BuildTarget is ignored on linux

[sebas77]

Bug description

BuildTarget is ignored on linux building machine, The editor will start in Linux standalone no matter what
How to reproduce

on Windows this script

  - name: Build Android Package
    id: build-android-package
    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.debug == 'false' || github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' }}
    uses: game-ci/unity-builder@v4.3.0
    env:
      BUILD_APP_BUNDLE: ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE == 'aab' && 'true' || 'false' }}
    with:
      targetPlatform: Android
      customImage: ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}
      buildMethod: ${{ env.buildMethod }}
      projectPath: ${{ env.WORKSPACE_PATH }}/lm_client # Updated project path
      version: "1.0.0"
      versioning: 'Custom'
      customParameters: -nographics -silent-crashes -batchmode -quit -buildTarget Android -aabbundleversion ${{ needs.validate-build.outputs.BUNDLE_VERSION }} -keystorepass ${{ steps.keystore-params.outputs.KEYSTORE_PASS }} -keyalias ${{ steps.keystore-params.outputs.KEY_ALIAS }} -keypass ${{ steps.keystore-params.outputs.KEY_ALIAS_PASS }} -keystorebase64 ${{secrets.KEYSTORE_BASE64}} -isBM yes -adddefines ${{ github.event.inputs.extra-defines }} 

started unity in Android mode, but on linux, regardless what I use, the editor always start in linux standalone mode.

I tried using 4.5.0 and 4.6.0 with the new build profile option and no change. The command line shows it should run in android mode

COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS: /opt/unity/Editor/Unity -batchmode -logfile /dev/stdout -quit -customBuildName Android -projectPath /github/workspace/test-android/lm_client -customBuildTarget Android -customBuildPath /github/workspace/build/Android/Android.apk -customBuildProfile Assets/Settings/Android-Profiling.asset -activeBuildProfile Assets/Settings/Android-Profiling.asset -executeMethod Lm.Editor.BuildSupport.BuildAndroidApk -buildVersion 1.0.0 -androidVersionCode 1000000 -androidKeystoreName -androidKeystorePass -androidKeyaliasName -androidKeyaliasPass -androidTargetSdkVersion -androidExportType androidPackage -androidSymbolType none -nographics -silent-crashes -batchmode -quit -aabbundleversion 410 -keystorepass -keyalias -keypass -keystorebase64 *** -isBM yes -adddefines Successfully changed project path to: /github/workspace/test-android/lm_client

but there is nothing to do, it will always start without the UNITY_ANDROID define (and with the UNITY_STANDALONE_LINUX define enabled). Again this worked on windows, but is not working on linux no matter what. the image I use are:

unityci/editor:windows-6000.0.26f1-android-3.1
unityci/editor:ubuntu-6000.2.6f1-android-3.1.0

so as you can see the unity version is a factor too.

[webbertakken]

This issue might be specific to the new editor not picking up the flags or something. Have you tried earlier version of the ubuntu-6000 image?

[sebas77]

I tried previously with 6000.2.4 And was the same

[webbertakken]

For Windows you're using .0.26f1, have you tried the same version for ubuntu?

Would be nice if we could narrow it down to all 6000.x versions for Linux or not.

As far as I know this always worked pre 6000.x, as there are no bug reports for it.

[sebas77]

I tested exactly the same command line (well not exactly, I removed the arguments that are not part of the unity command line, not sure why they are there in the first place), locally on windows AND wsl2 with unity 6000.2.6f1 and they both work as expected.
Of course the variables left at this point are the docker image and your action.
There might be another variable, which is the fact I am using for the first time the Unity License Server, I would be surprised if it causes the problem, but one never knows.

command line tested:

/home/sebas77/Unity/Hub/Editor/6000.2.6f1/Editor/Unity -batchmode -quit -projectPath ./lm_client/lm_client/ -customBuildTarget Android -customBuildProfile Assets/Settings/Android-Profiling.asset -activeBuildProfile Assets/Settings/Android-Profiling.asset -executeMethod Lm.Editor.BuildSupport.BuildAndroidApk -nographics -aabbundleversion 410 -isBM yes -logFile -

(note that -customBuildProfile is not part of unity command line either but I forgot to remove that one)

At the moment I will be forced to use a workaround, changing platform on init, but this is suboptimal since unity would import the assets for a different platform initially.

