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datatools-dev/build/tesseract.py
Michael fd9606c67b build: drop the local Python release method, return to CI-only installer builds
Removes the single-command Python packaging method (build/make_release.py
+ build/build_portable_zip.py + build/macos/build_zip.sh) and the portable
.zip artifacts it produced. Release builds go back to the original GitHub
Actions process: the CI matrix builds one installer per platform (.dmg /
.exe / .AppImage) on tag push and attaches them to a GitHub Release.

Tesseract OCR bundling is preserved: the fetch helpers the workflow depends
on (fetch_tessdata, fetch_tesseract_for_platform) are extracted into a
standalone build/tesseract.py, which build.yml now imports.

Docs (README, build/README, DEVELOPER, TECHNICAL, USER-GUIDE, vendor README,
es translations) updated to drop the portable-zip flavor and point at the
new module.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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"""Tesseract bundling helpers for the release build.
PDF Extractor OCR ships a per-platform Tesseract binary plus the English
``eng.traineddata`` model inside the frozen PyInstaller bundle so scanned
PDFs work without a separate user install. These helpers fetch the binary
and tessdata at build time; the GitHub Actions workflow
(``.github/workflows/build.yml``) imports ``fetch_tessdata`` and
``fetch_tesseract_for_platform`` and runs them before PyInstaller.
Everything is staged under ``build/_tesseract/<platform>/`` (gitignored).
The PyInstaller spec (``build/datatools.spec``) reads that staging dir plus
``build/vendor/tessdata/`` and bundles them under ``<bundle>/tesseract/``,
where the runtime discovery code in ``src/pdf_extract.py`` expects:
Path(sys._MEIPASS) / "tesseract" / "tesseract[.exe]"
Path(sys._MEIPASS) / "tesseract" / "tessdata" / "eng.traineddata"
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import os
import shutil
import subprocess
import sys
import urllib.request
from pathlib import Path
REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
BUILD = REPO / "build"
# Tesseract bundling. The runtime discovery code in
# ``src/pdf_extract.py`` looks for the binary at
# ``Path(sys._MEIPASS) / "tesseract" / "tesseract[.exe]"`` and tessdata
# at ``... / "tesseract" / "tessdata" / "eng.traineddata"``. We stage
# everything under ``build/_tesseract/<platform>/`` (gitignored) and
# the PyInstaller spec adds that staging dir to ``datas=`` so it lands
# at the right place inside the frozen bundle.
TESSERACT_VERSION = "5.5.0"
TESSDATA_DIR = BUILD / "vendor" / "tessdata"
TESSDATA_URL = (
"https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tessdata_best/raw/main/eng.traineddata"
)
TESSERACT_STAGING = BUILD / "_tesseract"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Output helpers — colourless so logs stay readable in any terminal/CI tail.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _step(msg: str) -> None:
print(f"\n==> {msg}", flush=True)
def _ok(msg: str) -> None:
print(f" ok: {msg}", flush=True)
def _warn(msg: str) -> None:
print(f" warn: {msg}", flush=True)
def _err(msg: str) -> None:
print(f" ERROR: {msg}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
def _run(cmd: list[str], cwd: Path | None = None, env: dict | None = None) -> None:
"""Run *cmd*, stream output, exit on failure with a useful banner."""
printable = " ".join(map(str, cmd))
print(f" $ {printable}", flush=True)
try:
subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, cwd=cwd or REPO, env=env)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
_err(f"command failed (exit {e.returncode}): {printable}")
sys.exit(e.returncode)
except FileNotFoundError:
_err(f"command not found: {cmd[0]}")
sys.exit(127)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Tesseract bundling — fetch the binary + tessdata at build time.
#
# We download (not vendor) because:
# * Binaries are large (5-40 MB per platform) and license-encumbered
# to keep current in git.
# * tessdata is Apache-2.0 and ~16 MB — fine to redistribute but
# bloats clones for contributors who don't touch OCR.
#
# Caching layout:
# build/_tesseract/win/tesseract.exe + DLLs
# build/_tesseract/mac/tesseract + dylibs
# build/_tesseract/linux/tesseract + libs
# build/vendor/tessdata/eng.traineddata (shared across platforms)
#
# The PyInstaller spec reads ``build/_tesseract/<platform>/`` and the
# tessdata dir, then bundles them under ``<bundle>/tesseract/``.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _download(url: str, dest: Path, *, expected_min_bytes: int = 1024) -> None:
"""Download *url* to *dest* atomically. Sanity-check the size."""
dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
tmp = dest.with_suffix(dest.suffix + ".part")
print(f" GET {url}", flush=True)
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=120) as r, open(tmp, "wb") as f:
shutil.copyfileobj(r, f)
except Exception as e: # noqa: BLE001 — bubble any network error up
if tmp.exists():
tmp.unlink()
_err(f"download failed: {url}\n {e}")
raise
size = tmp.stat().st_size
if size < expected_min_bytes:
tmp.unlink()
raise RuntimeError(
f"downloaded file too small ({size} bytes < {expected_min_bytes}); "
f"the URL probably 404'd into an HTML error page."
