Void template for the whisper.cpp Python binding #26

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2026-11-05T17:00:44Z

xavierk commented

2026-11-05 17:00:44 +00:00

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Spec: Voculinux — Void Linux (glibc) Wayland/niri port of Vocalinux

What to build

The hard Void dependency gets its template: the whisper.cpp Python binding, built from its source distribution with the Vulkan backend, shared libraries, and portable CPU flags (no host-native tuning, so the binary runs on older CPUs), pinned to the exact version the project lockfile and installer already pin rather than the newest upstream release. Vulkan is a template build option, on by default, so source builders can rebuild CPU-only. There is no CUDA build: Void has no CUDA toolkit package. The build must not let the package's own build tooling fetch anything from the network beyond the declared source distribution.

Acceptance criteria

The template passes the Void template linter and declares the pinned binding version matching the project lockfile and installer pin.
The package builds in the pinned Void glibc container (podman); the Vulkan backend library is present in the built package and the binding imports cleanly, including its model submodule and compiled extension.
Rebuilding with the Vulkan build option off produces a working CPU-only package.
Built binaries carry no host-native CPU tuning (portable flags verified in the build configuration).
Runtime dependencies name only packages verified to exist in current void-packages.

Blocked by

None (can start immediately).

## Parent [Spec: Voculinux — Void Linux (glibc) Wayland/niri port of Vocalinux](https://git.bongbetic.com/xavierk/voculinux/issues/16) ## What to build The hard Void dependency gets its template: the whisper.cpp Python binding, built from its source distribution with the Vulkan backend, shared libraries, and portable CPU flags (no host-native tuning, so the binary runs on older CPUs), pinned to the exact version the project lockfile and installer already pin rather than the newest upstream release. Vulkan is a template build option, on by default, so source builders can rebuild CPU-only. There is no CUDA build: Void has no CUDA toolkit package. The build must not let the package's own build tooling fetch anything from the network beyond the declared source distribution. ## Acceptance criteria - [ ] The template passes the Void template linter and declares the pinned binding version matching the project lockfile and installer pin. - [ ] The package builds in the pinned Void glibc container (podman); the Vulkan backend library is present in the built package and the binding imports cleanly, including its model submodule and compiled extension. - [ ] Rebuilding with the Vulkan build option off produces a working CPU-only package. - [ ] Built binaries carry no host-native CPU tuning (portable flags verified in the build configuration). - [ ] Runtime dependencies name only packages verified to exist in current void-packages. ## Blocked by None (can start immediately).

xavierk added the ready-for-agent label 2026-11-05 17:00:44 +00:00

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2026-11-05 17:00:46 +00:00

Void app template for voculinux #27

xavierk commented

2026-11-06 04:15:53 +00:00

Merged in integration/spec16 1dd3986383 pushed to fork/integration/spec16 (https://github.com/soubarnak/vocalinux/tree/integration/spec16), review PASS, gates flake8 E9,F63,F7,F82 + black --check + isort --check + mypy src/ clean, pytest 37 passed, npm jest 11 suites/92 tests + lint 0 errors + tsc clean + build OK

Merged in integration/spec16 1dd398638312a3b6e27793d856662e60df73f252 pushed to fork/integration/spec16 (https://github.com/soubarnak/vocalinux/tree/integration/spec16), review PASS, gates flake8 E9,F63,F7,F82 + black --check + isort --check + mypy src/ clean, pytest 37 passed, npm jest 11 suites/92 tests + lint 0 errors + tsc clean + build OK

xavierk closed this issue

2026-11-06 04:15:53 +00:00

xavierk referenced this issue from a commit

2026-11-06 11:06:41 +00:00

feat(void): add xbps template for python3-pywhispercpp

xavierk referenced this issue from a commit

2026-11-06 11:06:41 +00:00

Merge feature/26 into integration/spec16 (ticket #26: void pywhispercpp template)

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2026-11-06 13:35:58 +00:00

fix(spec16): close the review findings for the Void port #34

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