Add Support for Linux arm64 Builds

[priyagupta108]

This Pull Request introduces changes to enable building of Python packages for Linux arm64 architecture.

[mayeut]

This PR closes #230

That being said, neither pull requests fix the issue.
Either you need to be cross building on x86_64 which would require much more changes to the builder script or you need to build on an aarch64 runner (you might have access through the private beta but as everything is private, I don't even know what's provided).
In order to test, again, you either need an aarch64 runner or update the tests scripts to run with qemu on an x86_64 runner.

[dimaqq]

Gotta wait for https://github.blog/changelog/2023-10-30-accelerate-your-ci-cd-with-arm-based-hosted-runners-in-github-actions/

Should have been Q1 2024, but we don't seem to be there yet 🤔

[mayeut]

Should have been Q1 2024, but we don't seem to be there yet

It's should be a private BETA for now so not everyone can use/see that - I know I don't - (or is it not ready ?).

At least, it seems they now do have access to some ubuntu 22.04 aarch64 runners: https://github.com/actions/python-versions/actions/runs/9254745717

[ukumar-dev]

I think it should be good to release now? We are blocked on ubuntu-arm python package too.
https://github.blog/2024-06-03-arm64-on-github-actions-powering-faster-more-efficient-build-systems/

[dimaqq]

I got an email from GitHub about this, but IIRC arm64 builders have only been enabled for organisations and not individuals?

I’ll try to validate this.

[dimaqq]

The change looks good to me, though admittedly I didn't run it myself.

[atwoodjw]

I still get the following.

Error: The version '3.11' with architecture 'arm64' was not found for Ubuntu 22.04.
  The list of all available versions can be found here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/python-versions/main/versions-manifest.json

And sure enough, I still only see ARM builds for Darwin in versions-manifest.json.

Is there additional work required to use these changes and build for ubuntu/arm64?

[atwoodjw]

Ah, it looks like #289 will resolve.