)
tmp.replace(dest)
_ok(f"downloaded {dest.name} ({size / (1024 * 1024):.1f} MB)")
def fetch_tessdata() -> Path:
"""Ensure ``build/vendor/tessdata/eng.traineddata`` exists; return its path.
Shared across platforms. Downloaded once and cached. The
runtime expects this file at ``<bundle>/tesseract/tessdata/eng.traineddata``;
the PyInstaller spec handles the placement.
"""
_step("fetch tessdata (eng.traineddata)")
TESSDATA_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
target = TESSDATA_DIR / "eng.traineddata"
if target.exists() and target.stat().st_size > 1_000_000:
_ok(f"already cached: {target.relative_to(REPO)} "
f"({target.stat().st_size / (1024 * 1024):.1f} MB)")
return target
# ~16 MB on disk for the "best" model. Allow some slack on the
# min-bytes check (3 MB) so we still catch HTML 404 pages.
_download(TESSDATA_URL, target, expected_min_bytes=3 * 1024 * 1024)
return target
def _fetch_tesseract_windows(staging: Path) -> None:
"""Stage tesseract.exe + DLLs into *staging*.
Strategy (no easy stand-alone Windows tarball exists — UB-Mannheim
ships the canonical Windows builds as Inno Setup installers):
1. Download the installer .exe from the UB-Mannheim mirror.
2. Extract it with 7-Zip (which can read Inno Setup archives via
the {app} group). 7-Zip is preinstalled on
``windows-latest`` GitHub Actions runners (`C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.exe`).
3. Copy tesseract.exe + every DLL + the tessdata dir from the
extraction into ``staging/``.
The DLL set tesseract.exe needs at runtime (per UB-Mannheim's
Inno Setup script):
libtesseract-5.dll, libleptonica-6.dll, libgomp-1.dll,
libstdc++-6.dll, libwinpthread-1.dll, libgcc_s_seh-1.dll,
liblz4.dll, libjpeg-8.dll, libpng16-16.dll, libtiff-6.dll,
libwebp-7.dll, libwebpmux-3.dll, libopenjp2-7.dll, zlib1.dll
The whole {app} tree from the installer is ~120 MB; we copy
just the .exe + .dll files (~50 MB) since the runtime only
needs the binary and its direct deps.
"""
# UB-Mannheim posts builds under a versioned filename; the exact
# build revision changes (5.5.0.20241111 at time of writing).
# We pin a specific rev so reproducible builds don't drift.
rev = "20241111" # patch rev for tesseract 5.5.0 on the UB-Mannheim mirror
fname = f"tesseract-ocr-w64-setup-{TESSERACT_VERSION}.{rev}.exe"
url = f"https://digi.bib.uni-mannheim.de/tesseract/{fname}"
cache = TESSERACT_STAGING / fname
if not cache.exists():
_download(url, cache, expected_min_bytes=20 * 1024 * 1024)
# 7-Zip is preinstalled on windows-latest runners; on a dev box
# the user installs it (choco install 7zip) or substitutes
# innoextract. Locate it.
sevenz = (
shutil.which("7z")
or shutil.which("7z.exe")
or r"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe"
)
if not Path(sevenz).exists() and not shutil.which("7z"):
_err(
"7-Zip not found. On Windows CI runners it's preinstalled; "
"on a dev box install via ``choco install 7zip`` or extract "
f"{cache} manually into {staging}/ and re-run with "
"TESSERACT_SKIP_FETCH=1."
)
raise FileNotFoundError("7z")
extract = TESSERACT_STAGING / "win_extract"
if extract.exists():
shutil.rmtree(extract)
extract.mkdir(parents=True)
_run([str(sevenz), "x", "-y", f"-o{extract}", str(cache)])
staging.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
# The Inno Setup payload lands under ``{app}/`` inside the
# extraction. Recursively grab tesseract.exe + DLLs.
found_exe = False
for root, _dirs, files in os.walk(extract):
for f in files:
src = Path(root) / f
if f.lower() == "tesseract.exe":
shutil.copy2(src, staging / "tesseract.exe")
found_exe = True
elif f.lower().endswith(".dll"):
shutil.copy2(src, staging / f)
if not found_exe:
raise RuntimeError(
f"tesseract.exe not found inside extracted installer at {extract}"
)
_ok(f"staged Windows tesseract into {staging.relative_to(REPO)}")
def _fetch_tesseract_macos(staging: Path) -> None:
"""Stage tesseract + dylibs into *staging* on macOS.