[webbertakken]

Accepting fix PRs if anyone knows what's going on here.

[sebas77]

I am investigating if the problem was due to the license server, i will keep you updated

[sebas77]

even stranger the log acknowledge that Android is the target

[Package Manager] Connected to IPC stream "Upm-205" after 0.8 seconds.
Library Redirect Path: Library/
Rebuilding Library because the asset database could not be found!
[Physics::Module] Selected backend.
[Physics::Module] Name: PhysX
[Physics::Module] Id: 0xf2b8ea05
[Physics::Module] SDK Version: 4.1.2
[Physics::Module] Integration Version: 1.0.0
[Physics::Module] Threading Mode: Multi-Threaded
PlayerPrefs - Creating folder: /home/UNKNOWN/.config/unity3d/CoreLoop
PlayerPrefs - Creating folder: /home/UNKNOWN/.config/unity3d/CoreLoop/World Eternal
Unable to load player prefs
[Licensing::Client] Error: Code 404 while processing request (status: Found 0 entitlement groups and 0 free entitlements matching requested entitlement ids)
[Licensing::Module] Error: 'com.unity.editor.headless' was not found.
Targeting platform: Android
Refreshing native plugins compatible for Editor in 0.00 ms, found 0 plugins.
Preloading 0 native plugins for Editor in 0.00 ms.
Initialize engine version: 6000.2.6f1 (cc51a95c0300)
[Subsystems] Discovering subsystems at path /opt/unity/Editor/Data/Resources/UnitySubsystems
[Subsystems] Discovering subsystems at path /github/workspace/test-android/lm_client/Assets
Forcing GfxDevice: Null
GfxDevice: creating device client; kGfxThreadingModeNonThreaded
NullGfxDevice:
Version: NULL 1.0 [1.0]
Renderer: Null Device
Vendor: Unity Technologies

but then UNITY_ANDROID is not defined

[sebas77]

