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Arch Linux ARM users cannot install the stable or nightly AUR packages even though T3 Code publishes ARM64 AppImages. Both recipes now support aarch64 with architecture-specific downloads and checksums, while retaining x86_64 support.

Release automation accepts only the requested versioned filename or the selected channel's versionless filename for each architecture. It validates both artifacts before editing the recipe and keeps versioned local filenames for makepkg's cache. The pinned recipes move to existing releases that contain both architectures; the old pins have only x86_64 artifacts.

This is a focused packaging fix for an already-shipped Linux architecture, submitted under CONTRIBUTING.md's small, focused obvious-bug exception. It adds no runtime behavior, product default, or new configuration. No upstream maintainer approval is claimed.

Related #25756: asset lookup accepts its proposed versionless names as well as current versioned names. Whichever PR lands second must reconcile the overlapping AUR hunks; this PR already handles both naming schemes, while #25756's desktop artifact-name changes remain separate. The Linux install guide merged in #30819 is updated here to reflect ARM64 support.

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  • Seven shell regressions cover stable/nightly, current/future asset names, both architecture mappings, and rejection of missing, invalid, or wrong-version ARM64 metadata before recipe mutation. The original six cases failed before implementation; the additional stale-version case failed before the selector was narrowed. Build/publish tools are stubbed in these release-metadata tests.
  • All four real AppImage downloads match GitHub's SHA-256 digests. Real makepkg --verifysource passes for both x86_64 recipes.
  • Real makepkg on native Linux ARM64 builds both .pkg.tar.xz packages. Generated .SRCINFO includes both architectures and their sources/checksums. Both archives declare arch = aarch64; packaged Electron is AArch64, AppRun is 0755, and chrome-sandbox retains root ownership and 4755 mode.
  • Modernized against upstream main 95cb068c10a6cf0b33eed0a0cab3b298763fe852 on 2026-11-13. The rebase had no conflicts; all three commits are unchanged in git range-diff, and main's newer APPDIR export and StartupWMClass launcher fixes are preserved. vp run check:changed refs/t3-modernize/30909/upstream --concurrency 1 passes format, lint, both Knip checks, all 41 selected package typechecks, and two selected tests. The seven Linux-only AUR regressions were skipped on this macOS ARM64 host; no Linux runtime, makepkg, Docker, or Podman is available here. Supplementary validation exercised the actual jq selector plus digest rule against all seven fixture outcomes, evaluated both pinned recipes for each architecture, and confirmed all four source/cache mappings and checksums against live release metadata. Shell syntax and diff whitespace checks pass. This refresh did not repeat native package builds, source downloads, installation or GUI checks.

Artifact hashes, native packaging transcript, metadata and source-verification logs.

Limits: native packaging used Fedora Asahi ARM64 with official Arch Linux ARM makepkg/libarchive/fakeroot and --nodeps. No clean Arch chroot, namcap, installation, GUI launch, x86_64 package execution or AUR deployment was performed. Releases without ARM64 artifacts fail clearly instead of publishing a nonexistent source. Existing runtime dependencies and launchers are unchanged.

Original implementation reviewed with review-loop: 1 round with Claude Opus 5.5 on high. Reviewer verdict: approved. No new independent review was performed for this modernization.

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AUR stable and nightly package recipes now support x86_64 and aarch64 AppImages. The release script validates matching assets and SHA-256 digests for both architectures, then updates architecture-specific recipe fields. Linux integration tests cover successful updates and failure cases.

Changes: AUR architecture support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Architecture-specific package sources
packaging/aur/t3code-bin/PKGBUILD, packaging/aur/t3code-nightly-bin/PKGBUILD		 The stable and nightly recipes support x86_64 and aarch64. Each recipe selects the matching AppImage source and defines per-architecture checksums.
Release validation and recipe updates
packaging/aur/scripts/release.sh, scripts/aur-release.test.ts, packaging/aur/README.md, docs/user/install.md		 The release script validates one AppImage and a valid SHA-256 digest for each architecture before updating the recipe fields. Linux integration tests cover successful updates and failure cases. The README and installation guidance describe the architecture support.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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  participant ReleaseAssets
  participant release.sh
  participant PKGBUILD
  ReleaseAssets->>release.sh: Provide AppImage names and SHA-256 digests
  release.sh->>release.sh: Validate x86_64 and aarch64 assets and digests
  release.sh->>PKGBUILD: Update architecture-specific asset and checksum fields
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This change adds ARM64 support to the AUR packages and updates the release script and docs to match. No unresolved merge-blocking issues were found in the supplied context.

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Description check Warning The description covers the problem (Arch Linux ARM users cannot install the stable or nightly AUR packages), the change (aarch64 support with architecture-specific downloads and checksums, plus releas… Restructure the description under the template headings: Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification. In Scope, link the issue that shows the Arch Linux ARM installation bug, or state why no issue is needed. The current text cites CONTRIBUTING…
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Title check Passed The title "fix(aur): support ARM64 in stable and nightly packages" names the main change. The changeset adds aarch64 support to the stable and nightly AUR PKGBUILDs, maps aarch64 to the upstream arm64…
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The title "fix(aur): support ARM64 in stable and nightly packages" names the main change. The changeset adds aarch64 support to the stable and nightly AUR PKGBUILDs, maps aarch64 to the upstream arm64 AppImage, and updates release.sh, tests, and the install docs to match. The title follows conventional commit style and is specific enough for a teammate scanning history.

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The description covers the problem (Arch Linux ARM users cannot install the stable or nightly AUR packages), the change (aarch64 support with architecture-specific downloads and checksums, plus release automation validation), scope (a focused obvious-bug fix under CONTRIBUTING.md's exception, with a link to the related PR and the install-guide update), and verification (seven shell regressions, real AppImage digest checks, native ARM64 makepkg builds, and the check:changed run, with stated limits). It does not follow the template's section headings (Problem, Change, Scope, Verification), and the Scope section does not link a bug issue. It also omits the required conventional commit title format in the description body, though the title is not visible here. The Verification section is detailed, and it states what was not tested. The template's required structure is not followed, so the description should be restructured under the template headings. A linked bug issue or explicit reason for no issue should be added to Scope.

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Restructure the description under the template headings: Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification. In Scope, link the issue that shows the Arch Linux ARM installation bug, or state why no issue is needed. The current text cites CONTRIBUTING.md's obvious-bug exception, so state the reasoning explicitly under Scope. Keep the Verification details and the list of untested items. Confirm the PR title uses a conventional commit format in plain language, such as "fix(aur): support ARM64 in stable and nightly packages".

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- Line 25: Update the asset selector in the release script to accept only the
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