" OFF)
+
+    option(LIEF_DEX "Build LIEF with DEX module" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_ART "Build LIEF with ART module" OFF)
+
+    # Extended features - all OFF
+    option(LIEF_DEBUG_INFO "Build LIEF with DWARF/PDB support" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_OBJC "Build LIEF with ObjC metadata support" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_DYLD_SHARED_CACHE "Build LIEF with Dyld shared cache support" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_ASM "Build LIEF with assembler/disassembler support" OFF)
+
+    # Sanitizers - all OFF
+    option(LIEF_ASAN "Enable Address sanitizer" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_LSAN "Enable Leak sanitizer" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_TSAN "Enable Thread sanitizer" OFF)
+    option(LIEF_USAN "Enable undefined sanitizer" OFF)
+
+    # Fuzzer - OFF
+    option(LIEF_FUZZING "Fuzz LIEF" OFF)
+
+    # Profiling - OFF
+    option(LIEF_PROFILING "Enable performance profiling" OFF)
+
+
+    FetchContent_Declare(
+        LIEF
+        URL https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/archive/refs/tags/0.17.4.tar.gz
+        DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP TRUE
+    )
+
+    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(LIEF)
+
+else()
+    message(STATUS "Debug mode: Using prebuilt LIEF binaries")
+
+    if(APPLE)
+        if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "arm64")
+            set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Darwin-arm64.tar.gz")
+            set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=0805d0c25dbd6a2bea1245adc3f62571f0f945bb22a37058dd0585bdfcdc002c")
+        else()
+            set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Darwin-x86_64.tar.gz")
+            set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=d275f30057856058932260b5e876682c5b367ad18d9eaff91e093303133405fb")
+        endif()
+    elseif(UNIX AND NOT ANDROID)
+        if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "aarch64")
+            set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Linux-aarch64.tar.gz")
+            set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=cc6f97ee0145f51262d75a32b4ffbffe43cd61c5f4db87b7831fdc18c6630460")
+        elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "i686")
+            set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Linux-i686.tar.gz")
+            set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=a530b6500d8eba146471e1df04926b4bd01ab9fcbb3a27467b3f6a7c6b8d5ca3")
+        elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "x86_64")
+            set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz")
+            set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=bce2d8e5678756e2b3e6f1e99d6f925bbdf63afe39b8030d93c19555ec8b4fe8")
+        else()
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported Linux architecture: ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
+        endif()
+    elseif(ANDROID)
+        if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "aarch64")
+            set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Android-aarch64.tar.gz")
+            set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=4fb09d60c7ee9b3fa3da263b75d504920c3dc9bd6013b759f85e6b5018ecf801")
+        else()
+            set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Android-armv7-a.tar.gz")
+            set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=e668ca8f64730c6c3226e9d3ca30c89802faa27ad3d7c365aad4bd8ac07561fb")
+        endif()
     else()
-        set(LIEF_ARCHIVE "LIEF-0.17.4-Android-armv7-a.tar.gz")
-        set(LIEF_HASH "SHA256=e668ca8f64730c6c3226e9d3ca30c89802faa27ad3d7c365aad4bd8ac07561fb")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported platform for LIEF")
     endif()
-else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported platform for LIEF")
-endif()
 
-message(STATUS "Using LIEF archive: ${LIEF_ARCHIVE}")
+    message(STATUS "Using LIEF archive: ${LIEF_ARCHIVE}")
 
-FetchContent_Declare(
-    LIEF
-    URL      "https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/releases/download/0.17.4/${LIEF_ARCHIVE}"
-    URL_HASH ${LIEF_HASH}
-)
+    FetchContent_Declare(
+        LIEF
+        URL "https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/releases/download/0.17.4/${LIEF_ARCHIVE}"
+        URL_HASH ${LIEF_HASH}
+    )
 
-FetchContent_MakeAvailable(LIEF)
+    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(LIEF)
 
-set(LIEF_LIB_NAME "libLIEF.a")
+    set(LIEF_LIB_NAME "libLIEF.a")
+    set(LIEF_INCLUDE_DIR "${lief_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+    set(LIEF_LIB_FILE "${lief_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/${LIEF_LIB_NAME}")
 
-set(LIEF_INCLUDE_DIR "${lief_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
-set(LIEF_LIB_FILE   "${lief_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/${LIEF_LIB_NAME}")
+    message(STATUS "LIEF include dir : ${LIEF_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+    message(STATUS "LIEF library     : ${LIEF_LIB_FILE}")
 
-message(STATUS "LIEF include dir : ${LIEF_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-message(STATUS "LIEF library     : ${LIEF_LIB_FILE}")
+    if(NOT EXISTS "${LIEF_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "LIEF include dir not found: ${LIEF_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+    endif()
 
-if(NOT EXISTS "${LIEF_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "LIEF include dir not found: ${LIEF_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-endif()
+    if(NOT EXISTS "${LIEF_LIB_FILE}")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "LIEF library not found: ${LIEF_LIB_FILE}")
+    endif()
 
-if(NOT EXISTS "${LIEF_LIB_FILE}")
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "LIEF library not found: ${LIEF_LIB_FILE}")
+    add_library(elf_support STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+    set_target_properties(elf_support PROPERTIES
+        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${LIEF_LIB_FILE}"
+        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${LIEF_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+    )
 endif()
-
-add_library(elf_support STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
-set_target_properties(elf_support PROPERTIES
-    IMPORTED_LOCATION             "${LIEF_LIB_FILE}"
-    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${LIEF_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-)

src/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ add_library(bldd_lib STATIC
     ${bldd_lib_sources}
 )
 
-
 target_link_libraries(bldd_lib
     PRIVATE
-    elf_support
+    $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>, elf_support, LIEF::LIEF>
     project_options
     project_warnings
     Threads::Threads