right after the defines do not shot UNITY_ANDROID

Contents of Library/Bee/artifacts/2400b0aE.dag/Assembly-CSharp-Editor.rsp

-target:library
-out:"Library/Bee/artifacts/2400b0aE.dag/Assembly-CSharp-Editor.dll"
-refout:"Library/Bee/artifacts/2400b0aE.dag/Assembly-CSharp-Editor.ref.dll"
-define:UNITY_6000_2_6
-define:UNITY_6000_2
-define:UNITY_6000
-define:UNITY_5_3_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_5_4_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_5_5_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_5_6_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2017_1_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2017_2_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2017_3_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2017_4_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2018_1_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2018_2_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2018_3_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2018_4_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2019_1_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2019_2_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2019_3_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2019_4_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2020_1_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2020_2_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2020_3_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2021_1_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2021_2_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2021_3_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2022_1_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2022_2_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2022_3_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2023_1_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2023_2_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_2023_3_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_6000_0_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_6000_1_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_6000_2_OR_NEWER
-define:PLATFORM_ARCH_64
-define:UNITY_64
-define:UNITY_INCLUDE_TESTS
-define:ENABLE_AUDIO
-define:ENABLE_CACHING
-define:ENABLE_CLOTH
-define:ENABLE_MICROPHONE
-define:ENABLE_MULTIPLE_DISPLAYS
-define:ENABLE_PHYSICS
-define:ENABLE_TEXTURE_STREAMING
-define:ENABLE_VIRTUALTEXTURING
-define:ENABLE_LZMA
-define:ENABLE_UNITYEVENTS
-define:ENABLE_VR
-define:ENABLE_WEBCAM
-define:ENABLE_UNITYWEBREQUEST
-define:ENABLE_WWW
-define:ENABLE_CLOUD_SERVICES
-define:ENABLE_CLOUD_SERVICES_ADS
-define:ENABLE_CLOUD_SERVICES_USE_WEBREQUEST
-define:ENABLE_UNITY_CONSENT
-define:ENABLE_UNITY_CLOUD_IDENTIFIERS
-define:ENABLE_CLOUD_SERVICES_CRASH_REPORTING
-define:ENABLE_CLOUD_SERVICES_PURCHASING
-define:ENABLE_CLOUD_SERVICES_ANALYTICS
-define:ENABLE_CLOUD_SERVICES_BUILD
-define:ENABLE_EDITOR_GAME_SERVICES
-define:ENABLE_UNITY_GAME_SERVICES_ANALYTICS_SUPPORT
-define:ENABLE_CLOUD_LICENSE
-define:ENABLE_EDITOR_HUB_LICENSE
-define:ENABLE_WEBSOCKET_CLIENT
-define:ENABLE_GENERATE_NATIVE_PLUGINS_FOR_ASSEMBLIES_API
-define:ENABLE_DIRECTOR_AUDIO
-define:ENABLE_DIRECTOR_TEXTURE
-define:ENABLE_MANAGED_JOBS
-define:ENABLE_MANAGED_TRANSFORM_JOBS
-define:ENABLE_MANAGED_ANIMATION_JOBS
-define:ENABLE_MANAGED_AUDIO_JOBS
-define:ENABLE_MANAGED_UNITYTLS
-define:INCLUDE_DYNAMIC_GI
-define:ENABLE_SCRIPTING_GC_WBARRIERS
-define:PLATFORM_SUPPORTS_MONO
-define:RENDER_SOFTWARE_CURSOR
-define:ENABLE_MARSHALLING_TESTS
-define:ENABLE_VIDEO
-define:ENABLE_NAVIGATION_OFFMESHLINK_TO_NAVMESHLINK
-define:ENABLE_ACCELERATOR_CLIENT_DEBUGGING
-define:TEXTCORE_1_0_OR_NEWER
-define:EDITOR_ONLY_NAVMESH_BUILDER_DEPRECATED
-define:PLATFORM_STANDALONE_LINUX
-define:PLATFORM_STANDALONE
-define:UNITY_STANDALONE_LINUX
-define:UNITY_STANDALONE
-define:UNITY_STANDALONE_LINUX_API
-define:ENABLE_RUNTIME_GI
-define:ENABLE_MOVIES
-define:ENABLE_NETWORK
-define:ENABLE_CRUNCH_TEXTURE_COMPRESSION
-define:ENABLE_CLUSTER_SYNC
-define:ENABLE_CLUSTERINPUT
-define:ENABLE_SPATIALTRACKING
-define:ENABLE_MODULAR_UNITYENGINE_ASSEMBLIES
-define:PLATFORM_SUPPORTS_SPLIT_GRAPHICS_JOBS
-define:PLATFORM_USES_EXPLICIT_MEMORY_MANAGER_INITIALIZER
-define:ENABLE_MONO
-define:NET_4_6
-define:NET_UNITY_4_8
-define:ENABLE_PROFILER
-define:DEBUG
-define:TRACE
-define:UNITY_ASSERTIONS
-define:UNITY_EDITOR
-define:UNITY_EDITOR_64
-define:UNITY_EDITOR_LINUX
-define:ENABLE_UNITY_COLLECTIONS_CHECKS
-define:ENABLE_BURST_AOT
-define:UNITY_TEAM_LICENSE
-define:ENABLE_CUSTOM_RENDER_TEXTURE
-define:ENABLE_DIRECTOR
-define:ENABLE_LOCALIZATION
-define:ENABLE_SPRITES
-define:ENABLE_TERRAIN
-define:ENABLE_TILEMAP
-define:ENABLE_TIMELINE
-define:ENABLE_INPUT_SYSTEM
-define:TEXTCORE_FONT_ENGINE_1_5_OR_NEWER
-define:TEXTCORE_TEXT_ENGINE_1_5_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITASK_DOTWEEN_SUPPORT
-define:USING_URP
-define:ASTAR_NO_ZIP
-define:ASTAR_GRID_NO_CUSTOM_CONNECTIONS
-define:ASTAR_LEVELGRIDNODE_FEW_LAYERS
-define:ASTAR_NO_PENALTY
-define:ASTAR_NO_GUI
-define:IB_UNITY_CULL_FOR_SINGLE_INSTANCES
-define:USC_UNITY_PIPELINE_URP
-define:LEVELPLAY_DEPENDENCIES_INSTALLED
-define:RUN_CULL_ON_MAIN_THREAD
-define:ENABLE_BAKERY
-define:EMBEDDED_REALM
-define:STEAMWORKS_NET
-define:CSHARP_7_OR_LATER
-define:CSHARP_7_3_OR_NEWER
-define:UNITY_EDITOR_ONLY_COMPILATION