Strategy: use Homebrew. ``brew install tesseract`` is the
sanctioned macOS path and the binary it installs is the same one
every guide on the internet points at. We copy the binary +
every dylib it links against into the staging dir, then run
``install_name_tool`` to rewrite the load paths so the binary
works after relocation into the .app bundle.
Caveat: ``brew`` must be on PATH (it is on ``macos-latest``
runners). If it isn't, we surface a helpful error rather than
fail mysteriously.
"""
if not shutil.which("brew"):
_err(
"Homebrew not found. On macos-latest GitHub runners it's "
"preinstalled; on a dev Mac install from https://brew.sh and "
"re-run. Alternatively pre-stage tesseract into "
f"{staging}/ and set TESSERACT_SKIP_FETCH=1."
)
raise FileNotFoundError("brew")
# ``brew install`` is idempotent — fine to run on every build. We
# don't pin the version through brew because brew tracks its own
# taps; instead we assert the version matches TESSERACT_VERSION
# after install.
_run(["brew", "install", "tesseract"])
# Find the binary brew just installed.
tess_path = shutil.which("tesseract")
if not tess_path:
raise RuntimeError("brew install tesseract succeeded but tesseract not on PATH")
staging.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
shutil.copy2(tess_path, staging / "tesseract")
# Copy every non-system dylib the binary links against. The
# ``otool -L`` output lists absolute paths under /opt/homebrew/
# (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local/ (Intel). We skip /usr/lib/* and
# /System/* (Apple-shipped, present on every Mac).
try:
otool = subprocess.run(
["otool", "-L", str(staging / "tesseract")],
check=True, capture_output=True, text=True,
)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
raise RuntimeError(f"otool failed: {e.stderr}") from e
deps = []
for line in otool.stdout.splitlines()[1:]:
path = line.strip().split(" ", 1)[0]
if path.startswith(("/opt/homebrew/", "/usr/local/")):
deps.append(path)
# Copy each dep and its transitive deps. One level of recursion
# is usually enough for the tesseract dep tree (libtesseract →
# libleptonica → libpng/libjpeg/libtiff/libwebp).
copied: set[str] = set()
def _copy_with_deps(libpath: str) -> None:
if libpath in copied or not Path(libpath).exists():
return
copied.add(libpath)
dest = staging / Path(libpath).name
shutil.copy2(libpath, dest)
# Rewrite the dest's own load path to @loader_path so the
# bundle is relocatable.
try:
subprocess.run(
["install_name_tool", "-id", f"@loader_path/{Path(libpath).name}", str(dest)],
check=True, capture_output=True,
)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
# Not fatal — install_name_tool refuses on already-relative
# IDs. The dyld loader will still find them via
# @loader_path rewrites on the consumer side.
pass
# Walk this lib's own deps.
try:
sub = subprocess.run(
["otool", "-L", libpath], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True,
)
for sub_line in sub.stdout.splitlines()[1:]:
sub_path = sub_line.strip().split(" ", 1)[0]
if sub_path.startswith(("/opt/homebrew/", "/usr/local/")):
_copy_with_deps(sub_path)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
pass
for dep in deps:
_copy_with_deps(dep)
# Rewrite the tesseract binary's references to point at
# @loader_path/<dyname> so it can find its deps inside the bundle.
bin_path = staging / "tesseract"
for dep in deps:
try:
subprocess.run(
["install_name_tool", "-change", dep,
f"@loader_path/{Path(dep).name}", str(bin_path)],
check=True, capture_output=True,
)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
pass
_ok(f"staged macOS tesseract + {len(copied)} dylibs into {staging.relative_to(REPO)}")
def _fetch_tesseract_linux(staging: Path) -> None:
"""Stage tesseract + .so files into *staging* on Linux.
Strategy: ``apt-get install tesseract-ocr libtesseract5``
(preinstalled on most ubuntu-latest images; we run install
anyway because the package is idempotent). Then copy the
binary + every .so it links against into staging. ``patchelf``
rewrites RPATH so the bundle is relocatable.
