feat(crates): mxbuild build crates (7–11) + Mendix 8 runtime/build crates#9
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…ates Adds a build crate under crates/mendix-<N>/build/ for every Mendix major (7/9/10/11): a version-pinned mxbuild + mx toolchain image that compiles an .mpr to an .mda and runs `mx check`, recipe-pulling mxbuild-<ver>.tar.gz from cdn.mendix.com at build (no committed binary; guard.sh-compliant). The mxbuild invocation mirrors the production AIDE aide-mxtools entrypoint (--java-home / --java-exe-path / --gradle-home / --loose-version-check), retargeted at the baked /opt/mxtools/modeler. Adds Mendix 8 coverage (runtime + build). The earlier scope assumed MX8 was portal-only, but the final 8.18 LTS patch (8.18.35.97) is CDN-hosted (verified HTTP 200), so MX8 ships as a first-class recipe-pull crate. PORTAL-DOWNLOAD.md documents the portal fallback + agent download-instructions for the older MX8 patches the public CDN no longer serves. Verification (2026-06-23): mendix-11/build is image-verified — it builds clean (amd64, ~650 MB), the CDN toolchain pull succeeds, mxbuild/mx/gradle resolve at /opt/mxtools/modeler, and the entrypoint runs (version/unknown-command). The other crates are authored to the same proven pattern with their CDN source URLs verified reachable; the full .mpr -> .mda compile smoke is recorded honestly as pending in each provenance.yaml (no committed false verification). - docs/building-mendix-apps-in-docker.md: consolidated build guide - README: split runtime/build version tables, MX8 row, updated repo layout Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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What
Two additions to the recipe library, both following the established recipe-pull, no-committed-binary model (D-DOCKER-LIB-001/002;
guard.sh):crates/mendix-<N>/build/for every major (7/9/10/11). A version-pinnedmxbuild+mxtoolchain image that compiles an.mpr→.mdaand runsmx check, with nothing on the host but Docker (no Studio Pro). The toolchain is curl'd fromcdn.mendix.com/runtime/mxbuild-<ver>.tar.gzat build. The runtime crates run an app; the build crates produce the.mdathey run.Mendix 8: CDN, not portal-only
The original scope assumed MX8 needed a portal login (the prior probe only checked
8.18.21.4259, which 404s). Re-probing with the final LTS patch shows8.18.35.97runtime and mxbuild are CDN-hosted (HTTP 200) — so MX8 ships as a normal recipe-pull crate.crates/mendix-8/PORTAL-DOWNLOAD.mddocuments the portal fallback and explicit agent download-instructions for older MX8 patches the CDN no longer serves.Design notes
--java-home/--java-exe-path/--gradle-home/--loose-version-check), retargeted at the baked/opt/mxtools/modeler..mdainto the bind-mounted/workspace);--user $(id -u)documented for Linux..NET/libgdiplus/$HOME/.local/share/Mendixwhitelist FailFast is pre-solved (carried from aide-mxtools).Verification (honest)
mendix-11/buildmxbuild/mx/gradleresolve at/opt/mxtools/modeler; entrypoint runs (version, unknown-command)7/8/9/10build +mendix-8runtime.mpr→.mdasmoke pending (recorded assmoke_verified: pendingin eachprovenance.yaml— no false verification committed)Found + fixed a latent bug carried from aide-mxtools: the
versionsubcommand ranmx --version, whichmxrejects (it has no toolchain version flag) — now reports the bakedMENDIX_VERSION.Guard / CI
guard.shpasses (91 tracked files, no Mendix binaries, none over 256 KB). No binary is committed; the toolchain is fetched at build on the licensed user's machine.Branched from
main— independent of #8 (container-engine bootstrap).🤖 Generated with Claude Code