[sebas77]

the issue was indeed related to licensing...absolutely incredible

I will discuss this with my Unity representative .

I had to add this to force untiy using the right toolset for the license server

  - name: Unity client config
    run: |
      sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/unity3d/config
      sudo tee /usr/share/unity3d/config/services-config.json >/dev/null <<'JSON'
      {
        "licensingServiceBaseUrl": "$UNITY_LICENSING_SERVER",
        "enableEntitlementLicensing": true,
        "clientConnectTimeoutSec": 60,
        "clientHandshakeTimeoutSec": 30,
        "toolset": "LicenseServer_1375782320542_3"
      }
      JSON

don't ask me why, chatgpt figured it out from the logs!!! However I thought game-ci would take care of this, although the important bit was the toolset part...
...there could be still a game-ci bug though. I definitively setup the default toolset in my server, so I wonder if game-ci is just not creating the config file correctly.

[webbertakken]

Completely possible!

We rely on community contributions for licensing server, as none of the maintainers has access to even the documentation for it.

[sebas77]

The documentation online should be enough to understand how to create a client config file for the floating license https://docs.unity.com/licensing/manual/ClientConfig Best Regards, *Sebastiano Mandalà*

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On Thu, Oct 2, 2025, 11:28 Webber Takken ***@***.***> wrote: *webbertakken* left a comment (game-ci/unity-builder#739) <#739 (comment)> Completely possible! We rely on community contributions for licensing server, as none of the maintainers has access to even the documentation for it. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#739 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAHGZYZKH56K2ZAU2RYDBOT3VT44JAVCNFSM6AAAAACH6BRQVKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTGNRQGM3TOOBQGA> . You are receiving this because you modified the open/close state.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[webbertakken]

Even then, we have no way to understand the quirks intrinsically and we have no way to test it. So having the docs doesn't change the fact that we're relying on community contributions for it.

[sebas77]

Ok. What happened to me might be allegedly (because I won't have the time to investigate any further) a mix of the server not having a default toolset and / or the client asking for a toolkit that didn't exist (from the log com.unity.editor.headless) Best Regards, *Sebastiano Mandalà*

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On Thu, Oct 2, 2025, 11:58 Webber Takken ***@***.***> wrote: *webbertakken* left a comment (game-ci/unity-builder#739) <#739 (comment)> Even then, we have no way to understand the quirks intrinsically and we have no way to test it. So having the docs doesn't change the fact that we're relying on community contributions for it. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#739 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAHGZY4OMC2JF4R47NQSHC33VUALVAVCNFSM6AAAAACH6BRQVKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTGNRQGU2DCMBXGU> . You are receiving this because you modified the open/close state.Message ID: ***@***.***>