"""
if not shutil.which("apt-get") and not shutil.which("tesseract"):
_err(
"Neither apt-get nor a pre-installed tesseract found. On "
"ubuntu-latest runners both are present. On other distros "
"install tesseract-ocr via your package manager and re-run "
"with TESSERACT_SKIP_FETCH=1 after pre-staging the binary."
)
raise FileNotFoundError("tesseract")
if shutil.which("apt-get") and not shutil.which("tesseract"):
_run(["sudo", "apt-get", "update"])
_run(["sudo", "apt-get", "install", "-y", "tesseract-ocr", "libtesseract5"])
tess_path = shutil.which("tesseract")
if not tess_path:
raise RuntimeError("apt-get install succeeded but tesseract not on PATH")
staging.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
shutil.copy2(tess_path, staging / "tesseract")
# Collect .so dependencies via ldd. Skip the dynamic linker and
# libc/libpthread/libdl/libm/libstdc++/libgcc_s — those are
# guaranteed to exist on every Linux target and shipping them can
# cause GLIBC mismatch errors on older distros. The interesting
# tesseract-specific deps are libtesseract, libleptonica, and the
# image format libs (libpng, libjpeg, libtiff, libwebp, libgif).
SKIP_PREFIXES = (
"linux-vdso", "/lib64/ld-linux", "/lib/ld-linux",
"libc.so", "libdl.so", "libpthread.so", "libm.so",
"librt.so", "libnsl.so", "libutil.so",
)
try:
ldd = subprocess.run(
["ldd", str(staging / "tesseract")],
check=True, capture_output=True, text=True,
)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
raise RuntimeError(f"ldd failed: {e.stderr}") from e
copied = 0
for line in ldd.stdout.splitlines():
# Format: " libfoo.so.N => /path/to/libfoo.so.N (0x...)"
parts = line.split("=>")
if len(parts) != 2:
continue
soname = parts[0].strip()
if soname.startswith(SKIP_PREFIXES):
continue
path_part = parts[1].strip().split(" ", 1)[0]
if not path_part or not Path(path_part).exists():
continue
shutil.copy2(path_part, staging / Path(path_part).name)
copied += 1
# patchelf is optional — if present, rewrite RPATH to $ORIGIN so
# the binary finds its bundled .so files. If absent, the
# PyInstaller LD_LIBRARY_PATH that the launcher sets will cover
# it (we already chdir into _MEIPASS for the runtime).
if shutil.which("patchelf"):
try:
_run(["patchelf", "--set-rpath", "$ORIGIN", str(staging / "tesseract")])
except SystemExit:
_warn("patchelf rpath rewrite failed — relying on LD_LIBRARY_PATH at runtime")
_ok(f"staged Linux tesseract + {copied} .so files into {staging.relative_to(REPO)}")
def fetch_tesseract_for_platform(target: str) -> Path:
"""Stage the per-platform Tesseract binary + libs into ``build/_tesseract/<target>/``.
Returns the staging dir path. The PyInstaller spec adds this dir
(plus tessdata) to its ``datas=`` so the bundle ends up with
everything under ``<bundle>/tesseract/`` where the runtime
discovery code expects it.
Honours ``TESSERACT_SKIP_FETCH=1`` — set this when you've
pre-staged the binary by hand (offline build, behind a proxy,
custom build of tesseract, etc.). The script still verifies the
binary is present and surfaces a helpful error if not.
"""
_step(f"fetch tesseract binary ({target})")
staging = TESSERACT_STAGING / target
exe_name = "tesseract.exe" if target == "win" else "tesseract"
exe_path = staging / exe_name
if os.environ.get("TESSERACT_SKIP_FETCH") == "1":
if not exe_path.exists():
_err(
f"TESSERACT_SKIP_FETCH=1 but {exe_path} is missing. "
"Pre-stage the binary + its libs into that dir, then re-run."
)
sys.exit(1)
_ok(f"skipping fetch (TESSERACT_SKIP_FETCH=1); using {exe_path.relative_to(REPO)}")
return staging
if exe_path.exists():
_ok(f"already staged: {exe_path.relative_to(REPO)}")
return staging
if target == "win":
_fetch_tesseract_windows(staging)
elif target == "mac":
_fetch_tesseract_macos(staging)
elif target == "linux":
_fetch_tesseract_linux(staging)
else:
_err(f"unknown target {target!r} for tesseract fetch")
sys.exit(2)
if not exe_path.exists():
_err(
f"fetch step finished but {exe_path.relative_to(REPO)} is missing. "
"Inspect the logs above; you may need to pre-stage the binary manually."
)
sys.exit(1)
return staging